Is it possible to keep the actuation but reduce the active weight of the keys on a brown board? If so, I might just go buy the K95 today
Is it possible to keep the actuation but reduce the active weight of the keys on a brown board? If so, I might just go buy the K95 today
Well, the browns and reds both use 45g springs, so you can't do a spring swap. I'm not hip as to what's going on right now in the cutting edge Korean Mod community, but IIIRC, people have sought a mythical 30g spring for cherry switches, but nobody ever made them, AFAIK. Unless things have changed, you are stuck with 45g springs as the lightest you can get.
However, there is a solution to your predicament. I heartily recommend the HHKB Pro 2 to you. I usually qualify a Topre recommendation, but in your case there is no need for qualification, proviso or caveat, since you seem to want the something similar to an MX red with a bit of a tactile bump, which is how I usually describe the Topre 45g switch to the uninitiated. Also, the Type-S is a little bit nicer than the standard model, and since your price target is $300, I say get teh HHKB Pro 2 Type-S.
As for the vs. teh, teh is considered proper spelling in teh l33t community of pro gamers. So don't worry about that.Show Image(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/BullDawgSEC/pwnz0r2kylc7.gif)
IBM capacitive buckling spring (Model F) ~ Matias Tactile Click ~ Topre 55g > Matias Silent Click ~ Topre 45g > IBM membrane buckling spring (Model M) ~ Monterey blue > Various Alps > NBM Space Invaders > Cherry mx.
Grabbed a Cherry Red K95RGB today for $150 new... So I'm pretty stoked :p I couldn't get the browns, but I'm still okay with the reds ultimately I suppose... The new board does feel a lot nicer, I've been mashing away on that keyboard almost every day since I bought it, do the MX switches "wear" in over time? Maybe it's placebo, whatever lol. How do I go about grabbing custom keycaps for this particular board; do you have any recommendations?
Well, I'm going to toss a wrench into this thread. Aside from any form factor preferences, my impression is that the Realforce keyboards are superior to HHKB Pro 2 in construction as well as typing feel. Maybe it's the plate mounted switches vs. case mounted in the HHKB, but they feel better built. I have the non-silenced HHKB Pro 2 btw.I had always thought that the feeling of greater solidity in the RF compared to the HHKB was merely an impression based on the fact that the HHKB Topre switches are case-mounted rather than plate-mounted as in the RF. This gives the HHKB a more hollow and plasticky sound and feel than the RF, but I had assumed that this did not necessarily reflect a difference in build quality between the two keyboards. However, your problem with a sticking left shift key might indicate otherwise. So far, I have not encountered any functional problems with my HHKB or RF keyboards, and I have been using them approximately equally.
Also, the switch housing that allows the Topre switch to actuate up and down in the HHKB is plastic against plastic. That inevitably means wear. I've had to take my HHKB apart twice to lube it because the left Shift key begins to stick. And I'm sure the RF boards have some plastic against plastic in the switch housing, but I've never had to do that with any of my three 87Us, which get a lot more use. I just don't see my HHKB lasting as long as my RF boards, but only time will tell haha.
Am I disappointed in my HHKB? Not at all. I'm glad I bought it and will continue to use it until it dies, which I expect will be many years from now.
Does the hhkb professional type-2 work with Macs?
Thanks :)