Hi there,
long time lurker here. Registered just to ask a few questions before purchasing a HHKB. Hopefully, somebody will be ready to help me.
-how are the key caps on HHKB Pro 2 blank - do they wear fast (become shiny)? My previous keyboards never wore whatsoever (G80-3000LSCEU-2 and BlackWidow)
-any known problems? I know few were mentioning things like the spring pinging, which I'm completely fine with removing from space bar, for example
-anybody knows this seller? I find him to be the cheapest on this planet with price + shipping;
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F8OECM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2S08KYBSZ4Y2A&coliid=I39SJB7VDRW80M
-what is the height of the board (39.9mm is the highest or lowest - bottom)?
Thank you for your time!
BR
Keycaps are PBT plastic, which won't wear as fast as the now-standard ABS plastic. However it's highly dependent on your body chemistry. I don't sweat much in my hands so even my worst ABS keycaps took years to shine. Others' hands can shine up caps in a few weeks.
I had issues with the keyboard being recognized on boot when I owned one, but otherwise the build is high quality. You might want to check out the Leopold FC660C in case you want a more normal layout with dedicated arrow keys. The FC660C is a lot sturdier thanks to the metal plate (HHKB is a plastic plate).
Hi there,
long time lurker here. Registered just to ask a few questions before purchasing a HHKB. Hopefully, somebody will be ready to help me.
-how are the key caps on HHKB Pro 2 blank - do they wear fast (become shiny)? My previous keyboards never wore whatsoever (G80-3000LSCEU-2 and BlackWidow)
-any known problems? I know few were mentioning things like the spring pinging, which I'm completely fine with removing from space bar, for example
-anybody knows this seller? I find him to be the cheapest on this planet with price + shipping;
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F8OECM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2S08KYBSZ4Y2A&coliid=I39SJB7VDRW80M
-what is the height of the board (39.9mm is the highest or lowest - bottom)?
Thank you for your time!
BR
Hi there,
long time lurker here. Registered just to ask a few questions before purchasing a HHKB. Hopefully, somebody will be ready to help me.
-how are the key caps on HHKB Pro 2 blank - do they wear fast (become shiny)? My previous keyboards never wore whatsoever (G80-3000LSCEU-2 and BlackWidow)
-any known problems? I know few were mentioning things like the spring pinging, which I'm completely fine with removing from space bar, for example
-anybody knows this seller? I find him to be the cheapest on this planet with price + shipping;
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F8OECM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2S08KYBSZ4Y2A&coliid=I39SJB7VDRW80M
-what is the height of the board (39.9mm is the highest or lowest - bottom)?
Thank you for your time!
BR
Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
This is true, elitekeyboards now carries the spacebars.
Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
This is true, elitekeyboards now carries the spacebars.
That's awesome! I didn't know that. Looks like they only have black, but I'm assuming wear on the white spacebar is much less noticeable anyways.
Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
Why did the makers decide to do that instead of 100% PBT? crooked spacebars?
^ what do you mean about EK brian?
he's elitekeyboards, but he's not the clack factory if that's what you meant. unless he got a new night job or something.
Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
Why did the makers decide to do that instead of 100% PBT? crooked spacebars?
PBT shrinks more than ABS when cooled which can result in more warping than ABS, which is most obvious on long keycaps like space bars.
Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
Why did the makers decide to do that instead of 100% PBT? crooked spacebars?
PBT shrinks more than ABS when cooled which can result in more warping than ABS, which is most obvious on long keycaps like space bars.
Ah I see. What would doubleshot spacebars with a medium layer of pbt on the outside but abs on the inside work like?
I know keyboard is PBT apart from space bar, thank you for the info that you can actually buy a PBT space bar - that I didn't know.
I honestly can't find it on EK store in PBT either (only ABS), but the guys here said they sell PBT space bars for HHKB Pro 2 as well.
I think what he meant is that you can get a replacement ABS spacebar for when yours gets shiny.Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
This is true, elitekeyboards now carries the spacebars.
I honestly can't find it on EK store in PBT either (only ABS), but the guys here said they sell PBT space bars for HHKB Pro 2 as well.I think what he meant is that you can get a replacement ABS spacebar for when yours gets shiny.Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
This is true, elitekeyboards now carries the spacebars.
HHKB Pro2 or virtually any of the non JIS (HHKB Pro JP) variant uses ABS spacebar notably because of their length. That said, the HHKB JP is the only HHKB Pro range that I know of which has PBT spacebar. Now people can comment about how small the JP spacebar is.I honestly can't find it on EK store in PBT either (only ABS), but the guys here said they sell PBT space bars for HHKB Pro 2 as well.I think what he meant is that you can get a replacement ABS spacebar for when yours gets shiny.Though the rest of the keycaps are PBT, the spacebar is ABS, which I haven't seen mentioned. This will eventually become shiny with extended use.
This is true, elitekeyboards now carries the spacebars.
I'm assuming the Rf sets use Abs space bars also? I wish they would sell a white space bar alsoShow Image(http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/tuzki-bunnys/tuzki-bunny-emoticon-031.gif)