Have you noticed the flaw in the Shift V2 case?
I recently decided to try adding screw-in stabs to my Shift V2. As this was my first time adding screw-ins, it took me about 45 minutes to get them on the PCB. The next hour was then spent unsuccessfully trying to get the PCB to sit nicely in the top of the case. I started unscrewing some of the stabs, trying to figure out which one was the problem. I did also manage to figure out that it's best practice to have the screws a little loose when you go to pop the PCB in the case. But that only worked for four of the five stabs. The fifth stab, the Num Enter stab, would sit properly. Once I got it narrowed down to that stab, I started looking at the case itself. That's when I found the problem. There is a little post that interferes with the screw-in stab's screw (pictures included; you can see the damage from the screw being mashed into the post). I assume this is a carryover from the V1 case, for which the included PCB did not have holes for board mounted stabs. So now the questions:...
May 26, 2024
«I was guessing that your hate for ISO comes from the fact that you're not used to it, or that you've grown accustomed to something else. I personally am just the same way» — well, ok, "hate" was too harsh a word and was only meant as a part of the joke. for 20 years i've had a chance to use quite a number of different layouts, some really weird by todays standards (http://goo.gl/AB56GI http://goo.gl/Ne9r8J), including ISO's. but you're right, it's mostly just a matter of what one's used to (that's why i actually don't preach layouts).
«I'd be interested to hear what you think is worse with ISO, though, if you have any technical points to bring up. I like having a two-high Enter key, makes it so easy to press without looking, just like spacebar. Also don't find the need for a broad Lshift, so it's nice to tuck one more key in there» — i must have taught myself to touch-type on an ansi keyboard (can't be sure after all those years) because now i find that both ISO-style-narrow enter and lshift are much harder to reach without moving fingers a bit away from the base position. of course this is also just a minor personal preference.
by the way, i've googled a bit and found out that vortex/kbc do make their pok3r with (almost) ISO layout, it's just that massdrop doesn't propose those exactly as you note out — must be the influence of the US audience here =)