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limeliteshines
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Jul 7, 2017
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Complete newb to this world, so be gentle! Is there a relatively inexpensive back-lit board that would work well with these key-caps? I joined Massdrop from the fountain pen/stationary world, but my interest has been piqued by all the diferent keycap sets. This one instantly caught my eye, but I know all sorts of nothing about boards/caps/etc. Anyone have a recommendation for a newbie? TIA!
Pliology
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Jul 7, 2017
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limeliteshinesTry Anne Pro for really cheap but still good quality. Pok3r RGB for higher quality but higher price tag
limeliteshines
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Jul 7, 2017
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PliologyDoes Anne Pro have a number pad, or is it just the smaller letters and typical function keys that I've seen? It looks great, but I need a number pad.
Pliology
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Jul 7, 2017
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limeliteshinesIt doesn't, it's a 60 which means it has 60% of the keys on a full size keyboard. The Pok3r doesn't have numpad either. You could always buy an external numpad too if you really like a certain keyboard that doesn't have one
limeliteshines
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Jul 7, 2017
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PliologyIs there one with a number pad that would fit what I'm looking for? Or are they all going to be in the 150+ range? (thank you for being patient with me!)
prinzmetalz
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Jul 7, 2017
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limeliteshinesdo you like clicky and tactile switch? check this one out https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FXDHOKC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Its an inexpensive keeb that i've been using on my serveer pc and so far no issues. I dont like the stock keycaps so i put in taihao miami keycaps and it feels better/good to type on.
Its an inexpensive keeb that i've been using on my serveer pc and so far no issues. I dont like the stock keycaps so i put in taihao miami keycaps and it feels better/good to type on.
limeliteshines
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Jul 7, 2017
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prinzmetalzI'm currently using the shittiest $20 wireless keyboard from the discount store, so I'm not really sure what I like other than "anything's got to be better than this!" lol Thanks for the suggestion!
prinzmetalz
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Jul 7, 2017
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limeliteshinesOh ok no problem, btw for mx blue switches(clicky and tactile) they tend to be noisy/loud. People may get irritated by the sound.
limeliteshines
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Jul 7, 2017
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prinzmetalzThanks for the heads up. Thankfully I have my own office, so I'm not so worried about that! :)
kltp567
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Jul 7, 2017
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limeliteshinesThere are different mx cherry switches availaible - coded by color names. Blue and Brown are the typical and popular switches. Blue and Brown produces the same feel, however, there is a click sound on the blue one when a key is pressed; the brown ones do not produce such sound.
letze
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Jul 8, 2017
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limeliteshinesif you want RGB back lit:
https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MasterKeys-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B01D3BDN60/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1499480092&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=cooler+masterkey
OR
https://www.amazon.com/Double-Shot-Mechanical-Keyboard-Switches-K6D75S411002/dp/B01LYUZJI2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499479994&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=ikbc+f104
if you want single white back lit: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MasterKeys-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B01ITE96EY/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1499480092&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=cooler+masterkey
If you want no back lit https://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104ML-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XSAA/ref=sr_1_18?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499480343&sr=1-18&keywords=filco
All those board above compatible with GalaxC keycaps set. Stay away from Logitech, Razer, Corsair if you want to change whole set of keycaps. They use non standard bottow row means spacebar size is different.
if you want single white back lit: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MasterKeys-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B01ITE96EY/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1499480092&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=cooler+masterkey
If you want no back lit https://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104ML-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XSAA/ref=sr_1_18?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499480343&sr=1-18&keywords=filco
All those board above compatible with GalaxC keycaps set. Stay away from Logitech, Razer, Corsair if you want to change whole set of keycaps. They use non standard bottow row means spacebar size is different.
Tesseract442
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Jul 9, 2017
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limeliteshinesThere are indeed. I have the midnight galaxy keycap set that I use for my laptop and carry with it a cheap $30 tenkeyless Velocifire keyboard with Outemu brown switches (not cherry mx browns). It's a whitish green LED blacklit which matches the keycaps very nicely even though it doesn't go through them it provides a nice glow. Reddradgon is also another that provides cheaper end mech keyboards some blakclit. I haven't had any problems with my keyboard and I'm very rough with it carrying it around in my backpack with laptop.
I had a Filco Majestouch keyboard with cherry mx reds for years and it was really nice. However for its price I don't notice anything different with my $30 board besides that I'm $90 richer. No need to buy an expensive board, the best kind is always the on-sale kind though :-)
limeliteshines
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Jul 10, 2017
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Tesseract442Thank you! And that's the truth, the best is the on sale kind! :D
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