Stuff you just bought
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0194
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Just bought this keyboard which I believe has Chinese legends. *Please be blue alps*
- Blaise170
- ALPS キーボード
- Location: Boston, MA
- Main keyboard: Cooler Master Quickfire Stealth
- Main mouse: Logitech G502
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Blue
- DT Pro Member: 0129
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Bought a KBP V80 and blue Vortex case. Will eventually swap in blue Alps and blue keycap set.
- abrahamstechnology
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Laser with SMK Cherry mount
- Main mouse: Mitsumi ECM-S3902
- Favorite switch: Alps and Alps clones
- DT Pro Member: 0212
Flat, no feedback, limpy/membrane or what?
Please be MORE specific here.[/quote]
It types exactly as it's built, a limp membrane with a click leaf shoved on the side.
I'm going to harvest the caps and light it on fire.[/quote]
Worse than a rubber dome?
- Elrick
- Location: Swan View, AUSTRALIA
- Main keyboard: Alps - As much as Possible.
- Main mouse: MX518
- Favorite switch: Navy Switch, ALPs, Model-M
- DT Pro Member: -
Thank you for that. Think Razer has done something similar with their ;flowerlandfilms wrote: ↑It types exactly as it's built, a limp membrane with a click leaf shoved on the side.
I'm going to harvest the caps and light it on fire.
https://www.razer.com/ca-en/gaming-keyb ... ata-chroma
Wonder if it's the very same feeling when typed on.....?
Just personally REFUSE to spend money on any Razer Keyboard.
- abrahamstechnology
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Laser with SMK Cherry mount
- Main mouse: Mitsumi ECM-S3902
- Favorite switch: Alps and Alps clones
- DT Pro Member: 0212
If Razer made a click leaf electromechanical switch with a good Alps-like keyfeel, I'd buy them. It could heal their reputation.Elrick wrote: ↑Thank you for that. Think Razer has done something similar with their ;flowerlandfilms wrote: ↑It types exactly as it's built, a limp membrane with a click leaf shoved on the side.
I'm going to harvest the caps and light it on fire.
https://www.razer.com/ca-en/gaming-keyb ... ata-chroma
Wonder if it's the very same feeling when typed on.....?
Just personally REFUSE to spend money on any Razer Keyboard.
Allthough it's unlikely that they'd bother tooling click leaf switches because of the Linus Tech Tips normie crowd that is used to Cherry's rattletrap click noise.
- abrahamstechnology
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Laser with SMK Cherry mount
- Main mouse: Mitsumi ECM-S3902
- Favorite switch: Alps and Alps clones
- DT Pro Member: 0212
Got a bunch of Box switches from Novelkeys black friday sale. I will fix them with an xacto blade or the Stemshaver if it ever comes out.
its honestly sad the lengths that people have to go through to fix a shitty design flaw that could have been avoided if they spent a second on quality control rather than pumping out """new""" switches every weekabrahamstechnology wrote: ↑Got a bunch of Box switches from Novelkeys black friday sale. I will fix them with an xacto blade or the Stemshaver if it ever comes out.
- stratokaster
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Main keyboard: Filco Minila Air
- Main mouse: Contour Unimouse WL / Apple Magic Trackpad 2
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Green
- DT Pro Member: -
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Unexpectedly bought a Contour Unimouse Wireless because it was on sale
- abrahamstechnology
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Laser with SMK Cherry mount
- Main mouse: Mitsumi ECM-S3902
- Favorite switch: Alps and Alps clones
- DT Pro Member: 0212
Yes. Plus Novelkeys doesn't really seem to care that the "new" ones aren't fixed either.samuelcable wrote: ↑its honestly sad the lengths that people have to go through to fix a shitty design flaw that could have been avoided if they spent a second on quality control rather than pumping out """new""" switches every weekabrahamstechnology wrote: ↑Got a bunch of Box switches from Novelkeys black friday sale. I will fix them with an xacto blade or the Stemshaver if it ever comes out.
- Myoth
- Location: Strasbourg
- Main keyboard: IDB60
- Main mouse: EC1-A
- Favorite switch: Cap BS
- DT Pro Member: -
so sad I'm ironically tearing up >:(samuelcable wrote:its honestly sad the lengths that people have to go through to fix a shitty design flaw that could have been avoided if they spent a second on quality control rather than pumping out """new""" switches every weekabrahamstechnology wrote: ↑Got a bunch of Box switches from Novelkeys black friday sale. I will fix them with an xacto blade or the Stemshaver if it ever comes out.
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Yes!!!!!!!! This is it!! The dream board! I saw it pop up on ebay, I asked mike if he could proxy it to me and he said YES and I'm very happy about it!
I snagged a f122 for cheap. easily the worst sounding keyboard ive had on my desk, but the layout is nice for reprogramming and it has a great keyfeel (one of the better ones ive tried). i highly doubt ill use this board much since i have cherry mx black at my disposal and would prefer that, but i am glad to add this to my collection
2 things to note: the f and j are from a model m I had and I threw all of the caps into a ultrasonic cleaner and they cleaned up fantastically
While I don't have before and after pics; I can certainly say they are better than the "before" now
While I don't have before and after pics; I can certainly say they are better than the "before" now
- Elrick
- Location: Swan View, AUSTRALIA
- Main keyboard: Alps - As much as Possible.
