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Offline behappy

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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #100 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 10:19:17 »
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Eww numpad...

If only there was a TKL version ...

Would buy if TKL.
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #101 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 13:55:56 »
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Offline Photoelectric

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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #102 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:23:04 »
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #103 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:48:19 »
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #104 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 18:18:11 »
Quote from: dante on Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:48:19
Have any reviews popped up for the mx dark gray ducky yet?  Reading some reviews of this switch it sounds like it is so stiff it is unusable.

Also do the dyesubs make the experience more quiet at all?
I've tried to find reviews and videos for that switch too, I was tempted to order one just for the sheer rarity of the switch, but just opted to go with my trusted mx blue switch.  I just don't think I'd be able to use a linear switch that heavy.  :'(
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #105 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:15:58 »
Quote from: Photoelectric on Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:23:04
Quote from: rootwyrm on Sat, 29 June 2013, 13:55:56
Quote from: behappy on Sat, 29 June 2013, 10:19:17
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 May 2013, 21:13:26
Quote from: okooko on Thu, 16 May 2013, 20:37:28
Eww numpad...

If only there was a TKL version ...

Would buy if TKL.

Your wallet now hates me.

He probably meant the dye sub PBT versions!

I might be convinced to sell one of my dark gray dye-sub PBT sets...

Quote from: Flyersfan1 on Sat, 29 June 2013, 18:18:11
Quote from: dante on Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:48:19
Have any reviews popped up for the mx dark gray ducky yet?  Reading some reviews of this switch it sounds like it is so stiff it is unusable.

Also do the dyesubs make the experience more quiet at all?
I've tried to find reviews and videos for that switch too, I was tempted to order one just for the sheer rarity of the switch, but just opted to go with my trusted mx blue switch.  I just don't think I'd be able to use a linear switch that heavy.  :'(

I'm trying to find someone to loan me a Dark Grey so I can write up a review. TBH, with the thick dye-subs, I think they're nuts if they're calling it unusably heavy. The MX Green actually feels like Blues in part due to the extreme weight of the keycaps. Seriously, these things are HEAVY. I mean REALLY heavy. Heaviest keycaps I've handled outside of Model M's. End result is that other than issues with the stabilized keys it's lighter than a Model M. (Stabilized keys, it's a spacing issue. I strike too far off center.)
If I had to make a wild guess, I'd say Dark Greys with the stock keycaps are around Classic Blacks with DSA. Give or take a little bit either way. Probably a little bit heavier. But I mean really, they're not that heavy. They're rated at 80cN and if Greens feel like Blues (55cN) then the DGs should end up just slightly north of Black (50cN.)
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #106 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:17:29 »
Quote from: rootwyrm on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:15:58
I might be convinced to sell one of my dark gray dye-sub PBT sets...

If you had the white/beige set, I would commence convincing you immediately :)
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #107 on: Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:21:32 »
Quote from: Photoelectric on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:17:29
Quote from: rootwyrm on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:15:58
I might be convinced to sell one of my dark gray dye-sub PBT sets...

If you had the white/beige set, I would commence convincing you immediately :)

The irony is that I'm actually looking for the white AND blue sets to make a mix-and-match for a project I'm working on. Unfortunately, not much hope of that - cost is just too great.
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #108 on: Sun, 30 June 2013, 17:33:42 »
Quote from: rootwyrm on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:21:32
The irony is that I'm actually looking for the white AND blue sets to make a mix-and-match for a project I'm working on. Unfortunately, not much hope of that - cost is just too great.

Well I'll traded you your dark grey F5 - F8 for my blue F5-F8 if that's any use to you... otherwise I'm gonna have to email Ducky to see if they'll sell me the dark grey F5-F8 separately.
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #109 on: Sun, 30 June 2013, 18:29:38 »
Just wondering, because I couldn't find it mentioned earlier, does this keyboard come with a PS/2 adapter? If not, would you recommend getting one? It says it has full N-key rollover over USB, but I remember reading the mechanical keyboard guide on OCN that interfacing via PS/2 is much more superior than interfacing via USB.
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #110 on: Sun, 30 June 2013, 18:37:06 »
Quote from: NXCL on Sun, 30 June 2013, 18:29:38
Just wondering, because I couldn't find it mentioned earlier, does this keyboard come with a PS/2 adapter? If not, would you recommend getting one? It says it has full N-key rollover over USB, but I remember reading the mechanical keyboard guide on OCN that interfacing via PS/2 is much more superior than interfacing via USB.

No it does not come with a PS/2 adapter... nor keychain which I wanted quite badly :S
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #111 on: Sun, 30 June 2013, 19:07:33 »
Quote from: sonic_the_hedgehog on Sun, 30 June 2013, 17:33:42
Quote from: rootwyrm on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:21:32
The irony is that I'm actually looking for the white AND blue sets to make a mix-and-match for a project I'm working on. Unfortunately, not much hope of that - cost is just too great.

