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by samuelcable
27 May 2020, 11:26
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Maltron single-handed keyboard review (Cherry MX Black)
Replies: 50
Views: 16667

Re: Maltron single-handed keyboard review (Cherry MX Black)

As said above, using a normal qwerty one-handed is totally possible. Not sure why someone should have to relearn a keyboard layout and torture themselves with that horrribly built piece of shit just because it's marketed as one-handed. Exactly! using a wheelchair must be useless if crawling on the ...
by samuelcable
12 Nov 2019, 03:33
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK keycaps suck.
Replies: 13
Views: 4827

Re: AEK keycaps suck.

never thought id agree with abraham, but aek caps are bad for many other reasons not including them breaking
by samuelcable
10 Nov 2019, 21:18
Forum: For sale
Topic: WTS black WKL g80 case, Das keyboard 2 case
Replies: 0
Views: 1120

WTS black WKL g80 case, Das keyboard 2 case

Today I have a black winkeyless g81 case. It is in the older style and it being black is quite rare for wkl cherry cases. I can include the DIN cable if you want, but will not split. Timestamp here. https://imgur.com/a/uxS7hds It has many marks on it and a few scratches 32 + shipping for it. Priorit...
by samuelcable
09 Nov 2019, 21:53
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your desktop.
Replies: 1834
Views: 550359

Re: Post your desktop.

Im getting a new desk soon, but this setup will be the same pretty much
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by samuelcable
07 Nov 2019, 18:57
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?
Replies: 61
Views: 25443

Re: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?

Ok, I got replies from several manufacturers who say they will be able to do it! Durock seems to be the most likely candidate, but of course the moulds will be expensive to make. I am running an interest check to see how much demand there would be for these switches: https://forms.gle/yTruRbAyMXFCQ...
by samuelcable
03 Nov 2019, 05:33
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?
Replies: 61
Views: 25443

Re: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?

Ok, I got replies from several manufacturers who say they will be able to do it! Durock seems to be the most likely candidate, but of course the moulds will be expensive to make. I am running an interest check to see how much demand there would be for these switches: https://forms.gle/yTruRbAyMXFCQ...
by samuelcable
31 Oct 2019, 03:05
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?
Replies: 61
Views: 25443

Re: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?

Of course it's possible to recreate them, although it will likely take a fair bit of research, trail and error. However, Matias will never remake SKCM Blue (for the exact same reason Unicomp will not recreate the Model F). I would trust you in any endeavor involving keyboards, you should recreate b...
by samuelcable
18 Oct 2019, 19:49
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Why are alps keyboards not as popular?
Replies: 26
Views: 9704

Re: Why are alps keyboards not as popular?

Why did cherry emerge as the dominant force in mechanical keyboards, and not alps, or topre? Those few brands that (also) made office keyboards with them (and not just specialised products such as cash registers) happened to become popular - and that started the whole trend. We got Steelseries 6G a...
by samuelcable
17 Oct 2019, 21:16
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Why are alps keyboards not as popular?
Replies: 26
Views: 9704

Re: Why are alps keyboards not as popular?

There are quite a few Alps clones still in production (Hua-Jie, Tai-Hao, and Matias/Gaote, all have their strengths and weaknesses) There is a lack of keycap sets and chassis/PCBs available. Tai-Hao would likely make any Alps keyset in any color imaginable, but there is a MOQ of 100+ sets which peo...
by samuelcable
17 Oct 2019, 20:04
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Why are alps keyboards not as popular?
Replies: 26
Views: 9704

Re: Why are alps keyboards not as popular?

This could also go for Topre. What made cherry mx and its clones become the dominant key switch? We now have a rise in custom made keyboard switches (like the romer g and steelseries switches) but razers clones, gateron, greetech, etc and the original cherry are far more popular. Then I'm looking f...
by samuelcable
19 Sep 2019, 00:48
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] LOWER PRICE modded realforce 101
Replies: 5
Views: 4372

Re: [WTS] LOWER PRICE modded realforce 101

Lowered price by 5 dollars. bump
by samuelcable
08 Sep 2019, 08:30
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: [WTB] Cherry G80-1800 WKL
Replies: 0
Views: 2596

