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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: wakko on Thu, 23 April 2015, 02:02:26

Title: hello everyone
Post by: wakko on Thu, 23 April 2015, 02:02:26: hi,

my day job is a programmer, so i spent most of my time clicking away on a keyboard. i recently started looking into better keyboards than my apple wireless. so i bought a kul, should've discovered it earlier. i stumbled onto keypuller and saw pictures of the solarized sa set. wow... which lead me here.

so hello everyone...
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: fknraiden on Thu, 23 April 2015, 02:09:06: welcome! how do you like the KUL? i only hear good about it.
watch out for your wallet when it comes to those keysets, can be dangerous with all that beautiful plastic out there.
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 23 April 2015, 05:55:11: Welcome to Geekhack!

Which switches have you got in the KUL? Whichever ones you have, it would definitely be a huge difference to the Apple keyboard.

I went from an Apple aluminium keyboard to a Ducky Shine with MX blues, and I haven't looked back! Well, maybe once or twice, to try to remember what it was like when I still had some money :))
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: wakko on Thu, 23 April 2015, 13:25:11: i got the kul with reds. Wanted blues but i thought about my coworkers sanity. it's not a whole lot quieter but there is no click. and yes it's gonna hurt by wallet. already thinking of getting one with blues and more keycaps.... :-[

kul is pretty awesome. love it. then again i've only used standard keyboards before, mostly apple ones. the reason i ended up on KUL was partly because of the dip switches and otherwise familiar layout. if anyone has recommendations for other mac compatible keyboards, i'd love to hear them. i do want the media keys etc. working at the keyboard level...

can i get in on the group buys as a new member? i read the rules and it said i can't start "topics" but wasn't sure about joining group buys. i'm very familiar with group buys because of my other interests.
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 26 April 2015, 02:09:09: The blues do have a high-pitches tick tick sound that can annoy some.

You can try O-rings under the keycaps which should deaden the bottoming out sound a bit, if your co-workers are still not happy.

You can certainly join a GB as a new member. You can even host one, if you REALLY want, although most would recommend against it ;)
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: wakko on Sun, 26 April 2015, 19:47:18: After some googling settled on a poker 3 with clears. Will have to wait to try the blues/greens later. Did order some o-rings just in case.

Geez, already joined like 3 group buys.
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: wakko on Sun, 26 April 2015, 19:48:35: So reds and clears for now. Both are linear non-tactile. Will see how that goes.
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: jerue on Wed, 29 April 2015, 08:41:25: Welcome!

And wow, 3 group buys! A hot start! That's awesome :D

I think you'll find that reds and clears are quite different (if you appreciate feedback while typing, you'll like the clears). I prefer heavier switches, and could easily see myself rotating mx blacks and clears out often.
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: wakko on Wed, 29 April 2015, 14:19:25: Does anyone know if gateron clear tops will fit the cherry reds and maybe reduce the wobble?
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: burn1nsun on Sat, 02 May 2015, 13:45:43: Hello human being
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 03 May 2015, 05:41:59: Quote from: wakko on Sun, 26 April 2015, 19:48:35
So reds and clears for now. Both are linear non-tactile. Will see how that goes.

MX clears are tactile ;)
Title: Re: hello everyone
Post by: LXXXIX on Mon, 04 May 2015, 07:25:48: Welcome to GH! I love my KUL I'm thinking about swapping the switches though. Be careful not to get too wallethack'd!