Author Topic: Things you thought you would like but didn't (Read 9208 times)

tbc · « **Reply #50 on:** Wed, 04 December 2013, 23:57:06 »

cherry misspelled rubber when they spelled cherry red. i feel like i wasted alot of money when i type on a red board; even when it's not my board and i didn't pay for it.

AuRinBei · « **Reply #51 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 01:18:21 »

MX Browns. "Oh, these look like they will be the most 'balanced.'" Well they may be, but "balanced" sucks. I get a lackluster bump on a switch that is too light. Woohoo. I used Topre for a few weeks, went back to Browns, and pretty much immediately said "**** this."

~OmIfan~ · « **Reply #52 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 06:57:43 »

whoops. edited. I mean brown. not much tactility on it

Grim Fandango · « **Reply #53 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 07:05:51 »

Cherry MX reds
Blank keycaps

ynrozturk · « **Reply #54 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 09:55:59 »

Costar stabilizers, I much prefer Cherry.

Also, Topre. After spending quite a bit of time with a friends HHKB (around 3 weeks) I just didn't like it as much as my MX boards or buckling spring. Just not for me I guess.. and way too overpriced in my opinion.

Niomosy · « **Reply #55 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 11:10:46 »

Blues. I thought I would like them. Turns out, they're my least favorite switch by far

A small nod to Blacks. I thought blacks would be what I ended up wanting. Turns out I would get fatigue from about 30 minutes or so typing on them. I ended up going with reds and am much happier.

frvrngn · « **Reply #56 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 12:35:18 »

Blues. Tried them three times and three times I sold or gave away the board! I just cant get used to that high pitched click, it just grates on my ears after a while.

Sadly Topre may be a close second. I loved, Loved my Topre when I first started using it. Now I think its kind of "meh" and it just sits. I really wanted to try a HHKB too.

absyrd · « **Reply #57 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 12:38:55 »

Plate-mounted browns. I had a Poker X with browns and didn't mind them, and then I bought a full-size with plate mounted and didn't like them. Perhaps I just felt the bump more because the mount was less solid. I also bottom out a lot on them, so maybe the PCB mount just felt softer. And I'm crazy.

Sifo · « **Reply #58 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 12:42:51 »

Any time that I think it's a good idea to replace something (monitors, mouse, etc) I ****ing hate it I get too used to a set up. I hate change.

AuRinBei · « **Reply #59 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 15:38:18 »

Quote from: Niomosy on Thu, 05 December 2013, 11:10:46

Blues. I thought I would like them. Turns out, they're my least favorite switch by far

A small nod to Blacks. I thought blacks would be what I ended up wanting. Turns out I would get fatigue from about 30 minutes or so typing on them. I ended up going with reds and am much happier.

Blacks are heavy. I don't get fatigued when typing, but I'm running into problems gaming. The bone in my pinky puts too much pressure on the skin. Maybe I will get tougher and not mind, but I might have to get some lighter springs for the modifiers.

nickr · « **Reply #60 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 16:13:42 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 29 November 2013, 00:52:32

I hate costar stabilizers...

Same here. I actually thought that I wouldn't care. Turns out I do.

I also thought I'd like clicky switches, in particular, mx blues. I'm going to try the jailhouse mod over the christmas break.

terran5992 · « **Reply #61 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 18:01:22 »

Quote from: nickr on Thu, 05 December 2013, 16:13:42

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 29 November 2013, 00:52:32
I hate costar stabilizers...

Same here. I actually thought that I wouldn't care. Turns out I do.

I also thought I'd like clicky switches, in particular, mx blues. I'm going to try the jailhouse mod over the christmas break.

They are awesome D:

eisenhower · « **Reply #62 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 18:21:51 »

I wonder if the people who dislike clicky keys would not like buckling springs? I always thought the problem with the cherry mx blues was that they are cheap feeling/sounding. The buckling springs are much 'chunkier'.

frvrngn · « **Reply #63 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 19:05:14 »

I really don't like Blues but I love Buckling Springs. I don't like the very high pitch of the blues.

nickr · « **Reply #64 on:** Thu, 05 December 2013, 19:31:46 »

Quote from: eisenhower on Thu, 05 December 2013, 18:21:51

I wonder if the people who dislike clicky keys would not like buckling springs? I always thought the problem with the cherry mx blues was that they are cheap feeling/sounding. The buckling springs are much 'chunkier'.

