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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: queencodemonkey on Tue, 05 August 2014, 10:35:20
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Hello hello. I've been on the mechanical keyboards for a couple of years now, but nothing too crazy. Been happy with my Das Keyboard Professional S. But in the last month I have been on crazy kick to grab a TKL and have been researching other keyboards, modding, window-shopping for keycaps, etc. And geekhack has come up a lot in all the googling. So now that I have a new Ducky Shine 3 TKL (thanks in no small part to several posts I found here), I figured I'd join and have fun talking the mkb with y'all.
Have a Poker II on the way as well. In fact I bought a monitor stand in anticipation of needing the extra space and being able to swap between two keyboards.
Also have some fun keycaps on the way.
So it begins…
Cheers!
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Welcome! I've got my eye on a Poker II as well.
What made you go with the Ducky TKL?
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Well, it just seemed like the consensus was that the Ducky keyboards just have fantastic build quality and are a great choice unless you feel like stepping up into the Filco price range. The Shine 3 has so many LED modes that I don't feel like I need but it is a great feeling keyboard. Clean and solid. Great features I'm loving it. Also the fact that I can make the spacebar LEDs show pretty colors is growing on me.
I wanted a TKL as a style switch. I have been strictly full keyboard (I did a lot of bookkeeping for summer jobs so I probably just had that nostalgia for all that data entry) but I saw the Poker II on Massdrop and then read something about a TKL being a slightly more ergonomic setup because of the reduced distance to mouse and thought, well I'm not doing bookkeeping now, let's go for a smaller keyboard!
I actually bought a Code keyboard with green switches and just didn't like it as much: neither the greens nor the feel of the keyboard really hooked me as much as the Ducky. So the Code keyboard is getting returned.
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Like you, I got a Poker II after being a life long full size keyboard user. Prior to the Poker I used the number pad very frequently, the arrow keys even more so. It took some adjusting, but I like the compact form factor quite a bit. I am considering getting a compact layout with arrow keys to see if I like that better. 60% I find to be the best look, but sometimes I really need those arrows! Plus I'd like to try MX Blacks. I have browns, clears and blues, but nothing linear.
What did you get for switches? Was it the Clears?
Oh, and welcome!
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60% I find to be the best look, but sometimes I really need those arrows!
I feel the exact same way! I think that's why even though I grabbed the Poker II (with clear switches from the recent Massdrop), I figured the 75% would be good for most of my day job stuff since I use arrow keys all the time. I guess I'll see how it goes for me with the 60% and the getting-used-to-it process.
I've been strictly a blues kinda girl (that's what my Ducky is), but I'm hoping I'll like the feel of the clears. And maybe the Poker II will be something I can take to public/office-type places. I'm already a super menace at home with my blues.
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Welcome queencodemonkey!
Looks like you're off to a wonderful start. Great choice of boards you have already and checking out MX-Clears and the 60% format is an excellent next step. :thumb:
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I have Clears at home, and Blues at work. Really, both are loud as far as my coworkers are concerned, but they got used to it. ^-^ The Clears are really nice, but not as snappy as Blues. I'm thinking if I go with something linear it might cut back on the noise...maybe.
I'm not sure I can go with a full TKL, maybe something like a Filco MiniLa, or a Noppo Choc Mini where I get the best of both worlds. It'll take me forever to decide!
As a side note, it is always good to see another woman kicking around these parts. :)
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Welcome to Geekhack! Nice choice on the Ducky :D. And I'm glad to see mashby is still pushing his 60% layout hard :P
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Welcome to Geekhack!
I have many Duckys - red, green and yellow backlighting (although the yellow looks too orange for my liking).