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Offline yasuo

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Flat or Contoured?
« on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 08:46:44 »
Hey GHers

Which you choose kibord keycaps profile Flat or Contoured?
Flat like DSA Profile,laptop,Rubber domeKB.etc
Contoured most all mecha keyboard

Your answer will be helpful
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 09:13:05 »
I prefer flat backplane with contoured keys.

A few years ago I posted a thread asking the same question, but with more options: Curved backplane with angled keys, flat backplane with contoured keys, flat backplane with staircase keys, flat and chiclet.

Curved backplane with staircase keys won the vote. Back then Cherry MX keyboards were not as dominant as today, and I got the impression that most voters used the IBM Model M, which has this profile.
Flat backplane with contoured keys got second place.
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 09:33:57 »
Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 16 January 2014, 09:13:05
I prefer flat backplane with contoured keys.

A few years ago I posted a thread asking the same question, but with more options: Curved backplane with angled keys, flat backplane with contoured keys, flat backplane with staircase keys, flat and chiclet.

Curved backplane with staircase keys won the vote. Back then Cherry MX keyboards were not as dominant as today, and I got the impression that most voters used the IBM Model M, which has this profile.
Flat backplane with contoured keys got second place.
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Yeah,nice but Curved BP the shaped from body keyboard,any keyboard uses profile you mean? i think hhkb looks similar
i see many keyboard uses staircase
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 13:19:59 »
Kinesis Advantage... it's a mess, but sooo comfy!
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 14:12:35 »
Yeah, the Kinesis is unusual.. It has both a curved backplane (per column) and contoured keys.
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 14:14:47 »
I'm probably a total outlier here, but I would love to see a full set of MX flat/chiclet keys. After typing on laptops for so long, it's become natural for me.
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 14:21:51 »
Quote from: Lastpilot on Thu, 16 January 2014, 14:14:47
I'm probably a total outlier here, but I would love to see a full set of MX flat/chiclet keys. After typing on laptops for so long, it's become natural for me.

http://deskthority.net/news-reviews-f4/new-t-and-z-series-key-caps-at-qwerkeys-t7166.html
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 14:49:19 »
Man...why couldn't they just make normal square ones lol. That is so ugly!
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 17:51:17 »
Quote from: Lastpilot on Thu, 16 January 2014, 14:14:47
I'm probably a total outlier here, but I would love to see a full set of MX flat/chiclet keys. After typing on laptops for so long, it's become natural for me.
Rapoo KX has backlit chiclet keys ... except for touchscreen keys for function keys.
Reports have told that it uses a clone of Cherry MX that is in-between MX Black and Red.
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 17:55:51 »
Now those are pretty. And I happen to be in a backlight stage right now. Not bad. Now all we need is a GB for a full set of those caps. :D
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 18:01:21 »
Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 16 January 2014, 17:51:17
Quote from: Lastpilot on Thu, 16 January 2014, 14:14:47
I'm probably a total outlier here, but I would love to see a full set of MX flat/chiclet keys. After typing on laptops for so long, it's become natural for me.
Rapoo KX has backlit chiclet keys ... except for touchscreen keys for function keys.
Reports have told that it uses a clone of Cherry MX that is in-between MX Black and Red.

Ooo they've got a yellow set too :D
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 19:00:36 »
Quote from: Lastpilot on Thu, 16 January 2014, 17:55:51
Now those are pretty. And I happen to be in a backlight stage right now. Not bad. Now all we need is a GB for a full set of those caps. :D

Those were only renders. I'm afraid it would be like the other Rappoo in actuality... and that quality was horrible.
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 20:09:01 »
Keyboards like my women, a few sexy, shapely contoured curves in the right places, but no more than what is necessary.

Soft ain't sexy, and no one wants a soft keyboard.
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 22:39:49 »
Quote from: Input Nirvana on Thu, 16 January 2014, 20:09:01
Keyboards like my women, a few sexy, shapely contoured curves in the right places, but no more than what is necessary.

Soft ain't sexy, and no one wants a soft keyboard.

Does that include a curved backplane?
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 16 January 2014, 23:58:46 »
Quote from: SonOfSonOfSpock on Thu, 16 January 2014, 22:39:49
Quote from: Input Nirvana on Thu, 16 January 2014, 20:09:01
Keyboards like my women, a few sexy, shapely contoured curves in the right places, but no more than what is necessary.

Soft ain't sexy, and no one wants a soft keyboard.

Does that include a curved backplane?

Absolutely :)
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 17 January 2014, 00:13:18 »
Quote from: davkol on Thu, 16 January 2014, 13:19:59
Kinesis Advantage... it's a mess, but sooo comfy!

I agree, it is the end-all. It even has some extra keys I just realized I can do something with!

But I like variety, which is why I now have a WASD at home... hard to beat two days ordered to in my hands when I had this itch to scratch.

Nice to learn about all these keyboards here, though...
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 17 January 2014, 00:25:10 »
Quote from: neun_sechs_zwei on Fri, 17 January 2014, 00:13:18
Quote from: davkol on Thu, 16 January 2014, 13:19:59
Kinesis Advantage... it's a mess, but sooo comfy!

I agree, it is the end-all. It even has some extra keys I just realized I can do something with!

But I like variety, which is why I now have a WASD at home... hard to beat two days ordered to in my hands when I had this itch to scratch.

Nice to learn about all these keyboards here, though...

…and all the custom stuff you can do to them (especially the Kinesis Advantage)
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Re: Flat or Contoured?
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 17 January 2014, 02:44:22 »
I like both curved backplane with staircase caps and flat backplane with contoured caps. They both provide a surface which feels more natural than a flat plane with flat keys, although I can use a flat / flat board just fine (MacBook Pro chiclet).

I like Maltron more than Kinesis. Curved keywells with "flat" keycaps, DSA profile I think.
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