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Title: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: tehj0shi on Fri, 05 December 2014, 07:32:15

Hey,

so I had a Poker II at home and wanted to get a second Keyboard for work. I really loved the feeling of the Poker with MX Blues, So I bought a Ducky Mini and really love the features like Capslock on Tab and Mouse via WASD and so on. But the typing feels mushy on all the keys not just the keys with stabilizers. Can someone explain why this is? They bot have MX Blue Switches.

Title: Re: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: Oobly on Sat, 06 December 2014, 04:09:54

Thin ABS keycaps vs thick PBT? Only thing I can think of that's really different between them. Both plate mounted, same switch type, both solid dual layer PCB. AFAIK, the Ducky Mini doesn't come stock with orings, does it?

Title: Re: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: tehj0shi on Sat, 06 December 2014, 04:39:40

Yes it doesn't which is why I put PBT Caps on which did not help. BTW, my Poker II is a backlit model thus it also had ABS.

Title: Re: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: file_id on Sun, 07 December 2014, 10:12:28

I had a mini also with mx blues and I felt the same way also. The cherry mx blues felt somewhat mushy. It's the reason I sold the thing. Could it be the backplate or case?

Title: Re: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: FrostyToast on Sun, 07 December 2014, 10:16:12

The only thing that I could think of would be the cap hitting the LED.
This is a fairly common problem, but I don't know if that would be the problem since you said that you had a backlit poker II

Title: Re: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: tehj0shi on Sun, 07 December 2014, 10:52:07

Well that could be a reason still since the Poker II LED is top mounted and Ducky Mini at the Bottom. That is pretty much the only really difference.

Title: Re: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: FrostyToast on Sun, 07 December 2014, 11:10:29

Quote from: tehj0shi on Sun, 07 December 2014, 10:52:07

Well that could be a reason still since the Poker II LED is top mounted and Ducky Mini at the Bottom. That is pretty much the only really difference.

Try to desolder an LED and see if that makes a difference.
I know that LEDs can DEFINITELY make things mushy.

Title: Re: Ducky Minii question about typing.
Post by: tbc on Sun, 07 December 2014, 20:47:14

keyboard weight?

if you're talking about the ducky shine mini