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[V33] Lowyat.Net Mechanical Keyboard Club
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ak101ss
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 Nov 22 2022, 10:01 AM
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Dear Sifus, I'm aiming for a full sized keyboard for cheap purely for office use (I draft tons of commercial letters and handle numbers too, hence numpad is a must). My current full sized keyboard at home is a Razer Blackwidow 2010 (the one with the Cherry MX Blue) and I love it (even though it has started to show it's age) I used to type on a leopold fc660m but the layout felt awkward and now it's sitting on the ps4. Wondering which is a better buy in terms of reliability and extended typing comfort, my budget less than rm300 and blue switches please and thank you; 1. Keychron C2 (Non-hot-swappable version, Gateron Blue) 2. Royal Kludge RK918 (RK Blue, can't seem to get RK920) I don't care about wireless, in built software support etc etc. no rgb even better, but beggars can't be choosers  |
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ak101ss
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Nov 22 2022, 02:16 PM
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QUOTE(horns @ Nov 22 2022, 01:45 PM) if you wanted a new mechanical keyboard with soldered clicky switches within budget, i think you should just pick the one that you prefer, especially features, then go for it. it requires user efforts to achieve 'extended typing comfort'. if you intended to do that, a hotswap board should be more convenient. Understood on user effort, I'm not aiming for perfection as it's just for work (can't be too efficient or else sure kena more workload from boss), but regardless, non-hot swappable switches still can be lubed right? |
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ak101ss
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Nov 22 2022, 02:48 PM
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QUOTE(krayden @ Nov 22 2022, 02:30 PM) Kinda but not really. You'll have to stick a brush into the sides of the stem while its still mounted on the board. Why would you lube a clicky anyway? It mask all sounds. Maybe just for smoothness. I think lubing a clicky might reduce the clickiness. Idk. No experience with clickies. Have you looked for used Leopolds or duckys? Got it. Searched for 2nd hand in our garage sales, all moving like hot stocks, whatever left exceeds my budget. Hence me deciding on Keychron or RK. |
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ak101ss
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Nov 22 2022, 03:43 PM
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QUOTE(horns @ Nov 22 2022, 03:36 PM) there are people who lube their soldered switches without desoldering. don't do that. the problem with such methods is uncontrolled application of lube, that will lead to undesired side effects. switch lubing is a practice to apply a controlled amount of lubricants at the right locations of a switch to achieve switch smoothness, to reduce spring ping, and modify sound and feel of a switch. for clicky and tactile switches, it's better to open the switch up, then apply lube the proper way. this is to control the lube application, hence minimize side effects of lube on clicky and tactile switches (like reduced sound/tactile bumps) Thanks much for the in depth info, appreciate it. |
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ak101ss
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Dec 7 2022, 08:11 AM
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QUOTE(toiletwater @ Nov 26 2022, 08:22 AM) 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. This post has been edited by ak101ss: Dec 7 2022, 08:34 AM Attached thumbnail(s)
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ak101ss
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Dec 7 2022, 10:18 AM
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QUOTE(horns @ Dec 7 2022, 09:39 AM) 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. |
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ak101ss
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Dec 7 2022, 12:28 PM
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QUOTE(horns @ Dec 7 2022, 10:50 AM) 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.  |
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