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Offline dcisme

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Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« on: Thu, 04 August 2022, 02:26:05 »
Hey everyone at geekhack!

i am relatively new to this whole keyboard hobby (watched a lot of videos, yet to build one completely by myself), decided to move on from my 1st gen ducky shine which i used for 10 years, got myself a keychron K8 pro (for home use) and Q6 (for work) recently

and so i started looking at some higher end custom boards, personally prefer something with numpad, really liked the wind studios's x98 format with the full numpad (especially with the full size "0") but they don't offer RGB

would appreciate the community to share story on why 60/65/70% is a preferred choice for many and also recommendation on other 1800/98% boards for me to consider!

cheers!
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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 04 August 2022, 09:29:33 »
Something along the lines of people just don’t need all the keys or just get used to layers for the most part. I find full sizes a little unwieldy and prefer a separate numpad.


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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 04 August 2022, 10:16:22 »
ahh! thanks for the reply mighty chicken! so what are you rocking with?
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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 04 August 2022, 10:22:15 »
I’ve been using a realforce 23u, I’ve also had a maypad from keyhive for a while.


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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 04 August 2022, 10:37:09 »
nice! these are all new to me, i have heard about topre but never got to try it, just know that they are very expensive, whats your daily driver for keyboard then?
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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 04 August 2022, 10:53:22 »
I swap every couple weeks or whenever I feel like, but often enough to not really have a daily daily driver. Currently I’ve been going between a samice and an hhkb. But I’ve also played around with a realforce tkl and a Ciel as of recent.

I’m quite deep in the rabbit hole lol


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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 11 August 2022, 23:46:55 »
omg yes you are! i am trying to resist myself, eyeing on the windx 98 since there is some time left before the GB starts
i got a question, not all PCB supports step caps lock key right?
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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 12 August 2022, 04:11:12 »
Not all, but a big majority of solder pcbs do, its usually one of the first things added for stuff bigger than 60s.

Looks like the windx does support it even in their hotswap pcb.
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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 12 August 2022, 12:51:24 »
yup, i read about it, what are your thoughts about the windx?
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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 12 August 2022, 12:55:58 »
I quite enjoy the aesthetic, felt alright. The two tone really hits the spot especially the yellow and white. Nothing too remarkable about typing on it, it feels like a keyboard.


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Re: Newcomer into custom keyboards, looking at 98%/1800 layout
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 16 August 2022, 11:21:33 »
yup! i am still thinking which color should i get too, but i dont think the 2 tone will affect too much on the keycap selection and also the price with everything included i feel is quite good for an entry custom
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