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KMAC, LZ's, etc. Just curious how many of you use your Korean keyboard as your daily driver and in which application are you using them? i.e. Casual typing, programming, school vs. gaming, etc.

They look so nice but expensive, I guess my question is whether or not they become shelf queens? I think that building them yourself would be half the gratification of using a custom? I don't own a Korean board yet so I'm just curious.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:25:31 »
LZ-S and GON board get swapped around. I use them for everything.
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:25:52 »
Once my KMAC is fixed, it will be my daily driver/main board. I love that thing so much.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:26:58 »
Once my KMAC is fixed, it will be my daily driver/main board. I love that thing so much.
You love it and yet you don't treat it to stickers? You're an abomination.
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:29:09 »
Me, at work and home both, about 90% of the time, occasionally an HHKB though.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:29:51 »
Once my KMAC is fixed, it will be my daily driver/main board. I love that thing so much.
You love it and yet you don't treat it to stickers? You're an abomination.

It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:32:05 »
My rotation consists of Korean custom boards only.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:33:49 »
I use mine to hold the drawers on my storage shut... also props up one end of my desk.

All mine are on loan tho.
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:34:33 »
Once my KMAC is fixed, it will be my daily driver/main board. I love that thing so much.
You love it and yet you don't treat it to stickers? You're an abomination.

It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.
Everyone knows that racing stripes make you go faster.
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:34:43 »
g2g fast
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:41:47 »
It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

You're obviously too new to understand. Let me explain:

MXers feel any need to try to make their crappy switches better. They will try any little change.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:41:47 »
Mine sits nicely unassembled inside a box (not even a shelf) for almost a year now.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 15:43:03 »
It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

You're obviously too new to understand.

I believe I asked you for a sheet of stickers with your choice of colors because I wanted something to laugh at :P

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 16:26:26 »
I use mine to hold the drawers on my storage shut... also props up one end of my desk.

All mine are on loan tho.

You monster!


All my Korean boards have become shelf-sitters.  I use my HHKB 2 Type-S as my regular driver and a cheap-o Rosewill at work.
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 19:47:37 »
I use mine to hold the drawers on my storage shut... also props up one end of my desk.

All mine are on loan tho.

You monster!


All my Korean boards have become shelf-sitters.  I use my HHKB 2 Type-S as my regular driver and a cheap-o Rosewill at work.

What happened to Akimbo aka Mr. 55g? :P Isn't the Type-S a 45g board? How do you manage?!? :O

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 22:07:12 »
I use mine to hold the drawers on my storage shut... also props up one end of my desk.

All mine are on loan tho.

You monster!


All my Korean boards have become shelf-sitters.  I use my HHKB 2 Type-S as my regular driver and a cheap-o Rosewill at work.

What happened to Akimbo aka Mr. 55g? :P Isn't the Type-S a 45g board? How do you manage?!? :O



The HHKB is more tactile than the 55g imo.  I've become so accustomed to the HHKB layout that I'm having trouble switching to anything else.
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #16 on: Thu, 18 July 2013, 22:11:57 »
I use my dvorak-only KMAC LE every day at home. It's my "I miss my model F" keyboard of choice.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:03:41 »
My KMAC is my main driver at work, and my favorite keyboard overall.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:06:22 »
I don't have a korean board, but I don't buy boards I wouldn't use or that would just sit on a shelf looking pretty
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #19 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:07:24 »
Why wouldnt i use it! Cant justify spending all this money and not use it:P

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #20 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:09:00 »
It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

You're obviously too new to understand. Let me explain:

MXers feel any need to try to make their crappy switches better. They will try any little change.

Unlike the sole MYer that feels the need to try and proselytize a poor switch to all even though there was no call for it?

I don't have a korean board, but I don't buy boards I wouldn't use or that would just sit on a shelf looking pretty

Don't you have an a.8whatever pcb, mr. "it's just better"?

I would use mine if not for a switch base not working and liking my matias.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #21 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:14:38 »
It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

You're obviously too new to understand. Let me explain:

MXers feel any need to try to make their crappy switches better. They will try any little change.

