I love that the Oregon Trail generation is in search of the tactile sensation and reminiscent memory of of...playing Oregon Trail when we were in 4th grade. It's good though, it's how we prolong the life of our inspirations for future people to experience.
5:13 I'd also like to remind you that professionals would like you to make a 12 port USB-C KVM. Supply power, network, and KVM over a single cable to laptops or uSFF computers It would also be REALLY nice if servers could go to USB-C for KVM because your KVM could be your isolated management network, with a single cable
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 That would be pretty good for home/multimedia production environments I'm not speaking for all enterprise solutions, but for my use case ideall'y i'd have a 36 port KVM that i can throw in the back of a 36 laptop cart, that replaces the tangle of all the charging bricks, and allows remote access when the cart is in storage, as well as just 10/100 wired instead of wireless would be worth the world to me. Being able to have a read only USB-3 port would also be great if i needed to image all the laptops and didnt want to hit the network with all of that traffic of using PXE I'd also like to retain the battery saving 'half the cart charges at a time' feature of the carts we have, but thats probably asking too much from what is effectively 36 docks, the laptop would probably disconnect the dock if it didnt recieve power Edit, i say 10/100 would be better than wireless because having 36 laptops, on a single AP, while those laptops are effectively stacked on top of each other inside of a metal cube is not fun for remote access. I rarely see speeds over 10Mbps, and if there are 2 carts in the room, i'd usually never see over 3Mbps
The sweet thing with replaceable key switches is if there's one that's not quite the right activation dynamic you can swap them around, ie put the one with higher activation pressure onto a modifier, put the lightest ones on your ring fingers, etc.
"Dvorak phase" Lies, I've been trapped in a room with dvorak for 15 years. I nearly failed my middle school typing class because the sysadmin had disabled keymap switching. They refused to enable it to my face. I have since learned that this is an accessibility feature, and I would have been legally entitled to twist his arm with the ADA.
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 U.S. It's always been kind of looked down upon in my experience, and they have a point it doesn't make sense to switch keymaps if you can type properly. But I never learned to type properly until I took up Dvorak. Plus IF you're going to do it, Dvorak is not the way anymore. Colemak has proven to be a much less intrusive alternative without the massive right-handed bias of Dvorak. But Dvorak was the only one when I was learning to type and try as I might I can't stick with Colemak. Being a teenager with AIM in the 2000s was just the finest typing school you could ask for. Mid-to-late millennials are probably the finest generation of typists the world will ever see.
@@thumbwarriordx glad that it works well for you, typing is an art that few take note of these days since gamers took over the keyboard scene. I'd argue that the Gen W typewriter users were the best typists, my Gran still outpaces the family in most scenarios.
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 Among the professionals, yeah. Unfortunately they were the last to have any job security as professional typists. Now it's part of another job, specialist medical/technical transcription or contracted out in typical neoliberal hellworld fashion.
Yea,another keyboard video! That keyboard sounds Nice, but sadly my budget is more in the $30 Logi MK 295 range than the $285.00 Launch range. But more power to us ⌨️ users!
I remember a Cougar keyboard I had years ago (got rid of it years ago too, don't remember what model it was) had a split spacebar, never actually used it myself but it just reminded me of that keyboard.
it wooooooorrrrrrrrllssss! Way over my budget, but very cool KB. Also, Zork was the very first game we played on my dad's C64. He owned a small business and did all of his billing/invoicing with it. 9-pin dot-matrix with tractor feed with boxes of three-layer fanfold paper and a HUGE 5¼" floppy drive. I left for the Navy in April of 83, so it was before that... must have bought it right when they came out.
@@emeraldbonsai For me it's about the backslash key being in the correct position, opposite forwardslash rather than yeeted to some random place. I don't care about whether the Enter key had a successful diet (though I'd rather it did as it frees up space for more keys). FWIW, I use UK layout too (which also changes things obviously).
