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Offline Fragil1ty

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #50 on: Sun, 07 September 2014, 14:04:16 »
Quote from: loki993 on Fri, 05 September 2014, 10:21:56
I have a white keycool 84 and I like it but it gets really dirty fast, it looks really nice when its clean though. I also ordered a Poker II from the massdrop but I ordered a grey one. Well they sent me the wrong one. The gave me an option keep the white and get 30 dollars refunded or swap it out for the grey. 

So Im just curious what colors do people prefer? Im on the fence so far.


Don't really mind myself to be honest, I guess it all depends on the keyboard at hand. I think black for the most part, like I got my HHKB in white and I've got my Noppoo in black, but I've had a white KC84, I've had a grey Keycool 84, etc. So I don't really know, I don't really mind either way to be honest.
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #51 on: Sun, 07 September 2014, 14:23:48 »
Anything but white, because I feel it is too eye catching, and too easy to get dirty. I'm all about subtlety.

I don't like white cars either, nor white shoes.
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #52 on: Sun, 07 September 2014, 16:47:34 »
Quote from: loki993 on Fri, 05 September 2014, 10:21:56
keep the white and get 30 dollars refunded

I like mix and match key schemes. I have a couple of "2nd-tier" types of keyboards that came in both beige and black and I swapped keys on them. Both sets look very sharp but I prefer the light keys in the dark case if I had to choose.

Most of my boards are ancient IBM iron or similar so my "white-esque" is actually pearl/pebble, if anything that might look better sprouting up out of black than bright white.
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #53 on: Sun, 07 September 2014, 17:40:43 »
Quote from: jameslr on Fri, 05 September 2014, 11:34:09
I think I prefer white. I like the contrast with a dark set of keys. Like my custom painted Filco :)

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Can't say I agree. I absolutely hate the mismatched colours.  That's one of my biggest problems at the moment, to find a keyboard fitting for my white keycaps.

Grey, but white a close second.
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Offline Doyniish

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #54 on: Sun, 07 September 2014, 22:49:56 »
Depends on the keyboard. For instance I love how my das is murdered out, but also prefer a white poker in comparison to the black.
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #55 on: Sun, 07 September 2014, 23:18:34 »
Quote from: HipsterPunks on Fri, 05 September 2014, 11:56:45
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My hhkb almost always stays with blank black mods, black on black alphas. I just love the look 😈 however it is a PITA to keep the dust away

This is my favorite keyboard on GH.

Also, I don't really prefer any particular color over another. If it looks good, then whatever.
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Offline blackbox

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #56 on: Mon, 08 September 2014, 14:28:14 »
I prefer black but usually I just use the color it came in (old keyboards)
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Offline keyton

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #57 on: Mon, 08 September 2014, 20:34:13 »
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Offline ZestMyu

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #58 on: Mon, 08 September 2014, 21:01:27 »
White or black depending on surrounding electronics.
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Offline yuukou

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #59 on: Mon, 08 September 2014, 21:04:04 »
White, I might get black keycaps though. This is my FC750R

 
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Offline keyton

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #60 on: Tue, 09 September 2014, 20:02:12 »
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Offline Novus

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #61 on: Tue, 09 September 2014, 20:12:33 »
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Offline usno_oj

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #62 on: Wed, 10 September 2014, 21:01:00 »
How about a mix of both? :))

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Offline Novus

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #63 on: Wed, 10 September 2014, 21:02:41 »
Mixing.
Pink color.

^stinks of liberalism.
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Offline cherpalla

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #64 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 00:37:22 »
Quote from: usno_oj on Wed, 10 September 2014, 21:01:00
How about a mix of both? :))
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #65 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 00:46:40 »
terrible taste would be my first guess
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Offline gcb

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #66 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 01:33:33 »
i liked black. then i grew up :)

white is the way to go. if it gets dirty, it just means you need new keycaps!

in the end, anything is fine as long as it DOES NOT HAVE LEDs. leds killed my family, or something.
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #67 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 05:44:29 »
Or something like the top picture in this post.
« Last Edit: Thu, 11 September 2014, 05:46:02 by rowdy »
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Offline cherpalla

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #68 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 07:48:17 »
Quote from: gcb on Thu, 11 September 2014, 01:33:33
i liked black. then i grew up :)

white is the way to go. if it gets dirty, it just means you need new keycaps!

in the end, anything is fine as long as it DOES NOT HAVE LEDs. leds killed my family, or something.