Well I'll traded you your dark grey F5 - F8 for my blue F5-F8 if that's any use to you... otherwise I'm gonna have to email Ducky to see if they'll sell me the dark grey F5-F8 separately.

Haha, sadly, I need the whole set.. I may actually switch out to my white/grays from T's sale. They'll certainly make the switch feel more pronounced, which I like. The downside is that I have to fix the spacebar - Cherry stabilizers + warped spacebar = MISERY.
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #112 on: Mon, 01 July 2013, 23:25:51 »
@sonic_the_hedgehog
Could you flip the thick pbt keycap that we can see the bottom? Thanks alot  :)
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #113 on: Tue, 02 July 2013, 00:11:25 »
Quote from: quake4mhg on Mon, 01 July 2013, 23:25:51
@sonic_the_hedgehog
Could you flip the thick pbt keycap that we can see the bottom? Thanks alot  :)

Quick phone shot. Keycap on the right is a 1988 Model M two piece, on the left a Ducky PBT dye-sub.

Yes. They are Model M thick.
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Offline NXCL

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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #114 on: Tue, 02 July 2013, 19:41:02 »
Mine arrived today. Got the Blue/Grey MX Browns. Pretty happy with it so far. It is a bit bigger than my previous keyboard, but I'll get used to it. This is my first mechanical keyboard - been using membrane keyboards for my whole life.

I have two questions:

a) Is it possible to customise the keys? I'm not talking about the physical keys, but say the "PC" button or the "Mail" button located in the top right hand corner?
b) What is the proper typing technique for a mechanical keyboard? I've found that my typing has gotten substantially louder, indicating that I'm bottoming out. How do you learn to not bottom out? I've Googled it and searched on GeekHack, and haven't found anything.

The one thing I wish I could do would be to not have the Num Lock LED on the whole time, but still retain function of the Numpad, because the light is always on the corner of my peripheral vision, and may become a slight annoyance.
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #115 on: Tue, 02 July 2013, 19:53:03 »
Quote from: NXCL on Tue, 02 July 2013, 19:41:02
I have two questions:

a) Is it possible to customise the keys? I'm not talking about the physical keys, but say the "PC" button or the "Mail" button located in the top right hand corner?

These use the default application as defined by Windows - the only one you cannot customize in that fashion is the 'PC' button which will always open 'My Computer' or 'My Documents.' (And I forget how to change between the two - it's complicated.)

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b) What is the proper typing technique for a mechanical keyboard? I've found that my typing has gotten substantially louder, indicating that I'm bottoming out. How do you learn to not bottom out? I've Googled it and searched on GeekHack, and haven't found anything.

There is no 'proper typing technique.' Bottoming out is not an inherently bad thing. If you bottom out, you bottom out. This is not an inherently bad thing or necessarily a bad thing. There's not really any supporting research I'm aware of. (I say this as someone who bottoms out not only MX Greens but Buckling Spring and even Super Blacks.)

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Offline NXCL

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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #116 on: Tue, 02 July 2013, 21:18:27 »
Quote from: rootwyrm on Tue, 02 July 2013, 19:53:03
Quote from: NXCL on Tue, 02 July 2013, 19:41:02
I have two questions:

a) Is it possible to customise the keys? I'm not talking about the physical keys, but say the "PC" button or the "Mail" button located in the top right hand corner?

These use the default application as defined by Windows - the only one you cannot customize in that fashion is the 'PC' button which will always open 'My Computer' or 'My Documents.' (And I forget how to change between the two - it's complicated.)

How do you go about changing the keys other than the "PC" one? Furthermore, does it apply to the "Fn" key as well? Because currently, there is nothing assigned to Fn+10 to Fn+12, and I would like to be able to customise the function of those keys as well.

Thanks!
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #117 on: Tue, 02 July 2013, 22:14:34 »
Actually I have a question about those miscellaneous keys too. Is there any way to get them to do anything on OS X? I'm not really sure what to search for.
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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #118 on: Wed, 03 July 2013, 00:18:18 »
Oh man, this color scheme is so good looking.
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Offline Tom1983

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Re: Ducky DK9008G2 Pro PBT?
« Reply #119 on: Wed, 17 July 2013, 01:37:15 »
Yesterday i recieved my grey/blue ducky and immediately noticed the sticky spacebar. I think i also have a warped spacebar wich puts pressure on the stabilizers. Also some keys on the numpad were bad quality. From the top side of the cap you could see the shape of the part that goes over the cherry switch (the round part with the cross). The surface was really bad and not smooth at al. Only with two caps though. I heard there were alot of problems manufacturing these caps and they stopped making them. So i dont really have confidence my replacement wil be any better. Would it be better to get a ducky shine?
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