So, from what I can deduce from this and a "little" extra research, can't just use a short left-shift to put backspace to the left of "z", as there's only one switch rather than two :( cdn.html.it/pbUH0W5SvonXVkhBJfYVihoqJFU=/2094x/smart/www.html.it/app/uploads/2021/02/launch-pcb.png Seems silly, as that change wold have permitted both layouts with just cap swaps AFAICT :|
Finally a keyboard where left Ctrl and Alt can be reached with my left thumb and right Ctrl and Alt can be configured to be reachable with my right thumb. That makes the Launch perfect for emacs.
One thing to note about the BOX Royal switches you chose is that they become lightly clicky over time as the factory lubricant dries out. These are Kailh BOX series switches, and I do quite like them even when they’re clicky, I’d say I like them better. It’s not loud enough to bother people but it’s enough to give an audible feedback.
I love all the options we have these days but too many imo have the floating keys style, if only we could have a removable top to either make it floating key or not.
@@michaelthompson7217 unfortunately, gamers/normies rule the market, so most manufacturers are catering to their needs to make up for their losses to apple in the consumer market.
It looks pretty nice and the colour scheme is pretty sweet (I really like the creams and browns). However having said that I think I'll be sticking with my reproduction Model F.
My dad is the destroyer of keyboards. He doesn't even type. He does use keyboard shortcuts in AutoCAD and apparently mashes keys. One of his old draftsman told him, "I have never heard a Dell quiet key be so loud." I think he does through like one a year.
I got the XD87 HS (hot swap) from aliexpress with everglide stabilizers and kailh box pinks with lighter springs then sock. (i think id recommend the jades more if you want max tactility and pink if you want tasteful and real but gentle tactility). its got QMK too. and it looks more like the old school style you seeme to enjoy wendel ! i made videos on it if you want to take a quick look. also made a qmk tutorial video. (last note if you look at mine, im using cherry profile keycaps)
1:09 Objection! I'd have an easier time on the Model F than on the Model M considering how fast I'd get fatigued on that heavy of a spring in the Model M.
also the only problem with kailh box pink is that the springs are to strong compared to the click bar, id buy after market 45g(kailh box specific) springs from ali-express to swap em out. other wise when you click down you still have play without bottoming out and it feels unnatural.
I've said this before, but I think the best keyboard to use is the one on the IBM Selectric typewriter and 2741 Terminal. Can you compare your experience with those to these ones that you know and love?
Really nice keyboard. Outside of my price range, but I certainly admire it. I'd probably modify it with some foam and different switches. I want that thock. I'd prefer different caps too. But I'm sure that board is a pleasure to use without modification. And cross-platform complete remap options? That's incredible. The USB hub would be fantastic... but I think that might have been a mistake. If it adds more than about $40 to the cost of the board, I don't think it's worth it. I'd much rather save the money as I've already got USB ports availble, and I don't really like the idea of having more spaghetti or USB drives sticking out of an otherwise very aesthetically pleasing keyboard.
Given the title, I'm going to writting a strongly worded letter of complaint to the boss if there's no DJ Jean references of any kind, as that's what came to mind with "The Launch". Fine, I'm too lazy for such a thing, but I'll think it ;-P ^^^ Very tongue-in-cheek ^^^
Oh, okay I didn't realize "The Launch" was the product name. I'll let you "this ONCE" (again). hehe I concur about recessing the primary connector as well as YAY for 10Gbs. Don't like 10keyless (I recently ran one, couldn't get on with it) or the Home-Pg-del layout :( That price is rather crazy, but I hope it does well, I like what System76 are doing (he says, not running any System76 stuff currently).
It seems like a good idea but I will likely go with the mini M for a new board, and your controller perhaps. I need to find stepped capslock keys for cherry clones. I've seen them in some places but not in stock. Any ideas?
that beamspring is worth it's weight in gold... and it's HEAVY does it have a working solenoid? is it stock? or has it been converted to work on a modern computer?
How about Pressing SWIFT twice(x2) launch CAPS LOCK and pressing one time to Disable it? Edit: if RGB lit keyboard , then Swift key lights green light once CAPS LOCK is activated.
