Post a picture of where you started (your first mech)
and where you are now (your most recent / endgame mech)
My first mech, Unicomp 104; Buckling Springs
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(http://i.imgur.com/w8dSvvI.jpg)
My current mech (around 20 boards later), Ori60; built with Kailh Box Whites; Keycaps - SA Ashen
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(http://i.imgur.com/NLye8qB.jpg)
Let's see what you've got! :D
My first mech is CM Storm Quickfire Pro, Brown switch
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well... I sold it.
about several boards later:
JC65 built with Gatistotle + 65g springs and G20 Semiotic
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(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=87174.0;attach=168493;image)
My first MK back in the 80s was an IBM Model F AT (at least I am pretty sure it was).
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My current "end game" MK is my 4704 F107.
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That 4704 is awesome! Springs I assume?
First mech, 2013: KBT Pure 60% with Cherry MX Whites
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(https://i.imgur.com/54EirVG.jpg)
Current mech, 2017: KBT Pure 60% with Cherry MX Whites
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(https://i.imgur.com/vOZTfen.jpg)
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I've got a few other boards at this point, but they don't see the usage that my Pure does. It's just the best keyboard ever. Fact.
I really had to go digging for an old photo. I rocked the k70 with cherry browns for quite a while. I had JUST gotten my pok3r in this photo.
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Now? I don't have any decent photos. But you can always check my sig ^-^
That is a cozy little space you have there! :thumb:
I had actually forgotten about this thread, but, I just updated the look of my current-end-game recently so might as well show it off. Still an Ori60 with Box White switches.
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That's actually my home desk from a few years ago. I've updated quite a bit since.... and moved to linux full time ;)
And I see we're actually building the exact same 60% SA Dasher board. Mine is going in a low profile royal glam black walnut case. Should be a really interesting combo.
My first mechanical keyboard was a Corsair K95 with MX Red... but my first real mechanical keyboard is my Sentraq 60X:
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I too have a purple 60% sentraq plate on my charcoal keys. I love the color pop. Using plates for accent colors is underrated imo.
I really had to go digging for an old photo. I rocked the k70 with cherry browns for quite a while. I had JUST gotten my pok3r in this photo.
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Now? I don't have any decent photos. But you can always check my sig ^-^
That is a cozy little space you have there! :thumb:
I had actually forgotten about this thread, but, I just updated the look of my current-end-game recently so might as well show it off. Still an Ori60 with Box White switches.
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Love the dasher/dancer sets wish I was around when they dropped :)
Do the box switches make the keycaps feel more stable/less wiggle? or is it purely to keep dirt out
I got into Mechanical keyboards around late 2011 and around then found out about geekhack. My first Keyboard was obtained from craigslist, a beige TKL Filco with Mx Browns.
Don't have a picture of it, and not sure what it is about Filco, but their browns feel better than other brands... or is it just me?
It's not just you, I kind of feel the same.
But I'm not sure if it's a brand thing or more like different batches of Cherry switches. I own a Filco MX Red and Das MX Brown from 5 years ago and I haven't come across any new boards with MX Red or MX Brown that's as smooth as my old ones. Maybe the QC was better back then when mechanical switches weren't as popular, these days they probably just pump out quantity over quality.
Hopefully after the new tooling it was be as smooth as it was back in the days.
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This was my first mechanical keyboard. A great little and fully custom MA42 keyboard (thanks Joey Quinn for the inspiration!). Maybe some day I'll get to making another.
Which mouse is this? I miss the time when it was easier to find quality egg shaped mouse.
Keytronic Q03601QLPS2 in beige.
This is what I believe to be the same as keyboard that we got with our first family computer in 1992.
It is a rubber dome keyboard, but it's actually quite a good one. I'm a big fan of Topre and this doesn't give the same sensation or sound as that, but as far as membrane keyboards go, it's pretty good. Sounds alright, feels decent, and actually has a pretty nice overall build. The keycaps in particular seem solid with crisp legends. The keystrokes actually feel rather heavy, probably around 50g or a bit more. Certainly heavier than HHKB or 87U 45g Topres or 45g Cherry MX. The weighting is surprisingly close to the Model M with buckling springs. I'll see how this changes as the keyboard breaks in.
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Super cool!
We had something similar on our first family computer, I wonder if it's in the attic somewhere...
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Needs more ☭, comrade.
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И добро пожаловать в Geekhack!
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Welcome to GH, comrade. That's not a bad start as all. Pretty tasteful as far as "gamer" boards go, in my opinion.
Needs more ☭, comrade.
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И добро пожаловать в Geekhack!
Funny story, I actually owned this at some point.
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Needs more ☭, comrade.
(http://i.imgur.com/NSGyb.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/NSGyb.jpg)
И добро пожаловать в Geekhack!
Promotion of totalitarian regimes and mass murder is rather imbalanced on keyboard forums.
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My first mechanical was a Thermaltake Poseidon Z with Brown Kailhs.
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My mom used to talk about how much she enjoyed mech boards when she started using computers and so I saved up a bunch (back when I had a poor-paying job) and got her one of these with MX browns off NewEgg and she loves it! Would have taken it to work but she bottoms out when she types and so says it's too loud.
Honestly. I still use my V60 as my daily at home. Sadly stuck with a Dell chicklet kb at work but I'm in the slow process of putting together a 40% for fun to use there. But after that I'm going to have three boards. the V60 which will be going to a friend, a WhiteFox that I still haven't gotten around to putting together, and that JD40. And just between those, I'm going to be way more into it than I need. And my mom just discovered artisan caps so it'll be interesting to see if she actually goes for anything.
Have you ever tried 40% before this? They are really cool! but it took me a while to be able to use one to any degree of efficiency...
Not yet, it'll be my first 40% ever which is funny since they were what got me into mech boards!. I'm trying to pay attention to how I type and I'm using that to set up all the function layers. It will be interesting typing with it though. I was really just wanting to cut a buncha space off my keyboard space. Might bring my numpad in for the times when I'm connected to various computers since their naming schemes are all number-based.
This is my JD40! The bottom left 3 keys are CTRL, WIN and ALT. And the "| \" on the right is the quotation mark key. (These are the only keys of which the keycap does not reflect the actual layer 1 function of the key) Everything else is under a easy to use function layer. I really love this layout.
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oh and the sadster is backspace, appropriately
Nice! I was gonna try to get a novelty for the Backspace that says "F#$K" or something overall just decided to hop onto the Pulse SA drop goin on on MD right now and use those for it. I'm gonna use this setup but I'm probably just going to drop blanks on the "\" on the left and the meta key. Beyond that the 40S child kit seemed to have everything I needed. Also after looking at how I type and use the keyboard at work I don't really think I need much more than one layer so the only difference between Meta and Fn is that the top row is either number of function keys.