Keyboard Therapy

[SpAmRaY]

Seems like this is a much needed thread. 

Do you hate yourself after buying just one more keyboard? Does your significant other question your sanity because you've got more keyboards than pants?

Are you struggling with thoughts of purchasing 2 of the same keyboard just to have a spare? Do you lay awake at night wondering what you'll do if your keyboard stops working tomorrow?

Or maybe you've secretly been cheating on your daily driver with a scissor switch or chiclet board?

Don't hate, relate. Let's all enjoy our feeling and have no regrets. Don't carry your keyboard burdens alone. 

[skuko]

i've been questioning the purchase of the novatouch after purchasing the FC660C as my first topre board, because even though i do like the typing on it, i don't know if it's worth the money.

that said, i will probably also buy a 55g realforce just to experience the difference.

[ynrozturk]

No regrets!

[CPTBadAss]

Only time I regretted buying a keyboard was when I bought a Dauphin DCK84 thinking it was complicated Alps and it was these weird low profile Alps which felt bad. Other than that? Nah.

[Flyersfan1]

I still have more pants than keyboards so I guess I haven't hit rock bottom..........................................yet.

[Firebolt1914]

Somewhat off topic, what happened to therapy therapy?

Anyways, I never regret getting a new keyboard, except for the first one I ever got: it had MX browns...

[tribade]

I felt dirty after lying about how much my Vipers cost    I'm over it now though 

[appleonama]

Seems like this is a much needed thread. 

Do you hate yourself after buying just one more keyboard? Does your significant other question your sanity because you've got more keyboards than pants?

Are you struggling with thoughts of purchasing 2 of the same keyboard just to have a spare? Do you lay awake at night wondering what you'll do if your keyboard stops working tomorrow?

Or maybe you've secretly been cheating on your daily driver with a scissor switch or chiclet board?

Don't hate, relate. Let's all enjoy our feeling and have no regrets. Don't carry your keyboard burdens alone. 

I hate myself and it stresses me out knowing my bank funds are getting smaller everyday.

I actually own more keyboards than jeans..  and yes she questions why the heck I need so many keyboards when I can only use 1 at the time. (she just doesn't understand)

I use my macbook keyboard at lot when im not home since its my travel computer.

I need help I have a hoarding problem and I buy on impulse too much. If I see something at a good price I buy it. This website called slickdeals has tainted my soul and I feel empty with out buying stuff.

If you look at my signature thats all the keyboards I own.

in this month alone I bought 2 hhkb 2 fc660c

[Elocutive]

I still have more pants than keyboards so I guess I haven't hit rock bottom..........................................yet.

Is this a ....thing?

[Flyersfan1]

I still have more pants than keyboards so I guess I haven't hit rock bottom..........................................yet.

Is this a ....thing?

Read the OP.

[demik]

I still have more pants than keyboards so I guess I haven't hit rock bottom..........................................yet.

you can have more fun with no pants than you can with no keyboards.

so, start buying less pants and more keyboards.

[0100010]

The keyboards themselves are usually pretty cheap.  It's the new keys, switches, LEDs, screw and nut drivers, cables, powder coating, stickers, screws, springs, stabilizers, resistors, diodes, housings, cases, PCBs, controllers, paint, heatshrink, labels, solder, multimeters, snips, foam, clamps, drills, dremel, bits, epoxy, etc - that adds up.

[hwood34]

Luckily I have a bunch of other expensive hobbies to balance out the keyboard purchases )

[byker]

I don't like to tell people how much my keyboard costs. 

[dante]

Or maybe you've secretly been cheating on your daily driver with a scissor switch or chiclet board?

Lately I've been cheating on my Topre's with a ...

More

IBM 8923 rubberdome (!?!)

Fohat.digs was right...

[ynrozturk]

in this month alone I bought 2 hhkb 2 fc660c

What... what are you doing.

[demik]

in this month alone I bought 2 hhkb 2 fc660c

What... what are you doing.

the right thing

[SpAmRaY]

I just got a really old and dirty keyboard and typed on it even though it wasn't plugged into anything.

