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The most ricey keyboards on DT

Posted: 24 May 2017, 15:27
by codemonkeymike
Post your most ricey(pimped out) keyboard.

This is my work keyboard, gotta show em I mean business :ugeek: .

Posted: 24 May 2017, 15:59
by seebart
Haha I love this thread, I don't have any real "ricey" keyboards so I'll just post one with nice colors:
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Posted: 24 May 2017, 16:04
by MrDuul
codemonkeymike wrote: Post your most ricey(pimped out) keyboard.

This is my work keyboard, gotta show em I mean business :ugeek: .

Can you show me a video of you typing on this keyboard?

I have never seen anything quite like it.... whoa

Re: The most ricey keyboards on DT

Posted: 24 May 2017, 16:09
by Phenix
whats so pimped out about your dox? Looks like a 'normal' ergodox with troubled mind..

I nominate the promethium21 board.. (hope I spelled it right).

Posted: 24 May 2017, 16:39
by just_add_coffee
Here's my Batwing Ergo ...

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Both pics are of the same board, just different plates and keysets.

Posted: 24 May 2017, 19:02
by zslane
seebart wrote: Haha I love this thread, I don't have any real "ricey" keyboards so I'll just post one with nice colors:
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Love those sphericals, seebart!!!

You just made me a fan of (yellowy-)orange keycaps. :D

Posted: 24 May 2017, 19:09
by seebart
zslane wrote:
seebart wrote: Haha I love this thread, I don't have any real "ricey" keyboards so I'll just post one with nice colors:
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Love those sphericals, seebart!!!

You just made me a fan of (yellowy-)orange keycaps. :D
Thanks, basically some of the nicest I own. Too bad I don't even know what the case for that keyboard looks like. :roll:

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Posted: 25 May 2017, 18:20
by jerue
either my 360c or HHKB. I'll vote HHKB because I did the work myself (purple sliders, 55g domes, lube), not really ricey but its quite different from stock :lol:
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Posted: 25 May 2017, 19:02
by codemonkeymike
Artisans are like the carbon fiber hood scoops of the keyboard world.

Posted: 25 May 2017, 19:03
by MrDuul
I really... can't wrap my head around typing on split keyboard?

How long does it take to get used to it?

Posted: 25 May 2017, 19:25
by codemonkeymike
MrDuul wrote: I really... can't wrap my head around typing on split keyboard?

How long does it take to get used to it?
I'll take a video tonight. It was quite quick, I'd say about 2 months of 5 days a week working on the keyboard got me up to speed with the keyboard. After about 4 months of using it I switched to Colemak then another 3 months later I moved all the symbols under a "layer" which is just like a special shift or Alt-Gr button that is fully programmable. Note that I am a web developer and spend 8 hours a day on my computer.

Posted: 25 May 2017, 19:34
by pr0ximity
10/10 thread, I gotta document my rice

Posted: 25 May 2017, 19:48
by zslane
codemonkeymike wrote: Artisans are like the carbon fiber hood scoops of the keyboard world.
I'd say they are more like the spinning wheel rims of the keyboard world. Except twice as gaudy and less than half as cool.

It doesn't help that most of them look like the little kiddie toys you get from a Cracker Jack box. :roll:

Posted: 25 May 2017, 20:38
by jerue
codemonkeymike wrote: Artisans are like the carbon fiber hood scoops of the keyboard world.
Hooray, my clack makes my keyboard go faster!

Posted: 25 May 2017, 20:45
by seebart
zslane wrote:
codemonkeymike wrote: Artisans are like the carbon fiber hood scoops of the keyboard world.
I'd say they are more like the spinning wheel rims of the keyboard world. Except twice as gaudy and less than half as cool.

It doesn't help that most of them look like the little kiddie toys you get from a Cracker Jack box. :roll:
Agreed, but let's make one honorary exception for DT's sake:
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Posted: 25 May 2017, 22:50
by zslane
Thankfully those can only be earned, not bought.

Posted: 25 May 2017, 22:54
by Phenix
oh yea, one of the most-desirable artisans ever. The wingnut it is.

Posted: 25 May 2017, 22:55
by seebart
zslane wrote: Thankfully those can only be earned, not bought.
There is a story of one being sold once but since I don't know the details I cannot divulge.

Posted: 25 May 2017, 22:59
by codemonkeymike
I kinda want one of those multi colored clear resin artisan keycaps, the ones that are just the size and shape of a normal cherry profile keycap. Like a tastefully done body kit for your 96 Toyota Camry.

Posted: 26 May 2017, 22:15
by MrDuul
Any typing demonstrations?

Posted: 27 May 2017, 18:38
by livingspeedbump
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: 27 May 2017, 19:10
by snoopy
jerue wrote: either my 360c or HHKB. I'll vote HHKB because I did the work myself (purple sliders, 55g domes, lube), not really ricey but its quite different from stock :lol:
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love that terminator clack. one of my favourites. let me know if you ever wanna get rid of it :mrgreen:

Posted: 27 May 2017, 20:44
by PollandAkuma
Ricey keyboards... what kind of rice? Premium japanese and korean :D

Posted: 27 May 2017, 20:54
by Menuhin
seebart wrote: Haha I love this thread, I don't have any real "ricey" keyboards so I'll just post one with nice colors:
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The company that manufactured these caps for the (hall effect?) switches of this keyboard must have gone bankrupted because none of the modern manufacturers are kind enough to use so much materials to create key caps with comparable thickness - that is how they make profit perhaps.

Posted: 27 May 2017, 21:05
by seebart
Menuhin wrote:
seebart wrote: Haha I love this thread, I don't have any real "ricey" keyboards so I'll just post one with nice colors:
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The company that manufactured these caps for the (hall effect?) switches of this keyboard must have gone bankrupted because none of the modern manufacturers are kind enough to use so much materials to create key caps with comparable thickness - that is how they make profit perhaps.
Remember that hardware was much more expensive in the 1970's and 1980's.

Posted: 27 May 2017, 21:51
by snuci
Seebart,

Where is the "Think" sign from? That is iconic.

Posted: 28 May 2017, 00:17
by MrDuul
livingspeedbump wrote: Image
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Ugh I can't stand that thing.

Posted: 28 May 2017, 00:41
by livingspeedbump
MrDuul wrote: Ugh I can't stand that thing.
And that is why it pretty much lives in my closet haha.

Posted: 29 May 2017, 20:30
by jerue
MrDuul wrote: Any typing demonstrations?
I keep a whole channel just for typing videos ;)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzHt4c ... d=0&view=0


I need to get my current keyboards recorded and uploaded.

Posted: 29 May 2017, 20:34
by seebart
snuci wrote: Seebart,

Where is the "Think" sign from? That is iconic.
lot_lizard posted it after he won his wingnut.