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Offline blackbox

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #100 on: Mon, 07 April 2014, 14:44:20 »
Quote from: Fragil1ty on Sat, 05 April 2014, 12:36:11
Quote from: Nana on Mon, 31 March 2014, 13:53:07
Dear Geekhack members!

My boyfriend loves mechanical keyboards, as you all do. I can understand it.
But really how many do you need? He has 3 ducky`s, 2 coolermasters and one steelseries keyboard.
Of course he has all cherries! Brown, blue, red and what else i forgott (sorry for my unknowledge).
Well and of course he has several keycaps. I have to addmit that i love the rainbow keycaps...they look awesome.
Now he talks about the filco keyboard, because it is the porsche of keyboards and ducky is only the mercedes!
But what comes next? The Lamborghini?
Am I wrong that I think that it is enough, or is it really necessary to have an filco keyboard in your collection?
Thanks dear geekhacks for your answers!! :)


I think once you have some spare money to splash around and once you're hooked, you want to have different keyboards to suit your moods.


I currently have:


2 x Noppoo choc mini /w reds,
1 x Filco TKL /w reds,
1 x Razer Blackwidoe Tournament edition /w blues,
1 x Keycool 84 /w Browns


I'm in the market to get a:


Realforce 87u or a HHKB Pro 2 as well.


I think it's more a collecting thing, I like to have them there and it's always nice to have back ups and what not.


I don't think your boyfriend is going over the top or whatever, it's just one of those things that us "geeks" like to do.

What is the purpose of two identical noppoos?
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Offline davkol

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #101 on: Mon, 07 April 2014, 16:33:00 »
Typing at two different places?
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Offline Emospence

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #102 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:08:59 »
After getting into watches, I realised keyboard prices are nothing in comparison..
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Offline Oobly

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #103 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:43:29 »
This thread is a good example why I love GH!

It goes meandering off topic like a happy drunk, yet still gives great advice despite the OP possibly trolling.

My advice: Impose a rule of 3... Only 3 boards in the house at any one time. Forces him to prioritise. He can take the rest to work with him....
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Buying more keycaps,
it really hacks my wallet,
but I must have them.

Offline 66klaus

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #104 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:55:55 »
Quote from: Oobly on Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:43:29
This thread is a good example why I love GH!

It goes meandering off topic like a happy drunk, yet still gives great advice despite the OP possibly trolling.

My advice: Impose a rule of 3... Only 3 boards in the house at any one time. Forces him to prioritise. He can take the rest to work with him....

OP is my gf and she is not trolling!
I already have one Keyboard at work. Now I have got five at home!
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Offline SSIPAK

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #105 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 03:15:26 »
Quote from: 66klaus on Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:55:55
Quote from: Oobly on Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:43:29
This thread is a good example why I love GH!

It goes meandering off topic like a happy drunk, yet still gives great advice despite the OP possibly trolling.

My advice: Impose a rule of 3... Only 3 boards in the house at any one time. Forces him to prioritise. He can take the rest to work with him....

OP is my gf and she is not trolling!
I already have one Keyboard at work. Now I have got five at home!
Is this op's new account?  :p
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Offline Tony

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #106 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 03:24:22 »
Suppose a good troll from a geehacker who is feeling too guilty.
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Offline 66klaus

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #107 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 03:27:44 »
Quote from: Tony on Tue, 08 April 2014, 03:24:22
Suppose a good troll from a geehacker who is feeling too guilty.

not a troll!  :mad:
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Offline Oobly

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #108 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 04:59:54 »
Quote from: 66klaus on Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:55:55
Quote from: Oobly on Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:43:29
This thread is a good example why I love GH!

It goes meandering off topic like a happy drunk, yet still gives great advice despite the OP possibly trolling.

My advice: Impose a rule of 3... Only 3 boards in the house at any one time. Forces him to prioritise. He can take the rest to work with him....

OP is my gf and she is not trolling!
I already have one Keyboard at work. Now I have got five at home!

Hi, my name is Oobly and I am an addict.

No offense meant.

Just buy a great keyboard or two "for the girlfriend". Either she becomes an addict, too, or she just has to accept them in the house since they were a gift to her.... maybe.

I "only" have 2 mechanicals at home and another on the way (for the office). My wife is getting one of my old rubber dome boards for her new PC, so I can "upgrade" it sometime in the future with a mechanical if I "need" to ;)

I don't know how I'm going to explain all the keycap sets I have ordered, but that's another story.
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Buying more keycaps,
it really hacks my wallet,
but I must have them.

Offline Lanx

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #109 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 09:25:27 »
no don't buy the gf ****, b/c you don't want to "IMPOSE" upon her your hobby or whatever. you don't want to decide for her, that she likes something, it is something she'll have to decide, if that makes any sense.
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Offline russm

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #110 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 10:12:56 »
Quote from: Oobly on Tue, 08 April 2014, 02:43:29
This thread is a good example why I love GH!

It goes meandering off topic like a happy drunk, yet still gives great advice despite the OP possibly trolling.

My advice: Impose a rule of 3... Only 3 boards in the house at any one time. Forces him to prioritise. He can take the rest to work with him....
Just think: it could be motorcycles he is addicted to, where would you be then"livin in the garage"!
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Offline hoggy

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #111 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 11:57:59 »
This thread makes me really appreciate that my gf accepts my hobby, I've got over 10 boards at work and over 80 at home.
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Offline josh

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #112 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 19:21:18 »
LOL
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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #113 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 22:44:13 »
Quote from: hoggy on Tue, 08 April 2014, 11:57:59
This thread makes me really appreciate that my gf accepts my hobby, I've got over 10 boards at work and over 80 at home.

:eek:
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Offline blackbox

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #114 on: Wed, 09 April 2014, 02:40:52 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 08 April 2014, 22:44:13
Quote from: hoggy on Tue, 08 April 2014, 11:57:59
This thread makes me really appreciate that my gf accepts my hobby, I've got over 10 boards at work and over 80 at home.

:eek:

What does your coworkes say when they discover you have 10 different keyboards at work?
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Offline kishagi

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #115 on: Thu, 17 April 2014, 08:31:12 »
I cant see a reason to have more than 5 keyboards, other than to say "Sup homeslice,  check out my keyboard collection. Ive got 20 so far; beat that sucka
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Offline Lurch

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #116 on: Thu, 17 April 2014, 09:23:01 »
This thread....... hahahahahahahahahahahahahah :thumb: :blank: :rolleyes:
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Offline pbtforever

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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #117 on: Thu, 17 April 2014, 11:25:33 »
 :))
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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #118 on: Thu, 17 April 2014, 11:29:39 »
As fake as this may be it has over 2k reads, and over one hundred posts. It reveals how concern we might be about others accepting / rejecting our weird hobby of collecting keyboard stuff.  :p
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Re: Is my boyfriend addicted?
« Reply #119 on: Thu, 17 April 2014, 15:27:41 »
I've been here a little over a month and have already spent ~100, and that's only because 2-3 of my puchases haven't been invoiced yet with those i'll be up to ~1k

I can understand how it can get out of control, as the more you want, the more you spend, luckily I have side cash, but still could I have spent 1k more reasonably probably?
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