Another new comer

Oneplus Keyboard

hopefully they aim for this kind of modular mechanical keyboard, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGShD9ZER1c

there are neat features in that piece of work. (opensource some more)

see how later ... oneplus will be just another hype to their dying line of product ... from article co produce or rather oem keychron 

https://shopee.com.my/New-Arrival%EF%BC%81R...ec-e85daa9dea6c Get this one. Bought for my wife. She loves it.

Ended up buying a mistel x-iii glaze blue with cherry blue switches for rm229. Thanks for the suggestion anyways.

Anyways, a rubber feet seems to be missing on the keyboard, any suggestions to fix it? It's the thick semicircle/curved type.

you should contact the seller to send you a replacement first.

They're going to ask me to send it back, which I don't wanna because I know if I send it back I'm never going to get it back as somehow cherry MX blue switches at this price is a rare deal.

ok since you have talked to the seller and already asked for possible options like sending you original rubber feet, or replacement of the model with the same switch, you can try luck at places like shopee, lazada, aliexpress, taobao, etc. to look for replacement rubber feet.

normally for prebuilts, it's better to exercise rma, because that's the manufacturer's warranty to clear defects of their products for their clients in retail market.

Yeah, talked to the seller to see if they can send a replacement rubber feet. They're still cracking their heads on it. Very mafan le to RMA just for a rubber feet.

I tried searching around for the exact replacement rubber feets, but to no avail because they're a custom shape (elongated half cylinder???) and I don't know how to even call it. Unless I get some other rubber feet, remove the existing lone one and replace them.

My Sonnet. Final form.
FR4 plate, stock Tecsee Carrots, Tx stabs just xhtbdz, DMK mods, PBTFans alphas

sweet

i'm glad that you're ok with pbtfans' thinner legends for alphas. to me they are all ok, however most people like thicker ones

I guess i prefer thinner legends. The dmk alphas were so thick it fells cheap to me. Thats why i went for this. And also the pbt which hopefully doesn't shine as quickly as abs. I really cannot gmk anymore.

Linux-ready Launch Heavy is a $300 mechanical keyboard for number crunchers

System76's $300 Launch Heavy has open source hardware and software, plus a USB hub.

Prebuilt mechanical keyboards often neglect Linux support. Users frequently report success in getting a mechanical keyboard's basic functions to work, but many of these peripherals don't accommodate software for controlling advanced features, like macros, with Linux. Since last year, System76's Launch keyboard has been trying to address that problem. But number crunchers will be much more interested in the new Launch Heavy.

Released this week, the Launch Heavy is a numpad-equipped version of the 84-key Launch. As detailed in our System76 Launch review, the keyboard is one of the most customizable Linux-focused mechanical keyboards one can find. However, an absent numpad made the Launch an immediate 'no' for many. Now, the newly released Launch Heavy is addressing many, but not all, of its smaller counterpart's shortcomings.


As you can see, the Launch Heavy's 105 keys aren't a traditional layout. System76 had its way with the keys to the left of the numpad, getting rid of some completely. But compared to the Launch, the Launch Heavy adds keys above the numpad for media control. Unfortunately, there are still no buttons for controlling the volume out of the box.

System76 was gracious enough to update the mechanical switches offered with its keyboards since we reviewed the Launch in March. In addition to the supremely stiff clicky Kailh Box Jades and tactile Box Royals (each require 75 grams of force to actuate), you can get the Launch Heavy and the rest of the lineup with quieter, tactile Kailh Box Silent Browns (50 g) or lighter, linear Silent Pinks (35 g).

You don't have to stick with any of those, though, since the keyboard's switches are easily removable sans soldering iron. But for $300, you'll probably want to start off with switches you're happy to use right away.

Oh, did we forget to mention the Launch Heavy's price? It's only $14 more than the smaller Launch but still a massive ask for a keyboard. Many will prefer one of the best wireless mechanical keyboards, something with volume keys, or building their own mechanical keyboard for that price range instead.

Still, the Launch Heavy (2.8 lbs, to be exact) has some standout features for those willing to spend the money.

System76's Launch mechanical keyboards, which also include the 70-key Launch Lite, represent some of the few mechanical keyboards that claim Linux support (they work with Windows and macOS, too). The vendor pushes its Pop!_OS Linux distribution by having the Launch Heavy support keyboard shortcuts within it, such as organizing tiled windows without a mouse or opening apps.

The Launch series is also an admirably tinker-friendly one, from its open source, QMK-based software for programming its keys and open source chassis and PCB to the hot-swappable switches, which include two for the split spacebar. Perhaps the series' handiest feature is the hub on the top of the keyboard's edge with four increasingly omitted USB-A ports.

While the Launch Heavy's price is still overwhelming, there's enough here for it to be a unique consideration for number crunchers, especially Linux users, seeking a customizable mechanical keyboard.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/one...-gets-a-numpad/

also, i'm curious, but why do they do this?

Doing it for the sake of being "special"?