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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2300 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:13:46 »

Naked HHKB - don't look too closely!

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My new daily driver  :rolleyes:
How are you enjoying yours? I am in love with mine, and I can't stand any mx except ergoclears anymore.

Absolutely loving it. It's perfect for my liking.
This feedback on my fingertips... I will sleep with it tonight.

Don't think I can look towards any other keyboard for a while, if ever . . .
It's like a cloud of boobs

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2301 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:15:31 »

Naked HHKB - don't look too closely!

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My new daily driver  :rolleyes:
How are you enjoying yours? I am in love with mine, and I can't stand any mx except ergoclears anymore.

Absolutely loving it. It's perfect for my liking.
This feedback on my fingertips... I will sleep with it tonight.

Don't think I can look towards any other keyboard for a while, if ever . . .
It's like a cloud of boobs
Boobs pale in comparison to the cub rubber.

This layout is so intuitive. I think I'm already used to it first day.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2302 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:16:32 »


Naked HHKB - don't look too closely!

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My new daily driver  :rolleyes:
How are you enjoying yours? I am in love with mine, and I can't stand any mx except ergoclears anymore.

Absolutely loving it. It's perfect for my liking.
This feedback on my fingertips... I will sleep with it tonight.

Don't think I can look towards any other keyboard for a while, if ever . . .
It's like a cloud of boobs
Boobs pale in comparison to the cub rubber.

This layout is so intuitive, I think I'm already used to it first day.
The arrow keys are the only thing I am not fluent with yet and I have had mine for 3 days. I tried my Ergodox today and it is nearly impossible to type in without warning up for a couple of minutes.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2303 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:23:47 »
Super quick and blurry pic of my work station for the week.  I have to bring the Novatouch Tester with me each day, but luckily I got a keyboard sleeve for Christmas (seen in pic behind the phone)  :thumb:

After this week once I send off the Novatouch to the next tester, I will be bringing my Pure with whites to work instead. 

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2304 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:26:07 »

The arrow keys are the only thing I am not fluent with yet and I have had mine for 3 days. I tried my Ergodox today and it is nearly impossible to type in without warning up for a couple of minutes.

Ahh, yeah. I had an unfair advantage though. I got some practice through my KUL :)

LOL my sister thought I'm crazy but she said it's nice in the end.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2305 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:27:30 »


The arrow keys are the only thing I am not fluent with yet and I have had mine for 3 days. I tried my Ergodox today and it is nearly impossible to type in without warning up for a couple of minutes.

Ahh, yeah. I had an unfair advantage though. I got some practice through my KUL :)

LOL my sister thought I'm crazy but she said it's nice in the end.

What switches on the KUL? When I type in my poker with regular clears it is waaaay too stiff for me now.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2306 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:30:57 »


The arrow keys are the only thing I am not fluent with yet and I have had mine for 3 days. I tried my Ergodox today and it is nearly impossible to type in without warning up for a couple of minutes.

Ahh, yeah. I had an unfair advantage though. I got some practice through my KUL :)

LOL my sister thought I'm crazy but she said it's nice in the end.

What switches on the KUL? When I type in my poker with regular clears it is waaaay too stiff for me now.

MX reds at 45g, so it's the same weight. It's like reds with soft tactile feedback.

I am such a soft typist that these topres were actually tiring at the very start lol. I guess I couldn't do 55g.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2307 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 00:32:39 »



The arrow keys are the only thing I am not fluent with yet and I have had mine for 3 days. I tried my Ergodox today and it is nearly impossible to type in without warning up for a couple of minutes.

Ahh, yeah. I had an unfair advantage though. I got some practice through my KUL :)

LOL my sister thought I'm crazy but she said it's nice in the end.

What switches on the KUL? When I type in my poker with regular clears it is waaaay too stiff for me now.

MX reds at 45g, so it's the same weight. It's like reds with soft tactile feedback.

