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Title: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: katushkin on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:06:54
Welcome one and all to February's Keyboard of the Month vote! As always it's a bit late, but we have some very special boards for you this month!

First up is Photoelectic's LZ-GH

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1571/24446776483_a266d3b94f_k.jpg)

Another image of it can be found in the nomination thread here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79727.msg2059781#msg2059781)

Second is hwood34's RS78 with Hirose Orange switches

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1494/25149193176_1c98eb7a6d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EjmbWU)004 (https://flic.kr/p/EjmbWU)

More images over in the nomination thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79727.msg2063006#msg2063006)

And finally, it's Shareandenjoy's 60% Matias project

(http://i.imgur.com/CUwdRt3.jpg)

His build log can be found here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79741.0)

As always the vote is open for seven days, and the winners will be entered into 2016's Keyboard of the Year competition!
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:38:15
This was an easy one for me this time :)
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: whmeltonjr on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:39:05
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:38:15
This was an easy one for me this time :)

Same here. Although I would take any of the 3 boards.
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:48:17
Quote from: whmeltonjr on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:39:05
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:38:15
This was an easy one for me this time :)

Same here. Although I would take any of the 3 boards.

I noticed that two of them have the space bar removed to avoid any controversy about flipped space bars :))
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: whmeltonjr on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:49:54
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:48:17
Quote from: whmeltonjr on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:39:05
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:38:15
This was an easy one for me this time :)

Same here. Although I would take any of the 3 boards.

I noticed that two of them have the space bar removed to avoid any controversy about flipped space bars :))

Is that like the mechanical keyboard version of being politically correct?  :))
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: appleonama on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:50:00
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:48:17
Quote from: whmeltonjr on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:39:05
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 01 March 2016, 19:38:15
This was an easy one for me this time :)

Same here. Although I would take any of the 3 boards.

I noticed that two of them have the space bar removed to avoid any controversy about flipped space bars :))

Oh I voted before I read this. space bar flipping would totally skew my vote. mod I want a revote!
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: njbair on Tue, 01 March 2016, 20:08:39
Voted. I normally slant heavily in favor of anything DIY, but this month I think the two Kustoms stand out. The color matching on both is superb, and those MX orange switches are just really cool.

BTW, katushkin, I believe that's an RS78, not an RS96.
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: nubbinator on Tue, 01 March 2016, 20:12:44
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 01 March 2016, 20:08:39
Voted. I normally slant heavily in favor of anything DIY, but this month I think the two Kustoms stand out. The color matching on both is superb, and those MX orange switches are just really cool.

BTW, katushkin, I believe that's an RS78, not an RS96.

The thing I kept in mind in the voting is that one of the Kustoms is, by and large, a DIY project.  The board was a total cluster**** when Photoelectric got it. (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49632.0;nowap)  It's incredible to see how it is now.
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: njbair on Tue, 01 March 2016, 20:19:26
Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 01 March 2016, 20:12:44
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 01 March 2016, 20:08:39
Voted. I normally slant heavily in favor of anything DIY, but this month I think the two Kustoms stand out. The color matching on both is superb, and those MX orange switches are just really cool.

BTW, katushkin, I believe that's an RS78, not an RS96.

The thing I kept in mind in the voting is that one of the Kustoms is, by and large, a DIY project.  The board was a total cluster**** when Photoelectric got it. (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49632.0;nowap)  It's incredible to see how it is now.
Oh yeah, that was the pink bent one, right? Awesome story.
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: katushkin on Wed, 02 March 2016, 04:35:19
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 01 March 2016, 20:08:39
BTW, katushkin, I believe that's an RS78, not an RS96.

Yeah, you're right. I got it right in the poll but not in the post for some reason. Thanks.
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: n0rvig on Wed, 02 March 2016, 21:22:18
Beauties!!
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: E3E on Wed, 02 March 2016, 22:28:29
There is of course one with a story that is very deeply compelling here. I think that's my main draw, but these are all so awesome. You'll get your Oscar dammit! Leo did!
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: hwood34 on Thu, 03 March 2016, 17:59:28
This shot's probably a bit nicer: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43865.msg2066272#msg2066272

That LZ-GH is awesome though, color is perfect and the restoration is on point
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: katushkin on Mon, 07 March 2016, 05:00:05
Just over 36 hours to get your votes in! This is shaping up to be a very close competition this month!
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: hwood34 on Wed, 09 March 2016, 12:22:22
Congrats Photoelectric! Honestly the most impressive restoration effort I've seen with the most gorgeous looking end result
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: njbair on Wed, 09 March 2016, 12:32:10
hwood be like


Congrats to all! Each board here is awesome.
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: katushkin on Wed, 09 March 2016, 14:57:23
Congratulations Photoelectric on picking up the win! A fantastic project, and a worth winner.

Commiserations to the runners up, thank you to everyone for taking part!
Title: Re: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - February - Vote
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 09 March 2016, 19:57:59
Congrats to Photoelectric  :)