[ynrozturk]

in this month alone I bought 2 hhkb 2 fc660c

What... what are you doing.

the right thing

Buying duplicate boards just seems weird to me. Sure I have two Poker II's but they have different switches.

[0100010]

in this month alone I bought 2 hhkb 2 fc660c

What... what are you doing.

the right thing

Buying duplicate boards just seems weird to me. Sure I have two Poker II's but they have different switches.

Never heard; 'One is none, two is one, three is adequate.' before?

[dante]

Did anyone tear up while watching the Ducky "Making of Year of the Horse" video?

[rowdy]

I'm more disturbed that I have more keyboards than computers, and there are still more keyboards on my wish list.

[Rainbow_]

[nubbinator]

I keep getting sniped on eBay for the awesome boards I want.

[byker]

I keep getting sniped on eBay for the awesome boards I want.

The upside is that you save money to bid again another day! 

[Rainbow_]

Did anyone tear up while watching the Ducky "Making of Year of the Horse" video?

The music really does it

[HoffmanMyster]

I still have more pants than keyboards so I guess I haven't hit rock bottom..........................................yet.

Damn dude, you need pants therapy.  )  That's a lot of pants.


I don't think I needed keyboard therapy until I set up all my keyboards on the tables here for my meetup last month.  It was the first time I had seen them all laid out at the same time.    But whatever, it's okay.

[Flyersfan1]

I still have more pants than keyboards so I guess I haven't hit rock bottom..........................................yet.

Damn dude, you need pants therapy.  )  That's a lot of pants.


I don't think I needed keyboard therapy until I set up all my keyboards on the tables here for my meetup last month.  It was the first time I had seen them all laid out at the same time.    But whatever, it's okay.

What can I say, I go crazy over a nice pair of Khakis.

[azhdar]

I want to try Topre but I can't justify 200€ for a spring on top of rubberdome .

[Rainbow_]

I want to try Topre but I can't justify 200€ for a spring on top of rubberdome .

Rubber dome over spring, you mean?

[byker]

I want to try Topre but I can't justify 200€ for a spring on top of rubberdome .

Once I went topre, I never went back. Do it!  But I recommend you go straight to a hhkb to save buying it later..

[HoffmanMyster]

I want to try Topre but I can't justify 200€ for a spring on top of rubberdome .

Rubber dome over spring, you mean?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.  It's cupped rubber.  There is no rubber dome in the thorpies.

[exitfire401]

I don't regret anything, but damn was it hard to constitute my Kingsaver purchase, and even moreso for the Donor board for caps...Past that, I just struggle with my addiction to brobots.

[HoffmanMyster]

addiction to brobots.

   Is this a thing?

[exitfire401]

addiction to brobots.

   Is this a thing?

Hey, at least I'm addicted to those...could be crack. That's an addiction I wouldn't be able to afford.

[Puddsy]

>tfw no korean custom
>tfw no lube in 62g mx blacks
>tfw no gold artisan caps
>tfw only one KUL

[saint_james]

This is lots cheaper than buying IPSC raceguns/ammo components or parts for a time attack car... So no regrets yet for keyboards.

[ComradeSniper]

>tfw no korean custom
>tfw no lube in 62g mx blacks
>tfw no gold artisan caps
>tfw only one KUL

Sell those filcos to raise money, you won't use them after you get a kustom anyway

This is lots cheaper than buying IPSC raceguns/ammo components or parts for a time attack car... So no regrets yet for keyboards.

Let's see those raceguns

[Puddsy]

wanna get the kustom first

[saint_james]

Hahahaha I'll try to take some potato pics later :-D

[SonOfSonOfSpock]

Are short-pants included in the pants count? I hope so. Compared to keyboards, shorts are the 60% version of pants.

[Glod]

Current keyboard therapy confessions:

1. I continue to buy and own normal staggered keyboards like my nerd60 even though I prefer to use the ergodox and almost exclusively have used the ergodox since April 2013. My full metal ergodox is essentially my end game board until another matrix board replaces it

2. I have 2 un-built phantoms and 1 phantom I never finished rebuilding.

3. I have 1 un-built ergodox I need to sell or whatever with

4. I have 4 incoming GH60

5. I have multiple key cap sets I need to sell off but I'm too lazy to sell

6. I bought 2 G80-11900 (trackpad) when someone on eBay sold them for $30 each. I harvested one and when I was cleaning up I stepped on and destroyed the pcb. Those boards are now running for 100$+ even though they absolutely don't deserve to be.

