[mikey1964]

New set of PBT shine through Black Pudding keycaps, actually two sets, decided to install one set on my Ducky Shine 2 78 Edition, got a new oversize mousepad as well, brightens up my rather drab desk area.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Can any German forum member let me know of any trustworthy online retailers for Cherry keyboards please?

 

[carbonF1]

pulled this one out of the vault, OTD 360 Corsa

 

[dracynical]

F1-8X, my daily driver that will be by my side for years to come.

 

[ts2200]

I use a Ducky mechanical keyboard with blue switches. Also have a Das keyboard with brown switches for quieter settings, but the blue switches are so much better.

 

[nepherte]

Smith+Rune Iron165 R2 | Mirror-polished stainless steel weight | Full aluminum plate | Tungsten switches (205g0) | CRP Red Cyrilic

 

[AppleheadMay]

Very tastefully done, great choice of keycaps to give this bright case a classy look. Kudos!

 

[nepherte]

Thanks! Hard to capture the red in photos. It’s slightly less saturated in real life, but certainly more vivid than your average keyboard.

 

[AppleheadMay]

Thanks! Hard to capture the red in photos. It’s slightly less saturated in real life, but certainly more vivid than your average keyboard.

Yep, this could have easily been a shouty build but your keycaps toned it down while still maintaining a link with the case due to their red sublegends.
It's funny, if I would have seen the case alone or the caps alone I probably wouldn't have noticed them much, but the combo is what I call "finished".
I'm a sucker for nice combinations and unlike what I made before all the boards I'm building now start off with a keycap set and then finding a matching board.

For switches I use Tealios, Pearlios, Tangerines, Alpacas and the new Hades. I really like the Hades, tehy feel much heavier than their spring weight suggests and a lot better than the Poseidon. They benefit a little lube on the rails and ends of the spring, they don't come with light prelube.

 

[nepherte]

Alpacas

These are my go to switches as well. Other than that, I’ve been enjoying Lilacs and Tungsten switches. I’m a sucker for linears with a spring weight ~ 62g.

 

[kachoo]

Any trackpoint users out there? Tex shinobi is the best keyboard in all worlds IMO. Nothing quite like it.

 

[AppleheadMay]

Check Ultimate Hacking Keyboard, has 3 thumb modules including trackpoint.
Trackpoints drive me nuts though, don’t even like trackapds, nothing beats a mouse for me.

 

[kachoo]

The UHK unfortunately has the trackpoint positioned by the thumb instead of the index finger. Sadly this ruins the ergonomics of the whole design for me. The primary purpose of the trackpoint is to be able to keep your hands/fingers in typing position while still moving the cursor. The mouse and trackpoint are meant to live together in harmony.

 

[AppleheadMay]

No idea, trackpoints don’t work for me.
I only use a mouse or a thumb-trackball, hardly ever use the trackpad on a laptop.

 

[nepherte]

Vega by ai03 | Black brushed steel weight | Full Alu Plate | Alpaca Switches (205g0) | ZealPC Stabs (205g0) | GMK Modern Dolch Light