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Offline BarryGordon

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« on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 16:12:23 »
After doing some research I found a lot of people having ping issues with there Filco keyboards. Is this very common still? I was about to order from amazon but now I'm unsure since I really don't want any ping. I understand that this can happen to any keyboard, but has any experienced ping problems with Leopold?
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 16:16:51 »
It is there only if you look for the sound.

Yet another over-researched noob victim.
« Last Edit: Mon, 17 October 2011, 16:19:31 by pitashen »
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Offline noodles256

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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 16:17:03 »
ping
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 16:21:15 »
Quote from: ripster;433057
Yep.  Happens all the time.

Whether it is a PROBLEM kinda depends on many things.  Like the McGurk Effect.

Rip, maybe you should start some sort of fake annoyance complaints, and see if would go viral and get people worrying about it all over the places.
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Offline BarryGordon

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 16:30:29 »
I'm just being extra safe this time since this will be my 4th keyboard in 2 months, it's putting a hole in my wallet. Btw Ripster I asked a question about your speakers in another thread not sure if you read it.
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Offline Clickey

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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 16:51:04 »
Ping is something that comes with every metal plated keyboard (to varying degrees), if you don't want ping, stick with rubber domes. I really wish people would stop talking about ping, it is completely meaningless.
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 17:00:02 »
Quote from: ripster;433082
I personally find the SCIENCE of PING fascinating.

you mean the psychotic part of the science?
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Offline BarryGordon

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 17:10:26 »
Well, I'm typing on a steelseries 6gv2 right now and there is absolutely no ping no matter how hard I hit the keys but then again i'm typing on blacks so there's no tactile feedback. I just don't like the layout.
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Offline sinis

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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 17:12:49 »
Typing on a new Filco from Keyboardco. No ping pong at all.

edit: the poll tells the majority of the boards are pingless.


...AND GET US THE MACHINE THAT DOES: "PING!"

[video=youtube;arCITMfxvEc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arCITMfxvEc[/video]
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Offline BarryGordon

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« Reply #9 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 17:26:12 »
I said screw it and just placed my order on a Filco Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless with MX Browns. Ordered through Amazon which orders from Keyboard co.
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Offline sinis

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« Reply #10 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 17:27:43 »
you will love it! great choice.
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Offline enoy21

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« Reply #11 on: Mon, 17 October 2011, 19:33:33 »
Quote from: pitashen;433058
It is there only if you look for the sound.

Yet another over-researched noob victim.


Agreed. I was concerned about it after reading  so many people complaining about it. My board has it around a few keys, but It's only there if I bang on the keys hard and fast and I'm focused listening to it. Otherwise I haven't heard it.
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Offline WTFGoD

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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 01:20:52 »
Quote from: enoy21;433210
Agreed. I was concerned about it after reading  so many people complaining about it. My board has it around a few keys, but It's only there if I bang on the keys hard and fast and I'm focused listening to it. Otherwise I haven't heard it.

i concur, not audible if there's noise around you but if your in silence you may hear a ping noise on a few keys
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Offline hashbaz

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« Reply #13 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 01:25:32 »
Quote from: BarryGordon;433110
I said screw it and just placed my order on a Filco Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless with MX Browns. Ordered through Amazon which orders from Keyboard co.


Welcome to the Filco club.  Like others have said, it will ping softly if you slam the keys really hard.  No big deal.
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Offline Tony

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« Reply #14 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 01:36:36 »
Cherry switches are always noisier than rubber domes, but that's acceptable.
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« Reply #15 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 01:46:20 »
I have a Leopold. I haven't noticed any ping. There have been a couple instances of my brain shooting a "Was that PING?!" signal over to my rest of me, but such rumors were quickly put down.
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« Reply #16 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 13:05:17 »
Could it be that the Ping Epoch is coming to an end?
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« Reply #17 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 14:05:47 »
Ping != Ring.

A plate can Ring.

It's all been said before.

Consensus means nothing in hard science. But it says a lot about the state of Geekhack.
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