if u game alot, go brown

if u type alot, go blue

good luck choosing !

I'm a software engineering student and a certified online keyboard warrior..

I also play a lot csgo, still hard to choose HMMMM

Also there is no LED for ikbc or akko mech kb.. need modify tho..

This post has been edited by Snoopycute98: Dec 10 2018, 08:03 PM

hi may i know whre to get IKBC keyboard ?

http://www.ikbc.com.tw/copy-of-f108-1

any seller?

What about Tecware keyboard? Any good?

I myself from liking blues to reds to blacks and to finally just own them all. lol

Hmmmmmmm.. probably will go for blue switch la, but gaming is noisy lol

Now choosing between IKBC C87 VS Ganss GS87 White LED

As IKBC no led, but has better cable management, dunno what to choose

ikbc c87 is ok; not sure about ganss gs87. for switches, it's up to you. it's just a personal preference.

imo, no-led is a good thing. to me it's just for aesthetic, and has nothing to improve typing experience. furthermore i get bored of led pretty fast. it also introduces another issue: when one or more led start to fail, you will complain a lot lol

Any good mechanical keyboard deals for 12.12?

Almost RM250 including shipping from Taobao, worth ke? IKBC C87 White Cherry MX Blue non LED..

Today 12.12 got a little promo, so can buy

yep, as below quoted reply,

switch = personal preference. i know horns loves his linears/silent linears.

no led = i have similar mindset as below too. 1 led kaput, i sure cant sleep at night.

yeah lol i definitely stick to linear and silent linear for a long long time

yea definitely. build quality is awesome. i use it almost 6 months typing, playing games, the texture of keycap still intact.

finally had a taste of qmk power. it's really trouble free and seamless in the case of dz60.

essentially, to build a new qmk firmware you need 3 things:
1. qmk firmware source;
2. a working build environment (on windows, use msys2); this takes up around 2.56gb disk space; you can follow QMK Firmware Tutorial - MSYS2, and Drivers (Part 1) by chokkan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HLV6mUxNnU
3. qmk toolbox + qmk drivers; you can go through chokkan's QMK Firmware Tutorial: Compiling & Flashing (Part 4), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1lweFStx1U

(there are other parts of videos so feel free to look them up if you're interested)

you just need one build environment to make your own firmware. if you used other machines to install the new firmware, you just need qmk toolbox + qmk drivers

for basic stuffs like key remapping, you just modify files the process is kind of simple. so here's what i do for dz60 with 64-key:
1. in qmk firmware source tree, namely qmk_firmware/keyboards/dz60/keymaps you will find a long list of various keymaps;
2. in my case, i find the keymaps in '60_ansi_arrow_fkeys' folder are most suitable for my use, so i duplicate the folder and rename the duplicate with a folder name of my choice;
3. there are some files in the folder. you can go through all of them, but the main part is to look at keymap.c that has the keymaps that i need to modify;
4. i make changes based on the keycodes in qmk's documentation for default layer, and set up additional keys that i want in layer1 (basically they are prtscr/ins, home/end, pgup/pgdn and winkey lock toggles);
5. save the changes in keymap.c, and start compiling with msys2. the resulted hex file will be in the qmk firmware source root directory.

now, to flash dz60:
1. just make sure you have installed qmk drivers first, https://github.com/qmk/qmk_driver_installer/releases (get qmk_driver_installer.zip because it contains batch files that are useful for installation).
2. after that, run qmk toolbox, https://github.com/qmk/qmk_toolbox/releases (get qmk_toolbox.exe; the zip file QMK.Toolbox.app.zip is for mac);
3. make sure dz60 is booted in dfu mode. for dz60 (mini-usb or type-c versions), just unplug the keyboard cable, press and hold space bar + b at the same time, and plug in the cable;
4. upon successful boot into dfu mode, qmk_toolbox will show a line of message in yellow, telling you that the pcb is in dfu mode, connected and ready to flash;
5. in qmk toolbox, load the newly compiled hex file from the location where it's stored, then press the flash button;
6. once the flashing is successful, another line will tell you the pcb is now disconnected;
7. unplug and re-plug in the keyboard cable from dz60. it's done.

on a side note, by reading the source of dz60, like rules.mk, you will know features that are already built-in, and those that can be turned on or off. it's pretty neat.

wall of text, where kibod drillz !!



on side note,
very detailed explaination.
thank you for making it easy for community.
keep up the good work

lol yeah some basics that hopefully can help others to get things started

now i have tasted the convenience of qmk on dz60, the 64-key 60% can now be modded to work like a full-sized board. i'm thinking to replace that 1u-shift to call out layer2 for numpad functions (without any keys that i never touch hehe)

naisu naisu

but that 2u and 1u shift makes keycap-ing hard.
unless spend more for compatible caps.

Thanks got the tecware phantom tkl for 130 with coupons from shopee! Hope it’s a good deal.

right, for old sets it's a problem. however these two keys are slowly getting common. they can be found in recent key cap sets.

alternatively, just use blanks lol

right right.

btw ur sets is ePBT?
didnt know they include 1u shift. tak perasan kot.

2u shift is kinda common nowadays,
but 1u i dont see it often on keysets.
maybe belum cari habis.
mkb world is massively huge.

right right.

btw ur sets is ePBT?
didnt know they include 1u shift. tak perasan kot.

2u shift is kinda common nowadays,
but 1u i dont see it often on keysets.
maybe belum cari habis.
mkb world is massively huge.