Looks like some recent unicomp keys on that bad lad. Like really recent. Like those keys were bought in the past year or two, judging by the Windows key. I wonder why he got rid of it. Maybe flipped it, or didn't like the higher pitched sound than an M?
How do you like it?
It sold most recently near the end of last year, before I picked it up very recently. I actually found the post about it on Reddit before the buyer reached out to me having seen my wanted listing on here, so it has changed hands a lot in a short span of time. I could probably ask the seller if there was any other reason besides the fact that the H key is apparently acting up sometimes. I used it basically all yesterday and haven't encountered a problem yet. I know the owner who did the paint job had a log that showed the foam falling apart inside, but never mentioned replacing it, and there were plenty of little foam bits in the case when I took it apart to suggest to me that he may have just slapped it back together with the old foam still in there. I'll take the plate sandwich apart and have a look, whenever I have the motivation, and maybe some suitable replacement foam. I did notice that the powder coat was already chipping off on parts of the plate.
I like it very much. I could use it or my new production F77 interchangeably. Even the lighter spring weight I noticed in the F77 seems to be present on the F107 vs my F ATs and XT, but maybe I need a closer comparison between the three. It really strikes home for me how close Ellipse's copies are to the originals, now that I have an original 4704 board.
keys were bought in the past year or two, judging by the Windows key.
Unicomp has been selling that style of Windows key for at least 6-8 years. For a while you could get both styles, I don't know about now. I have not bought any Unicomp keys in 3 years or more, but it is my impression that their quality cratered about 5 years ago and has been improving since.
I actually really dislike those Windows 8/10 Windows logos. Really not a fan of the trend lately of turning literally everything into a bland box. It almost makes me feel like electronics and computer companies (including software) are taking a play out of the books of 1980s automotive companies and turning everything into a shoe box.
I believe you put neoprene in your F107, right? That must be quite a bit different from the original stuff, and I imagine much more resilient.
Vortex Race 3 (non-RGB), MX Brown, ISO. My very first mechanical board actually, kinda regret I only got it like an year ago.
Do you know if browns will get better/okay if you lube them? I have some browns at home, and feels bad not to use them, but I cant bare them vanilla, any ideas?
I don't know the answer to that question, specifically, myself. I do know that Kailh box browns are much more smooth, and noticeably tactile, without any lube. Gateron browns are quite a bit more smooth as well.