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Offline JadedRabbit

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Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« on: Sun, 25 October 2015, 15:29:35 »
Hi there! My name's Jade, and despite the rest of my handle's implications, I'm actually a very happy person. I'm really fresh to all the mechanical keyboard stuff. Honestly, my current keyboard is just a Razer Blackwidow. I have more questions than I know what to do with, and I'll slowly but surely find me some answers. In the meantime I thought it would be best to try to find a nice community to actually pose these questions to.

I can't wait to really start this hobby. :)

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Re: Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 25 October 2015, 16:26:30 »
Welcome!

My very first mechanical keyboard was also a Razer Blackwidow, much has changed in just a couple of years...I still hold onto my Razer for sentimental reasons :))

We have our Simple Questions, Simple Answers FAQ to get you started, lots of questions you may have could already be answered! :)

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Re: Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 01:59:35 »
Welcome!

My very first mechanical keyboard was also a Razer Blackwidow, much has changed in just a couple of years...I still hold onto my Razer for sentimental reasons :))

We have our Simple Questions, Simple Answers FAQ to get you started, lots of questions you may have could already be answered! :)
Thanks!

I'll probably never ditch this keyboard. It was the first one I bought myself!

Though, I'll definitely be moving to a 60% soon. Small, efficient things have my fancy. Smart Cars, ITX cases, etc.

Thank you for the link! I'll give it a good read.

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Re: Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 02:06:42 »
Welcome to the addiction  ;D

Lots of good people here and lots of great info too - mods keep the shenanigans to a minimum.

Paul (HB)

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Re: Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 06:46:51 »
Welcome Jade :) Good call with the 60%, that seems to be the natural progression for a lot of users. I just picked one up myself, moving from tenkeyless -> 60%.
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Re: Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 30 October 2015, 04:03:37 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

There's not necessarily anything wrong with a BlackWidow if it works for you!  Many people have, use and like the BW.  May others, however, try a different keyboard and then switch for life ;)

And as for questions, apart from the simple questions thread linked earlier, there is a meta-info thread here[/uel] that will hopefully link to even more information for you.
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Re: Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 30 October 2015, 04:20:31 »
Wellcome to Wallethack brotha

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Re: Hello, I'm new to all of this.
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 01 November 2015, 00:05:51 »
If you're looking at getting a 60 definitely consider the Pok3r it has great rep for good reason the v60 is popular as well. The only mx cherry board i have is the Pok3r with clear switches. The layout might take some time to get used to but once you figure out the f layer its great.