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TT Meka
« on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 22:16:02 »
tt meka with ragnarok esc, portal 1.5 and some old double shot green and blue on grey
sorry for the crappy pic, my camera doesn't want to connect to my computer, need new drivers ughhh


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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 22:24:04 »
Yes, it certainly looks like it.

Are you selling it?  Want to buy one?  Just posting a picture of it?
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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 22:29:29 »
just posting a pic, got it in today and had to change the caps, the ones that came with it were too smooth

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 22:32:44 »
the layout isn't ideal, but i've gotten used to it pretty quickly.
the ?/ key is a lower profile than the portal keys I'm using for the arrow keys so it's very easy to find it w/o much trouble
same with the code key used for caps lock, it's lower profile so easy to distinguish against the taller green word key used for tab
for $25 after rebate it was well worth it, and the cherry mx blacks are pretty smooth
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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 22:34:46 »
just posting a pic, got it in today and had to change the caps, the ones that came with it were too smooth

it came decked like that?

must've been a weird person


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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 22:54:19 »
just posting a pic, got it in today and had to change the caps, the ones that came with it were too smooth

it came decked like that?

must've been a weird person

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 23:44:05 »
Why would anyone design a layout like that?

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 01:44:55 »
1, Geekhack media forum
2, tp4, whats with the tuzki today ;o

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 03:17:28 »
1, Geekhack media forum
2, tp4, whats with the tuzki today ;o

bringing it to GH.. The current set is too limiting.. Not enough emotions

Think i'm gonna add those cats tomorrow.

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 03:48:14 »
1, Geekhack media forum
2, tp4, whats with the tuzki today ;o

bringing it to GH.. The current set is too limiting.. Not enough emotions
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Think i'm gonna add those cats tomorrow.

Do you have the keycap sets to match though?

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 03:52:29 »
1, Geekhack media forum
2, tp4, whats with the tuzki today ;o

bringing it to GH.. The current set is too limiting.. Not enough emotions
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Think i'm gonna add those cats tomorrow.

Do you have the keycap sets to match though?

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 04:09:22 »
Back on-topic... Why would anyone sane deliberately get [i[and use[/i] that keyboard? That being said, I own one as well, but it's waiting for someone crazy who would want to buy it.

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 04:16:42 »
Back on-topic... Why would anyone sane deliberately get [i[and use[/i] that keyboard? That being said, I own one as well, but it's waiting for someone crazy who would want to buy it.

other than the big enter, i don't see anything else wrong with it compared to the norm* around here.


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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 04:39:07 »
Back on-topic... Why would anyone sane deliberately get [i[and use[/i] that keyboard? That being said, I own one as well, but it's waiting for someone crazy who would want to buy it.

other than the big enter, i don't see anything else wrong with it compared to the norm* around here.

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...and backslash and stabilizers and no winkeys. CM Storm TK is a 96key layout done right, this isn't.

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 07:21:19 »
Back on-topic... Why would anyone sane deliberately get and use that keyboard? That being said, I own one as well, but it's waiting for someone crazy who would want to buy it.

I got one because I can't pass up a $25 keyboard.

...and backslash and stabilizers and no winkeys. CM Storm TK is a 96key layout done right, this isn't.

lolno, the TK is better, but not done right, **** the stupid bottom row sizing, you need a tsangan, moogle, and custom spacebar if you want custom caps on it.

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 10:11:52 »
Back on-topic... Why would anyone sane deliberately get and use that keyboard? That being said, I own one as well, but it's waiting for someone crazy who would want to buy it.

I got one because I can't pass up a $25 keyboard.

...and backslash and stabilizers and no winkeys. CM Storm TK is a 96key layout done right, this isn't.

lolno, the TK is better, but not done right, **** the stupid bottom row sizing, you need a tsangan, moogle, and custom spacebar if you want custom caps on it.
I couldn't pass up a $25 keyboard either
Doubt I'm the only one who thinks it's funny how much people brag about touch typing, cole, dav, personal layouts, etc...
but freak out when a company designs a layout skewed from the norm.
you aren't forced to buy it, but if you do you can either learn to type with it or at least try it out, or get back in your armchair
heck even if all you did was harvest the switches it'd be worth it

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 10:19:15 »
That's why I bought mine for like €30 NIB.

