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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: Wannabe on Fri, 24 April 2015, 09:20:24
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Hello GH!
I got my first mechanical keyboard in 2011 with the Razer Blackwidow and since then I've been hooked on achieving the ultimate typing experience. Long time lurker here and on reddit...don't have a preference on site and think both have their pros and cons and I enjoy both simply for providing awesome pictures and interesting discussion. Made an account so I can be more involved in the Classifieds/Group Buy scene, as well as the DIY scene. I just bought my first DIY kit with the Ortholinear Neutrino (65%) keyboard and participated in my first keycap groupbuy with Granite on MD.
A list of the boards I own (some images can be found here...and yes there is a shoe...I fell for it: http://imgur.com/a/DeYVI (http://imgur.com/a/DeYVI) and http://imgur.com/a/XpZPT (http://imgur.com/a/XpZPT)
TG3 BL82 (re-branded Deck used in police cruisers) - MX Black (current home daily driver)
Leopold FC660C - Topre (current work daily driver)
KeyCool 84 - MX Brown
KBT PurePro - Bought with MX Black, modified to now have MX Blue
Full size Filco - MX Blue
Full size Rosewill - MX Brown
Noppoo Choc Mini - MX Blue
Ducky Shine 2 Fullsize - MX Brown
Ducky Shine 2 TKL - MX Red
WASD Fullsize - MX Red
Ducky Fullsize Something - Green alps clone
CM Storm QFR TKL - MX Red
There might be one or two I can't remember at the moment. Eventually I would like to own one of all the major switch types.
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Welcome to Geekhack! Nice collection :)
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Welcome to Geekhack!
A nice collection, and a commendable plan - to own a keyboard with one of each major switch type.
How far back are you thinking of going? Model M and F buckling spring are fairly major. And a few people would insist that Hall effect switches are (were) a major player.
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Welcome to Geekhack!
A nice collection, and a commendable plan - to own a keyboard with one of each major switch type.
How far back are you thinking of going? Model M and F buckling spring are fairly major. And a few people would insist that Hall effect switches are (were) a major player.
I think that's a decision my wallet will have to decide. About 1.5 years ago I thought I had all Cherry versions (Brown, Black, Blue, and Red) but now that Green and Clear are on full boards I want one of each of those. I'm in the market for a buckling springs (SSK being top choice since I love smaller form factors but that's mostly a pipe dream). And then I have to decide how many different ALPs I want to chase down and now there's all the clone switches...
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Welcome to Geekhack!
A nice collection, and a commendable plan - to own a keyboard with one of each major switch type.
How far back are you thinking of going? Model M and F buckling spring are fairly major. And a few people would insist that Hall effect switches are (were) a major player.
I think that's a decision my wallet will have to decide. About 1.5 years ago I thought I had all Cherry versions (Brown, Black, Blue, and Red) but now that Green and Clear are on full boards I want one of each of those. I'm in the market for a buckling springs (SSK being top choice since I love smaller form factors but that's mostly a pipe dream). And then I have to decide how many different ALPs I want to chase down and now there's all the clone switches...
You seem to have forgotten Cherry MX white, milk, (depending on who you talk to, there is some overlap between white, milk and clear), both types of grays. Then there are vintage versions of some of those, which feel so different to the modern variants that they are almost different switches!
Next up you have Kailh switches, which are basically MX compatible.
And not Gateron, that produce their own range of MX-compatible switches.
Then there's ALPS ...