I am such a soft typist that these topres were actually tiring for a while lol. I guess I couldn't do 55g.
I would like to try reds, I have one black switch and one gray switch, and I would also like to try a black keyboard, but preferably vintage so it is all smooth, because clears at first are super scratchy and need to be typed on to break them in and smooth them down.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2308 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 01:01:12 »
Here, a CoolerMaster QuickFire Rapid (old one with/blues).
My other PC uses a Cherry G80-3000 w/blues.
...and a Model M is in the closet.  ;D
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2309 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 01:34:37 »
A 1989 Model M that I just finished bolt modding. :cool:

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2310 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 02:13:37 »
Naked HHKB - don't look too closely!

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My new daily driver  :rolleyes:

I must admit that it's been a very long time since I saw a naked HHKB, at least it feels that way... I forgot how beautiful it is~ LOL!

Congrats on the get. I know the feel :P ONE OF US!

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2311 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 03:59:57 »
Naked HHKB - don't look too closely!

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My new daily driver  :rolleyes:

I must admit that it's been a very long time since I saw a naked HHKB, at least it feels that way... I forgot how beautiful it is~ LOL!

Congrats on the get. I know the feel :P ONE OF US!

Every now and again I take mine back to nakedness (with legends) just to remember what it was like.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2312 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 07:07:46 »
Naked HHKB - don't look too closely!

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My new daily driver  :rolleyes:

I must admit that it's been a very long time since I saw a naked HHKB, at least it feels that way... I forgot how beautiful it is~ LOL!

Congrats on the get. I know the feel :P ONE OF US!
Thanks Vesper :) I must've looked through every video on youtube and came across your HHKB video which helped me so thank you hehe ^^
Naked HHKB - don't look too closely!

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My new daily driver  :rolleyes:

I must admit that it's been a very long time since I saw a naked HHKB, at least it feels that way... I forgot how beautiful it is~ LOL!

Congrats on the get. I know the feel :P ONE OF US!

Every now and again I take mine back to nakedness (with legends) just to remember what it was like.
:') I will remember this simple beginning...!

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2313 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 07:35:53 »
Now I just need an HHKB custom title like you guys lol

I don't know if applications, are still open, but ... https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51282.0

Mods can assign those titles even if applications aren't open.  ;)


Would using a Novatouch allow the assignation of such a title?

Not the HHKB title, since it's not HHKB.  :P  But a different title, sure.  :)

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2314 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 07:38:27 »
Work: Custom 1800 with MX Clears
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While My Little Kishsaver sits lonely in a corner weeping.  At least he has KMAC and SSK to keep him company.  Which means he's not lonely.   :confused:

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2315 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 07:51:06 »
Until I finish this custom phantom I will use my Poker II at home and my Blackwidow chroma at work, when I finish the phantom I'll probably switch the Blackwidow with my Poker

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2316 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 11:04:07 »
Using my novatouch almost exclusively this week to try and get a better feel for Topre. Initial impressions are that it's an enjoyable typing experience, but not overwhelmingly better enough to pull me away from buckling springs or MX switches entirely.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2317 on: Wed, 07 January 2015, 11:22:15 »
I like the Novatouch better than any Cherry mx board, but it is rather remote from the best Topre experience, which can be found -- in different respects -- in the HHKB Pro 2 and RF 87u 55g. At the moment, I am typing on my new favorite, a KBP V60 Matias Click mini keyboard -- delightful tactile and aural feedback.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2318 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 09:36:40 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2319 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 10:35:31 »
still using ...

kbparadise v60mts clicky alps - home
kbparadise v60mts quiet alps - work

even though clicky are fine for FPS, I'm looking forward to trying the Matias Quiet Linear Alps out.

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« Reply #2320 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 10:37:40 »
still using ...

kbparadise v60mts clicky alps - home
kbparadise v60mts quiet alps - work

even though clicky are fine for FPS, I'm looking forward to trying the Matias Quiet Linear Alps out.

inbound from korea (and taking fo-ev-ah): i-rocks k20 tenkeyless (plunger over membrane) gamer board [just for lols.]

