A brief reflection and look at how far our community has come since joining. I’ve been in the mechanical keyboard hobby for a very long time. It started as a high school student’s search for a keyboard for writing novels back in the 2008-2009 school year. I thought I wanted to be an author and I felt I needed a keyboard that I could sit down to at my desk and just write. After researching, joining forums, and saving money, I made my first purchase in the hobby, a blank black Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2. I still own this keyboard and while it is heavily modded now, it remains one of my all-time favorites. My HHKB Pro2 with MitchCapped Accents Many people would have stopped there, but keyboards became a hobby. I enjoyed learning about them, and early on, I enjoyed hunting for them in thrift shops. I would dig through bins at Goodwill and Salvation Army while popping keycaps off with paperclips looking for mechanical switches. I searched for a birthday Model M...
May 7, 2024
I went with clears out of curiosity and I think it's going to take some getting used to coming from using a varmilo 87 with browns. They are a lot stiffer than I expected but I'm going to stick with it for a bit. I'm okay with the main keys but for whatever reason the backspace just feel *too* stiff. I've but o-rings on the keys already to help with sound and travel distance as well.
My main issue now is that he board is a lot thicker than my previous board and my palm rest feels too short when using this board. I'm currently using a book that's about an inch think and it is a lot more comfortable. Does anyone have any recommendation for palm rests that come that thick? Preferably a solid wood rest as I find them easiest to clean and maintain.
Clears are some of the only MX switches I enjoy, but stiffness takes some getting used to. O-rings are a must for me as well. My FC660C is also quite tall but just by the nature of how I type I don't really find wrist rests helpful, so I have no good wrist rest recommendations.
Just thought I'd say hi. :)
Both my computer's now have Varmilo TKLs with browns so I'm set for the time being. My next build will be a custom 70% board with ergo whites, just for the fun of building and customizing it. Maybe something portable to take to class when I teach.
If you think greens are heavy you'd probably hate my board ;)
My KB is Topre and I've got aftermarket domes installed to give it a really heavy tactile bump right at the start of the keystroke. I think its feels incredible because I type fairly hard and it just goes with my style, I guess. It's a very unique feel, but definitely not for everyone.