QMK is great and split space is interesting but isn't it kind of hilarious to see a payment plan (As low as $26/month!) advertised for a keyboard? Personally I think I would prefer my Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid (Cherry MX Blue) which was 30% the price, has a better (more traditional) layout for the cursor positioning keys, secondary functions pre-marked and configured on the F5-F12 keys for multimedia, no lights, and much better cable strain relief considerations. I wonder how you even get N-key rollover on a USB connection. Does it emulate multiple USB input devices internally?
I had that same exact Quickfire rapid for years until it stopped registering the S and D keysbwithput repeated attempts. It was a great keyboard, but all great things come to an end
I wanted one of these keyboards so bad, but holy shit why is it not wireless.. I could totally over look that if there was a Bluetooth dongle you could get an slap into that type c port, but as far as I know such a product does not exist.
Buckling springs are technically not mechanical switches. Box royals are nice, but they pretty much force you to bottom out so they're loud. Box pinks are a nice moderately high force click bar switch. I've been growing to appreciate halo/hako trues as they really prevent you from bottoming out.
oh no. they moved the backslash away and put enter there? unusable. i know that the normal enter is at a stupid place (too far from home row). that's why vim and the linux terminal supports ctrl-j as carriage return, but don't put backslash/pipe there! jesus that's really far for the pinkie to push! i mean it's so far out, enter would normally be there.
@@ChrispyNut i didn't know that. then it's ISO all they way. not because of enter, i don't care about it, but because of backslash/pipe. it's not like ANSI is an improvement: that is a poor key position to start with, only good for a key that has little use (like bslash/pipe), not for something like enter which has constant use.
Yeah, caps-lock is worthless. But num-lock actively hinders the use of your number pad. Why? Why does this exist? Why do companies continue to include this key?
because it's a standard. There are many operating systems, bootloaders and bios/uefi which start without enabling NumLock resulting a numpad left in navigation arrows state so that key is crucial.
All those earlier ibm m/f keyboards are waaaay overhyped. Any half-decent modern keyboard is incomparable. I've typed on a model m. Compared to a wasd or even a rapidfire it was like typing on gravel. Come on now.
300$ you don't even get shine throught caps, pass, i'm just gonna build a hotswappable keyboard, i don't see how this would be better than getting 2 keyboard for the price of 1 with better switches.
Building yourself isn't necessarily that much cheaper though, unless you get some cheap prebuilt and just mod it, which often isn't qmk compatible. You can build for cheaper, but if you want aluminium casing, hotswap, 90 keys for a 75% and pbt keycaps, you often aren't that far off $300, unless you happend to get (some of) the parts on sale. Cheapest build I have calculated was plastic 60% casing, dz60 pcb (or any other QMK compatible pcb, this is just the most accessible for me), polycarbonate plate, gateron/outemu's cherry clones and thin abs keycaps, which still comes to $100-150. Adding in the extra USB sockets it features as well, I don't really think the price is all that bad. Expensive ofc, but not out of this world compared to other luxury choices in the keyboard world.
this keyboard is so not worth the price. plastic case, no gasket mouting, limited switch options.... sure you can hot-swap them but so can you with a 30 usd reddragon kumara. in this price range you can get much nicer keebs from keychron or gmmk.
$300 is very steep, but so is the entire enthusiast keyboard market.
Seeing Wendell review different custom board builds with different key switches and caps would make my life
I demand that there be venue suggestions with each switch review
I love that the Oregon Trail generation is in search of the tactile sensation and reminiscent memory of of...playing Oregon Trail when we were in 4th grade. It's good though, it's how we prolong the life of our inspirations for future people to experience.
