What Keyboard Are You Using Now?

[riotonthebay]

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Been using my Max Keyboard Nighthawk X8, MX Browns, Purple LEDs with a custom white painted top. Probably my favorite, consistent keyboard.

You like browns more than ergo clears?

I don't use my ergo clear board because it was shipped with a broken ESC switch. Didn't get a response from the shipper to fix it and haven't followed up since.

That's a shame...What's so special about clears and ergo clears?
I heard that the WASD code was quickly sold out in clears because it was so rare or something? Like what are clears similar to?

Currently using a DS3 YOTS in blues...looking to get a RF 87U 55G, I hope that it's a bit more heavy in force required than blues.

Clears are very tactile and not clicky.  Kind of like MX Green without the click, or MX Browns with more tactility and a heavier spring.  If you have some Blacks and Browns you can make kind of like a ghetto Clear.

I don't particularly agree with this. Since the clear stem is different, what you'd really just be making is a heavy brown. I've actually heard that the heavier the spring, the less pronounced the tactile bump, so I think heavy browns would feel quite bad. Almost linear, but scratchy at one point during the keypress.

[tgujay]

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Been using my Max Keyboard Nighthawk X8, MX Browns, Purple LEDs with a custom white painted top. Probably my favorite, consistent keyboard.

You like browns more than ergo clears?

I don't use my ergo clear board because it was shipped with a broken ESC switch. Didn't get a response from the shipper to fix it and haven't followed up since.

That's a shame...What's so special about clears and ergo clears?
I heard that the WASD code was quickly sold out in clears because it was so rare or something? Like what are clears similar to?

Currently using a DS3 YOTS in blues...looking to get a RF 87U 55G, I hope that it's a bit more heavy in force required than blues.

Clears are very tactile and not clicky.  Kind of like MX Green without the click, or MX Browns with more tactility and a heavier spring.  If you have some Blacks and Browns you can make kind of like a ghetto Clear.

I don't particularly agree with this. Since the clear stem is different, what you'd really just be making is a heavy brown. I've actually heard that the heavier the spring, the less pronounced the tactile bump, so I think heavy browns would feel quite bad. Almost linear, but scratchy at one point during the keypress.

That's why I said kind of.  I also said that Clears have more tactility than Browns.

[HPE1000]

I put a clear spring and an 80g spring in a brown switch, neither made the bump more pronounced.

[tgujay]

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Been using my Max Keyboard Nighthawk X8, MX Browns, Purple LEDs with a custom white painted top. Probably my favorite, consistent keyboard.

You like browns more than ergo clears?

I don't use my ergo clear board because it was shipped with a broken ESC switch. Didn't get a response from the shipper to fix it and haven't followed up since.

That's a shame...What's so special about clears and ergo clears?
I heard that the WASD code was quickly sold out in clears because it was so rare or something? Like what are clears similar to?

Currently using a DS3 YOTS in blues...looking to get a RF 87U 55G, I hope that it's a bit more heavy in force required than blues.

Clears are very tactile and not clicky.  Kind of like MX Green without the click, or MX Browns with more tactility and a heavier spring.  If you have some Blacks and Browns you can make kind of like a ghetto Clear.

I don't particularly agree with this. Since the clear stem is different, what you'd really just be making is a heavy brown. I've actually heard that the heavier the spring, the less pronounced the tactile bump, so I think heavy browns would feel quite bad. Almost linear, but scratchy at one point during the keypress.

I put a clear spring and an 80g spring in a brown switch, neither made the bump more pronounced.

" or MX Browns with more tactility and a heavier spring"

[M-88]

Brought one of my compaq trackball keyboards to work.

Been typing on it quietly so my cubemates do not complain about it

[itzmeluigi]

Using a Shine 3 TKL MX blue with Ducky PBT sideprint keycaps

[rowdy]

Ducky Shine TKL Yellow Edition, much yellow, very shine, such MX black

[SpAmRaY]

Matias Quite Pro....and I like it....

[catbuster]

Poker 2 with reds

[Glod]

orbitouch lol

[ynrozturk]

Poker II with Browns. Such a sexy and comfortable little board.

[iri]

Matias Quite Pro....and I like it....

it's not quite pro i'd say.

[SpAmRaY]

Matias Quite Pro....and I like it....

it's not quite pro i'd say.

Yeah its not much fur spelling either and it double spaces randomly.

[Zeal]

Matias Quite Pro....and I like it....

it's not quite pro i'd say.

