OCAU Mechanical Keyboard Thread (NO ITEMS FOR SALE HERE USE THE TRADING FORUMS)

[kandrews]

Originally Posted by Asteroid

The XM green seems to work and feel more pretty much like an MX blue, suggesting the 1087 and 1008 as something of a bargain.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1153545/d...ps-type-switch

Yep, have a White Alps and a spare black one. Not bad, but because they're old the slide mechanism between the coloured casing and shaft have an unnerving way of collecting dust particles, that make them indeed very rough when pressed.

Anyone who has owned and used old Dell Keyboards can attest to it. It's a pain to take apart and clean away the dust, but you have to do it so that you can actually type fluidly with it.

YOU also forgot to mention the original REAL mechanical keyboard the Model-M. That baby is still simply the best, no matter how many years go by it still types perfectly no matter how much dust gets lodged in between the keys.

[kangathekat]

yay my ducky arrived today! love it! the white leds are awesome as well.

i have to say though im glad i got browns, even this seems loud i can only imagine the blues. feels great to type on as well its tactile enough for me, not as great as my model M was but im gonna get lots of use out of it.

the spacebar seems to be a bit springy though i usually press space bar to the right corner with my thumb and i've noticed a few times already it seems to "bounce" a bit.

have to get the sound reduction o-rings though or the missus is going to kill me with how much typing i do lol

[.Radiant]

just don't bottom out lol

[kandrews]

Originally Posted by kangathekat

yay my ducky arrived today! love it! the white leds are awesome as well.

That's great because it means that store is legit. I'll be picking up a couple of blues from there.

The noise is what I'm after. I can't type anymore on Topre crap, it's like typing on a bloody Logitech. So quiet with no "ping" feedback. Hate not having that.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by kangathekat

i have to say though im glad i got browns, even this seems loud i can only imagine the blues.

Blues aren't really that loud, they're just clicky.

What you're hearing is more than likely your keys bottoming out, and ducky keyboards do seem to have a nice solid base compared to my (aging) das. Getting o-rings, etc isn't going to help really. The only place I have landing pads is under my big keys.

[kangathekat]

Originally Posted by Jay

Blues aren't really that loud, they're just clicky.

What you're hearing is more than likely your keys bottoming out, and ducky keyboards do seem to have a nice solid base compared to my (aging) das. Getting o-rings, etc isn't going to help really. The only place I have landing pads is under my big keys.

yeah probably just the way i type, already noticed i can minimize it by not bottoming out lol but i missed the sound!

now i remember why i kept my old model M for so long.

[ol-skool]

i love the blues sound

[glimmerman]

Thinking about getting myself a WASD V1, but I'm waiting on their PBT keys to be released.

By then the V2 will be out as well :|

Already have a DAS ultimate w/ cherry blues. It's a good keyboard but some things I don't like, e.g. the shiny finish which gets finger prints all over it. I also find it is a massive pain the ass when you try and type passwords in (no key prints lol).

I also like the WASD keyboard better as it's very minimalist, in saying that i'm probably going to get all of my keys yellow lol.

All these "gaming" mechanical keyboards..... *facepalm*

edit:

just noticed that filco. It looks pretty much like what I was going for with the WASD board but the keys seem A LOT brighter - which i'm not a huge fan of. Will have to wait for some RL photos. I also think they use ABS keys so if the WASD comes out with PBT i think it's pretty obvious which one to go for =]

[kandrews]

Originally Posted by glimmerman

Thinking about getting myself a WASD V1, but I'm waiting on their PBT keys to be released.

Same here, the wait is positively excruciating.

Originally Posted by glimmerman

By then the V2 will be out as well :|

I think that will come after the release of the PBT's.

Originally Posted by glimmerman

I also like the WASD keyboard better as it's very minimalist, in saying that i'm probably going to get all of my keys yellow lol.

You can design a keyboard exclusively with them. That is what WASD is all about. When the PBT's are out, then I will pick up some Blues from them.

[Tycn]

Originally Posted by kandrews

The noise is what I'm after. I can't type anymore on Topre crap, it's like typing on a bloody Logitech. So quiet with no "ping" feedback. Hate not having that.

If Topre is crap it's the awesome smooth kind that passes through so cleanly that you don't even need to wipe.

Whereas Cherry is hard, knobbly, imbedded with corn kernels and other detritus and takes a fair bit of friction to force out.

The Logitech on the other hand is like being constipated.

[Huggy_Bear64]

Originally Posted by Tycn

If Topre is crap it's the awesome smooth kind that passes through so cleanly that you don't even need to wipe.

Whereas Cherry is hard, knobbly, imbedded with corn kernels and other detritus and takes a fair bit of friction to force out.

The Logitech on the other hand is like being constipated.

+1 this. Topre shits all over cherry.

[kangathekat]

Originally Posted by Huggy_Bear64

+1 this. Topre shits all over cherry.

Still waiting for a backlit topre and I'd try them. Until then I'm happy with my ducky.

[kandrews]

Originally Posted by Tycn

If Topre is crap it's the awesome smooth kind that passes through so cleanly that you don't even need to wipe.

True, it still works as new, no problems with fast typing at all.

Originally Posted by Tycn

Whereas Cherry is hard, knobbly, imbedded with corn kernels and other detritus and takes a fair bit of friction to force out.

I don't know where you keep your Cherry boards but all of mine still work. The oldest one is four years old and it still has that same amount of friction and ping effect going for it........which I just love.

Originally Posted by Tycn

The Logitech on the other hand is like being constipated.

Kind of, it's closest to a capacitive switch, meaning a Topre. All that Logitech's are missing were the small springs that all Topre's have. My G19 feels closer to the Realforce than to any Alps-based keyboard or Cherry MX switch.

[Superchargedftw]

New clock.

[csimpson]

Is that a real thing? If it is, I want one.