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turnturnturnturn t1_iwd65y9 wrote

If you found something you love for $10 only, you're the actual big brain here

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Headphones_95 t1_iwddarc wrote

For real, I paid 220 for my blackwidow 4 years ago, don't get me wrong I still love. But that 220 is still hurting just a little

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mogranjm t1_iwe5dta wrote

You've paid 15c per day for that keyboard, probably less.

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Headphones_95 t1_iwebsa7 wrote

Well that makes me feel better lol. It's been a good board, its survived me and my husband using it daily for this long, only problem is the V went squishy about 6mo in

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YaBoiSish t1_iwej1zg wrote

did you get a gaming keyboard cuz it’s rainbow pride?

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Headphones_95 t1_iweqe10 wrote

Just always wanted some razer stuff, I like the brand. Got a blackwidow v2 and a naga trinity at the same time. Recently replaced the trinity with a pro and couldn't be happier.

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MistrSynistr t1_iwer9mx wrote

I like razer products, their software is just so crap half the time. Once everything is set up you never need it again but it is soo buggy.

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Dawanna t1_iwfmcno wrote

I daily a cheap kaihl brown keyboard that cost like $40. My cherry blue is sitting on the floor collecting dust because i cannot stand blues after years of using it. Also my cheap keyboard has better LED controls with more options

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sebby2 t1_iwc4q63 wrote

Whatever floats your boat dude.

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stutche OP t1_iwca88j wrote

Haha, I just think its funny, no animosity here!

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sebby2 t1_iwcb65m wrote

All cool dude. Never let anyone tell you what to like :3

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I_am___The_Botman t1_iwdk1vg wrote

Hey, at least your keys work, I fucked up the soldering on my first build so half the keys output two (different) letters every time you press them 😅.
Haven't gotten around to fixing it yet.

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farnswoggle t1_iweh8i1 wrote

At the end of the day all the keyboard does is register presses. If you like it and it's working, then it's a good keyboard.

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disoculated t1_iwcb12a wrote

That swelling isn't brains, it's eardrum callouses from clicky switches.

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stutche OP t1_iwcc2ca wrote

I always thought rich people financially irresponsible people bought red switches lol

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Travis_Cauthon t1_iwch8tf wrote

That's a rather financially responsible switch to buy tbh

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Tuesday t1_iwcml2l wrote

Financially irresponsible is butchering 2 switches and adding aftermarket springs to make a switch that sounds & feels just like one that already exists

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ToasterEvil t1_iwcn1hq wrote

But it’s ~custom~

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Tuesday t1_iwcnao1 wrote

hehe, I totally didnt make that comment because I totally didnt salvage vint blacks to only use the stems for a build. hehehe

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ghetto_engine t1_iwui1am wrote

this is where the hobby lost me. nonetheless, to each his own.

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danshakuimo t1_iwdcwrz wrote

Me with my $30 blue switch keyboard I got off eBay:

When I have my earphones in, all you hear is the thock instead of CLACKETY CLACK CLACK

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Qbopper t1_iwecnk3 wrote

i'm thinking i might be built different (in a bad way) because i have open back headphones and just built a keychron q1 with blues

and i unironically am glad they're open because it means i can hear my clicky

i am a cavewoman

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Eze-Wong t1_iwdvelp wrote

The ven diagram of red switch gamers and fiscally irresponsible is just 1 circle.

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1lluminist t1_iwfk86o wrote

I'll never understand why blue switches get so much hate... it's basically a fidget toy with a practical use case!

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ZulkarnaenRafif t1_iweda6h wrote

Unicomp Buckling Springs convinced >!and gaslighted!< me that clicky switches are still tame.

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NapalmCandy t1_iwc831d wrote

If you're happy with what you have, you're doing the hobby the right way, so don't worry about what everyone else is doing!

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fredpoool t1_iwcodmp wrote

If it makes you happy it should make us happy

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AltF4irl t1_iwczawo wrote

And then there's me who doesn't even have a mechanical keyboard or money to buy one

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danshakuimo t1_iwddgx1 wrote

I got one for $30s off eBay. It was used but I'm still using it and hasn't broken down on me yet.

Of course, you don't really need one and that money could be better spent elsewhere.

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FinancialTea4 t1_iwen3d3 wrote

I bought an extremely inexpensive model on Amazon. Chinese knock off TKL for $23.00 with hot swappable Outemu blues, double shot PBT with single color LEDs, and it was worth every penny. I don't like to shill on here but if you're interested I'll send you a link. I have another board I bought open box that I really like too but it has one issue which is the LED for the P key flickers but I don't usually use the lights on that one anyway. It kills the battery which lasts a long time with minimal lights enabled. I paid $29.99 for that one directly from the manufacturer. Even with the flickering it was worth every penny. I used a full sized Amazon basics membrane board for work for a couple of years and that thing looks like it's been dragged down a gravel road for a month. I don't think I'll ever go back to membrane boards. It's much more comfortable and satisfying to type on even a cheapo mech.

