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Offline MAGICAL ESKIMO

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Greetings All!
« on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:08:40 »
Good afternoon ladies and gents!
Just thought I'd say hello, signed up yesterday to see if I could get involved in your community.
I recently ordered my first ever mechanical keyboard, a CM Quickfire TK with Browns which I should be collecting from Novatech some time next week.
It's going to be replacing my Logitech G110, which I do kinda like, but it's just too big for my desk and I have absolutely no need for all the macro buttons etc on it.
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:10:34 »
Quote from: MAGICAL ESKIMO on Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:08:40
Good afternoon ladies and gents!

Ladies and gents
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Oh and welcome to GH. I really like the TK. I actually just reviewed it and I want one for my office.
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Offline MAGICAL ESKIMO

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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:17:22 »
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:10:34
Quote from: MAGICAL ESKIMO on Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:08:40
Good afternoon ladies and gents!

Ladies and gents
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Magical Eskimo on the mic
Pay attention


Oh and welcome to GH. I really like the TK. I actually just reviewed it and I want one for my office.

My inner customer care politeness coming out there, first impressions are everything :)

I'm mainly a gamer really, with a bit of typing here and there, I'm sure the TK will serve me well. I'm considering taking it to work with me every now and then because no one at work can appreciate a good keyboard, to them, a keyboard is a keyboard. They scoffed at the fact I payed £50 for my current keyboard, I haven't even told them I'm spending £75 on one!
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:21:32 »
Hehehe, I just wanted to quote Snoop Dogg is all. And it's the beginning of the end. I spent $400 recently on a KMAC :P
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Offline MAGICAL ESKIMO

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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:42:41 »
Damn, 400 bucks, that's quite a lot of money. I'm only on an apprentice wage at the moment so £75 was about my sort of limit for spending on a keyboard. I'm hoping it'll last me a long time though.
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 10:43:20 »
Well...it was for a good cause and I didn't even know I was getting a KMAC.
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Offline MAGICAL ESKIMO

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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 14:42:40 »
I'm sorry I don't actually know what a KMAC keyboard is lol :P I'm a noob at the moment in terms of keyboards lol but I will learn! :)
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:29:25 »
Some people think that it is cool just because it is a custom DIY keyboard kit from Korea that has a case made of aluminium, no Windows keys and costs a lot of money ...

Once you have built it, it has about the same functionality as any other tenkeyless keyboard, such as the incredibly much cheaper CMStorm Quickfire Rapid.
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:32:21 »
Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:29:25
Some people think that it is cool just because it is a custom DIY keyboard kit from Korea that costs a lot of money ...

How much did your Phantom cost you again?
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:44:51 »
Welcome to GH  :D

KMAC = Korean Made Aluminum Custom? I've never seen it explained so I'm not 100% positive. I am however sure that someone here will be meticulous enough to correct me, should I be wrong  :))
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:49:27 »
Quote from: lazerpointer on Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:44:51
Welcome to GH  :D

KMAC = Korean Made Aluminum Custom? I've never seen it explained so I'm not 100% positive. I am however sure that someone here will be meticulous enough to correct me, should I be wrong  :))

Korean Mania Attic Craze, or some such acronym.

Keyboard Mania Attic Craft?
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 17:06:51 »
Quote from: esoomenona on Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:32:21
How much did your Phantom cost you again?
I estimate that have spent around $150 on parts alone for my Phantom DIY keyboard. $50 for Phantom plate and PCB, ~$50 for switches, ~$20 for controller, diodes and stuff. Keycaps, stabilisers and parts I built the case of were scavenged from several cheap vintage keyboards. The cable is from a broken camera.
That sum does not include the cost of shipping of the parts, the tools, solder, wick (or my time), but I have also other custom keyboard projects that I had bought parts for at the same time...
It also took me a bit of hunting, scavenging and WTB threads on the forums to gain these parts during several months.
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 17:16:39 »
Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 22 August 2013, 17:06:51
Quote from: esoomenona on Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:32:21
How much did your Phantom cost you again?
I estimate that have spent around $150 on parts alone for my Phantom DIY keyboard. $50 for Phantom plate and PCB, ~$50 for switches, ~$20 for controller, diodes and stuff. Keycaps, stabilisers and parts I built the case of were scavenged from several cheap vintage keyboards. The cable is from a broken camera.
That sum does not include the cost of shipping of the parts, the tools, solder, wick (or my time), but I have also other custom keyboard projects that I had bought parts for at the same time...
It also took me a bit of hunting, scavenging and WTB threads on the forums to gain these parts during several months.

If you're personally against spending money, then how do you bring yourself to put down people who don't mind it?

Not everyone thinks the KMAC is "cool" because it's Korean or costs a good amount of money. It's a programmable keyboard in a rugged, aluminum case, and is highly attractive.
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 17:20:45 »
Quote from: esoomenona on Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:49:27
Quote from: lazerpointer on Thu, 22 August 2013, 16:44:51
Welcome to GH  :D

KMAC = Korean Made Aluminum Custom? I've never seen it explained so I'm not 100% positive. I am however sure that someone here will be meticulous enough to correct me, should I be wrong  :))

Korean Mania Attic Craze, or some such acronym.

Keyboard Mania Attic Craft?

At first I thought you were joking about that acronym.

Thanks for the clarification, though. (This is believable... I've seen wackier acronyms)

I still like mine better  :p
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Offline MAGICAL ESKIMO

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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 17:22:20 »
So a KMAC is effectively a keyboard you're built from scratch?
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 22 August 2013, 17:30:36 »
Quote from: MAGICAL ESKIMO on Thu, 22 August 2013, 17:22:20
So a KMAC is effectively a keyboard you're built from scratch?

Yeah.... custom PCB, plate, case, everything except the switches and switch housing is completely custom, and there's software you can use to program the keys..

http://www1.kbdmania.net/xe/ is the origin of the KMAC as far as I know.

But forget about KMACs, GH does custom boards of its own! GH-60, etc. Just have to wait for the next group buy / project.
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #16 on: Sun, 25 August 2013, 00:58:26 »
KMAC = Kool Man Attracts Chics

That's why u need a KMAC.  Impress the ladies.  Ever since I sold mine, women no longer look my way.
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Re: Greetings All!
« Reply #17 on: Wed, 28 August 2013, 03:54:03 »
Got QFTK :) I really do like it, feels so much nicer than the G110. Just a couple of pics
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