alps.tw finally made his keyboard and new switch!

terrycherry · 29 May 2016, 03:56

The i-Rocks K76M released 5 variants of it. Released and sale start on this month.

https://kbtalking.cool3c.com/article/8366
http://www.i-rocks.com.tw/products/%E8% ... 5%E7%9B%A4

What a good work!
My work can't comparing to him and is still wondering about the price range.

Redmaus · 29 May 2016, 04:41

ggr simplified. Also I think we already have a thread for this somewhere.

terrycherry · 29 May 2016, 04:56

great I don't need to translate any of it.
https://uccu.cool3c.com/projects/266

002 · 29 May 2016, 04:58

Yeah there's a thread about this news here: product-news-f44/i-rocks-switch-t13785.html

terrycherry · 29 May 2016, 05:03

And the article said that i-rock manager made this pale yellow alps clone switch on that old day.
https://kbtalking.cool3c.com/article/5778

terrycherry · 31 May 2016, 06:19

I think above and the following article said the improtant think to correct our wiki issue.
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E9%9B%85%E8% ... 00484.html

Hak Foo · 31 May 2016, 08:27

I can't tell: do all of the switches have the O-ring dampers built in? I'm hoping that one of these is basically white ALPS with MX-cap compatibility. The big slider might help to keep it stable, a known disappointment with some ALPS flavours.

From a keyboard-enthusiast standpoint, It's a weird setup-- captive to a single vendor, the pinout isn't quite ALPS or MX, so it means at least redesign to any PCB you'd want to use.

I am pleased that the boards they're starting with are nice conventional 100% setups without weird layout compromises. As much as I love my Tactile Pro 4, the lack of a Menu key drives me nuts.

codemonkeymike · 31 May 2016, 15:36

I really hope the connector fits other alps mounts, I wouldn't mind making a board from them when they come out.

MrBishop · 08 Jun 2016, 20:29

so they made a cherry MX key cap compatible switch with Alps style guts.....interesting.

Hak Foo · 01 Oct 2016, 05:44

Okay, I'm finally trying mine. I was one of the evidently three suckers willing to wade through the Engrish on their Indiegogo campaign and buy one. I actually had it for a while, but I've been busy getting my GH-122 how I want.

Initial thoughts:

They missed the boat entirely on the acoustic factor. It sounds far more like a soft MX Blue than a White Alps or Matias. It's a precise sound that ends up sounding very plasticky. I'd love to try a non-damped version, but considering this thing cost me over USD 140 I'm not keen on doing surgery on it.

The keycaps are okay-- not the best backlit on the market, but not Razer hideous typography-wise. Thy feel smooth and of decent fit and finish At least the MX-compatible stem means finding replacements are no issue-- I may swap in a spare Tai-Hao Dolch set simply because I like the colours.

The backlight is blue and fairly bright, but doesn't fill a lot of the key legends well. This is likely a problem faced by every backlit board. Dialing up to "Full Las Vegas At Night" brightness helps, but only somewhat.

The Lego plate is sort of a drawback because they didn't provide a non-Lego plate in the box. If it wasn't like $40 extra, I could have seen getting one, just for something a little tamer.

Wingpad · 02 Oct 2016, 18:16

Hak Foo wrote: They missed the boat entirely on the acoustic factor. It sounds far more like a soft MX Blue than a White Alps or Matias. It's a precise sound that ends up sounding very plasticky. I'd love to try a non-damped version, but considering this thing cost me over USD 140 I'm not keen on doing surgery on it.

This was how I felt about mine, I also think they dropped the ball on the tactility. The weren't nearly as tactile as I would have hoped for them to be. I ended up selling mine to a friend for $90 and just washing my hands of that mistake. I was quite disappointed.