Unpopular Keyboard Opinions

[Doyniish]

The Ducky Mini is one of the ugliest keyboards I have ever seen.

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I had one for a while - didn't really like it and sold it.

Lack of programmability is a killer.

The mouse functionality however is pretty cool and I'd like to see it on more boards

Good choice, definitely much better alternatives out there!

[livingspeedbump]

Backlighting in general is super overrated.

[demik]

I think demik should have been banned in the GH 60 thread, not Glissant.

 

Daaww, did something I say hurt your little feelings?

Glissant didn't get banned, he got muted. If you're too sensitive there is the report button in the bottom right hand corner of all my posts where u can report anything I say. You can start with this post.

[HoffmanMyster]

I think demik should have been banned in the GH 60 thread, not Glissant.

 

Report the offending post, don't post in here.   

Also, Glissant wasn't banned.

[swimmingbird]

Backlighting in general is super overrated.

+1

[hwood34]

I think demik should have been banned in the GH 60 thread, not Glissant.

 

Daaww, did something I say hurt your little feelings?

Glissant didn't get banned, he got muted. If you're too sensitive there is the report button in the bottom right hand corner of all my posts where u can report anything I say. You can start with this post.

reported for having an opinion

[awhitedev]

If I had one wish, I'd wish that ArthurM from Massdrop would unexpectedly step on a rusty nail or a lego every single day for the rest of his life.

did he pour salt in your coffee?

I have so much hate in my heart. Only ArthurM's death will slake my bloodlust.

Ok I'll bite.. what did ArthurM do??

[asdfjkl36]

My custom title would say something about space cats

EEEEEY!! That's what's uuup!

Thanks whoever fulfilled my dreams

[HoffmanMyster]

My custom title would say something about space cats

EEEEEY!! That's what's uuup!

Thanks whoever fulfilled my dreams

 

[bcredbottle]

I don't understand why any mech enthusiast would buy a non-split keyboard other than A) price; or B) switch selection.

[ttzhou]

I don't understand why any mech enthusiast would buy a non-split keyboard other than A) price; or B) switch selection.

Aesthetics?

[Snarfangel]

I don't understand why any mech enthusiast would buy a non-split keyboard other than A) price; or B) switch selection.

Having a fixed distance between hands isn't necessarily bad (like in a Kinesis or Maltron), and it can be less fiddly to move a keyboard like that than to adjust each hand individually.

/Wish the Maltron had an aluminum plate and a bit more heft, though

[hwood34]

I don't understand why any mech enthusiast would buy a non-split keyboard other than A) price; or B) switch selection.

If only most split boards didn't look awful

[lolkey]

LED backlight looks like **** on 99.9% of keyboards. Reminds me of those ****ty PC mods with a plexi glass window and LED bar that flickers to the bass of a song; i.e., super tacky. The only decent looking ones are the white led with a very low brightness.

[hwood34]

ITT half of GH doesn't like backlight

[saturnotaku]

I bought the TKL version of the Razer BlackWidow Chroma Stealth and absolutely love it. The only Cherry switches I might possibly like more than Razer's are greens.

So do I win this thread?

[sethk_]

I bought the TKL version of the Razer BlackWidow Chroma Stealth and absolutely love it. The only Cherry switches I might possibly like more than Razer's are greens.

So do I win this thread?

I liked mine, I don't like the the case material though

Also gaterons are overhyped, but they are better stock than new cherry switches

[Seranite]

LED backlight looks like **** on 99.9% of keyboards. Reminds me of those ****ty PC mods with a plexi glass window and LED bar that flickers to the bass of a song; i.e., super tacky. The only decent looking ones are the white led with a very low brightness.

You mean like this?



Shots fired

[lolkey]

LED backlight looks like **** on 99.9% of keyboards. Reminds me of those ****ty PC mods with a plexi glass window and LED bar that flickers to the bass of a song; i.e., super tacky. The only decent looking ones are the white led with a very low brightness.

You mean like this?

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Shots fired

Yup. Might as well add one of these:

[jerue]

I like Romer-G switches (only for gaming), even if the G910/310 have god-awful keycaps.

[bcredbottle]

I don't understand why any mech enthusiast would buy a non-split keyboard other than A) price; or B) switch selection.

