Hello from a new guy!
- thefarside
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: IBM 4704 F107
- Main mouse: Old, boring Logitech
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring
I think that’s how I wound up with four FK-2001s. I bought the first FK-2001 to see what alps were all about. Didn’t like the clone switches and heard white alps were better, so I bought a second one with complicated white alps. It was near perfect, but neither of the two had a cover, so I purchased the NIB one for that. I didn’t like it but decided to keep it while I used the cover on the white alps version. Then I saw one on eBay with a cover and decided to make a reasonable offer ($20 off) and let fate decide if I should have it. They accepted and that was board #4, which didn’t have blue alps (it was old enough to possibly have them), but another clean white alps example.Muirium wrote: 01 Oct 2021, 19:48
I can understand that type of collecting (*cough hoarding). I tried to get rid off a lot of stuff, but my brain kept telling me that I always need at least two of the same boards in case I need one for spare parts, that way I unintentionally tricked myself into keeping everything![]()
I’m going to get rid of the NIB one, keep the two white alps for use and spares and the third is going to be a project to try Matias quiet linear switches.
Between home and work I have three workstations so I get to put them all to use, but I’m going to reduce the “collection” to around 10.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
Well, alright, maybe I had my Point Strength dial set up a notch too high, to Dick, but I don’t recall saying that.thefarside wrote: 02 Oct 2021, 02:56MarieKondo wrote: 01 Oct 2021, 19:48 Clutter is the joy in life. A day without tripping over storage boxes is a day left unlived.
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- kbdfr
- The Tiproman
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Main keyboard: Tipro MID-QM-128A + two Tipro matrix modules
- Main mouse: Contour Rollermouse Pro
- Favorite switch: Cherry black
- DT Pro Member: 0010
That's what the spammer wrote here - with a new method for their spam links.New here and trying to make friends with new people.
But of course we are not going to let them prevail
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- thefarside
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: IBM 4704 F107
- Main mouse: Old, boring Logitech
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring
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- Location: Los Angles
- Main keyboard: Cherry MX
- Main mouse: Logitech G Pro X Superlight
- Favorite switch: QMK
Given that you have a small but carefully curated collection of SSKs. It's great that you have found joy in these keyboards and have taken care to maintain and enjoy them.Muirium wrote: 01 Oct 2021, 19:48 A collector curates. A hoarder is much too busy for all that. (There’s still more of those things out there! Gimmeh!)
Self supposed sage that I am, I will admit I’ve still 3 SSKs though. One daily, one perennially parked fixer upper and one magic unicorn sleeping new in its box.Unfinished business, it’s true.Spoiler:
- kbdfr
- The Tiproman
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Main keyboard: Tipro MID-QM-128A + two Tipro matrix modules
- Main mouse: Contour Rollermouse Pro
- Favorite switch: Cherry black
- DT Pro Member: 0010
Would you mind elaborating?ananya12, quoting a one and a half year old post by Muirium, wrote: 25 Apr 2023, 05:15 Given that you have a small but carefully curated collection of SSKs. It's great that you have found joy in these keyboards and have taken care to maintain and enjoy them.
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