I don't really need contour, but I like the concept of ergodox. two seperate units, for 2 hands.

Can use modifier keys to type one handed, or set all the keys to my Dota 2 keys.

When using one side the profile is like the Razer Nostromo.

All thing said, in the end is just I like the concept and the aesthetics.

Chinese New Year. Budget bo liao.

Read first post again?

Sub 300 is Ducky Zero/Rosewill

Sub 400, can get Zero Shine or maybe a second-hand.

Lazy to do spoon-feeding...

#mondayblues

It actually decreases the brightness of your LEDs. It's a semi-solid colour changer, and you'd need to use the original keycaps (laser-etched coated PC?) that goes shiny really fast.

I wouldn't really put myself through that torture though. The keycaps I mean.

Yup. I'm holding back from buying 016's F104 for the same reason. White LEDs are nice but... I need to switch to thin girly keycaps.

Some people like fancy LEDs. Don't judge

1. Not sure. I have not extensively worked with ABS keycaps, but for PBT keycaps the quality is noticeable. It doesn't shine, and the "thunk" is solid and satisfying. Membrane keycaps have a tendency to degrade, depending on the quality. Most RM20-30 keyboards use printed legends, which will wear off after a while. Only double-shots last almost forever, but I guess dyesub is also quite good.

2. Yes and no. I use red on white doubleshots, and the light is perceptibly dimmer. The glow is there and it really looks cool, but the legends are not clearly defined when the LED is at full power. It used to be possible to see the blue with max illumination even with my lights on, but it isn't when I switched to double-shots.

Also, just got this in the mail:


http://imgur.com/WH5qgyc

Please excuse the horrible office mouse and the fugly keycaps on my office MKB.

Dun headache. remember, MKB is about feels. Bling is unnecessary. That's why I still prefer DS pbt over anything else.

The reds are flat keys. Gonna replace my QWER keys. The rest you guessed right. And now I have a repeat of my spacebar woes.

Why can't I just get decent spacebars in my life, EVER?

Bling is bling bro. Bling can be good, bling can be bad.

spoil your eyes later.

Besides, who needs to see the keyboard while gaming? Eyes on the screen noob.

Farmville need to type so much?

haha. just kidding. don't mad

What games do you play?

The new spacebar is sticking again on my KBT. When you press down already then it gets a little stuck and won't come back up fully.

Sigh...

But the keycaps feel fine, so...

What do you mean by press one side?

I'm not going to do stupid thing this time. Go home test with my wrecked keyboard first.

Better check keycap materials...

Yeah. Legends won't fade so easily unless it's just printed on top.

I beg to differ. Signature plastics have all the spacebars in the world. Their website is down now so I can't confirm :|

The DSA keycaps are really good. I think it's slightly better than the Vortex doubleshots. The feeling when the keys bottom out is much different and feels more solid. Very good buy.

They delivered on 21-Jan-2014

Probably arrived today or last Friday, so about 14 working days or so? Not too shabby for priority mail with no tracking.

I've been able to touchtype for a long time, so blank keycaps are pretty easy to get used to.

Only hurdle for me was the placement of the punctuation marks. Once I got used to that, it was blanks all the way.

I sum it up for you.

LEDs = BAD!

IMSTO keycaps = GOOD!

DOUBLESHOT keycaps = ALSO GOOD!

BAD!

Honestly, during intense moments of pwning noobs, you won't even notice the keyboard.

Remember, MKB is about feeling. Feels good, buy. Doesn't add to feeling? Don't bother.

Anyway, i figured out why the SP DSA keycaps aren't working out....

Basically, the switch is soldered upside down compared to other switches, so when you install, the stem catches on the cover due to the asymmetrical shape of the switch.

Sigh. Will report back after some shaving.

USe the force... feel the keys