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On September 16 2011 05:08 mlee wrote:
anyone know where (US website) I can get some black on white PBT key pads on my DAS?
WASD seems way too expensive and geekhack GB takes too long.
I found some engraved white on eBay, but I would like my letters to show in a more darker fashion.
Black on white PBT sets are really hard to find in my experience, and as far as I know no company in the US sells PBT sets at all. imtso and qtan on geekhack act as resellers from Asian suppliers though, at reasonable prices. Last I looked they do have gray on white.
imtso's GH order thread: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?21177-new-group-for-KBC-keycaps-including-104
qtan's website: http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments
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On September 13 2011 09:59 Ubertron wrote:
Just got a Filco Majestouch with Cherry Blues in it. Personally extremely happy with it. Within a week I am already in near physical pain at having to type on stock keyboards in my university library :p
This is the only downside of using a mechanical keyboard of any kind really, typing on a rubber-dome keyboard is just hateful.
Also, I think this thread needs some euro love.
As I'm sure many of you know getting a mechanical keyboard with the right language layout etc can be really hard, with that I would like to point your attention towards this website
If you scroll down a bit on that site there is a section for keyboards with foreign layouts.
It seems that they mostly deal with Filco's though, other than that Steelseries 6Gv2 and 7G is easy to get in most european countries, either at Steelseries website or at a local electronics shop.
Hopefully this was helpful to some of you 
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On September 16 2011 18:30 enslaved[t] wrote:
Also, I think this thread needs some euro love.
Also, for the Europeans among us, deskthority.net is a lot like geekhack.org, but is Europe-centric.
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For people still undecided on which switch type to choose, here is something that might help:
Deskthority WASD Try-Boards
It's an initiative to send around a package of mini-keyboards with different switch types for everyone to try. Each person recieves the package, tries out the switches, writes a review, then mails it on to the next person on the list.
I believe there are other packages circulating in the US. Have a look around on the website, it's full of great information on mech keyboards.
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Steelseries 6GV2 is the best.
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*UPDATE*
Added a list of niche stores to the OP and the deskthority.wiki site.
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Thanks for the heads up. I'll post the news in the OP.
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So i went to the WASDkeyboards site to order custom keycaps.. and for some reason the end cost came out to $59.99, when i only ordered 30-ish key caps which are supposed to be a dollar each. O.o?
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On September 18 2011 13:07 zoohairz wrote:
So i went to the WASDkeyboards site to order custom keycaps.. and for some reason the end cost came out to $59.99, when i only ordered 30-ish key caps which are supposed to be a dollar each. O.o?
$60 sounds like the normal keycap price.
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On September 18 2011 13:07 zoohairz wrote:
So i went to the WASDkeyboards site to order custom keycaps.. and for some reason the end cost came out to $59.99, when i only ordered 30-ish key caps which are supposed to be a dollar each. O.o?
Well, I see three obvious causes:
1) You are bad at math
2) You are bad at reading
3) Their shop system made a mistake
As you can't really check 3, I'd try to test 1 and 2.
If you checked them twice and had another person check them for you again, I'd contact WASDkeyboards that their shop might be broken.
It looks quite nice without the red keycaps. Is there any info on other layouts than US?
I know most of the keyboards are US layout, but hey, maybe Corair has mercy with the rest of the world and offers something else.
edit1: After clicking through all the pictures on anandtech, there will be an EU layout. But I don't know which one it is or if there will be even more.
Proof: [Shift] and there are also pictures with the big EU [enter].
http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/1388/K60_D_install_R_EU_575px.png
http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/1388/K60_D_install_US_R_575px.png
edit2: It seems the EU layout shown on anandtech is the UK layout.
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On September 18 2011 13:07 zoohairz wrote:
So i went to the WASDkeyboards site to order custom keycaps.. and for some reason the end cost came out to $59.99, when i only ordered 30-ish key caps which are supposed to be a dollar each. O.o?
Take a screen cap.
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Do I actually need that tool that I've seen on some stores if I want to change keycaps on my Filco Majestouch? Or can they be removed in any other fashion?
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On September 18 2011 21:04 gillon wrote:
Do I actually need that tool that I've seen on some stores if I want to change keycaps on my Filco Majestouch? Or can they be removed in any other fashion?
Yeah I yank 'em out with my fingers or use a knife/scissors to get under the keycap to lift it up. Its probably safer to use keycap puller, but my method has worked fine for me.
EDIT: I have a Filco btw
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So after reading through this thread and checking various links, it appears that Cherry MX Red mechanical switches would suit me the best by far. However, it seems like there's not a lot of keyboards with those. In fact, the only one I managed to find for now is this: http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,fullsize&pid=fc500rrab And it costs over 150 dollars if we include shipping to Finland.
Would there be any european retailers that have relatively cheap Cherry MX Red switch keyboards?
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On September 18 2011 21:04 gillon wrote:
Do I actually need that tool that I've seen on some stores if I want to change keycaps on my Filco Majestouch? Or can they be removed in any other fashion?
I "built" two different key-puller tools out of stuff I had lying around, wire or other metal you can bend into shape so that it grips the key-caps. I also pulled a few keys without special tools. The keys can bend pretty far to the side before the cap comes off the switch, if you use something like a screw driver to prop up the key-cap from one corner. I was afraid to break a switch off like that, so I would say you need a special tool, but you can build it yourself easily in a minute with stuff like paper clips.
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On September 18 2011 21:18 Ropid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 18 2011 21:04 gillon wrote:
Do I actually need that tool that I've seen on some stores if I want to change keycaps on my Filco Majestouch? Or can they be removed in any other fashion? I "built" two different key-puller tools out of stuff I had lying around, wire or other metal you can bend into shape so that it grips the key-caps. I also pulled a few keys without special tools. The keys can bend pretty far to the side before the cap comes off the switch, if you use something like a screw driver to prop up the key-cap from one corner. I was afraid to break a switch off like that, so I would say you need a special tool, but you can build it yourself easily in a minute with stuff like paper clips.
This works, Im also partial to using floss
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On September 18 2011 21:22 Blaec wrote:Show nested quote +On September 18 2011 21:18 Ropid wrote:On September 18 2011 21:04 gillon wrote:
Do I actually need that tool that I've seen on some stores if I want to change keycaps on my Filco Majestouch? Or can they be removed in any other fashion? I "built" two different key-puller tools out of stuff I had lying around, wire or other metal you can bend into shape so that it grips the key-caps. I also pulled a few keys without special tools. The keys can bend pretty far to the side before the cap comes off the switch, if you use something like a screw driver to prop up the key-cap from one corner. I was afraid to break a switch off like that, so I would say you need a special tool, but you can build it yourself easily in a minute with stuff like paper clips. This works, Im also partial to using floss
Yea, floss works fine. Just tape two loops together and boom, in-house key cap puller.
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I used a rubber band to take off my keycaps. It works but you have to make sure you keep one hand above the key. First time I tried it the rubber band flung the key up towards the ceiling and across the room... lol.
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