5:13 I'd also like to remind you that professionals would like you to make a 12 port USB-C KVM. Supply power, network, and KVM over a single cable to laptops or uSFF computers
It would also be REALLY nice if servers could go to USB-C for KVM because your KVM could be your isolated management network, with a single cable
Thunderbolt would be nice, a bit ambitious, but a great addition nonetheless
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 That would be pretty good for home/multimedia production environments
I'm not speaking for all enterprise solutions, but for my use case ideall'y i'd have a 36 port KVM that i can throw in the back of a 36 laptop cart, that replaces the tangle of all the charging bricks, and allows remote access when the cart is in storage, as well as just 10/100 wired instead of wireless would be worth the world to me. Being able to have a read only USB-3 port would also be great if i needed to image all the laptops and didnt want to hit the network with all of that traffic of using PXE
I'd also like to retain the battery saving 'half the cart charges at a time' feature of the carts we have, but thats probably asking too much from what is effectively 36 docks, the laptop would probably disconnect the dock if it didnt recieve power
Edit, i say 10/100 would be better than wireless because having 36 laptops, on a single AP, while those laptops are effectively stacked on top of each other inside of a metal cube is not fun for remote access. I rarely see speeds over 10Mbps, and if there are 2 carts in the room, i'd usually never see over 3Mbps
That speaker hack at the end blew my mind. It reminded me of the way speak & spell sounded from my childhood.
The sweet thing with replaceable key switches is if there's one that's not quite the right activation dynamic you can swap them around, ie put the one with higher activation pressure onto a modifier, put the lightest ones on your ring fingers, etc.
"Dvorak phase" Lies, I've been trapped in a room with dvorak for 15 years.
I nearly failed my middle school typing class because the sysadmin had disabled keymap switching. They refused to enable it to my face. I have since learned that this is an accessibility feature, and I would have been legally entitled to twist his arm with the ADA.
What country are you from? I though Dvorak went the way of Latin in the tech world
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 U.S.
It's always been kind of looked down upon in my experience, and they have a point it doesn't make sense to switch keymaps if you can type properly.
But I never learned to type properly until I took up Dvorak.
Plus IF you're going to do it, Dvorak is not the way anymore. Colemak has proven to be a much less intrusive alternative without the massive right-handed bias of Dvorak.
But Dvorak was the only one when I was learning to type and try as I might I can't stick with Colemak. Being a teenager with AIM in the 2000s was just the finest typing school you could ask for.
Mid-to-late millennials are probably the finest generation of typists the world will ever see.
@@thumbwarriordx glad that it works well for you, typing is an art that few take note of these days since gamers took over the keyboard scene.
I'd argue that the Gen W typewriter users were the best typists, my Gran still outpaces the family in most scenarios.
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 Among the professionals, yeah.
Unfortunately they were the last to have any job security as professional typists.
Now it's part of another job, specialist medical/technical transcription or contracted out in typical neoliberal hellworld fashion.
I'm so addicted to keyboard reviews. I'm still using a Keychron K2v2 - LOVE IT!
I really enjoy your nonsense. Keep the good content coming!
Yea,another keyboard video! That keyboard sounds Nice, but sadly my budget is more in the $30 Logi MK 295 range than the $285.00 Launch range. But more power to us ⌨️ users!
I remember a Cougar keyboard I had years ago (got rid of it years ago too, don't remember what model it was) had a split spacebar, never actually used it myself but it just reminded me of that keyboard.
it wooooooorrrrrrrrllssss! Way over my budget, but very cool KB. Also, Zork was the very first game we played on my dad's C64. He owned a small business and did all of his billing/invoicing with it. 9-pin dot-matrix with tractor feed with boxes of three-layer fanfold paper and a HUGE 5¼" floppy drive. I left for the Navy in April of 83, so it was before that... must have bought it right when they came out.
I've been looking for a new keyboard for a while and this looks perfect. The only problem is that it's not ISO.
Really dislike the ANSI bias in the market nowadays, they'll have to pry the ISO keyboard from my cold dead hands if they want me to switch over.
@@emeraldbonsai For me it's about the backslash key being in the correct position, opposite forwardslash rather than yeeted to some random place. I don't care about whether the Enter key had a successful diet (though I'd rather it did as it frees up space for more keys).
FWIW, I use UK layout too (which also changes things obviously).
So, from what I can deduce from this and a "little" extra research, can't just use a short left-shift to put backspace to the left of "z", as there's only one switch rather than two :(
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Seems silly, as that change wold have permitted both layouts with just cap swaps AFAICT :|
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 And as a programmer, I have problems purchasing an ANSI keyboard in Germany
@@fionnlanghans I don't think you want to trade places lol, I'm in the UK
Just a heads up that custom mechanical keyboards is a big rabbit hole...
