I mean yeah but it's still doable. Who are you going to show it off to even if it was round, other nerds online? I bet most people don't know anyone irl who uses an ordinary mech that isn't "gaming" branded let alone customs.

I understand. I know that feel bro. Also in other news, just saw how backlogged one of the less popular keycap makers, Signature Plastics is right now. SA Vilebloom Ultimate's estimated shipping date is Q1 2023.

http://www.mechsupply.co.uk/product/sa-vilebloom

Had some free time today so I decided to swap out my Akko Matcha Greens & gang for the Feker Pandas that arrived last week.



Decided to do every switch this time instead of mixing and matching. So far I'm in love with these. The solid thocky sound and the feedback from typing are just amazing. It feels just right after trying out linears where I had a tendency to make more mistakes due to the smoothness. I was worried 67g was going to be too heavy after reading the reviews on similarly heavy switches but they're perfect for me. Actually thought I was linear gang for sure but these made me wonder if I'm secretly gay tactile-gang after all I don't have Holy Pandas or Glorious Pandas (yet) so I can't compare them. But these are amazingly good. I was satisfied with the Akko Matcha Greens and was considering going down to my endgame Tangerines for the full linear experience. Now that I know that 67g is fine I might try out T1s next.

Did a type test. About 20% faster than with the Matcha Greens with fewer errors.

Heard the new Momoka Flamingos are really good. Smoother than the Frogs. Certainly sounds amazing at least.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboard...aturing_momoka/

The Matcha Greens were nice but they might have been too light for me. I had a tendency to type ahead with it when I wasn't even done pressing the first letters in sequence lol. I type a fuckton every day (my telegram groups read my blog every day whenever I get home from work ) and I haven't felt any fatigue from these Feker Pandas yet but I do wonder if 62g might be a sweeter spot . If anything I'm wondering why I ever went with lighter switches The typing experience has been upgraded to the next level for me

https://shopee.com.my/Akko-9009-3098B-Wired...3643?position=0

1800 layout with that sweeet numpad. Bluetooth/Wired, RGB, Hot-swappable, sexy ass keycaps for under RM400.

There's also this sexy ass beast if you're interested in something smaller without giving up the above features:

https://shopee.com.my/Akko-Year-of-Ox-3068-...9702?position=0

Limited edition. Only 6 left on Shopee and I believe their main store is already sold out on it.

They're tactile not clicky. Also their original switch makes no difference since you can swap them out. That's what hot-swappable means.

This post has been edited by red streak: Sep 7 2021, 01:12 PM

I dunno what your prior experience is with switches but think of them as Cherry/Gateron Browns but way better. Those are the Akko Ocean Blue switches. But once you go down into the switch rabbit hole...better prepare your wallet

I'm more interested in the MDA Plastic keycaps. Mojo is moderately priced if you discount the cost of the keycaps themselves (should be $60++ since it partially includes base and the novelties) but the plastic case just makes me go since you get aluminum cases for that price.

Wut. It's cheap for a "mechanical" keyboard. If it wasn't from a gaming brand it'd be even cheaper. Even any standard Ducky outprices it.

Bangsawan setup

Bought some random switches to test out along with my PE Foam pads for the switches. Also bought a random aluminum switch opener even though I don't have anything else related to lubing yet - not even the lube. Wanted to save cost by one shotting everything into one order but ended up going a bit wild. Next purchase is probably the lube. I can use my Akko cases to hold the switches while I lube so I can save a bit there. Trying to figure out if I want Alpacas, Tangerines or Banana Splits as my endgame Linears. Supposedly they're very similar to each other according to people who have them.

They're all JWK linear switches. The difference in pitching is very slight due to the different materials used. Otherwise they're nearly indistinguishable in terms of feel. I'm leaning towards Alpacas right now because Theremingoat rates them above tangies in most of the reviews I've read. I'm not sure if the different sound is worth getting waiting for an almost always out of stock switch if the feel is pretty much identical.

This post has been edited by red streak: Sep 16 2021, 02:03 PM

Good news for Tecware Phantom users. You're not limited to your Outemu switches despite what the official page says

Applied PE switch foam to my board a few days back and the sound is definitely dampened quite a bit. Less clacky overall so I'm not sure how I feel about it. I actually kinda liked the original sound which was louder but it's much cleaner now.

Yeah was considering buying masking tape earlier but decided to hold off on it because I forgot my scissors at work. Now looking at Watashi tape since I heard it's less sticky in case I want to remove it later on. Not sure how much of a difference that'll have on the acoustics compared to the former. Probably not going to do another sound mod for awhile while I get used to the sound of the latest one.

For that price don't expect good quality keycaps.

Akko has pretty solid keycaps for sale at an affordable price. I'm rocking the Akko Midnight on one of mine.

https://shopee.com.my/shop/474245202/search...ction=121529935

Or you could buy random china clones for cheaper but those are dubious at best.

Which products and from what price to what?

Considering they cost anywhere from a quarter to a third of the standard GMK set, yes, they're really budget. If you can't afford those either then there's nothing wrong with using stock keycaps that came with your board. I couldn't tahan the shitty stock Keychron keycaps which were an eyesore to look at so I bought Akko instead. Well worth even sen. They're only slightly more expensive than shitty China keycaps like the milk and honey set which everyone and their dog seems to be using (including me ) or the cheapass clones of GMKs.