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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: HiRO on Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:11:05
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I have been into mechanical keyboards for a couple years, mainly when i first started into building computers. My first mech was a corsair k70/reds, second was a poker 2/blues, (currently typing on). I love mechanical keyboards, and in my free time, i like to browse /r/mechanicalkeyboards. I decided it was probably time to make an account and be a part of the community!
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Welcome to the community! Are you enjoying the switch from reds to blues?
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Unfortunately, i am not as much as i thought i would. I prefer reds over blues still. I use the k70 for games and the poker for writing papers for school. I got a poker 2 with blues mainly because, at the time of wanting a poker 2, it was difficult to find. I refreshed ebay pages daily for at least a month, and the one i got was the first one to come along that interested me. It came with o-rings and a grifiti wrist pad. It would have been ideal to find one with reds though. Sometime this year i hope to get a pok3r with reds ;D
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Unfortunately, i am not as much as i thought i would. I prefer reds over blues still. I use the k70 for games and the poker for writing papers for school. I got a poker 2 with blues mainly because, at the time of wanting a poker 2, it was difficult to find. I refreshed ebay pages daily for at least a month, and the one i got was the first one to come along that interested me. It came with o-rings and a grifiti wrist pad. It would have been ideal to find one with reds though. Sometime this year i hope to get a pok3r with reds ;D
You could also swap out the blue switches with reds. It's totally unnecessary, but you may come to appreciate the keyboard more should you do it.
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Very true, but it sounds intimidating!
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Very true, but it sounds intimidating!
I'm sure others who are more experienced than I would love to help you out. :thumb:
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Welcome to Geekhack!
Most people who builds computers don't give the keyboard a second thought! You are on of the very few that does :)
Swapping switches is not difficult, all you need is a decent soldering iron, solder sucker, good soldering skills, and LOTS of patience!
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Welcome to Geekhack!
Most people who builds computers don't give the keyboard a second thought! You are on of the very few that does :)
Swapping switches is not difficult, all you need is a decent soldering iron, solder sucker, good soldering skills, and LOTS of patience!
Thank you for the insight! I may just give it a shot! Is there a certain page that has good information/steps that I can follow?
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Thank you very much! I just watched this whole thing. It really reminds me of building a computer, where I can choose my own parts and mix and match to fit my liking. Instead of just swapping the switches between these two boards, I will build up part by part.
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I'm glad that helped, I've probably watched that video three times in the past few months. WhiteFireDragon is really good at what he does!
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Welcome to the community!
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Welcome to Geekhack!
Most people who builds computers don't give the keyboard a second thought! You are on of the very few that does :)
Swapping switches is not difficult, all you need is a decent soldering iron, solder sucker, good soldering skills, and LOTS of patience!
Thank you for the insight! I may just give it a shot! Is there a certain page that has good information/steps that I can follow?
There's the famous living soldering thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42824.0) (lots of links, well worth a read), and a few good suggestions in this thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79104.0) that someone created recently.