Having a fixed distance between hands isn't necessarily bad (like in a Kinesis or Maltron), and it can be less fiddly to move a keyboard like that than to adjust each hand individually.

/Wish the Maltron had an aluminum plate and a bit more heft, though

I consider that a split board because its alphanumeric keys are bisected.

[saturnotaku]

I like Romer-G switches (only for gaming), even if the G910/310 have god-awful keycaps.

I like the feel of Romer-G, too but absolutely nothing else about those keyboards.

To me, Razer's switches are smoother than any stock Cherry. The silent versions have ever so slightly less of a tactile bump than MX browns, making them better suited for the games I play yet are still satisfying to type on all day.

[demik]

LED backlight looks like **** on 99.9% of keyboards. Reminds me of those ****ty PC mods with a plexi glass window and LED bar that flickers to the bass of a song; i.e., super tacky. The only decent looking ones are the white led with a very low brightness.

You mean like this?

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Shots fired

Yup. Might as well add one of these:

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those LED usb cables are ****ing hideous. what am i, a 9 year old raver?

[digi]

I'M FREAKING OUT MANN

[njbair]

ITT half of GH doesn't like backlight

Yeah but it's the unpopular half.

[demik]

I'M FREAKING OUT MANN

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THIS IS NOT ME

[sethk_]

LEDs are cool, jazz up the board some

[davkol]

I don't understand why any mech enthusiast would buy a non-split keyboard other than A) price; or B) switch selection.

If only most split boards didn't look awful

Right. Because you get keyboards to look at them, not to _type_ on them. 99% of Geekhack in the nutshell.

[hwood34]

I don't understand why any mech enthusiast would buy a non-split keyboard other than A) price; or B) switch selection.

If only most split boards didn't look awful

Right. Because you get keyboards to look at them, not to _type_ on them. 99% of Geekhack in the nutshell.

Sorry I wish they looked a bit better? It's a pretty valid complaint

[vindaon]

I bet you get clothes to look good and not to protect yourselves from the weather too. Wtf is wrong with you people? /s

[vindaon]

As for an actual unpopular opinion... I like the shine on ABS keycaps, and I like the texture too. The problem is consistency. It sucks when there's only shine on home row/wasd cluster and nowhere else.

[demik]

I bet you get clothes to look good and not to protect yourselves from the weather too. Wtf is wrong with you people? /s

Women sure as hell do.

Heels, thongs, crop tops, low cut shirts, skin tight pants, shorts with half the ass hanging out and I think they hate bras also. None of that can be comfortable/protect you from the elements. But they still buy it.

and I'm glad they do. Form over function ladies, don't you change that!

[Phirr]

As for an actual unpopular opinion... I like the shine on ABS keycaps, and I like the texture too. The problem is consistency. It sucks when there's only shine on home row/wasd cluster and nowhere else.

100% agree, also when there's shine on a single part of the spacebar it looks awful.

Separate unpopular opinion: I don't like the look of GMK caps, or most caps that have off-center legends.

[davkol]

I bet you get clothes to look good and not to protect yourselves from the weather too. Wtf is wrong with you people? /s

Women sure as hell do.

Heels, thongs, crop tops, low cut shirts, skin tight pants, shorts with half the ass hanging out and I think they hate bras also. None of that can be comfortable/protect you from the elements. But they still buy it.

and I'm glad they do. Form over function ladies, don't you change that!

Wouldn't you prefer them naked though?

[demik]

I bet you get clothes to look good and not to protect yourselves from the weather too. Wtf is wrong with you people? /s

Women sure as hell do.

Heels, thongs, crop tops, low cut shirts, skin tight pants, shorts with half the ass hanging out and I think they hate bras also. None of that can be comfortable/protect you from the elements. But they still buy it.

and I'm glad they do. Form over function ladies, don't you change that!

Wouldn't you prefer them naked though?

Not all the time, no. A naked woman is nice and all, but one dressed up nicely is sometimes more appealing.

[qortra]

* Cherry stabilisers > Costar stabilisers.

Absolutely.

Also, I'm not a fan of 60% - I use the arrow keys too much, and I prefer hand repositioning to chording.

[davkol]

I bet you get clothes to look good and not to protect yourselves from the weather too. Wtf is wrong with you people? /s

Women sure as hell do.