Finally a keyboard where left Ctrl and Alt can be reached with my left thumb and right Ctrl and Alt can be configured to be reachable with my right thumb. That makes the Launch perfect for emacs.
One thing to note about the BOX Royal switches you chose is that they become lightly clicky over time as the factory lubricant dries out. These are Kailh BOX series switches, and I do quite like them even when they’re clicky, I’d say I like them better. It’s not loud enough to bother people but it’s enough to give an audible feedback.
I love all the options we have these days but too many imo have the floating keys style, if only we could have a removable top to either make it floating key or not.
i can honestly say i’ve never met someone who preferred floating keycaps. it has to be a gamerz/normie thing
@@michaelthompson7217 unfortunately, gamers/normies rule the market, so most manufacturers are catering to their needs to make up for their losses to apple in the consumer market.
I'll take a TKL version.
Been waiting for this review!
One does not simply type without full keyboard! I need dat number pad, would like to see all the way to F20.
I love the idea of bksp as an alternative space key...
This is a really cool keyboard. It is on my lists…
I love what you guys are doing! This is awesome!
It looks pretty nice and the colour scheme is pretty sweet (I really like the creams and browns). However having said that I think I'll be sticking with my reproduction Model F.
I always rebind Caps Lock to Escape and Escape to my PTT key (backslash).
My dad is the destroyer of keyboards. He doesn't even type. He does use keyboard shortcuts in AutoCAD and apparently mashes keys. One of his old draftsman told him, "I have never heard a Dell quiet key be so loud." I think he does through like one a year.
I got the XD87 HS (hot swap) from aliexpress with everglide stabilizers and kailh box pinks with lighter springs then sock. (i think id recommend the jades more if you want max tactility and pink if you want tasteful and real but gentle tactility). its got QMK too. and it looks more like the old school style you seeme to enjoy wendel ! i made videos on it if you want to take a quick look. also made a qmk tutorial video. (last note if you look at mine, im using cherry profile keycaps)
1:09 Objection! I'd have an easier time on the Model F than on the Model M considering how fast I'd get fatigued on that heavy of a spring in the Model M.
Wrong channel, but I see understand the confusion, they do both start with "Le..." :-)
also the only problem with kailh box pink is that the springs are to strong compared to the click bar, id buy after market 45g(kailh box specific) springs from ali-express to swap em out. other wise when you click down you still have play without bottoming out and it feels unnatural.
I'd like a 96% version of this keyboard. I also would like the F keys to be spaced a bit from escape, and the number keys.
Did you ever make that video swapping the Royals with the Pinks? I checked the channel but didn't see it.
I hear that voice synth and I just think "I HUNGERRRRRR" "RUN COWARD"
Sinistar in text mode? I mean someone made Doom so I guess it wouldn't be that hard.
I've said this before, but I think the best keyboard to use is the one on the IBM Selectric typewriter and 2741 Terminal. Can you compare your experience with those to these ones that you know and love?
Zork on a keyboard. Holy fuck that was cool as hell!
Did that keyboard just call Lord Wendell a chicken ? buck,buck,buck,buck. 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔
Really nice keyboard. Outside of my price range, but I certainly admire it. I'd probably modify it with some foam and different switches. I want that thock. I'd prefer different caps too. But I'm sure that board is a pleasure to use without modification. And cross-platform complete remap options? That's incredible. The USB hub would be fantastic... but I think that might have been a mistake. If it adds more than about $40 to the cost of the board, I don't think it's worth it. I'd much rather save the money as I've already got USB ports availble, and I don't really like the idea of having more spaghetti or USB drives sticking out of an otherwise very aesthetically pleasing keyboard.
Given the title, I'm going to writting a strongly worded letter of complaint to the boss if there's no DJ Jean references of any kind, as that's what came to mind with "The Launch".