How would you say the quiet alps compare to topre 45g?

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2321 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 10:38:30 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?
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« Reply #2322 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 10:39:30 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?

So much better, it's so quiet and smooth but still tactile.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2323 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 10:46:28 »
still using ...

kbparadise v60mts clicky alps - home
kbparadise v60mts quiet alps - work

even though clicky are fine for FPS, I'm looking forward to trying the Matias Quiet Linear Alps out.

inbound from korea (and taking fo-ev-ah): i-rocks k20 tenkeyless (plunger over membrane) gamer board [just for lols.]

How would you say the quiet alps compare to topre 45g?

quiet alps > topre 45g (leopold fc660c) > topre 45g (silenced 87u) > topre 45g (hhkb) > topre 45g (typeheaven) > topre (non-silenced 87u)

Have no idea where Novatouch fits in.

Topre 45g is not bad on it's own - it WORKS - and does so with a minimal amount of personality.

If you want personality and sexuality - and all that goes with it - get the quiet alps.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2324 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 10:48:17 »
still using ...

kbparadise v60mts clicky alps - home
kbparadise v60mts quiet alps - work

even though clicky are fine for FPS, I'm looking forward to trying the Matias Quiet Linear Alps out.

inbound from korea (and taking fo-ev-ah): i-rocks k20 tenkeyless (plunger over membrane) gamer board [just for lols.]

How would you say the quiet alps compare to topre 45g?

quiet alps > topre 45g (leopold fc660c) > topre 45g (silenced 87u) > topre 45g (hhkb) > topre 45g (typeheaven) > topre (non-silenced 87u)

Have no idea where Novatouch fits in.

Topre 45g is not bad on it's own - it WORKS - and does so with a minimal amount of personality.

If you want personality and sexuality - and all that goes with it - get the quiet alps.
Wow, I'm surprised to hear you like the type heaven more than the EK Edition Realforce, Type-Heaven is the only topre I haven't tried.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2325 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 10:59:36 »
Wow, I'm surprised to hear you like the type heaven more than the EK Edition Realforce, Type-Heaven is the only topre I haven't tried.

The Topre TypeHeaven is the NovaTouch's worst nightmare.  As a consumer it is the product that made me question Coolermaster sanity given that at MSRP it's $50 cheaper AND includes a number pad.  Also for my liking it is lower profile and has a hardwired cable (will always trump detachable in my book.)

Now that the Novatouch is coming down in pricing - it's starting to look a bit more sane.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2326 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:26:21 »
Wow, I'm surprised to hear you like the type heaven more than the EK Edition Realforce, Type-Heaven is the only topre I haven't tried.

The Topre TypeHeaven is the NovaTouch's worst nightmare.  As a consumer it is the product that made me question Coolermaster sanity given that at MSRP it's $50 cheaper AND includes a number pad.  Also for my liking it is lower profile and has a hardwired cable (will always trump detachable in my book.)

Now that the Novatouch is coming down in pricing - it's starting to look a bit more sane.
Yeah, I guess the only caveat would be the keycaps with the type heaven, whereas with a Realforce, you get a premium experience right out of the box.  Your testimonial has definitely made me want to try a type heaven now at some point.  :)
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2327 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:32:30 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?

So much better, it's so quiet and smooth but still tactile.

You're gonna make me wanna try the Type-S... :mad:

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2328 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:34:02 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?

So much better, it's so quiet and smooth but still tactile.

You're gonna make me wanna try the Type-S... :mad:
Don't worry, in true geekhack spirit, you'll soon succumb to the temptation and get one.  ;D
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2329 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:36:35 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?

So much better, it's so quiet and smooth but still tactile.

You're gonna make me wanna try the Type-S... :mad:
Don't worry, in true geekhack spirit, you'll soon succumb to the temptation and get one.  ;D
You guys are bad people.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2330 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:44:20 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?