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 10:29:33 »
I couldn't pass up a $25 keyboard either
Doubt I'm the only one who thinks it's funny how much people brag about touch typing, cole, dav, personal layouts, etc...
but freak out when a company designs a layout skewed from the norm.
you aren't forced to buy it, but if you do you can either learn to type with it or at least try it out, or get back in your armchair
heck even if all you did was harvest the switches it'd be worth it

The reason I hate the layout is because I want a good TK layout so badly ,___,

TKL's are ugly as **** and 60% doesn't have a numpad, I guess I'l get to working on a TK PCB hhehhehehehe

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #19 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 10:41:19 »
I dunno, I think some aspects of this layout make a lot of sense. If you're entering a lot of numbers on the number pad with your right hand, it'd be nice to have arrows for your left hand to control where the numbers are going...this layout gives you that, while the TK layout doesn't. I can also relate to the goal of wanting the arrow keys closer to the letters, and with replacing the right modifiers with something more useful (I could easily live without them entirely). Might be even better with the arrow keys on the other side of right shift, and 1.25 left and right arrows. No windows key on the left isn't what I would have chosen, but I'd consider this a preference choice; I feel like there are definitely people out there for whom the windows key is something that they only ever press by accident. Big enter is fun, but small backspace is not; it's too bad that the two features traditionally go together, although some companies have managed to combine a big enter with normal backspace (though, in this case, some solution would be found for where to place \|, since the area around right shift is already full). The main thing would probably be adjusting to the moved ?.
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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #20 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 10:50:54 »
I dunno, I think some aspects of this layout make a lot of sense. If you're entering a lot of numbers on the number pad with your right hand, it'd be nice to have arrows for your left hand to control where the numbers are going...this layout gives you that, while the TK layout doesn't. I can also relate to the goal of wanting the arrow keys closer to the letters, and with replacing the right modifiers with something more useful (I could easily live without them entirely). Might be even better with the arrow keys on the other side of right shift, and 1.25 left and right arrows. No windows key on the left isn't what I would have chosen, but I'd consider this a preference choice; I feel like there are definitely people out there for whom the windows key is something that they only ever press by accident. Big enter is fun, but small backspace is not; it's too bad that the two features traditionally go together, although some companies have managed to combine a big enter with normal backspace (though, in this case, some solution would be found for where to place \|, since the area around right shift is already full). The main thing would probably be adjusting to the moved ?.
The small form factor and the numpad were the main reasons I ordered a CM Storm QFTK, this is just a little different with the layout.
The small backspace is taking some getting used to. (the QFTK has a normal size backspace with a medium enter, these two boards are pretty similar)
I am happy there is no windows key, it only ever got in the way for me
getting used to the \ being up by the backspace is only a semi-annoyance as I hardly ever used that key even with programming, but i mainly do oracle and sql work >_<
I think I adjusted to the moved / key easier than I should because I used a low profile key for it, so it's really easy to find the drop off past the arrow keys

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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #21 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 14:50:54 »
I could probably learn to live with the layout, but some of those caps (eg. F-row & Arrow keys) ... ugh
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Re: TT Meka
« Reply #22 on: Fri, 23 August 2013, 15:28:23 »
Back on-topic... Why would anyone sane deliberately get [i[and use[/i] that keyboard? That being said, I own one as well, but it's waiting for someone crazy who would want to buy it.

other than the big enter, i don't see anything else wrong with it compared to the norm* around here.

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...and backslash and stabilizers and no winkeys. CM Storm TK is a 96key layout done right, this isn't.

naw dude... this layout seems more thought out than CM tk..

The r-shift is "closer" to the righthand letters. this makes sense because the l-shift is that way, so this would make for better consistency when Shifting.

The slashes can go anywhere, and if it's on the side, it's fine because side keys are easier to find when you're not looking, while keys in the Middle are more difficult to feel out.