Fine, I'm too lazy for such a thing, but I'll think it ;-P
^^^ Very tongue-in-cheek ^^^
Oh, okay I didn't realize "The Launch" was the product name. I'll let you "this ONCE" (again). hehe
I concur about recessing the primary connector as well as YAY for 10Gbs. Don't like 10keyless (I recently ran one, couldn't get on with it) or the Home-Pg-del layout :(
That price is rather crazy, but I hope it does well, I like what System76 are doing (he says, not running any System76 stuff currently).
Just starting video but I hope in the future you do a review of the Moonlander! (And it’s mounting options)
: Ok that's nice. But what would really be nice is a key that can open hyperlinks in excel :D I need that function! And yes, caps lock is useless.
It seems like a good idea but I will likely go with the mini M for a new board, and your controller perhaps.
I need to find stepped capslock keys for cherry clones. I've seen them in some places but not in stock.
Any ideas?
Gonna comment before video is done. 1:37 this is windows 11 desktop
my biggist issue with the launch keyboard is that it is not a full sized keyboard because I need the num pad
When did you get those beam spring keyboards? Their super expensive now.
So… was it any good? Thought you might have mentioned that.
The big turnoff for me was the big left shift key and no numpad
Did you make a video with the other switches, I'm on the fence with this keyboard, we are taking about €400 with delivery to Ireland and import taxes
I really hope someday Wendell will discover true high-end keyboards. A KeyCult No. 2 would suit him.
Wait ... no Insert key/cap included?!
Typing from the cult of Topre.
What do you mean Dvorak "phase"? I learned to type in Dvorak 8 years ago and there's no going back now.
that beamspring is worth it's weight in gold... and it's HEAVY
does it have a working solenoid? is it stock? or has it been converted to work on a modern computer?
The same guy who did the model f remake is doing a remake of the beamspring, if you’re interested.
@@GiantSleepy
Wait for real? Ellipse is doing a beamspring remake?
Holy shit, I just googled and it is real. This is very awesome.
I want this but with the keypad because I'm a lefty gamer.
buy a separate one
@@madd5 why? What's wrong with asking for a full size keyboard, such as I have been using since the 1980s?
@@djsmeguk because it's a programmable keyboard, feel free to embed one inside a function layer like many small keyboards do.
How about Pressing SWIFT twice(x2) launch CAPS LOCK and pressing one time to Disable it?
Edit: if RGB lit keyboard , then Swift key lights green light once CAPS LOCK is activated.
How does one configure their QMK keyboard to use left & right shift as Capslock?
How about the Atari 800 keyboard, was a great computer 😀👍
As someone who's not a huge keyboard fanboy, this is making me into one; oh god my wallet!
QMK is great and split space is interesting but isn't it kind of hilarious to see a payment plan (As low as $26/month!) advertised for a keyboard?
Personally I think I would prefer my Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid (Cherry MX Blue) which was 30% the price, has a better (more traditional) layout for the cursor positioning keys, secondary functions pre-marked and configured on the F5-F12 keys for multimedia, no lights, and much better cable strain relief considerations.
I wonder how you even get N-key rollover on a USB connection. Does it emulate multiple USB input devices internally?
I had that same exact Quickfire rapid for years until it stopped registering the S and D keysbwithput repeated attempts. It was a great keyboard, but all great things come to an end
Needs an ortholinear version.
chyrosran22 would be proud
gcc is to add a new warnning -Wmechanical to guard against unnecessary long code from folks who really enjoy their keyboard
This is a good joke and not enough people appreciate it
Anyone who says capslock is useless never spent time writing military documents, or using NAVFIT.
instantly pauses to go check out a beam spring video
Unfortunately no ISO layout :(
does it have ISO support or version?
NICE
does splitting the spacebar end up being a good idea?
Well it doesn't seem like there would be any downsides.
We generally press space exclusively with one of your thumb so it makes sense to put another key right under the unused one.
@@PainterVierax and if someone does use both thumbs and doesn't want the extra key they could map it so both spacebars act like a spacebar.
this is nice, i like :D but $$$ if it can lasts for 10yr I'll get it
Capslock makes sense for the swiss keyboard layout but the key is anoying as fuck
06:32 I will rip off that caps lock with my bare hands!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN CAPSLOCK IS USELESS
IT IS. I USED SHIFT TO TYPE THIS.
