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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: keymaster on Wed, 23 January 2013, 11:10:16
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I know this forum uses SP quite often for group buys, so could someone give me some insight on the quality of these double shots? Which profile are they?
http://keycapsdirect.com/marketplace.php
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They are cherry like profile. Close but not exact.
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They are cherry like profile. Close but not exact.
Thanks for the reply.
What would you say about the quality and feel compared to regular ABS?
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They are "regular ABS". And they are thin doubleshots (as compared to original cherry ones).
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FWIW I have "thick" cherry doubleshots and I don't notice a difference. Maybe because I'm using MX blacks?
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There is a small difference when I type with blue or browns. I personally prefer cherry thickness over anything else.
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Most people around here prefer the thicker Cherry keys, or think they do anyway. For tactile switches like browns and blues I actually prefer the thinner SP caps. For reds I like the thick vintage Cherries.
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I love my thick cherry compared to SP DS. I love the look of my graphite and CC&G set, but my plain old white on black Cherry DS get the most use since they are, IMO, the best cap for the money and are a dream to type on.
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I love my thick cherry compared to SP DS. I love the look of my graphite and CC&G set, but my plain old white on black Cherry DS get the most use since they are, IMO, the best cap for the money and are a dream to type on.
And where does a newb like me find white on black cherry DS like that?
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I love my thick cherry compared to SP DS. I love the look of my graphite and CC&G set, but my plain old white on black Cherry DS get the most use since they are, IMO, the best cap for the money and are a dream to type on.
And where does a newb like me find white on black cherry DS like that?
I think SP sells some on their site. At least they were advertised as "Original Cherry DS's".
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I love my thick cherry compared to SP DS. I love the look of my graphite and CC&G set, but my plain old white on black Cherry DS get the most use since they are, IMO, the best cap for the money and are a dream to type on.
And where does a newb like me find white on black cherry DS like that?
I think SP sells some on their site. At least they were advertised as "Original Cherry DS's".
Original Cherry Lasered
I have a few sets and like them. They are thick Cherry profile, with nicely lasered legends. Not everyone shares my affinity for them, but they are only $18 for the alphanumeric set. I use them to replace OEM keycaps immediately upon arrival.
- Ron | samwisekoi
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And where does a newb like me find white on black cherry DS like that?
They are plentiful in the classifieds or on ebay. I sold a bunch of them a while back for $25-$40 depending on shine and the particulars of the set. Note that depending on the source keyboard, some of the keys have wacky profiles (in particular the navcluster keys -- Del, End, PgDn, etc.) And of course you'll need a moogle to make them fit a standard 1.25x modifier layout.
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I love my thick cherry compared to SP DS. I love the look of my graphite and CC&G set, but my plain old white on black Cherry DS get the most use since they are, IMO, the best cap for the money and are a dream to type on.
And where does a newb like me find white on black cherry DS like that?
I got mine from lysol, but I doubt he'd have any more to sell. They are acutally kinda easy to find and cheap if you don't mind a bit of shine. They don't always require a moogle, but most of them will. Mine had DS 1.25 controls and alts but cherry thick pad printed windows and menu keys