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Offline abenntt

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Hello!
« on: Sat, 07 February 2015, 17:49:28 »
I am new so I thought I would introduce myself as the forum suggests. I found GeekHack a while ago when the sickness that is mechanical keyboards first got its hands on me and I have been reading ever since. I currently have 3 mechs and have a custom built JD-40 in the way. Anyways, that's all for now!
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 08 February 2015, 04:10:25 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Did Margo build your JD40?  Nice choice either way :)

What are your other keyboards?
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Offline abenntt

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Re: Hello!
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 08 February 2015, 14:10:03 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 08 February 2015, 04:10:25
Welcome to Geekhack!

Did Margo build your JD40?  Nice choice either way :)

What are your other keyboards?
Yeah the JD-40 by Margo's Mods is on the way. I'm super excited because I've heard only good things.
My other mechs are both Razer, a Blackwidow Chroma and a default Blackwidow classic. I love the keyboards but I don't love how they feel. I like that I can make something my own and prebuilt massive company keyboards just don't do it.
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 09 February 2015, 15:05:50 »
Hey :) Welcome to Geekhack. I am brand spanking new to posting but I lurked a while ago like you. Now I am losing money hand over fist, the bank has come to take my house and I have sold everything I own, but at least I have some nice clacks to keep me warm at night. Welcome to the club  :p
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 22:12:01 »
Quote from: abenntt on Sun, 08 February 2015, 14:10:03
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 08 February 2015, 04:10:25
Welcome to Geekhack!

Did Margo build your JD40?  Nice choice either way :)

What are your other keyboards?
Yeah the JD-40 by Margo's Mods is on the way. I'm super excited because I've heard only good things.
My other mechs are both Razer, a Blackwidow Chroma and a default Blackwidow classic. I love the keyboards but I don't love how they feel. I like that I can make something my own and prebuilt massive company keyboards just don't do it.

The Blackwidows are not, shall we say, the highest quality.  You'd be surprised how much variation there can be with something so small as a keyboard switch, but many people have said how solid and reliable other keyboard brands feel compared to BW.
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NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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Offline abenntt

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Re: Hello!
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 18:00:28 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 14 February 2015, 22:12:01
Quote from: abenntt on Sun, 08 February 2015, 14:10:03
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 08 February 2015, 04:10:25
Welcome to Geekhack!

Did Margo build your JD40?  Nice choice either way :)

What are your other keyboards?
Yeah the JD-40 by Margo's Mods is on the way. I'm super excited because I've heard only good things.
My other mechs are both Razer, a Blackwidow Chroma and a default Blackwidow classic. I love the keyboards but I don't love how they feel. I like that I can make something my own and prebuilt massive company keyboards just don't do it.

The Blackwidows are not, shall we say, the highest quality.  You'd be surprised how much variation there can be with something so small as a keyboard switch, but many people have said how solid and reliable other keyboard brands feel compared to BW.
Yeah, I agree. They are functional but they are not great. I don't like the size and the caps feel off so I don't use them.
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Offline Ludovician

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Re: Hello!
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 18:46:20 »
Out of curiosity, is the JD40 for usage or is it more of a collector's item? I can see it being kind of annoying if you ever need to type numbers or symbols.
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 19:00:16 »
I'm pretty sure it's more of a collector's piece. I wouldn't own something that tiny until I've got something like an F 122-key to balance it out.
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 22 February 2015, 00:01:33 »
Quote from: Ludovician on Sun, 15 February 2015, 18:46:20
Out of curiosity, is the JD40 for usage or is it more of a collector's item? I can see it being kind of annoying if you ever need to type numbers or symbols.

It can certainly be used, but it is also programmable, so you could program easy access to whatever keys you need the most.
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NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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