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Offline noir

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Some questions about keycaps + terminology
« on: Tue, 05 June 2012, 18:13:18 »
Hi guys, I'm relatively new to the forum and have a couple of questions.

First of all, whats are doubleshot keycaps and the benefits compared to normal keycaps?
What does SP mean?
What are ROUND 4 keycaps and whats so good about them?

I heard that filco has keycap stabilizer's or something which makes them more high quality compared to other keyboards, care to explain?

Pictures are also welcomed if they help explain some things.

Thanks for reading!
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Offline cactux

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 05 June 2012, 18:17:31 »
WTGH, a good starting point for you is the GH wiki. Feel free to read it, and you will find some of your questions answered
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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 05 June 2012, 18:31:01 »
Quote from: noir;608172
Hi guys, I'm relatively new to the forum and have a couple of questions.

First of all, whats are doubleshot keycaps and the benefits compared to normal keycaps?
What does SP mean?
What are ROUND 4 keycaps and whats so good about them?

I heard that filco has keycap stabilizer's or something which makes them more high quality compared to other keyboards, care to explain?

Pictures are also welcomed if they help explain some things.

Thanks for reading!

For the difference of doubleshot and other keys def look at the wiki http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Geekhack+All+About+Keys+Guide

SP is short for Signature Plastics, the company we use for many group buys to have Double Shot keys made

ROUND3 is the name for style of key that made in a previous group buy.  They are large centered letters on grey keys giving a bit of a retro look.
ROUND4 is the current group buy that has been going on since July 2011 and peoples keys will arrive when the unicorns and narwhals take over.

edit: fixed
« Last Edit: Wed, 06 June 2012, 07:35:16 by i3oilermaker »
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Offline Djuzuh

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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 06 June 2012, 03:27:32 »
Quote from: i3oilermaker;608186
ROUND 4 is the name for style of key that made in a previous group buy.  They are large centered letters on grey keys giving a bit of a retro look.


R4 is the current group buy :P.
« Last Edit: Wed, 06 June 2012, 03:30:41 by Djuzuh »
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Offline Acanthophis

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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 06 June 2012, 07:23:11 »
Yep. The style you are refering to are called Round3.
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Offline i3oilermaker

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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 06 June 2012, 07:35:27 »
Fixed my post
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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 06 June 2012, 08:27:17 »
Not entirely on-topic, but I find it very frustrating when threads get to be miles long.

I might be interested in some of the "older" caps if they were available, but when I have to sift through hundreds of entries to try to find out what is sold out, what is available, and what the prices might be, I don't have the patience.

If, for example, keycaps from the Group Buy 3 are available, I would love to see it clearly stated somewhere. I suppose that I am a little shy about PM-ing whover started the buy, but maybe I shouldn't be.
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Offline Djuzuh

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 06 June 2012, 08:29:14 »
why not put this on a wikipage?

so each of us can add his name under the things he has and might want to sell/trade?
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