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Keyboard Keycaps / Re: Custom Keycap Ideas Thread - all ideas welcome
« Last post by thelaughingman on Sat, 14 September 2024, 18:35:58 »
Quantity seems to matter a lot in terms of pricing, too. MTNU Susu's numpadless base sold for $125. Dolch is going for $135 for a much larger set, while the "limited stock" R&D '73 is a whopping $180-189 depending on whether you go through Novelkeys or Norbauer. I don't know if Dolch is using stock colors (I don't think Susu or R&D do), but I imagine they made a lot more Dolch than they did the other sets.

some context on these sets:
- Susu uses custom colours, but is part of the '1st runs trio' so it got discounted, i.e. it should have been more than 125usd despite being smaller kitting
- Dolch is definitely stock colour, and not part of the initial run discount so you should consider its pricing 135usd as the baseline
- R&D is, yes, limited in a sense and it's definitely uses custom colours thus the higher pricing. but the bigger contributor of that high price is what the Topre-community calls Norbauer-tax, wherein the designer, Norbauer focuses on expensive / premium offerings. So you should factor that in as well
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Input Devices / Re: Definitive Omron Switch Guide for Mice
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sat, 14 September 2024, 18:06:11 »
They need to stop rating these switches for Millions of clicks, that's flat out lying.

Even the Omron D2F 01F Gold Alloy are only rated for 100,000 clicks, electrically,  the Millions rating is only mechanical which is stupid, because who cares if the spring holds out if the switch cease to function electrically.


Now we have Kaihl white sword switches, rated for BILLIONS of clicks, just complete utter BS.


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Keyboards / Re: What Keyboard Are You Using Now?
« Last post by Ghostpixel on Sat, 14 September 2024, 17:47:26 »
Main desk keyboard: Swedish Topre Realforce 88UB 45g.
My workhorse almost every day since 2011 :D Dirty as heck but almost as smooth as the day it was new!

+ My new couch keyboard: Varmilo VA69. Switches unknown as of yet. It replaces a Logitech G Pro.
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Keyboards / Re: mystery switches
« Last post by Findecanor on Sat, 14 September 2024, 17:40:21 »
Doesn't the text on the top housing say "GATERON"?
Varmilo has sold keyboards with Gateron switches soldered in.

There have been many varieties of Gateron, with special types for different vendors.
For example, Zeal PCs sold Gateron-made linear switches with clear housing and teal stem marketed as "Tealios". There were also fake Tealeos (nicknamed "Stealeos") for a brief time where only the clear top was a genuine Gateron part.
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its not gray, beige, black or brown?  :eek:

Unclear if Big MTNU will allow this
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Classifieds / Re: Clack Valuation Thread
« Last post by Ghostpixel on Sat, 14 September 2024, 17:06:44 »
i kind of regret selling all my clacks for 75 dollars each back in 2013 ;D i should have saved that depth black at least.
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Off Topic / Re: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sat, 14 September 2024, 16:56:51 »
Finished 3 Billboards.

Pretty gud..  Slow burn, but they had enough comic relief so things never got too stale.  Not an HDR showcase, but the fire scenes looked gud'


309820-0
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its not gray, beige, black or brown?  :eek:

No, sadly. Global beige shortage, had to reluctantly try something else.
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Keyboards / mystery switches
« Last post by Ghostpixel on Sat, 14 September 2024, 16:30:19 »
i found a used varmilo (i think its a va69) on a swedish fleamarket today, but i cant seem to figure out what switches it has. its linear with no tactile feeling and its medium silent id say. its light blue'ish/teal in color, and they do look like Outemu switches. but then it would have to be the silent green switches and they seem super rare (almost no info anywhere except one site) and they never came with this model varmilo. any thoughts?

pic: https://ibb.co/5jZsWZ4
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS Cafe | A classy colorway now in DCS
« Last post by pixelpusher on Sat, 14 September 2024, 16:24:07 »
God, I love DCS profile.  I don't know why it doesn't get more love.

Generally because it's thin and people think thick keycaps mean better keycaps.  Not always true, and depends on the switch and keyboard
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