I wanted one of these keyboards so bad, but holy shit why is it not wireless.. I could totally over look that if there was a Bluetooth dongle you could get an slap into that type c port, but as far as I know such a product does not exist.
It's easy to type on this for hours and hours and hours without fatiguing said once a guy with a gun on his head.
You had me at built in USA 🇺🇸
CAPSLOCK is autopilot for cool
Buckling springs are technically not mechanical switches.
Box royals are nice, but they pretty much force you to bottom out so they're loud.
Box pinks are a nice moderately high force click bar switch.
I've been growing to appreciate halo/hako trues as they really prevent you from bottoming out.
oh no. they moved the backslash away and put enter there? unusable. i know that the normal enter is at a stupid place (too far from home row). that's why vim and the linux terminal supports ctrl-j as carriage return, but don't put backslash/pipe there! jesus that's really far for the pinkie to push! i mean it's so far out, enter would normally be there.
Qmk. Move it wherever you want :)
@@Level1Techs you sure? the enter is sized differently. i just want backslash where it was, then i can consider this.
There's only 3 cap sizes and it's standard MX so mostly doable I think
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@@ChrispyNut i didn't know that. then it's ISO all they way. not because of enter, i don't care about it, but because of backslash/pipe. it's not like ANSI is an improvement: that is a poor key position to start with, only good for a key that has little use (like bslash/pipe), not for something like enter which has constant use.
I'll admit that is a nice keeb. But it is out of my justifiable price range.
Oh no, I was eaten by a Gru.
trying very hard to not dive into the custom keyboard rabbithole
Yeah, caps-lock is worthless. But num-lock actively hinders the use of your number pad. Why? Why does this exist? Why do companies continue to include this key?
because it's a standard. There are many operating systems, bootloaders and bios/uefi which start without enabling NumLock resulting a numpad left in navigation arrows state so that key is crucial.
Who uses a keyboard layout other than QWERTY?
you must be USA based.....
JA JA JA JA JA :D
facepalm
Theres a couple colemak and Dvorak dorks out there
AFAIK outside of ergonomic layouts, German and most French speakers don't.
I'd take my $300 and buy a used Thinkpad instead of buying a keyboard.
All those earlier ibm m/f keyboards are waaaay overhyped.
Any half-decent modern keyboard is incomparable. I've typed on a model m. Compared to a wasd or even a rapidfire it was like typing on gravel.
Come on now.
300$ you don't even get shine throught caps, pass, i'm just gonna build a hotswappable keyboard, i don't see how this would be better than getting 2 keyboard for the price of 1 with better switches.
Yea I'm sorry but $300 for this is absolute insanity
There are plenty of quality mech qmk keyboards out you can buy/ build yourself for half the price
Building yourself isn't necessarily that much cheaper though, unless you get some cheap prebuilt and just mod it, which often isn't qmk compatible. You can build for cheaper, but if you want aluminium casing, hotswap, 90 keys for a 75% and pbt keycaps, you often aren't that far off $300, unless you happend to get (some of) the parts on sale. Cheapest build I have calculated was plastic 60% casing, dz60 pcb (or any other QMK compatible pcb, this is just the most accessible for me), polycarbonate plate, gateron/outemu's cherry clones and thin abs keycaps, which still comes to $100-150. Adding in the extra USB sockets it features as well, I don't really think the price is all that bad. Expensive ofc, but not out of this world compared to other luxury choices in the keyboard world.
Well, you have to believe in the open source mantra: if you don’t want to build it yourself, buy it from the market.
ESpeak sounds so bad owwwww on my ears lol
Shame l only buy a keyboard once its half dead 🤣🤣🤣
this keyboard is so not worth the price. plastic case, no gasket mouting, limited switch options.... sure you can hot-swap them but so can you with a 30 usd reddragon kumara. in this price range you can get much nicer keebs from keychron or gmmk.
Moar nonsense!