GMK CYL Power 2048



Hey everyone.

Inspired by PowerBook 100. Featuring Extended 2048 accent colors and (as close as possible) PowerBook 100 base color.
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The final kitting has been revealed! I would greatly appreciate it if you could review it for any errors.

Hey, so the base kit is about as bare-bones as it gets, although I can understand why you chose to have it that way (SP pricing is hardly ideal). I suspect a large percentage of buyers will need at least some keys from the extensions kit, which kind of defeats the purpose of having a cheaper base kit. What do the IC response stats look like in terms of % just base kit vs. % base + extensions (not counting other kits)?

If I were you, I'd swap the two GeekHack novelties from base with 1u Ctrl and one 1u Alt from extensions. The former two keys are optional, while the latter two are pretty essential for many 60%, 65%, 75%, 1800/CP as well as 40% layouts. I would highly recommend including them in the base kit. Additionally, making this replacement ought not to require a re-quote, as the unit count per kit would stay the same.

Alternatively, if you're dead set on having a GH novelty in base, you could move F13 to extensions (since the green GH key can substitute for it) in order to make room for 1u Ctrl, 1u Alt. Also, unless this is a personal preference of yours, I'd drop the white GH key — pretty much no one I know uses alpha-colored novelties, especially not on R1.

Oh, I love the look of BAE, though I’ve only actually used it on one board so far. I’d definitely be in for a BAE option bloodmoney, no question about that.

But what’s the situation with GMK Highlight anyway? I’ve heard some rumors about GMK Windbreaker coming up soon, but who knows if that’s true?! Either way, I’d be fully on board for GMK Highlight.

* Now that I think about it, maybe that rumor actually comes from GMK Highlight itself, like it’s being seen as a sort of Windbreaker replacement? I need enlightenment!

BAE is definitely popular as an option, and as for GMK Highlight, it’s a real project while GMK Windbreaker is mostly just a community rumor; some people speculate Highlight is seen as a spiritual replacement, but nothing official links the two.

Hey guys! I realize this is an old topic (feel free to ridicule me about that—I know it's a tradition), but just thought I'd follow up with something useful for people looking for quiet MKs.

Totally silent mechanical switches are now available (Akko Fairy Switch, TTC Bluish White Silent, etc.), but they're pretty expensive.

As an alternative, I just set up a keeb with these:

Outemu Honey Peach V3 switches – YouTube review

They're quite inexpensive (e.g. at Aliexpress), and while they're not totally silent, they're about as quiet as a membrane board. (Mine are quieter than what you hear in that review... I'm guessing he had the mic pretty close.)

And the best part is, they feel great! So you can have an inexpensive MK that's quiet enough to use around other people, and a pleasure to type on, IMHO.

If you order these switches, try to get V3 (version 3), as they're the quietest, smoothest version. Cheers!