So much better, it's so quiet and smooth but still tactile.
Anyway, here's my pair ;)

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?

So much better, it's so quiet and smooth but still tactile.
Anyway, here's my pair ;)
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Nice pair! And honestly had I been able to acquire a 23U/B before I probably would have stuck with the regular HHKB, although mine was modded at the time.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2332 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:49:13 »
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Giving topre another try.  :-*
Looking so great Ray, I'm glad you have found your way back to Topre.  How do you like the type-s compared to the normal version?

So much better, it's so quiet and smooth but still tactile.
Anyway, here's my pair ;)
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Nice pair! And honestly had I been able to acquire a 23U/B before I probably would have stuck with the regular HHKB, although mine was modded at the time.

Thanks, you too! Ah okay.
Yeah, I'm getting the impression it's not a matter of better or worse, because the keycap noise is actually quite enjoyable

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2333 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:50:42 »
Home: Filco MJ2 modded to ergo clear by Brocaps back when he was offering services
Work: Filco MJ2 MX brown and Poker I MX brown

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2334 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 11:54:01 »
Six Sixty C. The other boards seem to be collecting dust since the 660c is my daily driver. I only swap it if Im bored of the board.  ;)
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2335 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 17:09:35 »
KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click Mini Keyboard with IBM dye-sub PBT alphas and Matias blank black mods:

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This has become my new favorite. Great tactile feedback and quieter than my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2336 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 17:11:03 »
KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click Mini Keyboard with IBM dye-sub PBT alphas and Matias blank black mods:

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This has become my new favorite. Great tactile feedback and quieter than my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S
Absolutely beautiful  Hypersphere, this will likely be my next pickup.  Is it hard to find aftermarket ALPS caps?  I've heard the stock ones on KBP V60 are less than desirable.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2337 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 17:37:30 »
@Flyersfan1: Thanks. I actually have both the Click and Quiet Click versions of the V60 Matias switch keyboards. I like both of them and find it difficult to choose a favorite.

Yes, unfortunately, the stock caps on the  V60 Matias-switch keyboards are not the best, and it is a bit of a challenge to find replacement keycaps. However, Matias is starting to sell keycaps; this is where I got the blank black mods, and all of them worked, including all the ones with stabilizers -- even the spacebar. They should have them up on their site soon; in the meantime, you can order by sending an email to barb@matias.ca.

You can also harvest Alps-mount keycaps from vintage keyboards. Some are available with double-shot ABS and a few have dye-sub PBT. I got the dye-sub PBT alpha keys from an IBM 5140 convertible computer keyboard. Acer 6211 and 6312 keyboards also have dye-sub PBT caps, although they are not as nice as the IBM ones.

I am hoping that Matias or other companies will produce PBT keycaps, even if they aren't dye-sub. For example, for Cherry mx keyboards, Leopold makes some very nice PBT sets that are blank or with lasered legends either on the front or top.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2338 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 17:44:37 »
At work I left all the original keycaps on the V60MTS because if IT needed to come by and use it they could at least figure out how to navigate/etc.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2339 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 18:07:23 »
KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click Mini Keyboard with IBM dye-sub PBT alphas and Matias blank black mods:

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This has become my new favorite. Great tactile feedback and quieter than my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S
IBM made Alps keycaps?

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2340 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 18:24:03 »
@Flyersfan1: Thanks. I actually have both the Click and Quiet Click versions of the V60 Matias switch keyboards. I like both of them and find it difficult to choose a favorite.

Yes, unfortunately, the stock caps on the  V60 Matias-switch keyboards are not the best, and it is a bit of a challenge to find replacement keycaps. However, Matias is starting to sell keycaps; this is where I got the blank black mods, and all of them worked, including all the ones with stabilizers -- even the spacebar. They should have them up on their site soon; in the meantime, you can order by sending an email to barb@matias.ca.

