I've long been a proponent of Nopre (Niz/Plum EC) boards for their features and value as better bang for the buck than any Topre board could be. I prefer heavier tactile switches, and a 75% fan, so I built up this RGB Plum84 with BKE Redux Heavy domes and lubed the sliders. Tai Hao Cubic profile keycaps, soon to be swapped for JTK Aqua.
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(https://imgur.com/L05WLjt.jpg)
On the topic of swapping caps, both the Micro84 and my Plum84 all suffer the same base issue with 90% of the Plum/Niz boards, where they use non-standard sized spacebars making swapping keysets a pain, even though the sliders/stabs are nicely MX compatible! It looks like your Micro84 is rocking a 4.5u spacebar? The only layout that has no issue is the TKL, which I also have one of, and have since swapped with Hansung OEM 65g domes, lubed sliders also.
Love seeing these Nopre boards get attention.
It looks like they've started listening to the community more, and now offer a model with a more standard bottom row layout:
https://www.nizkeyboard.com/collections/peripherals/products/2019-new-micro-82-ec-keyboard-s-ble-ble-rgb-or-non-rgb
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0033/5708/1712/products/01_1731e6f7-01f8-4eca-a1a6-c1028356b16d_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1583423033)
I've long been a proponent of Nopre (Niz/Plum EC) boards for their features and value as better bang for the buck than any Topre board could be. I prefer heavier tactile switches, and a 75% fan, so I built up this RGB Plum84 with BKE Redux Heavy domes and lubed the sliders. Tai Hao Cubic profile keycaps, soon to be swapped for JTK Aqua.
Show Image
(https://imgur.com/L05WLjt.jpg)
On the topic of swapping caps, both the Micro84 and my Plum84 all suffer the same base issue with 90% of the Plum/Niz boards, where they use non-standard sized spacebars making swapping keysets a pain, even though the sliders/stabs are nicely MX compatible! It looks like your Micro84 is rocking a 4.5u spacebar? The only layout that has no issue is the TKL, which I also have one of, and have since swapped with Hansung OEM 65g domes, lubed sliders also.
Love seeing these Nopre boards get attention.
It looks like they've started listening to the community more, and now offer a model with a more standard bottom row layout:
https://www.nizkeyboard.com/collections/peripherals/products/2019-new-micro-82-ec-keyboard-s-ble-ble-rgb-or-non-rgb
Show Image
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0033/5708/1712/products/01_1731e6f7-01f8-4eca-a1a6-c1028356b16d_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1583423033)
The main reason why I liked this keyboard is the bottom row and short spacebar. ;D
Are they still in business? Social media has no activity, lately. I was pretty much ready to pull the trigger on a Micro84, but the 2019 models are still labelled as "New" on the English website...