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Title: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: swimmingbird on Thu, 12 March 2015, 00:21:35: Hi everyone!

I'm Swimmingbird! I bought my first mechanical keyboard about a year ago (Ducky Shine III White Edition with MX Browns) and have been getting more and more into mechanical keyboards since then. I recently picked up a Ducky Mini (MX Reds) for cheap on auction that has stoked my interest in 60% boards and different switch types. My addiction is getting so bad I bought a Ducky Shine IV (again with browns) for work.

I've started experimenting with keycaps as well in the last few months starting with a set of white Vortex Backlit Doubleshot keycaps I got on Massdrop to just laying down more money than I care to admit on the GMK Hyperfuse set group buy. So far the Vortex ones make almost as big a difference as the mechanical switches themselves

Also been playing a bit with O-Rings - started with some red ones I picked up on eBay and some off brand (clear) ones I bought from China (through Ebay). I have just started using the clear o-rings on my work kb and am really satisfied so far!

I'm big into PC modding and have found that my modding mindset/addiction has gotten me into the wallet-burning territory of Mechanical Keyboards! I'm most interested in modding, groupbuys and exotic keycap sets, and am looking forward to learning a lot from the community.

Cheers!
Swimmingbird
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: Cottonsox on Thu, 12 March 2015, 00:23:29: Welcome!!

Good to have another Aussie around. I started with a Ducky myself, Shine II here.
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 15 March 2015, 02:09:55: Welcome to Geekhack!

My first modern mech was also a Ducky Shine - version 1 with MX blues and red backlighting.

Keycaps can make a huge different to a keyboard - different material, different thickness and different legends can make a keyboard seem like new.
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: swimmingbird on Sun, 15 March 2015, 07:17:51: Help! Just ordered 4 sets of Hyperfuse GMK!
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: joneslee85 on Sun, 15 March 2015, 07:23:58: How are you doing mate? I am in Sydney too, been addicted since, not curable now.
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 16 March 2015, 04:26:30: Quote from: swimmingbird on Sun, 15 March 2015, 07:17:51
Help! Just ordered 4 sets of Hyperfuse GMK!

4 sets?

Yikes!

One set for each of your keyboards?
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: swimmingbird on Wed, 18 March 2015, 19:41:08: Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 16 March 2015, 04:26:30
Quote from: swimmingbird on Sun, 15 March 2015, 07:17:51
Help! Just ordered 4 sets of Hyperfuse GMK!

4 sets?

Yikes!

One set for each of your keyboards?

I'm probably going to use just two - possibly only one depending on how much I get used to it.

The other two are an investment I will probably sell 6 months to a year from now
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: Ludovician on Wed, 18 March 2015, 22:39:23: Quote from: swimmingbird on Sun, 15 March 2015, 07:17:51
Help! Just ordered 4 sets of Hyperfuse GMK!

Nobody can help you now. You're trapped forever.
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 March 2015, 04:59:14: Quote from: swimmingbird on Wed, 18 March 2015, 19:41:08
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 16 March 2015, 04:26:30
Quote from: swimmingbird on Sun, 15 March 2015, 07:17:51
Help! Just ordered 4 sets of Hyperfuse GMK!

4 sets?

Yikes!

One set for each of your keyboards?

I'm probably going to use just two - possibly only one depending on how much I get used to it.

The other two are an investment I will probably sell 6 months to a year from now

I've got a box full of keycap sets. I like the variety - I can swap and match (within certain constraints) as much as I like.
Title: Re: Hi from Sydney!
Post by: LXXXIX on Thu, 19 March 2015, 11:38:50: Welcome to GH! Yeah mechs can be a real wallet burner. :-[