You can also harvest Alps-mount keycaps from vintage keyboards. Some are available with double-shot ABS and a few have dye-sub PBT. I got the dye-sub PBT alpha keys from an IBM 5140 convertible computer keyboard. Acer 6211 and 6312 keyboards also have dye-sub PBT caps, although they are not as nice as the IBM ones.

I am hoping that Matias or other companies will produce PBT keycaps, even if they aren't dye-sub. For example, for Cherry mx keyboards, Leopold makes some very nice PBT sets that are blank or with lasered legends either on the front or top.

I also prefer PBT, and hope that Matias will start selling some (and not blanks).

Been trying to find some old boards on ebay with PBT caps, but I'm not sure which ones have them, and which ones don't.

When you ordered your black caps from Matias did they also have white ones available?
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2341 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 18:31:27 »
KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click Mini Keyboard with IBM dye-sub PBT alphas and Matias blank black mods:

(Attachment Link)

This has become my new favorite. Great tactile feedback and quieter than my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S
IBM made Alps keycaps?

Their P70 line of luggables used ALPS switches.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2342 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 18:35:50 »
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Worse of the two keyboards, have to use this on my main computer since my laptop does not have ps/2.


Better of the two. Both are rubber dome keyboards but this one has stabilizing bars and is really quiet and has a short travel distance so I like this one far, far more

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2343 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 18:38:42 »
KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click Mini Keyboard with IBM dye-sub PBT alphas and Matias blank black mods:

(Attachment Link)

This has become my new favorite. Great tactile feedback and quieter than my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S
IBM made Alps keycaps?

Their P70 line of luggables used ALPS switches.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2344 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 18:59:24 »
KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click Mini Keyboard with IBM dye-sub PBT alphas and Matias blank black mods:

(Attachment Link)

This has become my new favorite. Great tactile feedback and quieter than my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S
IBM made Alps keycaps?
Yes, on their "portable" p70/p75 and "convertible" 5140. The alpha caps on the 5140 are better than those on the p70/p75.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2345 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 19:02:14 »
KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click Mini Keyboard with IBM dye-sub PBT alphas and Matias blank black mods:

(Attachment Link)

This has become my new favorite. Great tactile feedback and quieter than my HHKB Pro 2 Type-S
IBM made Alps keycaps?
Yes, on their "portable" p70/p75 and "convertible" 5140. The alpha caps on the 5140 are better than those on the p70/p75.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2346 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 19:07:09 »
@Flyersfan1: Thanks. I actually have both the Click and Quiet Click versions of the V60 Matias switch keyboards. I like both of them and find it difficult to choose a favorite.

Yes, unfortunately, the stock caps on the  V60 Matias-switch keyboards are not the best, and it is a bit of a challenge to find replacement keycaps. However, Matias is starting to sell keycaps; this is where I got the blank black mods, and all of them worked, including all the ones with stabilizers -- even the spacebar. They should have them up on their site soon; in the meantime, you can order by sending an email to barb@matias.ca.

You can also harvest Alps-mount keycaps from vintage keyboards. Some are available with double-shot ABS and a few have dye-sub PBT. I got the dye-sub PBT alpha keys from an IBM 5140 convertible computer keyboard. Acer 6211 and 6312 keyboards also have dye-sub PBT caps, although they are not as nice as the IBM ones.

I am hoping that Matias or other companies will produce PBT keycaps, even if they aren't dye-sub. For example, for Cherry mx keyboards, Leopold makes some very nice PBT sets that are blank or with lasered legends either on the front or top.

I also prefer PBT, and hope that Matias will start selling some (and not blanks).

Been trying to find some old boards on ebay with PBT caps, but I'm not sure which ones have them, and which ones don't.

When you ordered your black caps from Matias did they also have white ones available?
Yes, Matias has both white and black keycaps.

