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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: xSpartanCx on Sat, 08 February 2014, 13:38:13
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My dad is looking to get a mechanical keyboard, so I let him try a few of my switches. He seems to like the heaviness of Dark Grey Linear switches and the tactileness of Light Grey switches. He's not interested in doing something like a phantom, so what preassembled keyboard would be best to fit his wants? Is there some sort of ALPS switch like that?
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Might like a board with complicated clicky white Alps such as the Focus FK-2001.
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These are heavy, tactile, and clicky. http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=21
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Buckling Spring.
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Topre 55, mx clear, buckling spring.
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BS or clears.
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Topre 55, mx clear, buckling spring.
This. MX green is also an option.
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Buckling Spring all the way my friend.
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My dad is looking to get a mechanical keyboard, so I let him try a few of my switches. He seems to like the heaviness of Dark Grey Linear switches and the tactileness of Light Grey switches. He's not interested in doing something like a phantom, so what preassembled keyboard would be best to fit his wants? Is there some sort of ALPS switch like that?
If you truly care about your old man then make a keyboard for him. Don't ask him to pay up for it, simply save and buy one off here and assemble it with Light Greys yourself. If you don't want to do it, easily get one of the professionals here to do it for you. There is nothing here that's been mentioned that even comes close to 120g of pure delight, BS, Thorpie, Greens - are for limp wristed girlie folk.
If you decide to build a keyboard for him he'll appreciate that more then getting him to buy some poor quality made rubbish from the far east. Nothing more durable than a custom made keyboard that shows how much you love him (purely in a father and son way).
I know something about old men, they always go for the cheap because they don't know any better but when he tries your 'gifted' custom-made keyboard, he won't believe his fingers. In fact he'll probably put you first in his will when his time comes :thumb: .
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My dad is looking to get a mechanical keyboard, so I let him try a few of my switches. He seems to like the heaviness of Dark Grey Linear switches and the tactileness of Light Grey switches. He's not interested in doing something like a phantom, so what preassembled keyboard would be best to fit his wants? Is there some sort of ALPS switch like that?
If you truly care about your old man then make a keyboard for him. Don't ask him to pay up for it, simply save and buy one off here and assemble it with Light Greys yourself. If you don't want to do it, easily get one of the professionals here to do it for you. There is nothing here that's been mentioned that even comes close to 120g of pure delight, BS, Thorpie, Greens - are for limp wristed girlie folk.
If you decide to build a keyboard for him he'll appreciate that more then getting him to buy some poor quality made rubbish from the far east. Nothing more durable than a custom made keyboard that shows how much you love him (purely in a father and son way).
I know something about old men, they always go for the cheap because they don't know any better but when he tries your 'gifted' custom-made keyboard, he won't believe his fingers. In fact he'll probably put you first in his will when his time comes :thumb: .
Them are fighting words! You want to fight me with my 10 lb. Model F?!?!?!
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Buckling Spring all the way my friend.
I am going to agree with this, at least as long as his keyboard isn't near your mom. :)
Lots of BS love here. Every click feels nice and distinct, and you know when you press on a key.
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Buckling Spring all the way my friend.
I am going to agree with this, at least as long as his keyboard isn't near your mom. :)
Lots of BS love here. Every click feels nice and distinct, and you know when you press on a key.
Agreed... I just love my Aircraft Carrier oh so much.
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Them are fighting words! You want to fight me with my 10 lb. Model F?!?!?!
You can if you like, It just means you'll get smacked with a spare 6kg wrench ;) .
I've got a Model-F as well, the casing maybe a little large but any decent, smaller Korean, all aluminum case easily matches that weight - plus adding an extra brass plate - will definitely b!tch slap the Model-F back down were it belongs.
The op's father wants to use a high tactile switch but the Model-F fails to deliver on that basic requirement. It's too soft, it will never match the firmness of even a light grey MX.
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Haha!