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stutche OP t1_iwdxntz wrote

Check local craigslist, I actually got one off there for $10.

Plus I found a Havit 89 key for $7 at a local liquidation sale. There's tons of stores that buy pallets of amazon returns and sell them for dirt cheap! Hope to see you become one of us!

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Neon_Lights12 t1_iwe4043 wrote

Damn, for $7 you just gotta havit!

Okay I'll leave

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stutche OP t1_iweacvf wrote

No, no. Please stay bad puns turn me on

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AltF4irl t1_iwdxt06 wrote

Craigslist doesn't exist where I live

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TeamRedundancyTeam t1_iwe005w wrote

Is there nothing similar? A lot of countries have some sort of online local marketplace that is popular. Facebook marketplace at the very least?

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Hatedpriest t1_iwf6dhm wrote

I got a 65% with cherry blues and a mouse, new, for like 50 or 60 bucks.

I keep checking my local secondhand stores for mech boards. If they have em, they'll be $5-10.

I like the click-clack, and this keyboard has it. It's a "magic-refiner." Idk, it works shrug

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UltimaCaitSith t1_iwcnfxx wrote

I'm in the same boat. I bought a dumb $40 keyboard just to get my feet wet, and now I'm sold on the hobby. Now to just find a cool 100% and a key set that isn't pre-ordered out by 2 years...

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stutche OP t1_iwcyb5s wrote

My $10 board is a 100%, but I switched to an 89 key and i love it. None of those stupid 'page up,' 'page down' type keys, the num pad is just moved over

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paradoxally t1_iwdbm93 wrote

> None of those stupid ‘page up,’ ‘page down’ type keys

Hey! Don't diss the navigation cluster.

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MelkieOArda t1_iwdgrpn wrote

I use the navigation cluster often, and never use the 10-key! That’s why there are so many cool layouts; everyone can find which layout best suits them.

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paradoxally t1_iwdpyz1 wrote

10 key as in numpad? I don't use that either, my job doesn't require rapid number inputs. That's why I prefer 75/TKL, but not above or below.

Some people here use a macropad for numpad while keeping a smaller profile main board.

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MelkieOArda t1_iwf6a1y wrote

Yeah, numpad. I use it so infrequently that I don't even know its name! Haha

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JustBadPlaya t1_iwfrofb wrote

ig it makes sense, after all it’s Ten-key-less not numpad-less

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DeadWoman_Walking t1_iwd2n75 wrote

I have a 60 pound keyboard from Amazon. It makes lovely clicky-clacky noises and types smooth. Only reason I haven't showed it off is because some of the keys are showing wear... getting shiney from use. 3 years of typing do wear...

*off to clicky clacky more...*

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stutche OP t1_iwd6cyc wrote

Man that's pretty heavy, shipping must have cost a fortune

^(/s)

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kaachiiin t1_iwjo5um wrote

Have you considered switching out the keycaps? There are tons of really affordable and beautiful designs nowadays and it could add another layer of personalization to an already loved keyboard!

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DeadWoman_Walking t1_iwk4nr5 wrote

I have. I've had mechanical keyboards for a long time but I didn't realize there was a following like there is nor did I realize all of the options - I just sought out the look, feel, and sound!

Still learning. Like I have this great keyboard - are all keycaps interchangable or would I need to worry about things fitting? It's a full size board - with all of the keys a lot of people don't use (I still use the ins, del, etc so I'm in the minority!).

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kaachiiin t1_iwp6iv0 wrote

If it’s a full keyboard you can search for 100% or full size keyboard keycaps, they should include all the keys you mentioned plus numpad (but even if you don’t have a numpad any tenkeyless set should do!)

Most keycaps are interchangeable but I would check to see if a specific set of keycaps is compatible with the switches your keyboard uses, just to be sure! Keycaps come in a ton of different profiles/shapes nowadays (cherry and OEM profiles being the most common) so just make sure whatever keycaps you end up choosing will fit.

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DeadWoman_Walking t1_iwp8k00 wrote

Thanks! And yes, I have the number pad as well. I'm old school and it's how I learned so anything smaller feels weird.

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StadiaFan19 t1_iwcozsy wrote

I vibe with second part of meme tbh

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Ash_Flexum t1_iwd5o9w wrote

The best build is what you like the most.

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CaunArachas t1_iwdora4 wrote

I went as far as to buy a 200 euro QK65. And people tell me that's "entry". Now, it's a nice board, but it's all relative. It doesn't blow my mind as my first board did (Keychron K8 gateron browns).

Enjoy what you have!

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AssaultKommando t1_iwe9v20 wrote

That's entry in the same way your first nice watch or knife is entry level: only irredeemable dweebs will try and gatekeep you, everyone else is either mad impressed or rolling their eyes.

