Wow! Mechanical>All Others

[feteru]

Just got my Das Professional S in the mail today, and during the 6 days while it was shipping, I was wondering what it would be like, and I am typing on it now, and all I can say is wow. This is an incredible improvement. Love it! My wallet better watch out though, I am already wondering what Reds would be like.....

[fstop]

If you stick around here long enough you won't need your wallet anymore! We all say this as a joke but it's quite true...

Glad you like your mechanical though. Just as a note reds are my *favorite switch .

[feteru]

If you stick around here long enough you won't need your wallet anymore! We all say this as a joke but it's quite true...

Glad you like your mechanical though. Just as a note reds are my family switch .

Yeah, been looking around here for quite a while before taking the plunge, and I am glad I did. Also, I didn't buy a keypuller, do you have any reccomendations for what to use in place of one? Bent paperclip? Is there a wiki somewhere? Tried pulling one of the function keys off with just my fingers (with some wiggling), but I wasn't feeling it coming off. Do I just need to pull harder? Thanks for reading this..

[funxion]

Definitely get a key puller if you can. It's worth it!

[SmallFry]

I would suggest this thread. Also, on behalf of the Moderation Team of Geekhack, I would like to welcome you! :smile: Unfortunately, Fstop's joke is quite true... Though it is fun, to me at least... :tongue:

[fohat.digs]

I think the wire pullers are much easier and safer than the plastic ones, especially on some boards that have *really* tight spacing between keys.

Even pullers bent out of paper clips, which are quite serviceable, cheap, and available in one minute, have thicker wires than the "store-bought" kind.

[feteru]

Thanks all, looks like I will be making another purchase already.....
Looking forward to experiencing more KB's over time, loving my Das already, it's incredible how bad my serviceable (or so I thought) rubber dome keyboard feels now.

Also, my family is making comments about it

[mmmty]

wlcm2gh, keycaps are just as expensive as keyboards and I'm not even talking about ClickClacks.

[thegunner100]

Imsto's thick dye-subs cost more than keyboards, and so do topre keysets.

[feteru]

One more question, does anyone know of a carrying case other than the razer and thermaltake ones?

Sent from a box of cereal

[Squelos]

Topre keycap set = 100$, which is just under the third of the price of the KB itself.
You can get decend Cherry keycap sets for like 40$ (from WASD for instance).

But a good set of keycaps will cost more than that, because you will be looking at different materials (such as PBT or POM instead of ABS)

[Squelos]

Next step now will be trying out a topre board How long will you last before going for a topre ?

[feteru]

Next step now will be trying out a topre board How long will you last before going for a topre ?

Well, seeing as I will be on my school newspaper next year, and will be doing a lot of typing at school, I may be getting a HHKB for that. Although, I think that I am just going to go with a Poker X with MX Reds, and an aluminum case, cause it will fit in the HHKB case from EK. I don't think I am quite ready to drop over $200 on an individual keyboard. Soon.........