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The difference is subtle, but the sound of the solenoid really adds that special something.

How do i know if i'm in line to receive replacement/missing caps? my /? is all messed up I figure we just wait for 7bit to come back from summer vacation. I mean we waited 2 years for round 5, what's another month? Yes, that is exactly the attitude you must take in a 7bit group buy, otherwise you'l...

I think the solenoid was turned off (or not working)?

ASMR indeed.

Now that's a clicky switch sound I can get behind!

Right, but the samples weren't MT3, were they?

To do that properly, you'd want the legends to be white, and I don't think MT3 can do double-shot yet.

I suspect 7bit is on vacation and won't be responding to messages (or updating the bot) for a little while. Could be as long as another week or so. Just hang in there!

Oh man, back when Cherry made spherical keycaps. And so tall! Simply awesome!

(They should be ashamed of themselves for ever abandoning that beautiful keycap profile and afflicting the world with ... ugh ... cylindrical instead.)

After you PM 7bot with order information, it usually takes at least 24 hours before you get an invoice. However, things like summer vacations can delay anything and everything since the bot is only semi-autonomous and requires 7bit to turn the crank, so to speak.

Round 7 will be open for many months to come. As far as I know, the first round of keycaps (Violet and cream) do not even have a manufacturing date, so anything you order today probably won't even get made this year, and won't ship until, god knows when. As a point of reference, Round 6 took 2.5 yea...

Two questions:

1. Are the case mounting holes in the iGK61 the same as a Pok3r?

2. What is the programming software called?

Wow, that table is stunning.

Chyros wrote: ↑Looks kickass with the Dancer Dasher caps, too .

There, fixed that for you.

Another $7 shipping charged was added to the invoice for some reason. Only 7bit can explain why that happened. You will have to contact him directly.

$7 is also the amount that will get added if you add SHIPTRACKED to your order. Coincidence? Maybe!

Now that the NovaTouch is gone, the only "superb" Topre-based TKL is the Realforce 87U. Plums are acceptable, but by no means in the same league as genuine Topres when it comes to build quality.

Microswitch Hall Effect switches, yes?

Probably the easiest and cheapest way to test the linear waters is to get a keyboard like the Ducky One with MX Reds. The build quality is mediocre at best, but it won't set you back too much money and you'll get a clear sense of what today's most popular contemporary linear switch feels like. Howev...

It's been 7bit's informal policy for some time that if your balance is under $3.00 it will not hold up shipment.

Good to see you back in action, Mu!

Another beauty!

I have my main iPad paired with a Brydge BT keyboard "cover", and when closed it looks like a small laptop. It is just as sturdy as one as well. I don't abuse my hardware, and as such it tends to last quite a long time, even under pretty typical EDC conditions. I actually dislike laptops and really ...

Well, given the functional purpose behind stepping, I don't see how the outer stepping on the Shift and Return keys could be anything but aesthetic in nature there.

Thanks for the support!

If it has to support Kaihua hot-swap switch sockets, each layout requires a somehow different PCB and plate, many more layouts are not likely to happen. But with soldering, one universal PCB and top mount plate would be good enough for most 60% layouts. It's quite feasible. Yeah, it's a trade-off f...

Elrick wrote: ↑ Am now all alone in Hating 60% keyboards, which seems to be a normal occurrence at my place.

For quite some time I disliked 60% boards too, until I found a desperate need for something to use with my iPads.

How about MD making some plate and pcb compatible to more layouts, but still keep it top mount. In this case, there seems to be no USB routing issue? I think that is quite feasible from an engineering point of view. The economic question is harder to answer. Especially when you consider that everyo...

Yes, it was. But unfortunately when MassDrop's engineers couldn't come up with a way to support other 60% boards (due to the USB routing issues the case imposed), those plans sort of went out the window. So for the first round this is only a complete package offering. Down the road, if there is enou...

Well, the idea here isn't to sell pretty green keycaps, but to provide a complete keyboard product. The case and the keycaps are purpose-made for each other, and they don't really make sense as separate products.

I concede that the aesthetics of the Hermes Rocket typewriter are an acquired taste.