Heels, thongs, crop tops, low cut shirts, skin tight pants, shorts with half the ass hanging out and I think they hate bras also. None of that can be comfortable/protect you from the elements. But they still buy it.

and I'm glad they do. Form over function ladies, don't you change that!

Wouldn't you prefer them naked though?

Not all the time, no. A naked woman is nice and all, but one dressed up nicely is sometimes more appealing.

That's cool and stuff, but the analogy fails, when it comes to utility.

[demik]

What analogy?

[jacobolus]

I bet you get clothes to look good and not to protect yourselves from the weather too. Wtf is wrong with you people? /s

Women sure as hell do.

No need to gender this. Men also wear all kinds of silly things to match the style of whatever subculture they belong to, or to show respect, or to show their sexual desperation, or whatever.

Sure, clothing is about staying warm and keeping the rain out, but it’s also about signaling identity / social status / intentions.

If we all wore the same clothing, it would be much harder to stereotype people or maintain arbitrary status hierarchies.

[Firebolt1914]

Edit: accidentally replied to old comment

[fishcola]

I'm sick of black keyboards, there are way too many of them.  Something like a white Filco tkl shouldn't be such a rare thing.

Custom keyboards are cool, but I don't see the reason for customizing function layers that you can't depend on if you use different machines regularly.

I wish i could like the hhkb, it's beautiful and having a blank white one would be soooper cool, but I refuse to relearn certain key locations.

flipped spacebar annoys me... I tried it, but not for me.

I think having separate WASD keycaps is ugly and unnecessary...

...I don't own a topre board, how's that for unpopular?  .

[hoz]

I'm sick of black keyboards, there are way too many of them.  Something like a white Filco tkl shouldn't be such a rare thing.

Custom keyboards are cool, but I don't see the reason for customizing function layers that you can't depend on if you use different machines regularly.

I wish i could like the hhkb, it's beautiful and having a blank white one would be soooper cool, but I refuse to relearn certain key locations.

flipped spacebar annoys me... I tried it, but not for me.

I think having separate WASD keycaps is ugly and unnecessary...

...I don't own a topre board, how's that for unpopular?  .

repaint them or;
discard your retail boards, replace with all customs.
there´s nothing cool about the hhkb except the layout, and even that needs changes, hence, customs. (and well, they're hilariously overpriced pieces of plastic)
alot of people find flipped spacebars an abonomination.
alot of people also find "special" keycaps for WASD repulsive.
quite popular, since well, theyre just hyped slider over domes...

[fishcola]

all of your suggestions are too popular.

[Air tree]

I'm sick of black keyboards, there are way too many of them.  Something like a white Filco tkl shouldn't be such a rare thing.

Custom keyboards are cool, but I don't see the reason for customizing function layers that you can't depend on if you use different machines regularly.

I wish i could like the hhkb, it's beautiful and having a blank white one would be soooper cool, but I refuse to relearn certain key locations.

flipped spacebar annoys me... I tried it, but not for me.

I think having separate WASD keycaps is ugly and unnecessary...

...I don't own a topre board, how's that for unpopular?  .

repaint them or;
discard your retail boards, replace with all customs.
there´s nothing cool about the hhkb except the layout, and even that needs changes, hence, customs. (and well, they're hilariously overpriced pieces of plastic)
alot of people find flipped spacebars an abonomination.
alot of people also find "special" keycaps for WASD repulsive.
quite popular, since well, theyre just hyped slider over domes...

u know what else is overhyped? ur mum




But seriously, you have to live and breath topre, before you can truly realise what you had been missing with other switches...Sorry for the bad joke <3

[katushkin]

I like to use my keyboard to reply to PMs

 

[jonathanyu]

I think Kishsaver looks ugly as ****

[nubbinator]

I think Kishsaver looks ugly as ****

I think the only IBM boards worth getting are Model Fs; however, all Model F keyboards have a horrible layout.

[ttzhou]

I think Kishsaver looks ugly as ****

Wait... this is unpopular?

[Joey Quinn]

I think Kishsaver looks ugly as ****

Wait... this is unpopular?

I love how they look, the giant vintage stuff is cool. It's why I still use a G80-3700.

[sethk_]

I think Kishsaver looks ugly as ****

Wait... this is unpopular?

I love how they look, the giant vintage stuff is cool. It's why I still use a G80-3700.

Yeah, best looking numpad by far