The snacksthecat Mathias switch tester
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This bad boy has 3 different types of switches in each row: Clicky, tactile and linear, all in increasing switch weights, from left to right: stock, 40g, 45g, 50g, 55g, 60g, 65g, 70g, 85g, 100g and 125g! I feels kind of weird, but now I know that I really like matias switches, and that I really want a preonic now (problem is, €€€).
The keycaps are from an APC alps clone keyboard. I found that keyboard the same day I found my G81-300, which truly got me started on the mechanical keyboard journey, so these caps are kind of significant! unfortunatley, the keyboard was beyond repair and incredibly filthy, so it had to go (besides the caps and the single SKCM White switch in the spacebar, that's actually on this keyboard instead of the 125g clicky switch which was faulty)
I would like to thank my good man Snacksthecat for being so damn awesome for this
Can't wait for the XT!!
- scottc
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- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
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A cheaper Preonic alternative is to get an XD75, which supports Alps:
- $30 shipped for the PCB: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32831044551.html
- $30 bent steel case + plate: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/stainle ... 59665.html
- $30 shipped for the PCB: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32831044551.html
- $30 bent steel case + plate: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/stainle ... 59665.html
- Nuum
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: KBD8X Mk I (60g Clears), Phantom (Nixdorf Blacks)
- Main mouse: Corsair M65 PRO RGB
- Favorite switch: 60g MX Clears/Brown Alps/Buckling spring
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Careful, the bent steel case might not be Alps compatible or is it possible to have one hole for both types of switches, MX and Alps?
- Blaise170
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- Location: Boston, MA
- Main keyboard: Cooler Master Quickfire Stealth
- Main mouse: Logitech G502
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Blue
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A lot of custom plates do support both but I have no idea off the top of my head which ones.Nuum wrote: ↑Careful, the bent steel case might not be Alps compatible or is it possible to have one hole for both types of switches, MX and Alps?
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Nope, not functional. Just a bit of fun.Dingster wrote: ↑Plan to make it functional? (or is it already...?)
Also how did you manage to get an XT?
Snack is sending me the XT.
- Dingster
- Location: Slovenia
- Main keyboard: Novatouch
- Main mouse: MX518
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Yep, restoration!Dingster wrote: ↑Woa even more amazing Nice guy snacks
Kind of hard to find an XT in the EU (that isnt a bigfoot ), will you be restoring it?
- scottc
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- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
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Good catch - I'm not sure if it is compatible. You might need to get the Alps plate and a normal case.Nuum wrote: ↑Careful, the bent steel case might not be Alps compatible or is it possible to have one hole for both types of switches, MX and Alps?