Hello, everyone!
I'm Quakemz, from the beautiful evergreen state of WA.
I've been a fairly hardcore PC enthusiast for many years now. Spending much of my days on Reddit, where I would help people and offer advice on their systems and help troubleshoot problems - as well as learn. We're all students in this life.
I started to feel my passion wane a bit for it about 8 months ago. That's where my new journey began.
Until then, my knowledge of mechanical keyboards was quite minimal. I had a Quickfire Rapid with MX Blacks that I was happily clacking away on for about two year, but I had no idea what was in store for me in the coming months.
As a frequent user of /r/hardwareswap, I happened to stumble upon /r/mechmarket and /r/mechanicalkeyboards.
"What is this mysterious place?"
There are so many terms I didn't know....
"What's an SA?"
"60%? 60% of what???"
"Who is this Topre I keep hearing about?"
Needless to say, I was immediately, yet comfortably overwhelmed. I was intrigued. I had a mechanical keyboard, but didn't realize how much larger the world was outside of my QFR with MX Blacks.
My first purchases off of /r/mechmarket was a stock white Poker II with MX Browns. I was instantly hooked. I had never experienced a keyboard so small and comfortable. The PBT keycaps lightly textured, yet so smooth. The switches so light, and where has this tactile bump been all of my life?
It's been a wild ride ever since. In the last 8 months, I've probably owned upwards of 30 different keyboards, ranging in all sizes, brands and switch types, constantly swapping one for another in my journey to find my end-game boards and switches.
It's a journey I don't really want to end...
Thankfully, I'm fortunate enough to make just enough money at my job to live comfortably and be able to afford this habit, which leads me to my current collection:
- White HHKB Pro 2
- Novatouch
- KBP V80 with Matias Click
- QFR with MX Blues
- Pok3r with MX Clears (On the way!)
I'm also currently gathering parts to build my first custom keyboard (Yay!)
I'll probably start with a stock Pok3r case (Since I'm going to have one to spare from my gf's Pok3r once she gets her Purple TEX), a simple GH60 PCB, and I just put in for the Zealios GB with 70 of those sexy 62g Purples. I'm still undecided on the plate, but I still have lots of time to decide.
I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to join GH. I've been aware of it for months, though people just recently have been suggesting it to me. Better late than never, I suppose!
Anyways, I've rambled long enough. If you actually took the time to read all of this, I thank you. I definitely hope I fit in here, because the community seems very nice! <3