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It depends on what you are looking for via reviews. I think that there is enough reviews out there but most of them will be the same since a lot of keyboards share the same switches. I don't know if this is really that practical in the long run but it's a decent idea. I was thinking something along...

Not sure how hard this would be to implement, but I think it would be nice to have a "reviews" tab on the different keyboard pages. Something along the lines of what the Pentax forums does for their lens database. This way there is an organized area for more subjective thoughts on specific keyboard...

I talked to a couple people on Discord that tried the Silo beam switch prototypes. They reported it feels a bit more like click bar and quite a bit different vs the IBM design. I guess that makes sense when you shrink everything down so much. Lets hope they improve the final version before launch. ...

Looking for the following keyboards: RT101+ withe pale blue switches http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/rt-101/pcb_vga.jpg N-97 Kana http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/ncd/front_1.jpg RT101+ ANSI https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OAZo5r9EES2RDEoGZ5jrQEfUe1gHsdhMxUUu3TlSL9II=w1218-h814-no NMB AT84 Cl...

This thread originates from the following thread: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=459331#p459331 where my AT&T 56k 460 was banned from work for being too loud by multiple co-workers Personally, I don't care too much as I like linear boards as well and they are office friendly. I think just t...

Totally forgot about this board as this board was banned from work. Great board though and the switches are something very different for sure.

Given that Tai-Hao has double-shot Alps molds they are using for their ABS keycaps, why couldn't they make double-shot PBT caps with those? Are the molds non-interchangeable for different plastics? Speaking personally, any OEM PBT Alps keycaps that include a modern bottom row would be a win. It's a...

It doesn't matter that it's not in the wiki. I have a lot of switches that are not on the wiki yet doesn't mean that they are worth a lot. I have these switches as well doesn't mean that they are worth what you are asking. A couple days ago I personally asked you what you think they are worth and y...

Never willfully spread misinformation. Its not even in the wiki...https://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX_Pale_Blue Anyway, I put it up on ebay. link in first post It doesn't matter that it's not in the wiki. I have a lot of switches that are not on the wiki yet doesn't mean that they are worth a lo...

You are really trying to sell this eh?

ADDS VT220 NMB White 2 Eye Linear

Just some questions:
What profile would you do?
What stabs are you going to use for all caps?

Findecanor wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2020, 23:13

Looks like an updated Cherry MY.
Both have progressive force graphs, but this new switch's is significantly less steep.

Hopefully not as shit as MY though.

The thing is we have to make a new mold for every material we want to use, due to the expansion properties of different plastics. I'm definitely not making any final decisions yet but thanks for the tip. We are definitely going to try to make these as accurate as possible but consider possible impr...

After reading that long thread and all the "hate" that was left I would like to give some constructive feedback. Proper material research is a good start. That being said just worrying about the slider material at this stage is not priority. POM should be fine none the less but getting accurate mold...

Why not just have a full numpad with a numlock?

Most MX switches are pretty good with regards to smoothness but personally MX Blacks if used a long time are very smooth.

Wow nice photos cannot wait to get mine now!

Haata I think is already in the process of this.

Very true most of these boards that support this plate are out of Group Buy though and the amount of money that they go for on r/mechmarket might hurt your wallet. Yeah. Not a lot of economical options for alps customs. What case did you put your h87alps in? I joined the Duck Orino V3 GB a while ba...

can I just buy any pcb? How do I know if its compatible with alps. Ive never built a board before Nope, you need to look for one that is alps-only or supports both alps and cherry. For example, here's the regular h87a https://hineybush.com/collections/all-products/products/h87a and here's the alps-...

I bought 110 NOS white alps and I don't know what to do with them. I want them to sound nice and I heard that using small 60% boards make them sound worse. What modern pcbs can I buy that are compatible with alps? I don't care what layout it is within reason anything between a tkl and a 40%. What t...

Good to see this whole board. This type of keyboard is quite rare to collect, especially packard bell. Could you take some photo of switch under Caps lock and space bar? And the label on the bottom case. I need more photo to do some research about this series. thanks There will be not much informat...

Just created a duck Orion V3 with Amber Alps. They are the better switch I think due to the level of tactility and sound over Blue Alps.

Great to hear praise the wiki and the amount of times that it has helped me over the last year!

Done, Thanks for keeping the biggest repository of keyboard info alive.

Talk to Matias LOL

DaOver wrote: ↑

26 Oct 2019, 17:58

Awesome.
Recently I finally completed my SKCM Blue ALPS Build, but the switches were in pretty bad shape.
It would be interesting comparing used Blue ALPS with NOS White ALPS.

If you clean the switches the best you can then replace the top housing then they should turn out really well.

My personal take on Alps is just that I can't be bothered and don't see the point. I don't see the magic with them, although I haven't exactly tried any NOS specimens so I wouldn't know. Besides, I'm starting to appreciate linear switches more. I miss my Pingmaster, but it was so uncomfortable to t...

The main reason it honestly keycaps. Think of it this way, because GMK has been doing all of the fancy colourways that people love and they can do it in a reasonable time frame the more people want to invest into MX based keyboards. Then you have all the other keycap manufactures that are trying to ...