But how do you compute at night.....???
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #69 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 08:09:37 »
Quote from: cherpalla on Thu, 11 September 2014, 07:48:17
Quote from: gcb on Thu, 11 September 2014, 01:33:33
i liked black. then i grew up :)

white is the way to go. if it gets dirty, it just means you need new keycaps!

in the end, anything is fine as long as it DOES NOT HAVE LEDs. leds killed my family, or something.

But how do you compute at night.....???

Touch typing! All day long.
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Offline Tio2

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #70 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 10:05:38 »
I love black keys on white boards. I have an RK-9000I with black Cherry double shots and I love the look of it (unfortunately, no pics til I get back).
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Offline cherpalla

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #71 on: Thu, 11 September 2014, 11:31:46 »
Quote from: vimx on Thu, 11 September 2014, 08:09:37
Quote from: cherpalla on Thu, 11 September 2014, 07:48:17
Quote from: gcb on Thu, 11 September 2014, 01:33:33
i liked black. then i grew up :)

white is the way to go. if it gets dirty, it just means you need new keycaps!

in the end, anything is fine as long as it DOES NOT HAVE LEDs. leds killed my family, or something.

But how do you compute at night.....???

Touch typing! All day long.

I touch-type, too, LEDs != labels. It's too dark in my room without all my LEDs. :3
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #72 on: Fri, 12 September 2014, 18:59:22 »
Aren't white keys hard to clean?
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #73 on: Fri, 12 September 2014, 19:06:31 »
Many of both and more :)
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #74 on: Fri, 12 September 2014, 19:35:47 »
Quote from: cherpalla on Thu, 11 September 2014, 11:31:46
Quote from: vimx on Thu, 11 September 2014, 08:09:37
Quote from: cherpalla on Thu, 11 September 2014, 07:48:17
Quote from: gcb on Thu, 11 September 2014, 01:33:33
i liked black. then i grew up :)

white is the way to go. if it gets dirty, it just means you need new keycaps!

in the end, anything is fine as long as it DOES NOT HAVE LEDs. leds killed my family, or something.

But how do you compute at night.....???

Touch typing! All day long.

I touch-type, too, LEDs != labels. It's too dark in my room without all my LEDs. :3

I chose not to go the LED route to encourage touch typing.  I hadn't considered them for ambient lighting.  Not a bad idea.
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #75 on: Fri, 12 September 2014, 23:26:18 »
One of each :) I've bought a black Poker II and a white one. Ended up putting one in a Hammer case with the Raindrop v2 set, and the other one now has whites as the base keys and blacks as the modifiers and a white case. You can see it in some pics here: http://imgur.com/a/2aYMX
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #76 on: Sat, 13 September 2014, 04:08:30 »
Quote from: mikekey on Fri, 12 September 2014, 18:59:22
Aren't white keys hard to clean?

Keycaps of both colours pick up dust, dirt and oil from your fingers.  They can all be easily cleaned by immersion in denture tablet-saturated warm water.
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #77 on: Sat, 13 September 2014, 05:50:16 »
Quote from: ryhanson on Fri, 12 September 2014, 23:26:18
One of each :) I've bought a black Poker II and a white one. Ended up putting one in a Hammer case with the Raindrop v2 set, and the other one now has whites as the base keys and blacks as the modifiers and a white case. You can see it in some pics here: http://imgur.com/a/2aYMX

Pretty  :cool:
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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #78 on: Sat, 13 September 2014, 07:27:28 »
I prefer both

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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #79 on: Sat, 13 September 2014, 08:31:31 »
Quote from: oscillik on Sat, 13 September 2014, 07:27:28
I prefer both

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How about black on white?



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Re: Do you prefer a black or a white keyboard?
« Reply #80 on: Sat, 13 September 2014, 09:18:11 »
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