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Dmiloh wrote: I can say that originally there was only two designs - linear and tactile. Whether a third emerged, I don't know.

Can you elaborate a bit more on the decision to offer two types of switch? What were the intended applications of each? Why was one not chosen over the other?

Hey! That's the little car I always see in UK movies! The hoodlum-ish character always has one.

Honestly I prefer the bezel on the 4C. TKL keyboards tend to take on a cheap, tacky look when they have a thin bezel. It gives the impression that the keyboard is just a half-assed variant of a traditional full-size keyboard. This is why the IBM SSK has such a beautiful appearance, IMO. The thick ...

The Type-S switch is just as much a revised version of the original switch as it is a silenced version of the original switch.

There is a reddit user by the name

gammalbjorn who posted in the last 24 hours that he has "unrestricted access to an injection molder, a CNC mill, and other manufacturing equipment". He's asking for suggestions on what to produce. This is the perfect opportunity, IMO. A manufacturer tailoring to ...

The tissue paper feeling appears to go away after a while. I've almost had it for a full week now, but I can only feel a difference on some of the less frequently used keys. I love the look of those JUST Systems boards (especially the newly released full-size ones), but I really need ANSI to hack ...

That's insane. Sales tax here in Texas is 8.25% (unless you're buying cigarettes or liquor which are apparently "sins" ). Then again we've got fuckall in the way of citizen benefit and assistance programs..

That's just what we do!

@brdrgz: A couple of things put me off the Type-S. I've put damping rings on my NovaTouch, which isn't the same as a Topre anyway, but gives me a taste of what damping does in there. It improves that board, but I'm not so sure about its effect on an HHKB. I didn't find the ...

Yes! I just ordered mine from EK and it just arrived yesterday. I would suggest getting a Type-S. These things are fresh off the factory line and smell like it too (looks like mine has a manufactured date of 2014-07). Also, if you are a previous HHKB owner and just prestiged and have now arrived ...

We could do a kickstarter for it. I don't think 20k would be a problem if you kept it open long enough and posted to all of the kb communities.

jacobolus wrote: The stuff I took out is the 3 keycaps in the middle here: http://i.imgur.com/11152mE.jpg

Also, another guy took out another hammer & sickle cap and another smiley face cap.

Is your R4 Alt/meta (clear) key on backwards?

I might give O-rings another try, perhaps starting with the spacebar. It is interesting that in the world of Cherry mx keyboards, the sound and feel of the keyboard can be substantially altered by such things as the choice of keycaps, O-rings, and lubrication of switches and/or stabilizers.

With ...

I use 50A o-rings. I absolutely love the sound and feel of a board equipped with o-rings. It feels like a rubber dome when you bottom out, but the compression and release of the spring retains that mechanical feel. To me, it incorporates the best of both worlds. When I use a board without o-rings ...

Mrinterface wrote:

brdrgz wrote: Grabbed this puppy from the DIY bag. Will post assembled switch tester later

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I'm curious as to how you would implement it!

Probably similar to the real force keychains. Hopefully I can find some micro tap-and-die set and just thread it from the bottom (plexiglas) up.

Grabbed this puppy from the DIY bag. Will post assembled switch tester later

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USA

I'm willing to pitch in for fast shipping to EU if anyone else is

tinnie wrote:It survived!

Yes!! Told you guys!

Yeah, I would say Filco quality. The case construction is better than my HHKB was actually. Feels more tightly assembled, and does not have any "flex."

Geez, you figured if you paid that much money for the famed HHKB it would be absolute quality but you have certainly stopped me from wasting my ...

Yeah, I would say Filco quality. The case construction is better than my HHKB was actually. Feels more tightly assembled, and does not have any "flex."

is it just me or WASD plastic looks cheap? every time I see wasd keycaps they seems like kid topys...

They're not DSAs by any means, but I didn't buy the keyboard for its keycaps. I have two V2s and the keycaps function just fine and are quite durable. I might be biased though because I don't go ...

I'm pretty sure we're okay here. My girlfriend just had her brother send her a small vinyl bag probably weighing not even 50g (with the cheapest shipping option) from Thailand to the United States, and that took 2 months.

Well I got the box yesterday! Can't believe all the cool stuff that's in there! Was so hard to resist taking a bunch of things :p

In the end I grabbed two mouse switches and a cute little cap!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/19/qaqysusy.jpg

I padded the box even more with foam after adding some ...

7bit wrote:Nice to see at least the Omron switches again.


ps: Would be nice to see a picture of the current box.

+1, I was just about to say this. I think everyone would like to know how the packaging has changed from when they sent it out!

What's up with the box?

My haul:

This was the first Christmas present I got (it arrived on Christmas eve)! There's a ton of stuff in here. I'm going to have to get a slightly bigger box to send it to the next recipient in. Very difficult to decide what to trade..

I see that you are a web developer. Why do you prefer ST2 to something like JetBrains' PhpStorm? I personally like having a debugger available (cannot live without one, as I came from an environment using gdb), and the structure browser as well as refactor and goto tools are excellent. Nice display ...

Jmneuv wrote:

brdrgz wrote:I've actually owned 3 HHKB Pro 2's (none Type-S) in the past, but am thinking of getting a new board yet again.

What happened to those, did they break?

Haha! No, I had a white one, then traded it for a black one, then sold the black and.. well I guess I miscounted, that's only 2!