Quote from: frvrngn on Thu, 05 December 2013, 19:05:14

I really don't like Blues but I love Buckling Springs. I don't like the very high pitch of the blues.

Right on the head with those statements. They should call them mx mosquitoes. I actually like how light they are and the tactile bump but I don't know how people stomach the noise.

I'd definitely like to try Buckling Springs, especially if it were a Poker II BS.

Hazel · « **Reply #65 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 10:25:14 »

The TypeMatrix keyboard. The "backspace in the center" concept seems like a stroke of genius. It isn't.

Reach for 'T' with your right hand, or 'Y' with your left. That's the motion for backspace. A traditional BS requires only a slight reach or twist of the wrist (depending on if you BS with pinky or ring finger), but on the TypeMatrix it requires an extension of the entire hand to reach.

By the end of the first day, my hands were sore, worse on the 2nd, and on the 3rd day they were in pain by noon. The "ergonomic" TypeMatrix... isn't!

daerid · « **Reply #66 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 13:09:07 »

Quote from: Hazel on Fri, 06 December 2013, 10:25:14

The TypeMatrix keyboard. The "backspace in the center" concept seems like a stroke of genius. It isn't.

Reach for 'T' with your right hand, or 'Y' with your left. That's the motion for backspace. A traditional BS requires only a slight reach or twist of the wrist (depending on if you BS with pinky or ring finger), but on the TypeMatrix it requires an extension of the entire hand to reach.

By the end of the first day, my hands were sore, worse on the 2nd, and on the 3rd day they were in pain by noon. The "ergonomic" TypeMatrix... isn't!

If you have freakishly long fingers (like I do), you can reach standard backspace key with your right ring finger and barely even move your wrist at all.

AuRinBei · « **Reply #67 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 15:35:08 »

Quote from: daerid on Fri, 06 December 2013, 13:09:07

If you have freakishly long fingers (like I do), you can reach standard backspace key with your right ring finger and barely even move your wrist at all.

That is insane. Even with my finglonger I can't do that without stretching.

Awful · « **Reply #68 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 15:36:48 »

Quote from: Awful on Fri, 29 November 2013, 00:54:48

...I really hope I like the Topre switches... considering I just ordered a HHKB and an extra set of caps for it..

weird to quote myself but thankfully I love them. Favorite thing I've ever touched. (keyboard wise) bam!

Niomosy · « **Reply #69 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 16:04:47 »

Quote from: frvrngn on Thu, 05 December 2013, 19:05:14

I really don't like Blues but I love Buckling Springs. I don't like the very high pitch of the blues.

Same here. I'm slow on blues and find the sound they make annoying. I'm noticeably faster on BS and the sound doesn't really bother me.

gigibecali · « **Reply #70 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 16:14:38 »

MX blues, because of their hysteresis.

Linkbane · « **Reply #71 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 16:21:14 »

Quote from: eisenhower on Thu, 05 December 2013, 18:21:51

I wonder if the people who dislike clicky keys would not like buckling springs? I always thought the problem with the cherry mx blues was that they are cheap feeling/sounding. The buckling springs are much 'chunkier'.

They've never sounded cheap to me, but I'd be willing to bet that the only reason people think so is a combination of the board which they're using and what it's on top of. I realized that when my board was on a sliding piece of wood, it was rather shrill, but now that it's a bit over stomach height and on a heavy wooden desk, it sounds very solid, not high-pitched at all.

eyesmiles · « **Reply #72 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 16:36:54 »

Initially did not like MX Blacks, but have grown to enjoy them.
I still love stock MX Clears (and Panda Clears), but after a realization that a tactile bump is more like a "security blanket" to know where actuation is, I began to appreciate how linear switches are ... like the MX Black.
To this day I still despise MX Browns and MX Reds are too light.