- Main mouse: MX518
- Favorite switch: Navy Switch, ALPs, Model-M
- DT Pro Member: -
"Stone him, he's a (S)witch" - corrected that for you here .
F switches do/might come degraded plus some people don't like their sound and feeling until they have been thoroughly cleaned and restored.
Even though F switches can withstand a lot of grime and filth, they will lose some of their original typing feel when dirt builds up for decades.
trust me i love the feeling but the sound is downright unpleasnt. i dont know why anyone would want a metalic clank ping sound when they type. the keyfeel makes up for it. and yes ive heard brand new model fs and they sound just as badElrick wrote: ↑"Stone him, he's a (S)witch" - corrected that for you here .
F switches do/might come degraded plus some people don't like their sound and feeling until they have been thoroughly cleaned and restored.
Even though F switches can withstand a lot of grime and filth, they will lose some of their original typing feel when dirt builds up for decades.
- zrrion
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: F122
- Main mouse: Microsoft IntelliMouse
- Favorite switch: ALPS SKCC Cream
- DT Pro Member: -
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Just ordered this to add to my slowly growing fleet of SKCC boards. I really like the look of this one. I don't have any specific plans for it but it is certainly a looker!
- Elrick
- Location: Swan View, AUSTRALIA
- Main keyboard: Alps - As much as Possible.
- Main mouse: MX518
- Favorite switch: Navy Switch, ALPs, Model-M
- DT Pro Member: -
This type of keyboard is mainly for those that grew up with them.samuelcable wrote: ↑ i dont know why anyone would want a metalic clank ping sound when they type. the keyfeel makes up for it. and yes ive heard brand new model fs and they sound just as bad
Hence it becomes a part of their history and ultimate reminder of so-called Grander times.
If you don't like noise, then F Keyboards will be horrid to you as well as Beamsprings. No worries because NOT everyone has the same liking for certain keyboards, that is why this place is known as DT Central.
Welcomes everyone that loves true Mechanical Keyboards, without exception.
Yeah sorry if I was too harsh at first. I don't enjoy the sound but idgaf if others doElrick wrote: ↑This type of keyboard is mainly for those that grew up with them.samuelcable wrote: ↑ i dont know why anyone would want a metalic clank ping sound when they type. the keyfeel makes up for it. and yes ive heard brand new model fs and they sound just as bad
Hence it becomes a part of their history and ultimate reminder of so-called Grander times.
If you don't like noise, then F Keyboards will be horrid to you as well as Beamsprings. No worries because NOT everyone has the same liking for certain keyboards, that is why this place is known as DT Central.
Welcomes everyone that loves true Mechanical Keyboards, without exception.
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- Location: UK
- Main keyboard: Filco ZERO green alps, Model F 122 Terminal
- Main mouse: Ducky Secret / Roller Mouse Pro 1
- Favorite switch: MX Mount Topre / Model F Buckling
- DT Pro Member: 0167
Dam you! You have made me get my 122F back out in work and put the ALPS60 away.samuelcable wrote: ↑ I snagged a f122 for cheap. easily the worst sounding keyboard ive had on my desk, but the layout is nice for reprogramming and it has a great keyfeel (one of the better ones ive tried). i highly doubt ill use this board much since i have cherry mx black at my disposal and would prefer that, but i am glad to add this to my collection
I have no space on my desk! I hope your happy!
- Darkshado
- Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Main keyboard: WASD V2 MX Clears (work); M, F, Matias, etc (home)
- Main mouse: Logitech G502 (work), G502 + CST L-Trac (home)
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring, SKCM Cream Dampened, MX Clear
- DT Pro Member: 0237
How... how did splotches of grime even get between the stem and caps?samuelcable wrote: ↑I can certainly say they are better than the "before" now
As for the sound, it's certainly on another level compared to contemporary boards. In the hands of a competent typist at speed, I'd say they almost "sing" (loudly) more than they ping.
Now, if you prefer linear switches that's okay too; keep it in your rotation or pass it onto a good home, both are fine with me.
- Khers
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- Location: Sweden
- Main keyboard: LZ CLSh
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Ergo
- Favorite switch: Buckling Springs | Topre | Nixdorf Black
- DT Pro Member: 0087
While unpacking it I was most surprised to see that someone had been indecent enough to split it in half while, presumably, rage quitting fortnite. Worry not, however, I'm mitigating the issue as we speak using but the finest of materials: ice lolly sticks and epoxy.
- Elrick
- Location: Swan View, AUSTRALIA
- Main keyboard: Alps - As much as Possible.
- Main mouse: MX518
- Favorite switch: Navy Switch, ALPs, Model-M
- DT Pro Member: -
PLEASE provide us with detailed pictures showing this. Would like to see the resurrection of this unfortunate keyboard.Khers wrote: ↑Worry not, however, I'm mitigating the issue as we speak using but the finest of materials: ice lolly sticks and epoxy.
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0194
- Contact:
Dang I've never seen those keys on a Model M SSK before.