[WTB] Cherry G80-1800 WKL

Looking for a g80-1800 winkeyless with beige doubleshots. WKL with mx blacks. ansi. will take one in poor phsyical conditions as long as the switches are fine.
by samuelcable
04 Sep 2019, 23:08
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

Sure, but opinions, unpopular or otherwise, need to be based on facts. And... Well, would you argue the following are not IBM facts? […] built-in flaws like broken rivets or pulverized foam […] I would say the flaws are due to the passage of time rather then a built in flaw, had the boards not work...
by samuelcable
03 Sep 2019, 19:58
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

No one even bothers with any cherries other than MX for a reason, and the only reason anyone still bothers with them is because of their use in POS stuff (a lot of modern customs can still be described that way as it happens) I haven’t seen people care about alps integrated dome or skcc, alps buckl...
by samuelcable
03 Sep 2019, 19:16
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

The trouble with said Cherry boards, though, is those damn MX switches. The caps are nice, and the reliability is superb, but the meh is always in there, too. This is a pointless argument since it goes back and forth on preferences but I do wanna say that I’ve tried pretty much every alps switch (n...
by samuelcable
03 Sep 2019, 17:01
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

Another unpopular opinion: DT members love vintage IBM keyboards not in spite, but because of their poor quality. After all, everybody can buy a vintage Cherry keyboard which will work for decades, but it takes experts to bring the average vintage IBM keyboard back to functioning correctly, as show...
by samuelcable
03 Sep 2019, 16:57
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

Mouse buttons should be quiet
The only reason I use a zowie with clicky buttons is that most silent click mice are garbage on the sensor department . I want to replace the buttons if I ever get an opportunity
by samuelcable
01 Sep 2019, 02:13
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: [WTB] 100 pcb mount vintage blacks
Replies: 0
Views: 2470

[WTB] 100 pcb mount vintage blacks

Looking for 100 pcb mount vintage blacks, pcb mount is a must. Would prefer if they were all from the same board (all from one g80)
by samuelcable
22 Aug 2019, 09:52
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Re: I'm 99% convinced in buy a topre keyboard, anything I should know before pressing the "buy" button?
Replies: 10
Views: 3939

Re: I'm 99% convinced in buy a topre keyboard, anything I should know before pressing the "buy" button?

I have nice custom boards but I've recently just been daily driving my 30g realforce , topre sucks you in
by samuelcable
17 Aug 2019, 22:53
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

M/D/Y is the best date format, and I say that as someone who usually hates the "American" way of doing things (farhenheit, imperial) "Unpopular" and "flat out wrong" sometimes do coincide, indeed. well now that i consider it, in terms of priority of how often things are changed, id say that dd/mm/y...
by samuelcable
17 Aug 2019, 20:22
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

M/D/Y is the best date format, and I say that as someone who usually hates the "American" way of doing things (farhenheit, imperial)
by samuelcable
14 Aug 2019, 12:31
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] LOWER PRICE modded realforce 101
Replies: 5
Views: 4372

[WTS] LOWER PRICE modded realforce 101

I have a realforce 101 modified to be 45g uniform and lubes with mechlube v2. Selling because I prefer topre as stock as possible.

Looking for 95 dollars shipped to US, Outside of US will pay shipping
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by samuelcable
09 Aug 2019, 13:37
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions thread
Replies: 456
Views: 282169

Re: Unpopular opinions thread

I enjoy new games way more than old games , I tried to play so many old (popular) Nintendo games and I gave up each time because the new ones are just made better. Pretty much the only truely old game I like is doom , most other things don't feel worth playing anymore in modern times.
by samuelcable
05 Aug 2019, 11:02
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The 2019 Keyboard Meme Contest
Replies: 81
Views: 58266

Re: The 2019 Keyboard Meme Contest

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edit: necropost i know, but dont know where else to post obscure keyboard memes
by samuelcable
29 Jul 2019, 02:04
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: gkzmwadd
Replies: 5
Views: 6422

Re: gkzmwadd

theyre not even bothering with titles anymore
by samuelcable
29 Jul 2019, 01:28
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Four interesting Alps switches
Replies: 13
Views: 7280

Re: Four interesting Alps switches

How is the key feel? I can't imagine that sliding contacts would be any good. They feel okay . But the travel is so short on these that most of the scratchiness doesn't have a chance to come out. So you're the one who beat me in getting those pop. Glad to see they went to someone who is documenting...

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