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Offline HotRoderX

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How Important is matching?
« on: Fri, 02 March 2018, 15:44:38 »
I am still on the fence with the Espectro keyboard and what color to get. I am right now caught between the following combo's

Black case Cyan Plate
Cyan Case Cyan Plate
Gunmetal case Cyan Plate


I am just wondering what people's opinion's are with key cap's matching case color.  How important is it?
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Re: How Important is matching?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 02 March 2018, 15:48:29 »
This is like the definition of personal preference.

But I'm partial to black keyboards with black on white/gray keycaps.

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Re: How Important is matching?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 02 March 2018, 16:38:15 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 02 March 2018, 15:48:29
This is like the definition of personal preference.

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Re: How Important is matching?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 02 March 2018, 20:16:54 »
Don't bother spending the money if you're not going to make it look good.
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Re: How Important is matching?
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 03 March 2018, 00:59:51 »
Yeah dude it's whatever you think looks good.
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Re: How Important is matching?
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 03 March 2018, 02:55:21 »
While personal preference, if you can't get it close enough, I would go for a different color entirely as it can stick out like a sore thumb.
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Re: How Important is matching?
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 03 March 2018, 03:48:10 »
There are two options.  Either you can plan the build for a single keyset with an out-there colourway and as Leslieann said - get it right.  This makes you less likely to jump on a new keyset so can save your wallet in the future but if you really like a new keyset you need a new board, which costs lots more.  Also if your tastes change you're stuck with it.

Alternately you can go for a case in a neutral colour which looks good with pretty much anything (black, grey, silver, dark blue...) then you can swap the key caps to give a different look/feel whenever you like.  The temptation of new keysets can be harder to resist, but at least you don't need a new board so it's cheaper.  Easier to sell on too should the need arise.

I don't know your financial situation or whether you have the 'collector gene' so can't offer any advice which way you should go, but I would chose the neutral board.  I don't think the cyan plate really counts as you usually can't see much of it.  Unless you're thinking white backlight...
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Re: How Important is matching?
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 03 March 2018, 11:05:45 »
This is why we need m0ar f3m4l35 on the Gekhak,  they understand this subject with greater depth, because of their training with physical outfits..

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