Some vintage Alps-mount keycaps in PBT can be found on Apple Extended, Wang 725-3770, Acer 6311/6312, IBM p70/p75, and IBM 5140 keyboards. In addition, double-shot ABS Alps mount keycapos can be found on some older Zenith XT-type keyboards, Zenith "laptops", SIIG Suntouch Jr., and Focus 2001 keyboards, among others.

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2347 on: Sat, 10 January 2015, 19:22:01 »
@Flyersfan1: Thanks. I actually have both the Click and Quiet Click versions of the V60 Matias switch keyboards. I like both of them and find it difficult to choose a favorite.

Yes, unfortunately, the stock caps on the  V60 Matias-switch keyboards are not the best, and it is a bit of a challenge to find replacement keycaps. However, Matias is starting to sell keycaps; this is where I got the blank black mods, and all of them worked, including all the ones with stabilizers -- even the spacebar. They should have them up on their site soon; in the meantime, you can order by sending an email to barb@matias.ca.

You can also harvest Alps-mount keycaps from vintage keyboards. Some are available with double-shot ABS and a few have dye-sub PBT. I got the dye-sub PBT alpha keys from an IBM 5140 convertible computer keyboard. Acer 6211 and 6312 keyboards also have dye-sub PBT caps, although they are not as nice as the IBM ones.

I am hoping that Matias or other companies will produce PBT keycaps, even if they aren't dye-sub. For example, for Cherry mx keyboards, Leopold makes some very nice PBT sets that are blank or with lasered legends either on the front or top.

I also prefer PBT, and hope that Matias will start selling some (and not blanks).

Been trying to find some old boards on ebay with PBT caps, but I'm not sure which ones have them, and which ones don't.

When you ordered your black caps from Matias did they also have white ones available?
Yes, Matias has both white and black keycaps.

Some vintage Alps-mount keycaps in PBT can be found on Apple Extended, Wang 725-3770, Acer 6311/6312, IBM p70/p75, and IBM 5140 keyboards. In addition, double-shot ABS Alps mount keycapos can be found on some older Zenith XT-type keyboards, Zenith "laptops", SIIG Suntouch Jr., and Focus 2001 keyboards, among others.

Yeah I know of a few that have PBT caps. Thanks for the model numbers. 

I do have a Dell at101w, but the spacebar and capslock won't fit.  So I'd have to buy two more boards. One for the PBT caps, and one for the capslock just to fill one of my V60 MTS's.  Then there's the spacebar.
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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2348 on: Sun, 11 January 2015, 05:44:46 »
still using ...

kbparadise v60mts clicky alps - home
kbparadise v60mts quiet alps - work

even though clicky are fine for FPS, I'm looking forward to trying the Matias Quiet Linear Alps out.

inbound from korea (and taking fo-ev-ah): i-rocks k20 tenkeyless (plunger over membrane) gamer board [just for lols.]

How would you say the quiet alps compare to topre 45g?

quiet alps > topre 45g (leopold fc660c) > topre 45g (silenced 87u) > topre 45g (hhkb) > topre 45g (typeheaven) > topre (non-silenced 87u)

Have no idea where Novatouch fits in.

Topre 45g is not bad on it's own - it WORKS - and does so with a minimal amount of personality.

If you want personality and sexuality - and all that goes with it - get the quiet alps.


What are your ranking criterias? Are you ranking them on their quietness or tactility?

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Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Reply #2349 on: Sun, 11 January 2015, 08:51:17 »
@CommonCurt: Yes, initially I was using mods from a Dell AT101W. As you pointed out, everything worked except the CapsLock and Spacebar. I got a suitable CapsLock from another board and I kept the stock spacebar. However, more recently, I was able to get a complete set of mods, including the Spacebar, from Matias. I like the look of black blanks for the mods and Spacebar, and I can install contrasting alpha and number keys from other keyboards if I want double-shots or PBT. One thing I liked about the Dell mods was the convex curvature on the bottom row to match the curvature of the Spacebar.