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For cleaning purposes (or later on putting on new keycaps):
How do I best remove the keycaps on my KBC Poker?

I don't have a keycap-puller, and I am afraid that I could break something, considering the keys are PCB mounted.

What cactux said. However, if you sell it to me, you need to take the lowest available price in Europe and cut 75%, and I am your man.

7bit wrote:Do one thing an do it well!

Silver for the cutlery and plastic for the key caps!

Porcelain key caps anybody?

Oh, porcelain would be amazing. Or just some nice ceramics. Just need to make them such that they are not too porous and get dirty. But the feel should be amaaaaazing.

i got a NIB IBM Model M SSK ANSI and three boards of NIB IBM Model M, how much do them worth thanks I'd say EUR 200 for the SSK and somewhere between 100 and 120 for the Ms. But with NIBs it's always a bit of a gamble, since they're really only collectors items. If you're buying them to use it usua...

What do you guys think? I think a Kinessis is the farthest you could reasonably get from a TKL. So make sure you have the desk-/chair-/keyboardtrayspace to work with that (and look over it at your monitor). Thanks, I did not think of that. I do believe I have enough space right now, but I am most l...

I could get the following configuration for about Eur 230, but I am hesitant to jump at it because it still is quite a lot of dough for me: Kinesis Advantage Pro (Mint condition, but out of warranty) Extra Key Caps 2 Foot Pedals 2 New Palm Pads What do you guys think? Is Eur 230 a good price? I am a...

Yup, some prefer pixel perfect fonts, some prefer anti aliased fonts. I prefer to the second group. I generally dislike high contrasts (which is why I use solarized as a color scheme as well), so the smooth/blurred edges suit me well. I guess everything has its pros and cons. But I'm still looking ...

I would pick the choc mini. The poker is poor quality and has crap firmware and I don't know enough about the pure but AFAIK it has the same mounting and flexing of the poker. If you are comming from a HHKB expect to be a little bit dissapointed with anything else. Well, I'd say the build quality i...

For the price of the complete version of Pragmata Pro I'd expect them to have a bold, italic, and boldItalic version of _each_single_glyph_ in that set. Alas, they don't.

I am using Xmonad with Xmobar on top. :) What makes you think it's not? :D I floated that window in front of it to make the shot. I also recommend you to install (all from AUR): + the infinality freetype and fontconfig patches + rxvt-unicode-patched The former make ttf (xft) font rendering much bett...

I used to use Inconsolate for some time. Now I am using terminus (or rather, a fork called termsyn). I find it more readable than Inconsolata.

Here you can see terminus/termsyn (and funnily, with Inconsolata in the bar at the top):

So is DataHand Systems still in business? On their website they state that they have issues with their supplier, but you can still submit orders for the DataHand Pro 2 for $1000. Still a bit pricey, but considering that that is such a special piece of engineering, I think the price is not overly exp...

What's funny about the LTracX - the main feature I use is the amazing scroll-wheel. The trackball itself is actually just ... nice to have.

Well you get what you pay for, the x-series build quality (chassis strength ect...) is fantastic. I owned an X60s, now I own an X201, and I could work with an X31. The X31 was the best, the X201 is the worst. Don't get me wrong, if I were to compare it with any other laptop it would range among the...

The moment I got my first Model M, I realized a) what they were aiming for with the Thinkpad keyboards and b) how far they missed the mark... True indeed; in fact, the keyboards have actually gotten worse with time, after Lenovo took over. But then again, I owned an X60s (which, if I remember corre...

Yeah, I am not sure whether I care myself. The current scissor-switch keyboards are terrible enough that I don't want to type on the thing for a longer period of time. People on Thinkpad Forums are going apeshit crazy about it, but they are complaining on a very, very low level...

Any ideas what I should search for on Taobao to find myself a PBT set with printed front?

How do you guys use it for selecting test? I find that sometimes a bit hard...

I took a gamble and bought the CST L-Trac X from www.computerware.co.uk for about €160. I have never used a trackball in my life and I am extremely happy with my purchase. At first I needed to get used to the trackball being extremely sensitive, even at 800 DPI (lowest setting). But you can control ...

Hm, I think laser engraved with infill and printed would be alright. I guess I messed that up.

Thanks for your hints. TaoBao is a little too far, and the keycaps on wasdkeyboards are not what I am looking for. I want to have mine printed. Where are you located? I own the keys that are shown on Sixty's picture. May be willing to sell them to you. I am located in (south) Germany. I would love t...

Subject says it all:
I would like to get myself some laser engraved PBT keycaps for my KBC Poker, similar to these two:
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:19607
http://keyboardporn.com/mx-switch/kbc-poker/ (sixty's review)

Any ideas?

I've also been looking for info regarding the wrist rest but I couldn't find anything. If anyone knows where can I get this rest or one that is/feels similar, I'd be grateful :) @mSSM: In europe, there is computer ware who carry CST trackballs and they also currently have a 10% discount on all trac...

huttala wrote:

Maarten wrote:Put a mousemat under the board....... the soft neoprene kind

Do this.
Works like a charm. I've had many cheap IKEA tables that get uneven fast, so I know it.

What size though? The square ones I am thinking about are not broad enough for the Poker, or am I missing something?

I was just about to write that my Poker is uneven and wobbles on my desk. Having placed it on another part of my desk it turns out that maybe my desk is more uneven than the Poker. Or maybe the desk has just the right curve at that part of the table... Anyway, I am confused, and it's beside the poin...

Old thread, but I am going to ask anyway: where did you buy that beast? Somewhere in Europe, by any chance?

Sorry to just barge in here, but those keycaps are not actually proper replacements for the standard KBC Poker keys since the PBT keycaps lack the print on the side (showing their FN-function); is this correct? In case they do have the printing on the side of the keys, I would take on "Black on Blac...

Why not contact the Vortex guys? They seem really friendly and approachable - and most importantly, they already have the designs. Maybe you could ask them to inquire how much it would cost to make 1,2,...,n casings in whatever type of wood you prefer?

I am using the Logitech MX518 for close to 6 years now (I think I bought it some time around mid 2006). I am still very happy with it and consider it to be a great buy. It has just the right size for my large hands, its neither too light nor too heavy, and it can take a fair amount of abuse (I spill...

Is it possible to order a PBT KeyCap Set with Sublimation Printing for the KBC Poker (with printing on the side)?

Right now I have a standard Poker with White Lettering, but I think the Black Lettering looks nicer.