So, I have a 100% Keychron Q6 that I’ve changed the switches and caps on, and it’s been treating me very well!
I’ve had the urge to build another (TKL) board to take up less space, and maybe have some different switches that are less for productivity and more for gaming.
What do you guys build/ keep multiple boards for? Work/ Play/ etc?
i have multiple keyboards just to rotate them once a while to keep my desk kinda new
i may have buy too much… send helpPersonally, I build boards to try out the different sizes (TKL, 75%, 65%, etc.), to find out what I like best, without hampering functionality. Then I just end up rotating between my fave ones.
I think this is my approach too. I’m going to pick up a Zoom TKL soon (having only ever had 100%) because this still gives me the F keys as well as arrows. Good first step for me.
I hope you enjoy using the TKL, @root
Late to the “party” but I have multiple because I don’t want to carry one all the time when I work at home/office. In addition to that it’s nice to have some variation in looks and feel. Some days I enjoy very heavy switches. Other days I want to have lighter switches.
That’s a good point about wanting some variation from time to time. I think that describes my approach as well. I had been trying different liners recently but ended up going back to my tactiles because I liked them more overall. It’s not that I didn’t like the linears for certain things, but with only one board, I wasn’t going to keep switching back and forth when I wanted to ganet vs type etc
That’s a good point about wanting some variation from time to time. I think that describes my approach as well. I had been trying different liners recently but ended up going back to my tactiles because I liked them more overall. It’s not that I didn’t like the linears for certain things, but with only one board, I wasn’t going to keep switching back and forth when I wanted to game vs type etc
Yes exactly. I mostly do home office and recently switched to Kailh Box navies on my main keyboard. It’s great for typing but don’t want to game with it. And taking off all keycaps and switches is not only tedious but also not great for longevity I assume.
I have multiple keyboards because one just isn’t enough when there is so much out there. But really it’s more of I want to using something that lines up with my preferences, and since I’m human my preferences change over time. I used to be a vehement clicky hater until I tried alps clickes which are just sublime. It’s fun to customize anything to your liking, and that thing happens to be keyboards for me.
The process of finding a really cool keyboard project and planning out a whole build is still fun after the 5 years I’ve been into mech keyboards. And there is no shortage of cool keyboards projects even if the hobby has slowed down from the COVID boom.
Hello! Sitting here at my office I have four keyboards around me… a QK60, Qk65, QK75 and a Tiger 80 Lite. I don’t think there was a conscious or logical decision made to get these boards, I just either came across them in the local AU MK buying/selling Discord server and decided to pick them up.
With that said, at home I have a keyboard that is more for typing-related stuff (F1-8x with Sarokeys Strawberry wines) and another for more gaming related stuff (Frog TKL with Boba U4Ts).
I hear really good things about the Boba U4Ts, I was thinking of trying those, and maybe Holy Panda and or Neapolitans
Yes U4Ts are really good - I think they are the ‘best’ tactile switch overall and are quite emblematic of the aspects that make tactile switches attractive. I would love to try Neapolitans too but they are hard to source and very expensive.
Tell me about it. I’ve been wanting to get a few to sample, but the packs I was seeing are pretty big :(