Unlike the sole MYer that feels the need to try and proselytize a poor switch to all even though there was no call for it?

I don't have a korean board, but I don't buy boards I wouldn't use or that would just sit on a shelf looking pretty

Don't you have an a.8whatever pcb, mr. "it's just better"?

I would use mine if not for a switch base not working and liking my matias.

Huehuehue

I still need to program it and make a case for it.... but it's just better and you wouldn't understand.... peasant.....
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #22 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:25:02 »
Use my 2TU EVERY DAY!!!

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #23 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:34:41 »
Use my 2TU EVERY DAY!!!

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #24 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:46:33 »
Once my KMAC is fixed, it will be my daily driver/main board. I love that thing so much.
You love it and yet you don't treat it to stickers? You're an abomination.

Don't worry he's going to treat it with TaiHao and QFR caps in a checker pattern. It's gonna be a beaute.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #25 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 01:00:47 »
It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

You're obviously too new to understand. Let me explain:

MXers feel any need to try to make their crappy switches better. They will try any little change.

Unlike the sole MYer that feels the need to try and proselytize a poor switch to all even though there was no call for it?

I don't have a korean board, but I don't buy boards I wouldn't use or that would just sit on a shelf looking pretty

Don't you have an a.8whatever pcb, mr. "it's just better"?

I would use mine if not for a switch base not working and liking my matias.

Huehuehue

I still need to program it and make a case for it.... but it's just better and you wouldn't understand.... peasant.....

Clearly, since you can't even explain it.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #26 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 01:26:18 »
Of course I use them!  Why would anyone buy a keyboard to put on a shelf  :(

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #27 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 05:20:07 »
It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

You're obviously too new to understand. Let me explain:

MXers feel any need to try to make their crappy switches better. They will try any little change.

Unlike the sole MYer that feels the need to try and proselytize a poor switch to all even though there was no call for it?

Woah, bro. I never said anything about MY in this thread. Man, I was wondering where that rumbling that woke me up was coming from...

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #28 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 07:41:30 »
It's because I love it that I didn't sticker it. Would you put flames on an Aston Martin or a Veyron Bugatti? They don't actually make your car go faster you know? Stickers are very similar, 90% hype and don't increase your WPM.

You're obviously too new to understand. Let me explain:

MXers feel any need to try to make their crappy switches better. They will try any little change.

Unlike the sole MYer that feels the need to try and proselytize a poor switch to all even though there was no call for it?

Woah, bro. I never said anything about MY in this thread. Man, I was wondering where that rumbling that woke me up was coming from...

Clearly its confusing around here  ::)

Once MY KMAC is fixed, it will be my daily driver/main board. I love that thing so much.

^^So he isn't fixing his KMAC with MY switches?  ???

If I had a bored korean I would use them, but I don't.  :-[

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #29 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 07:43:36 »
I don't think Cherry ever introduced the MY in Korea, or else all of the Kustomz would be made with MY. It's a very sad thing. Perhaps I should try to get some together and create the knowledge over there on my own. A hard challenge though, because ever G81 I get, I just want to keep to myself...

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #30 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 07:47:11 »
I don't think Cherry ever introduced the MY in Korea, or else all of the Kustomz would be made with MY. It's a very sad thing. Perhaps I should try to get some together and create the knowledge over there on my own. A hard challenge though, because ever G81 I get, I just want to keep to myself...

Just suck it up and send one to Zenuty he would make good use of it I'm sure.

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #31 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 10:18:49 »
I need to sell all the cheap ones before use the Korean board as a daily board.  :)
All those keyboards will be lost in time....

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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #32 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 10:22:42 »
I use my 356mini at home and I rotate with 456gt
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Re: How many Korean board owners actually use them as their daily driver?
« Reply #33 on: Sun, 21 July 2013, 02:18:05 »
I use my LZ-S at home and rotate it with KMAC LE and IBM SSK.
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