Ah the typing sensation on the Blues~

Agreed. Try typing 'the' on qwerty and dvorak for 100 times then the difference is clear. My dvorak speed is only 70% than my QWERTY. Hope I can catch up soon enough

By the way, try typing on Dvorak for an hour then QWERTY, you would be amazed on the wonders of the muscle memory! Although there will be some moments of mixing up the keys

I'm using the standard version. Well preventing CTS is one of the reason. It also serves as a great encryption tool

Yep the English Dvorak layout.

I've recently ordered a set of unprinted thick PBT keycaps from IMSTO via Taobao. Sadly the items is still yet to arrive. It would be a rare breed to find printed caps for Dvorak considering most of these keycaps varies in heights.

Great to know that we are typing in the same layout. Cheers for that! Back to the topic, I do believe that any PBT can prevent the shiny surface after months of abuse. The only reason I went for thick PBT is for its surface feel which is supposedly much more superior than non-thick variant. With this being said, it does cost almost twice as much than the non-thick PBT. Sad that the items is still yet to arrive, otherwise I could have posted some pictures here already.

P/S: I don't like the feel of ABS from the moment I touch them. It felt so, well, plastic.

Great to hear that you are ordering a set of PBT just as I do. Funny that we are both still waiting for it en route. Lets cross our finger and see whoever ones arrived first. I believed you are purchasing them from Taobao?

Well I'm not a clerk so typing for the whole day is never a case for me. However, I do type often for research paper, note taking and online articles. I'm really aiming to reach that 150 WPM average speed on Dvorak though XD. Still 50% more to go.

Finally received my unprinted Thick PBT from IMSTO today! For statistics, I ordered and cleared the payment on last Friday and receive it today. Only took around 5 days to arrive. Initially I thought it would only take 3 days tops though seeing how close I am now with China. Anyways, I'm just glad to receive it finally! No complaint here.

Removing the keycaps, including the ones with stabilizer bar was really easy and not as difficult as I once thought, thanks to the Ripster guide that I followed here. In fact, it only took me ~15 minutes to fully remove all the keycaps. Putting them back is again, easy as pie!

Several things that I note:
- The texture is really something compared to ABS. The extra premium spent on this one is really worth it. You would have to touch and feel it to know.
- Apparently the keycaps that I purchased has a slightly lower height than the Filco. For example, the height for the QWERTY... in my ordered keycaps is having the same height as the 'ZXCV...' from Filco. Still, I really appreciate and like the lowered height as surprisingly, I feel more comfortable typing on it!
- Dark grey and black looks just perfect! Initially I wanted to purchase the White + Gray combo, but later decided to withdraw and choose the dark grey set instead. NO REGRET!
- BLANK IS SEXY

Here are some pictures taken throughout the whole process. Warning: Hefty load of pictures

for that!

Yea it's hard to find someone with the same passion. Despite what my profile picture might suggest, I'm not really that old though. Hint: I first interact with PC is the MS-DOS days.

You got to create a new input method or keyboard layout. It's under the English language.

I'd have to admit that switching from the comfort zone is painfully tough. I still remember having to 'recite' the keys mentally in my mind 24/7 LOL! Eating, bathing, and even before I went to sleep! I had even came to the point of mentally typing it when I'm walking

Ah then I would say we still have some age gap here. But passion and interest knows no bound right Glad to know you here~

Heh I'm really poisoned with the new kep cap. The lowered heights really make me typing more comfortably than before seeing my home table level is just few inches away from my heart area.

I would say it will take you months to reach that provided you consistently type it. Start slow and try to be accurate instead of typing blindingly fast. Trust me, a spelling mistake hurts the WPM much more than when you type slow. Psychologically, whenever I made a mistake, I tend to become nervous and it affects my ability to type the next words accurately.

Spot on! From the circle that I'm mingled around, I'm the only one know type in Dvorak. To be more precise, I'm the only one who knows what is Dvorak.