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Hello everyone!
I'd like to get myself a mechanical keyboard, however I just don't know where to start. I have a general idea of what I'd like, as in, a TKL keyboard, with Cherry MX Brown switches. I'd like to customise the keycaps in the future, and I'd like the base of the keyboard to look nice, and be high quality. I'm not sure whether or not I should buy a pre-built keyboard or whether I should buy a base and the keycaps seperately. Any advice on what I should do would be greatly appreciated!
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MadroxPrime
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Nov 9, 2017
I'm pretty new to the hobby myself, and what I did was, once I kinda figured out the style I wanted to try, I got a basic board ( I wound up buying a KBP V60 Type R), and just used it for a while to see if I liked it. While I was doing that I found some cheap caps I liked the color of(Tai Hao Maimi) and put those on it. It was a good board, I like it. So I got a second one for my office. I ordered a separate set of keycaps so it looked a little more professional(GMK 3Run). Then I started figuring out if this was exactly what I wanted. So I started browsing around for other things, things that were a little more different. So I got the parts to start building a Let's Split. And of course, I needed caps for that(MiTo DSA legacy). So while I was waiting for all my parts to come in and working through the build, I decided to shop around and see what other options were out there, and realized I shouldn't be muddling around with cheap caps, so I bought some nicer caps for my current keebs(MiTo GMK Laser)... So my advice,as a neophyte myself, if you only want a single board, stop looking after you've got one you like. They're all rad.
Partyschaum
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Nov 10, 2017
MadroxPrimeSo ******* true!
Zenix
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Nov 8, 2017
The choice between a prebuilt and a custom board is whether you want to go broke. Custom boards are pricey.
If you’re looking for prebuilt, WASD and Code (same brand) are good places to start. The housing is solid and the keyboards use a standard bottom row, so most keycap sets will fit.
The stock keycaps aren’t the best, so you may want to replace them. Bog-standard PBT sets usually run for no more than $40, while higher-end keysets featuring unique colorways (GMK, SP and Maxkeys are the first to come to mind) will be much more expensive.
If you’re looking to go custom, googling “custom tkl keyboard” will give you a lot of results. But custom 60% boards will have many more options.
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