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ghetto_engine t1_iwe7z51 wrote

i have a cheap clicky board too.

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3ternaldumpsterfire t1_iwcui8v wrote

Me with my lil $35 amazon keeb that is certainly better than my laptop membrane board

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lBlanc99 t1_iwd06z1 wrote

if it makes you feel any better, the keyboard i love the most as of now is an old mechanical keyboard i got from dumpster. and the best sounding (to me) keyboard i have right now is an old clikcy acer switch keyboard that i got from a dumpster, and i'm not even sure if that keyboard counts as mechanical since it has a membrane sheet underneath the switch.

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Wooden-Contract-4816 t1_iwdb98i wrote

I don’t mind people who like blue switches BUT I despise you if you like the sound of rattles in the stabs. Ofc if you hate it but don’t have a choice it’s fine but if you purposely make your stabs rattily you a phycho

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BaneAmesta t1_iwdl4q3 wrote

Meanwhile me just lurking here without even owning a mechanical keyboard 💀

One day I'll buy one, one day...

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chaosmetroid t1_iwfioeb wrote

Glorious keyboard on sale for 50$ ish. Really good starter. And modular too

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Ralkkai t1_iwcv2g3 wrote

If you can be in and out at only $10, more power to ya. I am currently waiting on $100 worth of just PCBs to arrive from China.

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Flex1500 t1_iwdnz0f wrote

I was happier with my $3 dell board from goodwill I don’t even recognize myself anymore

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Rapph t1_iwdsger wrote

I feel like that is true of a lot of hobbies for me. Go deep enough into them I have an existential crisis and ultimately decide the whole hobby was a waste of time. Hasn't happened with keyboards for me but it has happened in the past with many things like headphones(and audio in general), car mods, to some extent watches, kitchen knives.

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bjvanst t1_iwf3cxy wrote

Are you pursuing these things to enjoy what you acquire or learn, or are you just chasing the dragon?

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Rapph t1_iwf3zrc wrote

Love to learn about it, get caught up in the community, etc. After a while though the diminishing returns are so obvious that the whole hobby to me just becomes tiring. In general I find hobbies that celebrate the work of other people far less enjoyable and shallow long term than hobbies like video games, cooking, etc where it is more about my own work and effort. No hate towards anyone who enjoys them, it is more about my perspective on them.

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Satan_Prometheus t1_iwd91bn wrote

Until last week I was using a shitty Dell PS/2 chunky keyboard (like the kind you got with a Dell tower back in maybe 2002) for my office PC and I absolutely loved it. It finally started to completely break down last week (multiple keys just not registering at all) and I have been sadly forced to switch to an awful chiclet keyboard. woe is me

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timtucker_com t1_iwchr77 wrote

I've always been slightly tone-deaf and am in this for feel, not sound.

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TeamRedundancyTeam t1_iwe09bv wrote

IMO the feel is more important than the sound. They could be silent as long as they have a satisfying click and the keyboard feels nice to use.

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striated1 t1_iwcimxc wrote

I love nice boards but cheap clicky switches are satisfying af also

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stutche OP t1_iwdxzxx wrote

Except for whatever blues are in Walmart's Onn board. I'd honestly rather type on a cheap bluetooth membrane board

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striated1 t1_iwdyg3v wrote

i meant more in line with normal gat blues, jades, etc... instead of the dumb expensive switches like tealios

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AssaultKommando t1_iwea4hu wrote

Clickiez are stupid expensive yes, but you try buying Alps click leaf switches lately?

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PepeSilviaLovesCarol t1_iwcpruv wrote

I kinda fit in both. I have a board I put $400+ in, and a board I got for $80 and put about $20 worth of mods into. I like both equally

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Yoosulis t1_iwd7opm wrote

Craiglist keyboards are also valid as long as they use mechanical switches

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KeRaSh2 t1_iwdq1m3 wrote

Me typing on my membrane keyboard while listening to T H O C C ASMR typing tests on my headphones imagining I have an awesome custom build.

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loewe67 t1_iwdsx0p wrote

I’m just sitting here with my Tecware Phantom, happy as can be, while being too nervous to invest in a custom build.

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jiarb t1_iwe1qq2 wrote

it really is like that American Psycho parody in here sometimes

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xdamm777 t1_iwe1xfj wrote

On the other hand, I love mechanical switches but they fail too damn often. I have 20 year old membrane keyboards that still work flawlessly and then there's my 3 month old switches that have need replacing due to double typing.

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DOSBrony t1_iweve9o wrote

Sounds like your switches are way too cheaply built. Im using cherry browns and they still work perfectly despite very heavy use for 7 years

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xdamm777 t1_iwf2pry wrote

I've had failing switches from all brands, Cherry, Kailh, Gateron, Omron (Logitech s) and now Momoka, the all fail within a year and need replacing.

