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Offline feteru

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« on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 19:48:04 »
Just got my Das Professional S in the mail today, and during the 6 days while it was shipping, I was wondering what it would be like, and I am typing on it now, and all I can say is wow. This is an incredible improvement. Love it! My wallet better watch out though, I am already wondering what Reds would be like.....
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Offline fstop

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 19:50:59 »
If you stick around here long enough you won't need your wallet anymore! We all say this as a joke but it's quite true...

Glad you like your mechanical though. Just as a note reds are my *favorite switch :).
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Offline feteru

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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 19:56:18 »
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If you stick around here long enough you won't need your wallet anymore! We all say this as a joke but it's quite true...

Glad you like your mechanical though. Just as a note reds are my family switch :).
Yeah, been looking around here for quite a while before taking the plunge, and I am glad I did. Also, I didn't buy a keypuller, do you have any reccomendations for what to use in place of one? Bent paperclip? Is there a wiki somewhere? Tried pulling one of the function keys off with just my fingers (with some wiggling), but I wasn't feeling it coming off. Do I just need to pull harder? Thanks for reading this..
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Offline funxion

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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 19:58:27 »
Definitely get a key puller if you can. It's worth it!
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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 20:01:01 »
I would suggest this thread. Also, on behalf of the Moderation Team of Geekhack, I would like to welcome you! :smile: Unfortunately, Fstop's joke is quite true... Though it is fun, to me at least... :tongue:
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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 20:32:09 »
I think the wire pullers are much easier and safer than the plastic ones, especially on some boards that have *really* tight spacing between keys.

Even pullers bent out of paper clips, which are quite serviceable, cheap, and available in one minute, have thicker wires than the "store-bought" kind.
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Offline feteru

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 20:49:02 »
Thanks all, looks like I will be making another purchase already.....
Looking forward to experiencing more KB's over time, loving my Das already, it's incredible how bad my serviceable (or so I thought) rubber dome keyboard feels now.

Also, my family is making comments about it :D
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Offline mmmty

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 21:39:20 »
wlcm2gh, keycaps are just as expensive as keyboards and I'm not even talking about ClickClacks.
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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 30 April 2012, 21:44:56 »
Imsto's thick dye-subs cost more than keyboards, and so do topre keysets.
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Offline feteru

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 01 May 2012, 12:53:37 »
One more question, does anyone know of a carrying case other than the razer and thermaltake ones?

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Offline Squelos

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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 01 May 2012, 14:49:58 »
Topre keycap set = 100$, which is just under the third of the price of the KB itself.
You can get decend Cherry keycap sets for like 40$ (from WASD for instance).

But a good set of keycaps will cost more than that, because you will be looking at different materials (such as PBT or POM instead of ABS)
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Offline Squelos

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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 01 May 2012, 15:53:28 »
Next step now will be trying out a topre board :) How long will you last before going for a topre ?
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Offline feteru

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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 01 May 2012, 17:19:57 »
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Next step now will be trying out a topre board :) How long will you last before going for a topre ?
Well, seeing as I will be on my school newspaper next year, and will be doing a lot of typing at school, I may be getting a HHKB for that. Although, I think that I am just going to go with a Poker X with MX Reds, and an aluminum case, cause it will fit in the HHKB case from EK. I don't think I am quite ready to drop over $200 on an individual keyboard. Soon.........
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