back in v1, i was still wondering why the rave reviews about rubber dome keyboards when mkbs existed. just surprisingly not well known at least in the lowyat forum when i looked at the time 

and those prices for so called gaming keyboards (rubber dome)    I also bought into this, i had a logitech G15. it was ok, but then i later found out about mkb, and after making that switch (no pun intended)...... i felt silly spending that money on a logitech rubberdome gaming keyboard    the typing experience was shockingly night and day difference.
these days, it's probably a harder sell for rubber dome (so called) premium gaming keyboards, when there are lots of mkb options out there (especially the linear switches like reds etc, that are ideal for gamers. or if you are casual like myself, then something like mx browns or similar tactile switches are more your thing  )

there is still a place for rubberdomes, for the cheapest possible keyboards (maybe you want to prioritize your budget for a better cpu, graphics card or monitor, because you are on a tight budget, that's fine). but when asking for premium prices, they SHOULD NOT be rubberdome keyboard 

Now V32 , mkb is very popular and well known. and even brands like logitech is selling mkbs these days. mission accomplished

I see. If for example, assuming nothing else is changed, and I wanted more resistance out of the keys, would 205g0 be better?

hi banana here..

budget rm500-rm600..

gaming(dota) and typing.(blogger)

( brown chery switch ? any better switch for me?)

aim for ducky one 2 tkl rgb for now..

any mech better than this at my budget?

prefer physical shop because just want to cash and carry . anyway thank

I'm a Facebook noob. Don't know how to vote.

Just scrolled down to the TX films group buy. Some people have received theirs! And my order was placed a few days before the post.

Took only 10 days for it to get from TX in Cali, to LA, to Taiwan, and then to KL.

Then yesterday only cleared Kastam. Took Kastam 7 days to clear it!!!
     

Not even 5 minutes after I posted this, I heard the postman. Was it my films??? No...but this.
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A box of connectors. Tested them and the 5 pin is the correct size for my IKBC. Stay tuned for a custom coiled cable for my non-removable-cable prebuilt sometime in the near future.

It's this one btw:
#Aliexpress MYR 7.50  10%OFF | 230pcs PH2.0 2p 3p 4p 5 pin 2.0mm Pitch Terminal Kit / Housing / Pin Header JST Connector Wire Connectors Adaptor PH Kits
https://a.aliexpress.com/_dURxoda

Ordered 5 May already arrived.
Switch stickers ordered 19 April still MIA. Sigh....

Yeah...I'm stubborn. lol

I don't know if it's going to be detachable. But definitely coiled. Maybe aviator or lemo connector in between to make it detachable. Aviator is big and chunky to me, but lemo is expensive.

If I had a choice between stainless steel and brass plates, which one would give me more thock? I'm assuming brass as it is the softer material?

I thought so. Thanks.

I'm still on OEM profile ABS for now. Waiting on a KAT group buy, which I'm told is also very thocky.

Sifu, need recomendation.which one is better, phantom tkl or ck530?
I read that gateron brown switch is better than outemu.

Some of the good stuff has arrived. Pretty underwhelming to look at. How do you guys think I should consume this? Pop some in my mouth? Snort it?
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Anyway....I screwed up again. Killed a switch while filming it. I thought I'd learnt my lesson to be patient, but I guess waiting for films to arrive since April really triggered me...

So I got my TX films. Tried it on 3 switches. Nice. Very snug. Totally no housing wobble. Then I noticed that 2 out of 3 were not even clipped in properly. Huh. OK.

So I noted that and proceeded to film all my switches. To compensate I started closing the housings harder, just jamming them down. I was thinking I can do all least half the switches tonight. Then I accidentally jammed down on a housing that was on backwards...and effed up the leaf. Spent almost an hour trying to salvage it. I just couldn't reshape it properly. I could get it to feel right, but the circuit was not closing.

Now I'm 1 switch short...

I do have a bunch of testers. And a bunch of non RGB browns harvested from my previous dead board. Though I kinda like the idea of getting a few box navies to use as Caps/Num/Scroll lock. Yet more waiting if I go down that route and order them....sigh

If I had bought the switches, I probably would have gotten extras, but these were desoldered from a prebuilt. Yeah, another lesson learned.

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of Kailh Box Navies for my 3 'locks'. Have an obvious and loud noise so I know if I have accidentally pressed any. Scroll lock is particularly annoying in Excel. I know you're probably thinking, oh that's a >65% problem. Lol.

I do have in my testers a single cherry blue, green and white. They'd all be clicky and I probably wouldn't "feel" anything off despite them being all different switches. But the fact that I "know" they are different will still bug me. Lol

Another alternative would be using Zealios for the locks. Since I have 4 Zealios in different weights in my tester, spring swap 3 of them to the china 67g springs, and use them for the locks. No clicks, but there will be the super obvious bump of the famously tactile Zealios to tell me I'm hitting/have hit a lock key.

Anyone tried tecware mechanical keyboard? how good is it? Durability?

I'm glad I didn't get the 205g0, 204g0 is sufficiently 'heavy' for me. Smooth, though. Lightly brushed on my Gat reds.

Didn't quite understand this when you posted it.

Saw this today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvH1gGQgZuc&t=125s
1.08 He shows how to test it on a flat surface
1.22 He shows how you can adjust it with 2 syringes

dang, me cheapo self only have prebuilts with plate mount stabs 

So I'm down to my last 2 (minus 1 I trashed) switches to film and was about to execute this on the Zealios.

Took them out and just remembered that they have different stem colours based on weight.
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On pause while I consider whether or not this will bug me too much. Time to check my stab wires.

Any recommendation for dual-mode wireless/wired tkl with linear switches?

haha just saying it bcoz u saying most of ur troubled stabs come from plate mounted. 
saw this on drop(massdrop). looking good.

id buy it if i have the money, but nahhh, wallet empty. hopefully can get it elsewhere later.

Waiting for kbd19x this Sunday....if I dare to spend USD285.   

Actually I prefer full size. But since there are no custom full size in the market atm, this is a relatively affordable compromise. Austin > 500 USD RIP wallet.

anyone made any orders recently with kprepublic via aliexpress? i ordered a set of stabs from them but i fear they'll take a while to arrive.. haha. i got most of my other components already, just stabs left