Yeah its not much fur spelling either and it double spaces randomly.

He was referring to your typo

[riotonthebay]

Matias Quite Pro....and I like it....

it's not quite pro i'd say.

Yeah its not much fur spelling either and it double spaces randomly.

He was referring to your typo

*whoosh*

[Pacifist]

Using a g80-11900 with a broken trackpad with 62g clears and blacks. Left side is clears, right side are blacks. Its helping me not bottom out, but I will do full clear mod when I get some stickers

[demik]

the god keyboard, hhkb pro2.

all hail topre.

[ricercar]

Kinesis Evolution. Complicated white ALPs. Very clickey.

[SpAmRaY]

Matias Quite Pro....and I like it....

it's not quite pro i'd say.

Yeah its not much fur spelling either and it double spaces randomly.

He was referring to your typo

Hence the sarcasm...and intentional misspelling in my reply......

[epzy]

Le banana Ducky

[yasuo]

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Been using my Max Keyboard Nighthawk X8, MX Browns, Purple LEDs with a custom white painted top. Probably my favorite, consistent keyboard.

You like browns more than ergo clears?

I don't use my ergo clear board because it was shipped with a broken ESC switch. Didn't get a response from the shipper to fix it and haven't followed up since.

That's a shame...What's so special about clears and ergo clears?
I heard that the WASD code was quickly sold out in clears because it was so rare or something? Like what are clears similar to?

Currently using a DS3 YOTS in blues...looking to get a RF 87U 55G, I hope that it's a bit more heavy in force required than blues.

Clears are very tactile and not clicky.  Kind of like MX Green without the click, or MX Browns with more tactility and a heavier spring.  If you have some Blacks and Browns you can make kind of like a ghetto Clear.

I don't particularly agree with this. Since the clear stem is different, what you'd really just be making is a heavy brown. I've actually heard that the heavier the spring, the less pronounced the tactile bump, so I think heavy browns would feel quite bad. Almost linear, but scratchy at one point during the keypress.

That's why I said kind of.  I also said that Clears have more tactility than Browns.

I can't feel tactile on that,i think Rubber dome still good
What alps tactile better than MX tactile? intersted matias

Kinesis Evolution. Complicated white ALPs. Very clickey.

I like the positions
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33196.0

[moonexe]

I can't feel tactile on that,i think Rubber dome still good
What alps tactile better than MX tactile? intersted matias

Is this English?

[yasuo]

I can't feel tactile on that,i think Rubber dome still good
What alps tactile better than MX tactile? intersted matias

Is this English?

AE (American English)
BE (Brtish English)
YE (Yasuo English)

[iri]

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[Nixietube]

My moogle arrived today and it looks great!



here are a few more pictures: http://imgur.com/a/09fUD

[tgujay]

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Been using my Max Keyboard Nighthawk X8, MX Browns, Purple LEDs with a custom white painted top. Probably my favorite, consistent keyboard.

You like browns more than ergo clears?

I don't use my ergo clear board because it was shipped with a broken ESC switch. Didn't get a response from the shipper to fix it and haven't followed up since.

That's a shame...What's so special about clears and ergo clears?
I heard that the WASD code was quickly sold out in clears because it was so rare or something? Like what are clears similar to?

Currently using a DS3 YOTS in blues...looking to get a RF 87U 55G, I hope that it's a bit more heavy in force required than blues.

Clears are very tactile and not clicky.  Kind of like MX Green without the click, or MX Browns with more tactility and a heavier spring.  If you have some Blacks and Browns you can make kind of like a ghetto Clear.

I don't particularly agree with this. Since the clear stem is different, what you'd really just be making is a heavy brown. I've actually heard that the heavier the spring, the less pronounced the tactile bump, so I think heavy browns would feel quite bad. Almost linear, but scratchy at one point during the keypress.

That's why I said kind of.  I also said that Clears have more tactility than Browns.

I can't feel tactile on that,i think Rubber dome still good
What alps tactile better than MX tactile? intersted matias

Kinesis Evolution. Complicated white ALPs. Very clickey.

I like the positions
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33196.0

Haven't tried Matias but ACER Black switches are fantastic, tactile and clicky and oh so satisfying.

[yiajiipamu]

Filco Majestouch 1

[rowdy]

Filco Majestouch 1

Welcome to Geekhack!

Any custom keycaps?

[Quardah]

Filco Majestouch 1

Yeah show us the board bro.

