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vzsozs wrote: ↑

17 Feb 2022, 17:47

Mine came with 10g springs. I have installed them so it went from 35 to 45g.

From what I have read the springs don't do much. What is your experience? Do you prefer the 35g or did you add the springs?

If you are in the UK, the GMMK pro is available through Amazon prime for £158 (silver) and £165 (black). Not sure for how much it goes elsewhere though.

Hardly cheap, but I suppose better than paying a hefty shipping with unknown wait time.

If anyone is interested in a Niz, the keyboard company has apparently reduced its prices, with around £110ish and £130ish for the white non-backlit wired and bluetooth versions respectively, with free UK shipping. The Niz is calling me, but I think I will wait for a bit longer. Not good to get 1-2 k...

Has anyone with an F experienced chattering or unreliable connection over USB? I use a soarer's converter I personally wired, so it could be that I did a shoddy job, or it is the power requirements. Last time I had it happen, it ended up being the wiring, and I ended up redoing the whole thing bette...

Well, the F122 aficionados kept quiet about that! I’ve never had one (only XT, AT and Kishsaver) so I can’t speak from first hand experience of a Model F that size. Your definition of only buffles me. But I do have to say that the keyfeel of the F is amazing if something horrible has not happened t...

The first, and probably the only one version of the F that comes to mind as close visually to the M and its layout is the F AT https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5121/5210815009_5ce8f77878_b.jpg There is of course the virtually identical F122 with the later M122, but as far as the classic M goes, I can't...

Update on the HHKB purchase... hhkb_2.jpg hhkb_3.jpg hhkb_1.jpg Arrived this morning and fits what I was looking for. It very small (first 60% I have actually seen in person, much less own). The only keyboards I have typed on roughly this size is an old apple bluetooth keyboard, and my K380, both sl...

Sorry Mu, but I will have to add where I ordered mine too :P. Didn't want to initially until I verified that everything is ok, even though the seller seems to have good rating and responses. I should be getting mine tomorrow or Thursday so I will update on this. The listing is at £250 for HHKB Hybri...

The only potential problem I would see for the HHKB would be the weird default arrow arrangement. What do you think of the weird key placements? (Aside from control, which I actually like there) I thought this when I first got mine. Before I even tried to use the default layout I had order a HASU c...

CollapsedKeycap wrote: ↑

29 Jan 2022, 17:16

You should also compare the model M with Kailh's newer Arctic Fox switches.
They are clickbar switches with a polycarbonate housing.
It seems they are even louder than the jade switches.

Are switch manufacturers having a competition at this point?

Also for more accurate comparison you can try measuring from a set distance, preferably with the microphone not touching the desk

I have owned and tried capacitive buckling springs on a used Model-F XT, membrane buckling springs on a Unicomp Model M (the spacesaver version) and SMK 2nd gen blue (Montereys). I have also tried the razer green switch at some point through a friend. Purely feeling-wise I would rank them as they ar...

Thanks for the info. I am tempted to "abuse" the amazon return policy too, so I can try them. Your post helped at least imagining what it is probably like to type on each. Unfortunately keyboardcompany has a good return policy but I would need to pay postage, so I can't actually compare the 35 and 4...

Do you have some experience with "regular" (actual) Topre to go by? I don't have any experience with Topre or any other electro-capacitive. As for your typical cheap membrane keyboards I don't really like the feeling, especially the need to bottom out as I used to type quite heavily which was tirin...

I am considering getting a Niz as a portable bluetooth keyboard which I can also use as a daily driver. Would you recommend getting the 35g version or the 45g? From what I have been able to find through reviews and reddit, the 35 gram version is supposed to be like "typing on clouds", but doesn't ha...

Interesting, I was unaware of a switch opener. I used a flat-head screwdriver and a tool from ifixit kit, but was a bit tedious although easy enough since there is no desoldering involved. This was my first ALPS keyboard and I am posting because I was initially disappointed, but now like it. Since I...

I am currently using an AEK2 which I found pretty cheap with dampened cream alps. It was dirty but surprisingly inside the switches it was clean. Personally, I didn't like the feeling as it felt too rounded and somewhat sticky (maybe the rounded tactility was responsible). I would suggest to give it...