Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
I am new to this and am about to order a few sets of Base, Modifiers, Numpad and Novelties. What would be some good boards to use these with? I am looking for either brown or blue switches.
Also if I get a board with a windows key will the Novelties cover those?
I really love the colors of this set and it will match my desk.
Also I am interested in a gamepad. Should the Numpad cover a gamepad? I use a Logitech G11 and really love the rows of programmable keys to the left. I realize that is probably not possible in a mechanical board but would be interested if there are any options.
Very broad question you have there. So the "Windows" key is covered in the Modifiers by the "System" key. Many designers will use labels like SYSTEM, HYPER, META, SUPER instead of WINDOWS because it makes a more generic term that users of all OS' can use, and sometimes it just fits the theme of the set better.
The WASD keyboards are always good, for cheap boards the Cooler Master QFR series are always good as well. Pretty much any mechanical keyboard with a standard layout will work well for you. The key thing to look for is that all of the Modifiers to either side of the spacebar are the same size. Here is an example:
The numpad will really just cover numpads, not really the dedicated gamepads. If you have any more questions let me know!
Thats what I use at work . Although I got one of the rare white boards, with the white baseplate. Debating on getting these keys for it but I don't think they'd suit a white keyboard.