What Keyboard Are You Using Now?

[fohat.digs]

Hard to get the lighting right indoors.

[derb2k2]

Hard to get the lighting right indoors.

dat wheel mouse optical doe! By any chance, are you a Quake player? I know many CS players used that but throughout my storied Quake career I've used this WMO, as it has one of the best sensors and feels.

[fohat.digs]

I don't game, but my son does.

That Anker vertical mouse on the right is my fave, since I don't need gaming-level performance, but there aren't any good left-hand vertical mice, so I use the best symmetrical. I have at least 3-4 of them, when I see them cheap I nab them for backup.

[SamirD]

There's a difference between lonely and happily enjoying retirement.

lol, agreed, but I don't think any M fancies retirement.  Glad to hear you're rotating though.  Always nice to have another board to enjoy. 

[SamirD]

Hard to get the lighting right indoors.

Nice!  I like the blue secondary legends.  I miss my Staedtler architect's ruler like the one above your keyboard.  It broke in half after a handling 'mishap'.    It was a really nice one that was made in Germany too.

[tronbeaver]

Wow, those are pretty tough rulers to break!

[fohat.digs]

It is an engineer's scale, not a ruler.

Cheap ones (<$5) are made of brittle plastic and break easily but good ones (>$10) are quite sturdy.

[SamirD]

Wow, those are pretty tough rulers to break!

Yeah, but not too many things are a match for my temper. 

It is an engineer's scale, not a ruler.

Cheap ones (<$5) are made of brittle plastic and break easily but good ones (>$10) are quite sturdy.

My apologies on the wrong terminology.  I know they make a model for engineers and one for architects, although I never knew there were different ones until today.  Mine was definitely one of the good ones.  It had the same high-quality plastic that's on the slide-rule my dad gave me (he was a mechanical engineer).

[Jeftha]

Hi, this is my first post! I'm using my first and so far only keyboard, a Noppoo Nano 75-s with reds, because I love the look of the 75% and I didn't have a huge amount of money. The only thing annoying about having a 75 over a 60 percent board is the lack of case options :/

Anyway, here's a pic.

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Nice board! My Topre family and I welcome you to GH.

[SamirD]

Lovely family!

[Jeftha]

Lovely family!

Thanks! I've had this RF since last Thursday and it's the best feeling keyboard I've ever typed on. As for sound, it's nice, but I think it doesn't beat a dental band modded HHKB.

[derb2k2]

Nice board! My Topre family and I welcome you to GH.

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dat topre family doe. 

[Snowdog993]

Hard to get the lighting right indoors.

Did you make that copper underlay fohat?  It looks great!

[Jeftha]

Nice board! My Topre family and I welcome you to GH.

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dat topre family doe. 

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They're amazing keyboards. I might add another member in the future in the form of a Topre Type Heaven.

[Waateva]

Did some data entry and tax calculations on the V2 today, people rushing to get their last payments sent off to the IRS means lots of numpad action!

[SamirD]

Did some data entry and tax calculations on the V2 today, people rushing to get their last payments sent off to the IRS means lots of numpad action!

Fast numpads rock.    I'm going to be using mine a lot too in the next few weeks for sure.

[livingspeedbump]

HHKB Pro 2 (Black w/ White Caps)
55g Domes
Lubed
Hypersphere Rings

One of my favorites.

[livingspeedbump]

Nice board! My Topre family and I welcome you to GH.

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dat topre family doe. 

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Ah, some memories of my Topre hauls straight from Japan




because, Topre is god God.

[rowdy]

That's just a little insane!

[alienman82]

removed.

[Jeftha]

Nice board! My Topre family and I welcome you to GH.

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dat topre family doe. 

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Ah, some memories of my Topre hauls straight from Japan

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because, Topre is god God.

All this Topre... Awesome collection!

[Bucake]

just switched from a Pure Pro (reds) to a HHKB.
honestly, it's hard to enjoy cherries for me nowadays.
however, the pure pro is an underrated keyboard, imo #1 gripe for me is the cherry stabilizers on shift and enter.

[fohat.digs]

Did you make that copper underlay fohat?  It looks great!

I have become enthralled with Rustoleum's new line of "hammered metal" paints. Black has been around for a long time, but now there are at least a dozen colors which are beautiful. That F-122 has a "Rosemary" case top and "Hammered Copper" plate. I did my F-107 in "Oil Rubbed Bronze" and it is stunning, too.

[DaveW]

HHKB. It's soooo nice.

[Snowdog993]

Did you make that copper underlay fohat?  It looks great!

I have become enthralled with Rustoleum's new line of "hammered metal" paints. Black has been around for a long time, but now there are at least a dozen colors which are beautiful. That F-122 has a "Rosemary" case top and "Hammered Copper" plate. I did my F-107 in "Oil Rubbed Bronze" and it is stunning, too.

It really looks good!  The "soft iron" has a nice "industrial" look too.

