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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: donborvio on Sat, 18 December 2010, 06:08:09

Title: Thanks guys...from a new user.
Post by: donborvio on Sat, 18 December 2010, 06:08:09

Well, after about a month or two now, I've been reading through this forum and originally the OCN thing a couple months ago.  But this seemed to be where the keyboard lovers really congregate.  Note: read the title as light, joking, slightly sarcastic.

I just was realizing how much I missed a keyboard that felt solid and typed solid.  I grew up with IBMs and many Model Ms.  Now after using a Saitek Esclipe II for 3 or 4 years (side note: what are those key caps created from? I never had any issues with wear!) and having now money to spend, I bought a Das Keyboard S Pro Silent.  I liked it better but still was wondering what the other Cherry switches were like.  The browns just seemed to light for this ham-handed guy.

So, I ordered with the Taiwanese PC Home deal, just because I like a challenge and wanted to try a Cherry KB itself for a while.  So I bought a White (Grey, but it's white to me, dammit!) colored G80-3000 with MX Blacks.  Also, added in a Scorpius M10 for the office.  So, I liked the heavier feel of the Blacks, but loved the tactile feel of the Blues.  

Well, I'm keeping my M10. It's great for typing up all the notes I have to do at work.  The Cherry, while novel, has very solid key caps yet the board feel so flimsy itself.  So that's on ebay.  So is the Das.  I decided I want a backlit keyboard again, and something between the MX blues and blacks. Heavier feel with tactile push.  I ordered the Deck Legend Frost with MX clears.  

This should cull my obsession...for now.  But I had a bit of fun playing with each switch, even at some cost to myself!

Title: Thanks guys...from a new user.
Post by: Moogle Stiltzkin on Sat, 18 December 2010, 06:13:24

Good for you :}

Welcome to the keyboard poison community >:D


Make sure you check out 7bits Doubleshot Mo3.

Title: Thanks guys...from a new user.
Post by: donborvio on Sat, 18 December 2010, 06:50:03

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Make sure you check out 7bits Doubleshot Mo3.

Huh?  Linky please!

Also, I don't know if this is allowed or not, as I can't find a rules post/sticky. If it is not, mods go ahead and delete!

But, here are my two keyboards on ebay; I'm a twelve year ebayer:

Cherry G80-3000 (MX blacks): http://ilnk.us/1a (http://ilnk.us/1a)

Das Pro S Silent (MX browns): http://ilnk.us/1k (http://ilnk.us/1k)

Title: Thanks guys...from a new user.
Post by: Moogle Stiltzkin on Sat, 18 December 2010, 07:03:33

Here you go

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=13462