They're just not suited for typing a lot or gaming, clicky switches tend to last longer in my experience. Only my Huntsman mini with purple switches is 11 months old and no issues but it's such a bad board and switch I don't quite use it as much.

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SargeCabbageYT t1_iweg7ng wrote

I paid 300$ for my build that I barely use anymore… atleast it looks nice

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pumpkinburger t1_iweh05x wrote

No Judgement here.

I bought a cheap board for $50 because it came with cute keycaps, and I just love it.

I'll upgrade eventually and get fancy, but for now it's a lovely way of getting into the hobby.

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WukongDong t1_iwev4q9 wrote

It's a hobby you can either soul search to make the cheapest one possible or the money sink it will become for many. I'm in the middle, I like cheap clicky clocky keebs. The preem stuff would be planned throughout the year for me

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itsadesertplant t1_iwf0azk wrote

I have the keyboard that came with my parents’ 2002 Dell computer because I like it

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Sonbry517 t1_iwf0t72 wrote

When I’m bored of the marble sounds. I bust out the Clicky Red Dragon 😂

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Okami_no_Lobo t1_iwf26mk wrote

Don't be an apologist, my favorite keyboard was a hand me down from my father with nmb space invader switches, I was devastated when It broke, but kaihl came out with their box switches which have the same double click that I loved about the space invader switches. I am currently working out a way to fix the old one but there is no shame in loving what you love.

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Ishan48 t1_iwf7971 wrote

I just own a 20$ keyboard. Changed some of its switches and i really enjoy it.

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DogHogDJs t1_iwfbo49 wrote

Bought an Epomaker TH66 for gaming and absolutely love it stock.

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Thereminz t1_iwfflsp wrote

nothin wrong with clicky switches

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RangerSavage t1_iwffxwe wrote

I bought a prelubed custom just because I wanted a keyboard that would last me a long time that I could swap out the keycaps on if I wanted to or a switch broke. I felt like I bought into a expensive hobby just for one of the sweet side details.

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rekabis t1_iwfhudd wrote

I love my buckling spring Unicomp. Especially since it’s hardware Dvorak.

But what I would really love is a beam spring keyboard with a functional solenoid. Problem is, those cost $2,000+ USD anywhere I look. Even busted/nonfunctional/as-is ones are $1,000+ on eBay.

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InstruNaut t1_iwfkfrn wrote

Clicky at work so I sound productive.

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Lgrafo28 t1_iwfl62v wrote

Always in this sub hearing the clicking of my premium Razer Ornata V2... You will hate me ^^

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thesngk t1_iwfoyi4 wrote

Nothing wrong with liking $10 clickies

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darknessblades t1_iwg3aw1 wrote

True. I recently bought a mechanical keyboard 2nd hand for 6euro [it has some cheapo clickies]

but for projects/making a macropad its quite the steal.

Especially as the keycaps itself are worth as much as I paid for it

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shubashubamogumogu t1_iwfq8l0 wrote

What if you have some subjectively cool builds, but you are like the bottom thing and struggle to put the shapes in the right holes???

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DylanNotDillan t1_iwgf390 wrote

Me, hides membrane keyboard

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stutche OP t1_iwgnms2 wrote

Hey, I used a Razer Cynosa Lite for about a year and I loved it, I'd take it over one of the three mech boards I've had

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ILickTurtles4Living t1_iwggbws wrote

I got some cheap 20 euro brown cherry (I think) 6 years ago I still use and have had gifted 200 euro red cherry gaming keyboards I could not stand.

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SeaCollides t1_iwh1l73 wrote

I feel this! I love my expensive ass keeb but oh boy those cheapass Dell keyboards our school library has that I managed to get (for free because a staff member said I could have one since they had an extra useless spare) has such an illegally satisfying typing feel for no reason lmao. Well the spacebar is rattly as hell but other than that tbh I just adore it. 😂😂

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stutche OP t1_iwh24f5 wrote

Ngl I'm with you on those boards, not bad for being a dime a dozen

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atamosk t1_iwig2bh wrote

It's def reverse. I love this hobby but I'm a dumbo for lol sounds that are made up

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5spikecelio t1_iwjbi4m wrote

You would be surprised how much you can achieve with 30 dollars. After fidgeting a lot with keyboards, try a mix of everything under the sun, from mixing switches, to all different types of materials inside a case im 100% sure that people buy expensive keebs for the same reason buy expensive diamonds. Is not because of the features, but just to say “i have this”. Unless you are going for a custom aluminum case with 1 of a kind design im pretty sure i can make ANY keyboard sounds amazing. Besides clicky switches cause their mechanism are not diy friendly, is just a matter of mods and research. After i made the worse board i ever hear (drop alt with halos) sound good, anything is possible.

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