[Waateva]

Did you make that copper underlay fohat?  It looks great!

I have become enthralled with Rustoleum's new line of "hammered metal" paints. Black has been around for a long time, but now there are at least a dozen colors which are beautiful. That F-122 has a "Rosemary" case top and "Hammered Copper" plate. I did my F-107 in "Oil Rubbed Bronze" and it is stunning, too.

It really looks good!  The "soft iron" has a nice "industrial" look too.

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Wow, that looks cool!  Is that actually painted on or is it done like a plasti-dip?

[Snowdog993]

Did you make that copper underlay fohat?  It looks great!

I have become enthralled with Rustoleum's new line of "hammered metal" paints. Black has been around for a long time, but now there are at least a dozen colors which are beautiful. That F-122 has a "Rosemary" case top and "Hammered Copper" plate. I did my F-107 in "Oil Rubbed Bronze" and it is stunning, too.

It really looks good!  The "soft iron" has a nice "industrial" look too.

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Wow, that looks cool!  Is that actually painted on or is it done like a plasti-dip?

That was actually painted on.  It was great until I put the wrong varnish on it, and it ate the paint.  Live and learn.

[whmeltonjr]

Right now at work? A 2013 Razer BlackWidow with Cherry MX Blues. I need to start rotating some of my boards from home up here.

[SamirD]

It really looks good!  The "soft iron" has a nice "industrial" look too.

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Wow!  That it does!  Very nice!

Ah, some memories of my Topre hauls straight from Japan

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because, Topre is god God.

I'm thinking of getting that same dark Realforce if my hands end up liking Topre.  Not sure though as I'm not a fan of even good rubber domes compared to a buckling spring.

[alienman82]

removed.

[xondat]

iPhone

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[Waateva]

iPhone

[MeltingTeeth]

iPhone

[bastones]

Using a new Matias Mini Quiet Pro keyboard, and I am loving the key action. It has a slight softness to the keys as you bottom out, which I prefer - instead of the "plastic-on-plastic" feel you get from the Matias Mini Tactile Pro. I didn't expect much from the keyboard, but I am quite impressed - and it's as quiet as many rubber-dome keyboards (!)

[Solo]

[alienman82]

removed.

[Solo]

The grind is real.

[meow a cat]

Typing on my KMAC. A nice way to relax after a day of taking notes with my HHKB. 

[ictoys]

a new comer here - typing on my majestouch ninja TKL ~ LOVE the build and size of this beauty! bought a cheaper KEYCOOL keyboard for my office, but regret getting the full size (though I need the numpad for work). Now thinking of getting HHKB because 60% is just beautiful. Plus I would love a Topre in my collection.

[SamirD]

Another city, another M, another day

[Solo]

Another city, another M, another day

I think I remember you posting about the fact that you got all of your M's for dirt cheap. Was that the case with the SSK that I see in your signature?

[bocahgundul]

HHKB Pro 2 (Black w/ White Caps)
55g Domes
Lubed
Hypersphere Rings

One of my favorites.

What lube did ya use?

[alienman82]

removed.

[hasu]

M0110A with Mitsumi switches, not so bad... still prefer SKCC.

[Solo]

M0110A with Mitsumi switches, not so bad... still prefer SKCC.

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I love the shape of that enter key.

[SamirD]

Another city, another M, another day

I think I remember you posting about the fact that you got all of your M's for dirt cheap. Was that the case with the SSK that I see in your signature?

That was many many years ago (50 cents each), and I never thought I'd ever see a deal like that again until the SSK--that was a gift from God at $20 in box brand new.  Now that I think about it, I don't think I've even plugged it in to try it!

[Waateva]

Another city, another M, another day

I think I remember you posting about the fact that you got all of your M's for dirt cheap. Was that the case with the SSK that I see in your signature?

That was many many years ago (50 cents each), and I never thought I'd ever see a deal like that again until the SSK--that was a gift from God at $20 in box brand new.  Now that I think about it, I don't think I've even plugged it in to try it!

You haven't even tried out your NIB SSK?  This saddens me.

[fohat.digs]

You haven't even tried out your NIB SSK?  This saddens me.

I got one of the NIB SSKs from Cindy at the end of 2014 and I sat on it for a couple of months wondering whether I should wait until the next price spike and sell it for a big profit. Eventually I opened it and found 29 broken rivets, including 17 at the left end alone.

[tronbeaver]

You haven't even tried out your NIB SSK?  This saddens me.

I got one of the NIB SSKs from Cindy at the end of 2014 and I sat on it for a couple of months wondering whether I should wait until the next price spike and sell it for a big profit. Eventually I opened it and found 29 broken rivets, including 17 at the left end alone.

You can do a nut/bolt mod to fix that.

[Bucake]

M0110A with Mitsumi switches, not so bad... still prefer SKCC.

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wow, what a cool board!