7. I have an un-built GONpad

8. I never actually fully finished my Nerd60, it's missing resistors and leds and some switches are messed up due to sip socket mod not done correctly, I need to remove and fix them without scratching the case.

9. Did I mention I'm to lazy to sell anything

10. I accidentally touched my soldering iron to my 6,7,8 keys on one of my retro dsa sets destroying them


Should I even go on......

[rowdy]

Are short-pants included in the pants count? I hope so. Compared to keyboards, shorts are the 60% version of pants.

Do we need a pants therapy thread too?

[Ngt]

I want to try Topre but I can't justify 200€ for a spring on top of rubberdome .

I'm dying to test a Topre keyboard too but as I have 2 keyboards already (one for my desktop and one for the laptop) I can't justify myself to buy one more. I already have the scorn of my friends who think I'm stupid to own 2 keyboards already, especially when they cost over 150€.


I think I'll just have to sell my Ducky. And even though I'd do it, I don't know if I should get a RealForce 88U 45g or 55g ... Don't tell me get both!

[DrHubblePhD]

I still can't explain to my friends why I spend so much money on keyboards, and to be honest, I'm not sure I really know either.

[Touch_It]

Hi, my name is Andrew and I have a keyboard problem.  I've liked and used mechanical keyboards regularly for maybe 3.5 years now.  I've had several boards for that time but have recently been on a rampage.  My total mechanical count is 10.  I'll probably have more soon.

My current list.

IBM M terminal
IBM M 2
IBM 4704 107 key
2x NMB w/black space invaders
Chicony 5981 w/SMK alps mount
Black DellAT101W with black alps
Zenith Data Systems with yellow alps
1 unbranded bad keyboard with what I'm guessing is alps clones'
1 keyboard (brand) with white Fubata switches

Some I got for free or under $10.00  but in total on keyboards so far I've probably spent $250.00, most of it in the past 2 months.  In the next two, depending on christmas I will probably spend $100 more.  I'm being consumed slowly by vintage keyboards especially IBM.  I thought I'd get a few and be satisfied but its just adding fuel to the fire.  They are like pokemon, gotta catch 'em all!

[HoffmanMyster]

I've probably spent $250.00

Damn.  That's more than an order of magnitude less than me.   

[SpAmRaY]

I've probably spent $250.00

Plenty of people spend that much or more on one keyboard.

[Touch_It]

I've probably spent $250.00

Plenty of people spend that much or more on one keyboard.

Indeed.  I will point out though that like $230 of this is on one keyboard .  And while $250 isn't a ton of money, its a fair amount for me and I always feel guilty about it but don't really regret it (yet)

[Ngt]

Hi, my name is Andrew and I have a keyboard problem.  I've liked and used mechanical keyboards regularly for maybe 3.5 years now.  I've had several boards for that time but have recently been on a rampage.  My total mechanical count is 10.  I'll probably have more soon.

My current list.

IBM M terminal
IBM M 2
IBM 4704 107 key
2x NMB w/black space invaders
Chicony 5981 w/SMK alps mount
Black DellAT101W with black alps
Zenith Data Systems with yellow alps
1 unbranded bad keyboard with what I'm guessing is alps clones'
1 keyboard (brand) with white Fubata switches

Some I got for free or under $10.00  but in total on keyboards so far I've probably spent $250.00, most of it in the past 2 months.  In the next two, depending on christmas I will probably spend $100 more.  I'm being consumed slowly by vintage keyboards especially IBM.  I thought I'd get a few and be satisfied but its just adding fuel to the fire.  They are like pokemon, gotta catch 'em all!

Welcooommmee Andrew! ** AA-like welcoming **


yeah, vintage keyboard. Something I'll be able to experience soon! YAY!