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Offline ducatisteve

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Long time lurker, first time poster
« on: Wed, 20 February 2013, 10:54:38 »
Hey guys,

I originally got into mech keyboards when I finally got a typing intensive job (sysadmin/programmer) with a private office.  I was using a Dell keyboard that came with a computer and figured THERE HAD TO BE A BETTER WAY!  So I Googled around and found out there was a huge following for mechanical keyboards, and picked up a Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless with Blues.  I was very happy using it for hours a day until the rest of the IT department and I decided we would rather all have a common workspace instead of each having private offices.  Now I felt bad for my office-mates having to listen to my clacking, found myself needing a number pad more often, and switched to a regular Apple keyboard (which I am still using now).

Once again, I am sick of using these keyboards, so I looked around again and decided to purchase a Leopold full keyboard with Reds, the soft landing pads, and some ninja style keys off ebay.  Hopefully everything will be here in a couple weeks!

Offline inteli722

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Re: Long time lurker, first time poster
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 20 February 2013, 11:50:10 »
Welcome to WalletClack: Where all your wallet are belong to GeekHack and it's contents turned into these:


In all seriousness, welcome to GeekHack. Which Leopold did you get? I have a FC200RT in Browns and it was a great starting keyboard!

If you have any questions, you can ask anyone here and someone will have an answer to any question you may have.

Additionally, if you ever want to get rid of that Filco with Blues, then there are plenty of people here who will take that off your hands, and, depending on the condition it's in, you may get a pretty good price for it.

Prepare to have a sudden desire to make a unicorn Vomit board!
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Offline ducatisteve

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Re: Long time lurker, first time poster
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 20 February 2013, 12:58:46 »
I got the FC500RR/AB (MX Reds) + the soft landing pads.  I want to be back with a mechanical, but I have to be conscious of my officemates, so I figured this will be the quietest combination.

Once it comes in and I have it all assembled I'll see if I like it enough to get rid of the Filco instead of just holding onto it until a day that I might use it again.

Regarding the vomit board.....I'm already swapping out the keys on this Leopold once I get it, so I'm not against changing it up again in the future.

Or perhaps I can turn the Filco into a rainbow to make it even more annoying for my coworkers.....