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New Members / Re: Hi fellow keyboard enthusiasts!
« Last post by HappyB0T on Thu, 18 December 2025, 20:44:53 »best of luck with your keyboard journey 
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New Members / Re: Hi fellow keyboard enthusiasts!
« Last post by subordinat on Thu, 18 December 2025, 20:01:27 »Welcome!!
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] GMK Coniferous R2.5 | Nov 28 - Dec 28
« Last post by djj0817 on Thu, 18 December 2025, 19:53:40 »plz reach the MOQ
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [Instock] Keygeek PA Linear Switc/Full Nylon
« Last post by DirtyGingy on Thu, 18 December 2025, 17:42:17 »The travel is too short for my taste, but this is interesting
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Keyboards / Re: Simple Questions, Simple Answers (FAQ in the OP)
« Last post by nescio on Thu, 18 December 2025, 17:24:30 »i write this answer from an optica60 (60% as the name suggests).Why did you buy that instead of the Glove80?
once you get into layers, you can put delete wherever you want.
Your keyboard does sound nice, but I still don't get it.
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Keyboards / Re: Building my first custom keyboard – looking for advice (65%)
« Last post by bdube30 on Thu, 18 December 2025, 17:06:29 »Hi,
Good question for the budget. I had a budget of 80-150$ for a prebuild keyboard, but I am aware that a custom one will probably cost me more. I'm flexible in term of budget but 200/250$ would be a limit I would try to stick to.
I'm open to non-silent switches that are on the quiet side too. I won't go for blue switches
I Know 90% of my coworker (and myself for the moment) use a cheap low profile membrane that are quiet. Some of my coworker started to bring mechanical keyboard, so it sure, I will not stand out too much I think. I may look for the quietest tactile switch that are knowned to be reliable (?) I still don't know for sure what I will pick, since I can hardly test switches before buying them too.
Good question for the budget. I had a budget of 80-150$ for a prebuild keyboard, but I am aware that a custom one will probably cost me more. I'm flexible in term of budget but 200/250$ would be a limit I would try to stick to.
I'm open to non-silent switches that are on the quiet side too. I won't go for blue switches
I Know 90% of my coworker (and myself for the moment) use a cheap low profile membrane that are quiet. Some of my coworker started to bring mechanical keyboard, so it sure, I will not stand out too much I think. I may look for the quietest tactile switch that are knowned to be reliable (?) I still don't know for sure what I will pick, since I can hardly test switches before buying them too.37
New Members / Re: Hi fellow keyboard enthusiasts!
« Last post by bdube30 on Thu, 18 December 2025, 16:58:26 »So far I did not used any custom or specialized keyboard. I always used Gaming Keyboard ( I have a Logitech G413 right now).
I did buyed a Keychron K4 3 years ago, but had to return it because of a connectivity issue.
I'm now looking to build myself a keyboard to use at my workspace, since I can't use a membrane keyboard
It will be the best occasion to build something custom. I do it to have a keyboard that I will love to use and also for the process of choosing the parts, etc.
And I plan after to build one to replace my Logitech g413, I suppose my Work keyboard will be the experiment toward building something even better later
I did buyed a Keychron K4 3 years ago, but had to return it because of a connectivity issue.
I'm now looking to build myself a keyboard to use at my workspace, since I can't use a membrane keyboard
It will be the best occasion to build something custom. I do it to have a keyboard that I will love to use and also for the process of choosing the parts, etc.And I plan after to build one to replace my Logitech g413, I suppose my Work keyboard will be the experiment toward building something even better later
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS Handarbeit
« Last post by tactilesbad on Thu, 18 December 2025, 16:52:37 »dcs good
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Keyboards / Re: Building my first custom keyboard – looking for advice (65%)
« Last post by HoffmanMyster on Thu, 18 December 2025, 16:49:21 »Hello and welcome! Do you have an overall budget that you're working within for the build? You mentioned having trouble finding a prebuilt that fits the budget, but to be honest building from individual components usually does come out to a higher cost than prebuilt so it would be good to know that constraint.
On the topic of switches, I do find that most silents are also linear, and it's maybe worth noting that even non-silent switches aren't necessarily "loud" (at least not annoyingly so). Clicky switches will almost always be pretty loud (that's kind of the point, after all), but most tactiles are just regular typing levels of loud, nothing worse than what everyone else in your office is probably typing on.
On the topic of switches, I do find that most silents are also linear, and it's maybe worth noting that even non-silent switches aren't necessarily "loud" (at least not annoyingly so). Clicky switches will almost always be pretty loud (that's kind of the point, after all), but most tactiles are just regular typing levels of loud, nothing worse than what everyone else in your office is probably typing on.
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New Members / Re: Hi fellow keyboard enthusiasts!
« Last post by HoffmanMyster on Thu, 18 December 2025, 16:40:49 »Welcome!! What did you go with as your first keyboard?
What did you go with as your first keyboard?