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Offline HiRO

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Hello GeekHack
« on: Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:11:05 »
I have been into mechanical keyboards for a couple years, mainly when i first started into building computers.  My first mech was a corsair k70/reds, second was a poker 2/blues, (currently typing on).  I love mechanical keyboards, and in my free time, i like to browse /r/mechanicalkeyboards.  I decided it was probably time to make an account and be a part of the community!   
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:11:43 »
Welcome to the community! Are you enjoying the switch from reds to blues?
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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:16:57 »
Unfortunately, i am not as much as i thought i would.  I prefer reds over blues still.  I use the k70 for games and the poker for writing papers for school.  I got a poker 2 with blues mainly because, at the time of wanting a poker 2, it was difficult to find.  I refreshed ebay pages daily for at least a month, and the one i got was the first one to come along that interested me.  It came with o-rings and a grifiti wrist pad.  It would have been ideal to find one with reds though.  Sometime this year i hope to get a pok3r with reds  ;D
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:20:00 »
Quote from: HiRO on Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:16:57
Unfortunately, i am not as much as i thought i would.  I prefer reds over blues still.  I use the k70 for games and the poker for writing papers for school.  I got a poker 2 with blues mainly because, at the time of wanting a poker 2, it was difficult to find.  I refreshed ebay pages daily for at least a month, and the one i got was the first one to come along that interested me.  It came with o-rings and a grifiti wrist pad.  It would have been ideal to find one with reds though.  Sometime this year i hope to get a pok3r with reds  ;D

You could also swap out the blue switches with reds. It's totally unnecessary, but you may come to appreciate the keyboard more should you do it.
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:42:54 »
Very true, but it sounds intimidating! 
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:46:46 »
Quote from: HiRO on Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:42:54
Very true, but it sounds intimidating!

I'm sure others who are more experienced than I would love to help you out.  :thumb:
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 02 February 2016, 04:07:40 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Most people who builds computers don't give the keyboard a second thought!  You are on of the very few that does :)

Swapping switches is not difficult, all you need is a decent soldering iron, solder sucker, good soldering skills, and LOTS of patience!
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 02 February 2016, 14:22:24 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 02 February 2016, 04:07:40
Welcome to Geekhack!

Most people who builds computers don't give the keyboard a second thought!  You are on of the very few that does :)

Swapping switches is not difficult, all you need is a decent soldering iron, solder sucker, good soldering skills, and LOTS of patience!

Thank you for the insight!  I may just give it a shot!  Is there a certain page that has good information/steps that I can follow?
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 02 February 2016, 19:29:15 »
  :cool:
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 02 February 2016, 22:05:19 »
Quote from: csmertx on Tue, 02 February 2016, 19:29:15
  :cool:

Thank you very much!  I just watched this whole thing.  It really reminds me of building a computer, where I can choose my own parts and mix and match to fit my liking.  Instead of just swapping the switches between these two boards, I will build up part by part.     
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 02 February 2016, 22:41:18 »
I'm glad that helped, I've probably watched that video three times in the past few months. WhiteFireDragon is really good at what he does!
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 04 February 2016, 08:00:54 »
Welcome to the community!
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Re: Hello GeekHack
« Reply #12 on: Sun, 07 February 2016, 20:18:52 »
Quote from: HiRO on Tue, 02 February 2016, 14:22:24
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 02 February 2016, 04:07:40
Welcome to Geekhack!

Most people who builds computers don't give the keyboard a second thought!  You are on of the very few that does :)

Swapping switches is not difficult, all you need is a decent soldering iron, solder sucker, good soldering skills, and LOTS of patience!

Thank you for the insight!  I may just give it a shot!  Is there a certain page that has good information/steps that I can follow?

There's the famous living soldering thread (lots of links, well worth a read), and a few good suggestions in this thread that someone created recently.
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"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

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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