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Rei7
post May 10 2021, 11:23 AM

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Just about to get into custom keyboards, but want to buy a hotswap prebuilt first. Any you would recommend, budget max 450..

I've looked into Keychron K2, C1 and C2.. and kinda leaning towards the wired version, since I don't really use wireless much. Mostly will be trying to lube, change switches and etc at some point, and get some nice custom keycaps for it.

I saw the Tecware Phantom sadly the hotswap is kinda limited Switch wise, so I think it's a big no? The price is cheap but can't really hotswap with better switches.

Also looked into GamaKay 61, seems like a really goood budget keyboard, with really sleek design out of the box. Leaning towards this in the end, but wondering if anything else is nice that people could suggest.

Gonna try yellow switches this time. Have tried all blue, red and brown. Just need something new sound wise.
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post May 10 2021, 10:35 PM

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QUOTE(Lucifer @ May 10 2021, 04:05 PM)
as krayden says, phantom elite is with proper hotswap, non elite is with outemu rivet.
keychron c1/c2 is nice to start with, rather than buying extra gateron yellow, i would suggest choosing gateron red from keychron.
buy additional spring to swap, shopee china seller sell those, most of them sell by bottom out weight.
buy switch opener to use for long time in this hobby.
buy lube for stabilizer for a start.
yellow vs red is just spring weight difference. red = 60/622g bottom, yellow = 65/67g, brown = 62g, black = 78/80g.
bottom out spring weight is different from actuation weight, you can see it in chart below.

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you are right bout elite, but no elite mentioned.
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Thank you for the info, really informative.

QUOTE(horns @ May 10 2021, 04:21 PM)
for beginners who wish to learn and experiment stuff, one can start with a hot-swap tkl or full-size with standard layouts. since they are standard layouts, you don't run into issues during key cap selection later.

there are new alternatives that have better features than tecware phantom elite already, e.g. dareu a87 hot-swap
- 5-pin switch support;
- full nkro;
- 3.5mm silicone plate foam;
- detachable cable;
- detacthable high-profile case frame;
- non-rgb backlight;
- double-shot pbt caps;
- dareu custom linear or tactile switches;
- tkl, standard layout

https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=642704922054
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Thanks i'll probably try this out if I plan to not get one that is backlit. Didn't see this keyboard when I was doing my research for a few days.
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post Apr 1 2022, 09:44 AM

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I macam want to get this one.. what do you guys think? https://iqunix.store/products/iqunix-og80-w...anical-keyboard

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