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Title: Hello
Post by: Bloodfire on Mon, 15 August 2016, 21:26:37

Hey All,

New here and saying hello.  just found this site today and am interested in keyboards.  I have a lot to learn !


Regards,
Jason

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: mike52787 on Mon, 15 August 2016, 22:09:09

Welcome to geekhack! do you currently have any mechanical keyboards? if so what do you have? If not, what are you looking at? Good to have you in the wonderful world of keyboards, just prepare your wallet.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: xtrafrood on Tue, 16 August 2016, 03:58:44

Hello, hello. Welcome :)

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 16 August 2016, 06:01:30

Welcome to Geekhack!

Did you join for the keyboards?  Or the keycap group buys?

Artisan keycaps, perhaps?

Or maybe you're a fan of drama ;)

Or maybe you'd like to build your own keyboard?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Bloodfire on Tue, 16 August 2016, 07:49:35

I've really been interested in buying a completed keyboard since I saw one sometime ago on the Net.  I bought some of those loose typewriter caps but haven't used them yet.  Looking at the market threads it is a little confusing.  Any tips on finding a completed keyboard?  Has anyone converted some mechanicals to wireless?

Thanks,
Jason

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 17 August 2016, 06:01:55

Quote from: Bloodfire on Tue, 16 August 2016, 07:49:35

I've really been interested in buying a completed keyboard since I saw one sometime ago on the Net.  I bought some of those loose typewriter caps but haven't used them yet.  Looking at the market threads it is a little confusing.  Any tips on finding a completed keyboard?  Has anyone converted some mechanicals to wireless?

Thanks,
Jason

That is an extremely open-ended request.

What kind of keyboard are you looking for?  A commercial product, or a kit someone has built?

Full size?  TKL?  60%?  40%?

What switches?  There are dozens of Cherry, Gateron, Topre, Alps, buckling spring, Outemu, Zealios and more.

Backlighting?  Single or multi-coloured?

ANSI?  ISO?  If ISO, what variant?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: xtrafrood on Wed, 17 August 2016, 06:17:11

Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 17 August 2016, 06:01:55

Quote from: Bloodfire on Tue, 16 August 2016, 07:49:35

I've really been interested in buying a completed keyboard since I saw one sometime ago on the Net.  I bought some of those loose typewriter caps but haven't used them yet.  Looking at the market threads it is a little confusing.  Any tips on finding a completed keyboard?  Has anyone converted some mechanicals to wireless?

Thanks,
Jason

That is an extremely open-ended request.

What kind of keyboard are you looking for?  A commercial product, or a kit someone has built?

Full size?  TKL?  60%?  40%?

What switches?  There are dozens of Cherry, Gateron, Topre, Alps, buckling spring, Outemu, Zealios and more.

Backlighting?  Single or multi-coloured?

ANSI?  ISO?  If ISO, what variant?

And mechanical to wireless had been done a few times. A quick forum search for wireless or Bluetooth will probably provide enough reading material to last a week ;)

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Bloodfire on Wed, 17 August 2016, 09:49:18

Hah, there is just too much I don't know.  Lot of reading to do.  I just bought my first key cap, a lycan mx!  Guess I will work on collecting unique mx keys until I can find that perfect keyboard.  I don't know enough to know which keyboard would be the best for me.  On the classified board so many threads are wtt or wtb, is there a better spot for wts threads ?

Thanks,
Jason

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 20 August 2016, 06:10:06

Then your best bet it to try to get along to a meetup, where people generally bring lots of different keyboards that you can try.