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Offline antman4040

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« on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 01:04:52 »
hey guys new to the forum.

I decided to buy my first decent keyboard and decided on the HHKB.
just wondering what your opinions of the HHKB are and what were you first "decent" keyboards??
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Offline rodya

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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 02:19:48 »
Welcome!  Did you buy the Lite 2 or the Pro 2?

I'm new too, but FWIW, I love typing on my Pro 2 very much and I think "wet clay tablets" is exactly right.  I tend to agree though that it does not justify its high price, so I consider it a luxury item.
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Offline cactux

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 02:22:14 »
The lite 1 or 2 ar BAD so get the Pro 2
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Offline antman4040

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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 04:06:25 »
yer i got the pro 2, how long have you had yours rodya and which color scheme did you get?
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Offline calavera

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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 04:08:51 »
I heard that the layout takes some time getting used to. Others give up and sell it just for that same reason. If you can get used to it, then it's definitely a keeper. I loved my realforce.
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Offline antman4040

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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 04:17:40 »
yer i was just about to get the realforce 86u , "loved" did you get rid of it?
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Offline calavera

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 05:31:54 »
No, it's just that I've been typing on the realforce for the past 4 years. I felt like typing on something else so switched to cherry blues and browns for now. Realforce is still here. :)
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Offline antman4040

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 05:53:08 »
ive heard conflicting reports on which cherrys are the best, i think ill probley get a blues for my first board in a ducky or leopold or filco. do you like the blues over the browns?
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Offline noodles256

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 05:57:19 »
wlcm 2 gh!

hhkb is is a good board, hehehehe
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Offline mmmty

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 09:29:53 »
I would like some orange keys, please.
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Offline daerid

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 09:36:59 »
I always wanted to know: How the hell do you work a keyboard with no arrow keys? Especially in Windows...
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Offline reaper

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« Reply #11 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 10:59:54 »
Quote from: antman4040;351144
I decided to buy my first decent keyboard and decided on the HHKB.
just wondering what your opinions of the HHKB are and what were you first "decent" keyboards??

I'm sure you won't regret it.  Best $170 I ever spent on a keyboard. lol  As far as my first "decent" board that would have to be a Filco "Otaku" browns.

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Offline daerid

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« Reply #12 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 11:50:55 »
My first "decent" keyboard was an old Dell AT101W from about 2000. Got rid of that a while ago. Once I got back into mechanical keyboards, I grabbed a Das Keyboard III. And now I'm rockin Filcos like crazy. I'd love to get a 104 brown and 87 black. Lots of $$$ tho
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Offline chongyixiong

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 12:32:42 »
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I don't recommend waiting for the HHKB3.

Seems to be taking a while.  The engineers seem more interested in different dyed colors for the keys.
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I STILL long for that red control.
Missed an auction for a cheap one a few months back and I'm still kicking myself over it.

Or I could've buy another set of blank keys to die myself. Meh.
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Offline rodya

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« Reply #14 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 20:17:19 »
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yer i got the pro 2, how long have you had yours rodya and which color scheme did you get?

 
 Nice.  I heard the Lite 2 feels nowhere as good as the Pro 2.  I got the dark grey with blank keys.

Quote from: daerid;351253
I always wanted to know: How the hell do you work a keyboard with no arrow keys? Especially in Windows...

 
 I hate arrow keys.  You have to physically pick up your wrist to use them.  I map it to modifier+hjkl.  Hands stay on home row.
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Offline daerid

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« Reply #15 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 23:26:08 »
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I map it to modifier+hjkl.  Hands stay on home row.

I've been using vim for quite a while... not quite sure why I haven't done that yet
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Offline Zet

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« Reply #16 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 23:42:09 »
Welcome to Geek Hack,

HHKB are pretty pretty nice ;)

But I think I'll stick more to cherry mx keyboards
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Offline antman4040

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« Reply #17 on: Thu, 26 May 2011, 01:20:06 »
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Welcome to Geek Hack,

HHKB are pretty pretty nice ;)

But I think I'll stick more to cherry mx keyboards

which cherry keyboards do you have?
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Offline cactux

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« Reply #18 on: Thu, 26 May 2011, 02:21:57 »
Quote from: noodles256;351205
wlcm 2 gh!

hhkb is is a good board, hehehehe

This model is the HHKB Pro JP. In there web site they said that some of the features in this model are "Array model or mark-free Japanese " and "JIS 69 key sequence", What does it mean ?.

BTW I am considering getting one. I do not have any experience with HHKB, so I am not sure if this  will work straight from the box in my unix and win box
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Offline Zet

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« Reply #19 on: Thu, 26 May 2011, 07:07:40 »
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which cherry keyboards do you have?

Filco Majestouch 2 104Keys USA layout with Red Switches
also known as the FKBN104MR/EB2
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Offline hasu

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« Reply #20 on: Thu, 26 May 2011, 10:30:45 »
Quote from: rodya;351432
I hate arrow keys.  You have to physically pick up your wrist to use them.  I map it to modifier+hjkl.  Hands stay on home row.

Right!
Real "Happy Hacker" hates cursor keys, function keys and...
Mouse! It is worse, a huge evil. hahaha
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Offline hemflit

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« Reply #21 on: Thu, 26 May 2011, 11:55:22 »
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This model is the HHKB Pro JP. In there web site they said that some of the features in this model are "Array model or mark-free Japanese " and "JIS 69 key sequence", What does it mean ?.

My guess: "mark-free Japanese" means a Japanese-style physical layout but without actual kana markings on the keycaps. You get the Henkan/Muhenkan/Kana/Yen etc. keys. Not a bad thing if you don't type in Japanese but think you can find alternative uses for the extra keys.

Not that any HHKB is "JIS" per se, just Japanese-style. Since they have such an idiosyncratic approach to the layout, it's well worth your trouble to hunt down a detailed picture of what you'd be getting and figure out if that's really what you want.
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Offline rodya

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« Reply #22 on: Fri, 27 May 2011, 20:44:00 »
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Right!
Real "Happy Hacker" hates cursor keys, function keys and...
Mouse! It is worse, a huge evil. hahaha

 
Haha, I do hate the mouse.  I just saw your alt controller for the HHKB -- awesome!
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Offline daerid

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« Reply #23 on: Fri, 27 May 2011, 20:51:10 »
"Alt Controller for HHKB?" Say what now?
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Offline rodya

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« Reply #24 on: Fri, 27 May 2011, 21:05:11 »
Oh, it's in his signature:

hasu's alternative controller for HHKB
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Offline antman4040

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« Reply #25 on: Fri, 27 May 2011, 21:28:29 »
I like all his mods but i dont know if i could even think of modding a $300 keyboard :S
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