Recommendation needed for better locator (F & J) keys for Cherry MX OEM Profile keyboard
I keep losing the location of keys on new DAS 4 Pro Keyboard. i.e. My hands can't tell if they have shifted left or right a key. The keyboard has Cherry MX Brown OEM profile 104 keys. I'm looking for new keycaps to help my fingers better locate the F & J keys. I've been a touch typist for decades (going back to the IBM Selectric) but have been using MS Ergonomic 4000 keyboards (no longer available) since the 90s. The stretched G & H keys on that keyboard likely contribute to my having some difficulty getting used to a standard layout. I'm looking for either a more pronounced "bump" on the locator keys or I've heard about keys that are more spherical and the F & J keys are a deeper depression (MT3?). I've found that a touch typist position with more vertical fingers completely missing the bump on my DAS keyboard F & J keys. How do the different profiles change the keyboard. i.e. Can I use a few MT3 keys with my OEM keys? I have all black keys now, and am not looking to go...
May 23, 2024
RGB lighting is really nice! I love all the different color modes, and how there's even random color options for some of them. I know flashy LEDs are associated with the "pro gamer lowest common denominator" aesthetic and isn't too fondly viewed around here, but I'm a guy who loves his blinky lights.
I do have to admit that the keycap glyphs are terrible, but that's not really the keyboard's fault as they're the same glyphs you'd find on other Chinese-made boards you can find on Amazon. It's not so much the font, it's just... why does it say "HM" instead of "Home"? PU instead of Page Up? That's just lazy. I guess it's so they could only mark the top half so it would light entirely, but at that point you might as well just use icons.
The last thing is really just a nitpick... the sound isn't quite what I imagined. It's surprisingly hollow and quiet. When I thought "keyboard used in nuclear reactors" I was expecting a clackier, 1980s cyberpunk sound. I got the 70g springs and I guess they're mushier than I expected?