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Offline Harryboii

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Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 04:47:54 »
Does anyone know of any mac compatible boards that are tkl or smaller?
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Offline davkol

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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 05:02:59 »
Matias * Mini Pro
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
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Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 09:13:12 »
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 11:54:12 »
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:23:06 »
Quote from: davkol on Mon, 18 March 2013, 05:02:59
Matias * Mini Pro
Does that support PS/2? I'm looking for more alps after my find :)
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:34:02 »
Quote from: Rule16 on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:23:06
Quote from: davkol on Mon, 18 March 2013, 05:02:59
Matias * Mini Pro
Does that support PS/2? I'm looking for more alps after my find :)

If you're looking for Alsps switches, then I think the Matias is probably your best bet. You can buy them direct, or from MechanicalKeyboards.com.

However, as a fellow Mac user, I'm more of a fan of the KBT Pure and KBT Race (if you need something a little bigger). I'm currently using a KBC Poker, but those are currently hard to come by at the moment.

The Matias Tactile Pro Mini is $116 and the KBT Pure is approximately $90.

Hope that helps!

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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:39:00 »
Quote from: mashby on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:34:02
Quote from: Rule16 on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:23:06
Quote from: davkol on Mon, 18 March 2013, 05:02:59
Matias * Mini Pro
Does that support PS/2? I'm looking for more alps after my find :)

If you're looking for Alsps switches, then I think the Matias is probably your best bet. You can buy them direct, or from MechanicalKeyboards.com.

However, as a fellow Mac user, I'm more of a fan of the KBT Pure and KBT Race (if you need something a little bigger). I'm currently using a KBC Poker, but those are currently hard to come by at the moment.

The Matias Tactile Pro Mini is $116 and the KBT Pure is approximately $90.

Hope that helps!
I'm not an Mac user, just looking for some good alps switches with PS/2. You may hate me for saying this, but I'm actually a PC gamer :P
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:44:44 »
Quote from: Rule16 on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:39:00
I'm not an Mac user, just looking for some good alps switches with PS/2. You may hate me for saying this, but I'm actually a PC gamer :P

Sorry, I got confused and thought you were the original poster.   :-[
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:54:32 »
Quote from: mashby on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:44:44
Quote from: Rule16 on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:39:00
I'm not an Mac user, just looking for some good alps switches with PS/2. You may hate me for saying this, but I'm actually a PC gamer :P

Sorry, I got confused and thought you were the original poster.   :-[
Its ok, lol... Are the KBT Pure and Race alps? I thought they were a MX switch.
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 13:23:41 »
Quote from: Rule16 on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:54:32
Quote from: mashby on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:44:44
Quote from: Rule16 on Mon, 18 March 2013, 12:39:00
I'm not an Mac user, just looking for some good alps switches with PS/2. You may hate me for saying this, but I'm actually a PC gamer :P

Sorry, I got confused and thought you were the original poster.   :-[
Its ok, lol... Are the KBT Pure and Race alps? I thought they were a MX switch.

They are Cherry MX.
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 14:21:18 »
For Mac users I will always say Matias makes the best keyboards.
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Offline Harryboii

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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 18:40:48 »
Matias keyboards just don't seem appealing to my eye for some odd reason. Perhaps it is the rounded edges. Would a filco keyboard or QFR be compatible?
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 18:47:01 »
If compatibility is your only concern, then you can pick any keyboard. I was under the impression that you needed the Mac OS symbols and stuff, in which case your options are far more limited.
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Offline Harryboii

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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 19:20:11 »
I should have been a bit more clear but nevertheless I got to learn about a new keyboard, and others were able to get something out of this post as well. =)
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 19:31:10 »
HHKB's were born to be used on a Mac :)
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Offline laden3

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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 19:35:54 »
If I am not mistaken, some duckies have DIP switches to switch the position of alt and super keys.
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Re: Any tkl or smaller boards for mac?
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 18 March 2013, 20:45:29 »
Doing a search for Mac Compatible, in stock keyboards on mk.com will show you a few options, but if you uncheck the "in stock" box, you'll see a ton more.

As long as the keyboard is recognized by the OS, you can swap key caps for the Command and Alt key and either flip a dip switch on the board if it's supported to swap the switches, or change it in software.
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