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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: two4teezee on Mon, 19 May 2014, 23:13:20

Title: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: two4teezee on Mon, 19 May 2014, 23:13:20

Techkeys.us has a pretty nice Cherry-replica set with translucent legends:

(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0218/4886/products/BackLit_1024x1024.jpg?v=1398013030)

http://techkeys.us/collections/keycap-sets/products/cherry-replica-set (http://techkeys.us/collections/keycap-sets/products/cherry-replica-set)

Max Keyboards seem to have a decent keyset on their backlit keyboards as well:

(http://www.maxkeyboard.com/images/overview/Blackbird-TKL-KEY-CAPS-920.jpg)

http://www.maxkeyboard.com/max-keyboard-blackbird-tenkeyless-tkl-cherry-mx-backlit-mechanical-keyboard.html (http://www.maxkeyboard.com/max-keyboard-blackbird-tenkeyless-tkl-cherry-mx-backlit-mechanical-keyboard.html)

I guess the question is, what other options are there for double shot key caps with translucent legends? Furthermore, what would be the interest for a perhaps more conventional keyset with translucent legends? Chime in and maybe we can start an IC... but something like a DSA Dolch-like keyset with translucent legends might be amazing...

Title: Re: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: HPE1000 on Mon, 19 May 2014, 23:25:02

Kinda not exactly what you are asking for but I might bug max keyboards again. I asked them last year if they were going to sell those doubleshot keycaps without the keyboard and they said they were planning on it really soon, maybe it didn't pan out.

Title: Re: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: two4teezee on Tue, 20 May 2014, 00:09:00

I've never seen/felt those keys, wonder how they are. I have Vortex Race and the keys look to have a similar semi-glossy finish (even though Race is just ABS with a coating on them). I actually quite like the Race keys.

Title: Re: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: kittykatmax on Tue, 20 May 2014, 02:49:16

The Max Keyboards key caps were just on massdrop.

Title: Re: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: MAR82 on Tue, 20 May 2014, 03:04:04

Quote from: kittykatmax on Tue, 20 May 2014, 02:49:16

The Max Keyboards key caps were just on massdrop.

They weren’t the same ones, Two4Teezee is talking about the double shot keycap from MaxKeyboard. As of now they only sell them with keyboards. The ones on MassDrop were the normal translucent keycaps they normally sell

Title: Re: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: Razor Lotus on Tue, 20 May 2014, 06:31:47

Quote from: two4teezee on Mon, 19 May 2014, 23:13:20

Techkeys.us has a pretty nice Cherry-replica set with translucent legends:
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(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0218/4886/products/BackLit_1024x1024.jpg?v=1398013030)

http://techkeys.us/collections/keycap-sets/products/cherry-replica-set (http://techkeys.us/collections/keycap-sets/products/cherry-replica-set)

Max Keyboards seem to have a decent keyset on their backlit keyboards as well:
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Show Image
(http://www.maxkeyboard.com/images/overview/Blackbird-TKL-KEY-CAPS-920.jpg)

http://www.maxkeyboard.com/max-keyboard-blackbird-tenkeyless-tkl-cherry-mx-backlit-mechanical-keyboard.html (http://www.maxkeyboard.com/max-keyboard-blackbird-tenkeyless-tkl-cherry-mx-backlit-mechanical-keyboard.html)

I guess the question is, what other options are there for double shot key caps with translucent legends? Furthermore, what would be the interest for a perhaps more conventional keyset with translucent legends? Chime in and maybe we can start an IC... but something like a DSA Dolch-like keyset with translucent legends might be amazing...

Wasn't the cherry legends replica from the gb on gh?

Title: Re: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: Hyde on Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:48:52

Quote from: HPE1000 on Mon, 19 May 2014, 23:25:02

Kinda not exactly what you are asking for but I might bug max keyboards again. I asked them last year if they were going to sell those doubleshot keycaps without the keyboard and they said they were planning on it really soon, maybe it didn't pan out.

Hmmmm that's interesting to know, I should send them an e-mail again then lol. I actually really want that keycap set haha.

Title: Re: Double Shot Keys With Translucent Legends
Post by: tbc on Tue, 20 May 2014, 15:05:40

Quote from: Razor Lotus on Tue, 20 May 2014, 06:31:47

Wasn't the cherry legends replica from the gb on gh?

yep