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The time has come, the keyboard apocolypse is upon us, and you have to pick just ONE keyboard that you would be happy using forever. What keyboard would that be? This is one of those questions that makes me a little queasy, as it is an impossible question to answer. Do I go for aesthetics or functionality? Do I go unobtainium custom or vintage ? I've got a decent collection with even more not documented, and on a weekly basis I probably use at least 10-15 different keyboards. I enjoy so many keyboards so often that I'm not even sure how to pick, so I'll just go with my gut... Right now, I'd probably have to say my Raytheon 6104-04 - Magnetic Valve/Pulse board.
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Is it the most functional? Nah. Frankly, getting it to work on a modern system at all is quite a pain in the ass. On the flip side this keyboard is the epitome about what I love about this community and keyboards as a whole. The excellent vintage styling and colors are amazing( I'm kind of into that retro-futurism stuff). The tinkering and trying to get it to work on a modern system was done with friends (Engicoder, looking at you), which is the type of homebrew project that connects many of us. The switches themselves feel amazing and the caps put modern SA to shame. So yeah, this is the guy I'm going to stick with forever. That's mine, what is the board you would pick above all others???
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P._.P
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May 4, 2022
Probably jelly epoch or unikorn
Dave-Alvarado
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May 3, 2022
My Hive60 with MT3 Susuwatari. It's my work board, it gets used 40 hours a week and it's perfect for me.
Debian10
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Feb 6, 2022
Gmmk Pro is hard to beat
lowurcase
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Feb 6, 2022
Debian10its actually pretty easy to beat I.E: keychron q1
CptLolliPants
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Feb 6, 2022
I just love my very first, a GK64 which went through numerous iterations of switch types, stabilizers, lube jobs and keycaps, but I have now settled on Mito DCS Sleeper (kinda bland, but solved the 2u problem of this keyboard and my desire for a speedy delivery, thanks to Drop! ) and Everglide Aqua kings 62g switches which was totally what I needed after several tactile try outs (a lot). I've mostly fallen for the delete button being near the arrow keys, I don't ever want to go back.
iamanionic
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Feb 6, 2022
My Drakon 60 suits my needs just fine. I enjoy the minimal space it takes up on my desk, yet I love that it still has dedicated arrow keys and a knob. The only thing IMO that’s missing in it is better build quality. A steel or aluminum frame would have made this keeb perfect for me.
Yabo
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Nov 14, 2021
Pok3r, Cherry MX Blue switches, with MT3 keycaps. I looked for years for the perfect keyboard setup and for me this is it.
Fusiom
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Nov 14, 2021
Rama u80a L+f Gat Black Inks Gmk Dracula
Starboy
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Jun 25, 2021
A rama u80a seq 2 with either holypandas or everglide dark jade switches, not quite positive on the keycaps but i like most of the cyrrilic keycaps.
Number5
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Mar 1, 2021
IBM Model M Keyboard. So durable, so heavy, and it even can against zombie.
old_man
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Feb 26, 2021
Lily58 (split). I'm getting mine soon!
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