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Title: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Barbastruzzolo on Fri, 14 December 2012, 09:06:20
Hi everybody,

I'm not new to this site in terms of lurking activity :-) I speak italian and a little bit of english.
I was addicted to rubber dome keyboards before I discovered mechanical ones and my computer life changed forever.
Now I'm a mechanical keyboard's advocate and I love to bother my coworkers about this "mania"
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 December 2012, 09:08:20
(http://theclib.net:81/CLiB/Pictures/WelcomeWally.jpg)
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: boost on Fri, 14 December 2012, 09:09:49
Welcome to GH!!!
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: RiGS on Fri, 14 December 2012, 09:24:42
Enjoy the journey.
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 14 December 2012, 14:21:51
Welcome to Geekhack yo
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 15 December 2012, 00:39:08
Welcome to Geekhack!

Which mechanical keyboard are you using?
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Barbastruzzolo on Sat, 15 December 2012, 01:40:35
Welcome to Geekhack!

Which mechanical keyboard are you using?

Actually my Filco MJ2 brown switches tenkeyless :-)
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: mrboli on Sat, 15 December 2012, 22:16:51
Welcome to GH :D
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 15 December 2012, 23:11:14
Filco - nice :)  Any particular reason you chose brown switches?
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Barbastruzzolo on Sun, 16 December 2012, 04:43:38
Filco - nice :)  Any particular reason you chose brown switches?

When I ordered the keyboard I chose the "clicky version" (blue switches) but they sent me the wrong version (brown switches). I never complained because I'm an impatient person. They also mistook sending me two A keycaps and no S keycap in a set of 4 violet WASD keycaps. Anyway it's a beautiful keyboard and I love it :)
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 16 December 2012, 14:58:51
Fair enough.  Sounds like an eventful start to your collection.

But do you have a nagging curiosity to find out what blue switches are like? Hehe wonder how long until you get another keyboard ;)
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Barbastruzzolo on Sun, 16 December 2012, 15:20:30
Fair enough.  Sounds like an eventful start to your collection.

But do you have a nagging curiosity to find out what blue switches are like? Hehe wonder how long until you get another keyboard ;)

I know how they feel because a few months ago I bought a Cherry G80-3000 with blue MX switches and italian layout from a local reseller. But after getting used with tenkeyless layout it's hard for me to use a full layout keyboard. To compensate, I'm now waiting for a Ducky Shine II with blue switches UK layout :)
I also own a G80-3000 with black switches wich was my first mechanical keyboard. After some time spent in using it I felt it was too hand fatiguing for me considering that I was in the beginning of my touch typing learning experience :-)
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: precarious on Sun, 16 December 2012, 15:44:01
hey i used to see your invisible user profile lurking before you registered, welcome to geekhack!
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Barbastruzzolo on Sun, 16 December 2012, 15:46:18
Thank you all!!!
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 16 December 2012, 17:12:01
I know how they feel because a few months ago I bought a Cherry G80-3000 with blue MX switches and italian layout from a local reseller. But after getting used with tenkeyless layout it's hard for me to use a full layout keyboard. To compensate, I'm now waiting for a Ducky Shine II with blue switches UK layout :)
I also own a G80-3000 with black switches wich was my first mechanical keyboard. After some time spent in using it I felt it was too hand fatiguing for me considering that I was in the beginning of my touch typing learning experience :-)

Aha!  You already have experience of a few switch types - good :)

Just wait until someone tries to convince you to try a Topre keyboard.
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: Barbastruzzolo on Mon, 17 December 2012, 08:38:00
I know how they feel because a few months ago I bought a Cherry G80-3000 with blue MX switches and italian layout from a local reseller. But after getting used with tenkeyless layout it's hard for me to use a full layout keyboard. To compensate, I'm now waiting for a Ducky Shine II with blue switches UK layout :)
I also own a G80-3000 with black switches wich was my first mechanical keyboard. After some time spent in using it I felt it was too hand fatiguing for me considering that I was in the beginning of my touch typing learning experience :-)

Aha!  You already have experience of a few switch types - good :)

Just wait until someone tries to convince you to try a Topre keyboard.


There are only 2 reasons why I haven't tried Topre yet:
1) The supercharged price in Europe
2) The lack of resellers accepting payments in €
Title: Re: No more hidden lurker
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 17 December 2012, 15:07:07
Supercharged prices everywhere ;)