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Title: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Tue, 02 September 2014, 15:36:33: hi you guys/girls i'm a newbie to this forum.. a good friend told me about it since i like keyboards.. i hope everyone is having a good day :)

i'll update my profile later, gotta jam to class
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: katushkin on Tue, 02 September 2014, 15:42:42: Welcome to Geekhack! What boards do you currently own or are you on the lookout to buy your first?
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: Lurch on Tue, 02 September 2014, 15:44:34: Welcome! I hope your day is going well!

Enjoy your stay!
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Post by: Grim Fandango on Tue, 02 September 2014, 15:45:40: Welcome to geekhack.
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Post by: rowdy on Tue, 02 September 2014, 17:27:26: Welcome to Geekhack!

I hope you enjoy your stay :)
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Post by: Hundrakia on Tue, 02 September 2014, 17:44:47: Welcome!
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Wed, 03 September 2014, 04:00:26: Quote from: katushkin on Tue, 02 September 2014, 15:42:42
Welcome to Geekhack! What boards do you currently own or are you on the lookout to buy your first?

I'm actually here for a look out for my first keyboard, i want a special keyboard to call mine ^.^
a friend suggested this forum, so here i am
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Wed, 03 September 2014, 04:02:30: Quote from: Lurch on Tue, 02 September 2014, 15:44:34
Welcome! I hope your day is going well!

Enjoy your stay!

thanks for the warm welcome, tuesday's are actually the longest day out my week.. i don't get home from my night class until 9ish
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Wed, 03 September 2014, 04:03:46: Quote from: Grim Fandango on Tue, 02 September 2014, 15:45:40
Welcome to geekhack.

thank you, hope you're having a good day :)
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Wed, 03 September 2014, 04:05:09: Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 02 September 2014, 17:27:26
Welcome to Geekhack!

I hope you enjoy your stay :)

thank you (^.^)v
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Wed, 03 September 2014, 04:06:48: Quote from: Hundrakia on Tue, 02 September 2014, 17:44:47
Welcome!

v(^^) thank you for welcoming me, i really appreciate it
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: honoka on Wed, 10 September 2014, 11:56:33: Any thoughts on what kind of board or switches you are looking for?
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Post by: redpandasocks on Thu, 11 September 2014, 08:56:44: Welcome and I hope you find what keyboard you are looking for. I recently got my own and have been loving the browns. Makes me wonder about the clears though. :D
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Post by: esoomenona on Thu, 11 September 2014, 08:59:20: Welcome to geekhack. Funny, I used to drive through Madera quite often when I lived in California. It was my go to stop for gas and what have you.

Hope you enjoy your stay. Great people, ideas, suggestions. Just learn to exercise your willpower, lest you be homeless, living in a fort of keyboard boxes...
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Sat, 13 September 2014, 11:56:24: Quote from: honoka on Wed, 10 September 2014, 11:56:33
Any thoughts on what kind of board or switches you are looking for?

i know i'm looking for a keyboard that doesn't have a 10-key... but i need to be schooled on my keyboards haha
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Sat, 13 September 2014, 11:59:02: Quote from: redpandasocks on Thu, 11 September 2014, 08:56:44
Welcome and I hope you find what keyboard you are looking for. I recently got my own and have been loving the browns. Makes me wonder about the clears though. :D

hopefully i can find the one that i want.. i'm pretty busy so it's tough for me to find some time to do some researching.. but i know i want a girly keyboard that doesn't have a 10-key
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Sat, 13 September 2014, 12:01:08: Quote from: esoomenona on Thu, 11 September 2014, 08:59:20
Welcome to geekhack. Funny, I used to drive through Madera quite often when I lived in California. It was my go to stop for gas and what have you.

Hope you enjoy your stay. Great people, ideas, suggestions. Just learn to exercise your willpower, lest you be homeless, living in a fort of keyboard boxes...

haha thanks.. Madera is such a small town though.. can't wait to be done with college so i can live in the bay area, the weather here drags.. but i have a question.. where do you go to shop for keyboards?
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: esoomenona on Sat, 13 September 2014, 12:11:14: That depends on what it is exactly you're looking for. Mostly, you buy online.

elitekeyboards.com
mechanicalkeyboards.com
cmstore-usa.com
amazon.com

Among many others. If you have an idea of what you're interested in, I can try to point you to the right place.
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Post by: katushkin on Sat, 13 September 2014, 14:27:05: Well if you know the form factor you want (ten key less) then that narrows it a bit. Then you want to work out if you want it backlit, what kind of switches you want, what you are using it for etc.
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Post by: pfyang on Tue, 16 September 2014, 16:28:21: Quote from: esoomenona on Sat, 13 September 2014, 12:11:14
That depends on what it is exactly you're looking for. Mostly, you buy online.

elitekeyboards.com
mechanicalkeyboards.com
cmstore-usa.com
amazon.com

Among many others. If you have an idea of what you're interested in, I can try to point you to the right place.

i do have an idea of what i'm looking for, i'm looking for a keyboard that doesn't have a 10-key, ranges in colors of pink, purple, white or black, it doesn't have to have a back light, but if it does that is bonus, also i want to have a nice clicking sound when i press down on the buttons.. plus i would like it to be blutooth connect.. i know its a really broad range lol
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Tue, 16 September 2014, 16:29:39: Quote from: katushkin on Sat, 13 September 2014, 14:27:05
Well if you know the form factor you want (ten key less) then that narrows it a bit. Then you want to work out if you want it backlit, what kind of switches you want, what you are using it for etc.

i'm just using it for everyday use, i know a regular keyboard will do, but i just really like having a personal keyboard that is special to me.. one that i call my own :)
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 16 September 2014, 17:09:34: Having bluetooth in a keyboard really cuts down your options, especially with backlighting as that drains the battery.

Your best bet would be to get, say, a Ducky Shine TKL with MX blues and backlighting of your choice of colour, and then a separate USB to bluetooth adaptor.
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: epzy on Tue, 16 September 2014, 17:19:42: Heya, welcome. :)
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: pfyang on Thu, 18 September 2014, 05:07:14: Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 16 September 2014, 17:09:34
Having bluetooth in a keyboard really cuts down your options, especially with backlighting as that drains the battery.

Your best bet would be to get, say, a Ducky Shine TKL with MX blues and backlighting of your choice of colour, and then a separate USB to bluetooth adaptor.

Thank you! that really helps me :)
Title: Re: hi i'm a newbie
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 22 September 2014, 02:04:50: Welcome to GH! ;D