Grim Fandango · « **Reply #73 on:** Fri, 06 December 2013, 19:38:57 »

Quote from: Sifo on Thu, 05 December 2013, 12:42:51

Any time that I think it's a good idea to replace something (monitors, mouse, etc) I ****ing hate it I get too used to a set up. I hate change.

This sounds very familiar. I am one of those people who, when something works well for me, really resists change. I have been that way with mice (used the WMO for ages), mousepads (tried others, but quickly went back to the Qck every time) and pretty much all other peripherals.

When I change anything about my keyboard, even just the materials of the keycaps, I always hate it at first.

eisenhower · « **Reply #74 on:** Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:42:36 »

Quote from: Linkbane on Fri, 06 December 2013, 16:21:14

Quote from: eisenhower on Thu, 05 December 2013, 18:21:51
I wonder if the people who dislike clicky keys would not like buckling springs? I always thought the problem with the cherry mx blues was that they are cheap feeling/sounding. The buckling springs are much 'chunkier'.

They've never sounded cheap to me, but I'd be willing to bet that the only reason people think so is a combination of the board which they're using and what it's on top of. I realized that when my board was on a sliding piece of wood, it was rather shrill, but now that it's a bit over stomach height and on a heavy wooden desk, it sounds very solid, not high-pitched at all.

It could also be the thickness of the key caps. The thinner ones might resonate in an unpleasant way.

Linkbane · « **Reply #75 on:** Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:48:35 »

Quote from: eisenhower on Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:42:36

Quote from: Linkbane on Fri, 06 December 2013, 16:21:14
Quote from: eisenhower on Thu, 05 December 2013, 18:21:51
I wonder if the people who dislike clicky keys would not like buckling springs? I always thought the problem with the cherry mx blues was that they are cheap feeling/sounding. The buckling springs are much 'chunkier'.

They've never sounded cheap to me, but I'd be willing to bet that the only reason people think so is a combination of the board which they're using and what it's on top of. I realized that when my board was on a sliding piece of wood, it was rather shrill, but now that it's a bit over stomach height and on a heavy wooden desk, it sounds very solid, not high-pitched at all.

It could also be the thickness of the key caps. The thinner ones might resonate in an unpleasant way.

My thin ABS and medium PBT were about the same. However, I'm getting the Yellow S3 with Blues, and that has thick PBT, so I'll tell you how that one is.

Sifo · « **Reply #76 on:** Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:58:49 »

Man I keep trying to convince myself I want an ergo-dox and HHKB but every ****ing time I touch one I just go ugh.

eisenhower · « **Reply #77 on:** Tue, 10 December 2013, 17:10:14 »

Quote from: Linkbane on Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:48:35

My thin ABS and medium PBT were about the same. However, I'm getting the Yellow S3 with Blues, and that has thick PBT, so I'll tell you how that one is.

I'm probably extrapolating too much from buckling springs, which get their sound directly from the key cap.

Linkbane · « **Reply #78 on:** Tue, 10 December 2013, 22:00:13 »

Quote from: eisenhower on Tue, 10 December 2013, 17:10:14

Quote from: Linkbane on Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:48:35
My thin ABS and medium PBT were about the same. However, I'm getting the Yellow S3 with Blues, and that has thick PBT, so I'll tell you how that one is.

I'm probably extrapolating too much from buckling springs, which get their sound directly from the key cap.

Seeing how they conduct through, I could see what you mean; instead of having a dedicated clicking or bump mechanism, the spring just buckles and slams against the keycap (I think?).
Apparently changing keycaps does have some effect, I'd just imagine it's rather small.

zootylicious · « **Reply #79 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 12:22:34 »

Small or 60% keyboards, I'm used to larger keyboards.

Sinzz · « **Reply #80 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 13:50:49 »

I thought I would hate reds since I enjoyed blacks so much... But boy was I mistaken.. After getting a poker in MX reds I quickly sold my MX black full keyboard.

I thought I wouldn't like tkl or anything smaller.. I now have and love my pure pro, which is also MX reds.. Lol

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Author Topic: Things you thought you would like but didn't (Read 9208 times)