[VesperSAINT]

Right now, I'm using the first mechanical keyboard I ever bought (first one I used was Model M when I was a wee lad). Ducky DK9008 with Blues (sky blue) w/ stock caps except the red ones. It came with a Cherry MX Black spacebar, but I modded it into Greens, and now Blues. Bought it back in 2011, it looked awesome then, and it still looks awesome now. I'll never let this one go, as it holds a special place in my heart, and it's still super fun to type on... when I type on it, which is almost never anymore

Another reason I won't sell it is because this is by far the best feeling Cherry MX Blue keyboard I've ever owned/used, and I've owned/tried many blues keyboards (Filco, Das, Leopold, CM QFR, XArmour, Razer, Ducky Shine II). I don't know if it's because of the older "sky blue" switches, or if it's just the construction of this keyboard, but it definitely has the most pronounced and crisp tactile click out of all the boards I've tried. Every switch is clicking perfectly and going strong.





NOT MY PICTURE but it shows the LED on, which I couldn't be bothered taking pictures of:

[mapple]

(:

[rowdy]

Right now, I'm using the first mechanical keyboard I ever bought (first one I used was Model M when I was a wee lad). Ducky DK9008 with Blues (sky blue) w/ stock caps except the red ones. It came with a Cherry MX Black spacebar, but I modded it into Greens, and now Blues. Bought it back in 2011, it looked awesome then, and it still looks awesome now. I'll never let this one go, as it holds a special place in my heart, and it's still super fun to type on... when I type on it, which is almost never anymore

Another reason I won't sell it is because this is by far the best feeling Cherry MX Blue keyboard I've ever owned/used, and I've owned/tried many blues keyboards (Filco, Das, Leopold, CM QFR, XArmour, Razer, Ducky Shine II). I don't know if it's because of the older "sky blue" switches, or if it's just the construction of this keyboard, but it definitely has the most pronounced and crisp tactile click out of all the boards I've tried. Every switch is clicking perfectly and going strong.

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NOT MY PICTURE but it shows the LED on, which I couldn't be bothered taking pictures of:

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Very nice Ducky.

My first modern mech is also a Ducky - Shine MX blue red LED.  It doesn't get much use these days, but when I do use it I am still surprised at the quality.

[YoungMichael88]

The worst most filthy HP rubber dome board you have ever seen. Never forget to bring your own keyboard to work!! Lesson learned.

[rowdy]

The worst most filthy HP rubber dome board you have ever seen. Never forget to bring your own keyboard to work!! Lesson learned.

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For health and safety reasons you should be able to get away with disassembling it and giving it a good clean.

Shouldn't take more than half the day.

[AKIMbO]

I rebuilt my blue ALPs Kingsaver...so that's what I'm using. 

[VesperSAINT]

Very nice Ducky.

My first modern mech is also a Ducky - Shine MX blue red LED.  It doesn't get much use these days, but when I do use it I am still surprised at the quality.

thankies! Yeah, Ducky's are great! I'm so glad I started with mine.

I rebuilt my blue ALPs Kingsaver...so that's what I'm using. 

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So good. I have yet to try ALPS. I really need to get my hands on one sometime... I think they sound absolutely amazing. I'd love to try a non-clicky tactile one. Need to look for a cheap one, to test, in the future.

[YoungMichael88]

The worst most filthy HP rubber dome board you have ever seen. Never forget to bring your own keyboard to work!! Lesson learned.

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For health and safety reasons you should be able to get away with disassembling it and giving it a good clean.

Shouldn't take more than half the day.

Honestly, I don't want to touch the thing. I won't forget mine tomorrow. Am I crazy for wearing these?
Luckily I only need to type a few minutes at the end of my shift.

[katushkin]

The worst most filthy HP rubber dome board you have ever seen. Never forget to bring your own keyboard to work!! Lesson learned.

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For health and safety reasons you should be able to get away with disassembling it and giving it a good clean.

Shouldn't take more than half the day.

Honestly, I don't want to touch the thing. I won't forget mine tomorrow. Am I crazy for wearing these?

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Luckily I only need to type a few minutes at the end of my shift.

No you aren't crazy. We have the exact same keyboards at my workplace too. One of the guys sheds skin like it's snowing outside, so I brough in my BW within a week of working here. Then I ordered a WASD specifically for work so I don't annoy people with my MX Blues. Gonna carry that **** around with me everywhere.

