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Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: OkGold on Tue, 31 January 2012, 23:54:00

Hey guys!

doing a TaoBao order with the girlfriend and figured it's a good time to branch into Mini KBs

Looking for a hopefully blue, would settle for brown switches. I like KBC's boards, but they all have some pretty goofy coloured backlights, and I assume i'm paying extra for that, any boards with white lights? Removable USB an asset

any recommendations? tips? links to good TB stores would be great!

thanks for your time!
-Jeff

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: OkGold on Wed, 01 February 2012, 19:30:40

thanks ripster! but I really wanted to avoid any colored LEDs

though I suppose I could just disable/remove/replace them

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: lightsout714 on Wed, 01 February 2012, 20:07:35

Most popular here seems to be the KBC poker. No backlights or any of that. I think its only like $65 on taobao. I can't comment on it don't have mine yet (its in the mail ;)

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: GeorgeStorm on Wed, 01 February 2012, 20:24:30

The Poker is awesome once you start getting used to the layout and switching to arrow keys etc

The KBTalking Race is pretty small (choc mini sized) and you can get it with whichever switches you want and white LEDs, will be getting one soonish hopefully :)

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: daerid on Wed, 01 February 2012, 20:35:37

I really didn't like the Browns on my old Poker. However, since I modded it over to be Ergo Clears, I like it much better. I also really didn't like the poker with linear switches (Reds/Blacks).

I'd love to try the Poker with blues tho.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: dippingriz on Wed, 01 February 2012, 23:32:46

I have the poker w/ browns.  I've got the layout down in about 5 days w/ blank white PBT caps.  I'm still on the fence if I like blues better, but the browns are very nice to type on and better for gaming (for me).  Blacks...suck.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: REVENGE on Wed, 01 February 2012, 23:47:44

Another vote for the Poker: I modded mine to Ghetto Reds. Highly recommended with Cherry MX Red.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: reaper on Wed, 01 February 2012, 23:52:37

+1 for Poker if you don't need backlit.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 01 February 2012, 23:52:41

My Poker reds is my favorite. Poker blues is my second favorite. My Access IS with blacks is my third.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: demik on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:02:28

my poker with greens will be my favorite.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: lightsout714 on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:07:29

Quote from: demik;506072

my poker with greens will be my favorite.

Custom?

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: OkGold on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:14:02

thanks guys! that was great!

I really do like the poker, but I might consider the Pure as well, we'll have to see!

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: vortex on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:20:02

Pure still have standard version , this standard version without LED ,

Quote from: OkGold;506085

thanks guys! that was great!

I really do like the poker, but I might consider the Pure as well, we'll have to see!

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: demik on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:20:05

Quote from: lightsout714;506078

Custom?

it will be

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: lightsout714 on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:24:08

Quote from: demik;506092

it will be

So what is that adding black springs?  Or real greens? If just springs can you just pop  the switch open or do you have to desolder? Desoldering scares me.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: demik on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:26:26

real greens, just going to switch out the spring and stem. no need to desolder if im not mistaken

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: lightsout714 on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:29:52

Quote from: demik;506099

real greens, just going to switch out the spring and stem. no need to desolder if im not mistaken

Sweet. Would like to try some greens one day.

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: OkGold on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:44:16

So i've been stressing about what keycaps I want with this, and ended up doing a pretty huge impulse buy and putting in an order for the Retro Doubleshot groupbuy.

are there any other keys I should get to ~make it work~ with any odd keys the poker/pure might throw at me? they look pretty standard

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: REVENGE on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:44:35

Quote from: demik;506099

real greens, just going to switch out the spring and stem. no need to desolder if im not mistaken

What about `, Caps Lock,  Spacebar, Win, App, Control, and Shift?

Title: Looking for a mini keyboard, lend your opinion!
Post by: demik on Thu, 02 February 2012, 00:47:55

those are staying as is, sadly. not too confident desoldering and resoldering due to LEDs

shouldn't be a huge difference since it's a poker with blues.