Leopold FC700 with MX Browns. It comes standard with thick PBT keys. It, however, does not (nor really need) backlighting.
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That looks nice, I even like the color of the keycaps (although I suppose it is compatible with custom caps if I wanted to customize it). Why does it have a light on the F5 key? Also, is this available for sale anywhere?
This is really taking a toll on my productivity.
My dream board's specs:
- tenkeyless: I like the look of the 60% boards but, as a programmer, often use the function keys
- Either no or a small lip around the keys: Basically nothing for me to rest my hands on
- Cherry MX Brown Switches: I like the blues in my das keyboard but want to try something with a similar feel that is a bit quieter
- Very subtle backlighting if any: Just something so I can see the keys in a dark room, without lighting up the room
- Not glossy: the das gets dirty so quickly
- Dark but not black key caps: I love the look of this keyboard (an espresso / cream color scheme would be great):
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So, this probably doesn't exist but I'd love to see your suggestions.
Thanks!
They will have a group buy on KMAC Happy in a few months. However it will most likely cost you $300 just for the case and PCB, and you have to purchase the switches and keycaps on your own. So if you don't have experience with soldering it can be a bit tricky.
Sounds like at the current moment the closest would be a KBC Pure. Or if you don't mind 75% size you can go for KBC Race.
And if you can let go of the backlit then KBC Poker or HHKB would be good choices too.
Ducky Shine 2 TKL and order a separate set of backlit keycaps (Ducky currently has several different colors of their backlit keycaps).
Seems to fit what you're looking for and I'm surprised noone's mentioned it. The lip at the bottom of the board's casing is a pretty standard size, but on the sides it seems smaller than most others as well. Ducky's backlit keycaps are much higher in quality than others you'll find as well. The backlighting has different lighting modes as well brightness levels too.
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Looks nice.
Is the brightness of the LEDs configurable? It would be nice to put the keyboard in low / no LED mode.
I see Ducky has a keycaps page but only see white and black keycaps as an option. Brown keycaps with pink LEDs would be a great combination.
On the lowest lighting setting: in a well lit room you can barely tell they're on; in darker settings you can clearly see them, but they have a soft illumination to them, not a glaring shine.
If you haven't checked, they also have many popular colors for the LED backlighting too.
Ducky has the basic Black backlit keycaps as well as Grey and Purple, but they are kind of hard to find atm because they sell out quickly; I think they have more colors planed for the future too though.
Ahh, I can't believe I missed this group buy:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40175.0
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This looks great, not crazy about the plum but I love the white on brown with the large lettering.
Wow, I'm loving the retro look. Made me do a double take. It reminds me of those old school typewriter keys.
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What do people think of the Vortex KBT ONI PBT as compared with the Leopold FC700?
They have them in stock here: http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=203
I very much like the look of that keyboard, and happen to be in the market for a new tenkeyless myself. Any word on the quality/reputation of Vortex KBs?
Ahh, I can't believe I missed this group buy:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40175.0
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This looks great, not crazy about the plum but I love the white on brown with the large lettering.
You can still get in on this if you are quick, because unpaid extras are currently available. You can even get non-plum modifiers.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40950.0
OP, I have has the same quest as you. The perfect keyboard for a Sysadmin/Network Engineer in my case.
I found this in a thrift store the other day:
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So far it is the best of both worlds. MX Browns, full keyboard function, compact size. Key overlays suck.
The quest continues. :))
That's a beast! I wouldn't mind using that at work. I try and do without my mouse as much as possible and an integrated trackball wouldn't be too bad once and a while.
I'm looking for the computer for the den area so it has to look nice and (sorry Compaq)...
This is really taking a toll on my productivity.
My dream board's specs:
- tenkeyless: I like the look of the 60% boards but, as a programmer, often use the function keys
- Either no or a small lip around the keys: Basically nothing for me to rest my hands on
- Cherry MX Brown Switches: I like the blues in my das keyboard but want to try something with a similar feel that is a bit quieter
- Very subtle backlighting if any: Just something so I can see the keys in a dark room, without lighting up the room
- Not glossy: the das gets dirty so quickly
- Dark but not black key caps: I love the look of this keyboard (an espresso / cream color scheme would be great):
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(http://i.imgur.com/vRbZygv.jpg)
So, this probably doesn't exist but I'd love to see your suggestions.
Thanks!
OMG!
What keyboard and case is that?