[YoungMichael88]

I had a co-worker on a different shift than me who uses the same keyboard as I pictured above ask "why do you bring your own keyboard to work" with a puzzled look on his face. Just look at what your typing on! Do you really think it's so odd? We don't even have running water in the little trailer we are in so I'm stuck with hand sanitizers. There's no way I'm using that keyboard then eating my lunch. So yea, I bring my own keyboard to work. You definitely should too Mr. Co-worker.

[clickclack123]

I had a co-worker on a different shift than me who uses the same keyboard as I pictured above ask "why do you bring your own keyboard to work" with a puzzled look on his face. Just look at what your typing on! Do you really think it's so odd? We don't even have running water in the little trailer we are in so I'm stuck with hand sanitizers. There's no way I'm using that keyboard then eating my lunch. So yea, I bring my own keyboard to work. You definitely should too Mr. Co-worker.

We use the exact same horrible hp membrane keyboards at my work. I can't believe how dirty people let them get. And I'll just say that this is a workplace that should be very clean. It's like people have an aversion to thinking about keyboards/computers. They just think, "I don't know how that works, so I'll just ignore it completely". Meanwhile my job forces me to have to touch their filthy keyboards. Then I go wash my hands. Luckily there is running water and ample cleaning products where I am.

[dante]

I just got a new keyboard at work (Lenovo RD) which replaced my HP RD.

I like it a lot - probably the best mass produced rubber dome I've tried.  It's very quiet and comfortable.  That being said, we do have several different Lenovo models and the one in my sig is definitely the most silent and easy to press out of all of them.

At home I'm still typing on a Lenovo chiclet built into a laptop.

I'm officially done with Cherry MX and Alps.  I'll buy a Unicomp buckling spring SSK if it ever surfaces but other than that I'm done with that also.

I've discovered that for me personally Sound (or lack thereof) > Profile > Switch mechanism.  I prefer a stealthy silent keyboard with low profile keycaps.  As long as those two criteria are met I can withstand a lot.

So currently saving my pennies for a Realforce 87U Silent - but will hold off purchasing it until I get a chance to try out the CM Storm NovaTouch.

[YoungMichael88]

I just got a new keyboard at work (Lenovo RD) which replaced my HP RD.

I like it a lot - probably the best mass produced rubber dome I've tried.  It's very quiet and comfortable.  That being said, we do have several different Lenovo models and the one in my sig is definitely the most silent and easy to press out of all of them.

At home I'm still typing on a Lenovo chiclet built into a laptop.

I'm officially done with Cherry MX and Alps.  I'll buy a Unicomp buckling spring SSK if it ever surfaces but other than that I'm done with that also.

I've discovered that for me personally Sound (or lack thereof) > Profile > Switch mechanism.  I prefer a stealthy silent keyboard with low profile keycaps.  As long as those two criteria are met I can withstand a lot.

So currently saving my pennies for a Realforce 87U Silent - but will hold off purchasing it until I get a chance to try out the CM Storm NovaTouch.

The other office I use from time to time has a Lenovo also. As far as rubber domes go it's ok. If I was forced to use rubber domes I would prefer it over other I have tried.

[epzy]

Typing on my Filco Majestouch 2 with Blues now, needed an escape from Topre Heaven for a bit! I love swapping through my keyboards, keeps 'em fresh!

[epzy]

The worst most filthy HP rubber dome board you have ever seen. Never forget to bring your own keyboard to work!! Lesson learned.

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Yuck! That's disgusting.   

[YoungMichael88]

Hell yea it is!

[HPE1000]

My filco, I took the classic beige keycaps off of it because they are going on my custom board I have decided. Looks aggressive now

It's a bit dirty though, needs cleaned soon I guess.

[Pacifist]

My filco, I took the classic beige keycaps off of it because they are going on my custom board I have decided. Looks aggressive now

It's a bit dirty though, needs cleaned soon I guess.

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What color paint is that s

[HPE1000]

My filco, I took the classic beige keycaps off of it because they are going on my custom board I have decided. Looks aggressive now

It's a bit dirty though, needs cleaned soon I guess.

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What color paint is that s

It's the blue aluminum vortex case actually, the color is outstanding. I didn't think I would like it as much as I do.

[Pacifist]

My filco, I took the classic beige keycaps off of it because they are going on my custom board I have decided. Looks aggressive now

It's a bit dirty though, needs cleaned soon I guess.

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What color paint is that s

It's the blue aluminum vortex case actually, the color is outstanding. I didn't think I would like it as much as I do.

Where did you get that? Its sexy af

[demik]

iPad on screen  keyboard. In the living room watching niner game.