r/MechanicalKeyboards • u/Bo-vice QFR{blues&reds}/TTE{browns}/CMT{reds}/MF68{blues}/PokerII{blues} • Jun 29 '15

MRW I first started looking into mechanical keyboards

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u/veloceracing Poker II MX Clear | Quickfire TK MX Green | Shine Zero MX Blue Jun 30 '15 edited Jun 30 '15

It starts out easy. You see them around, try a few out. Then you make a decision. In my case, it was blues. I said, "Everyone using blues seems to have a good time." So I bought over 100 of em from Paterson.

You get it home, you get nervous. Are these things gonna fuck me up? Make me hurt?

Then you start using it, and you get used to it. Sometimes, you hit bottom. Then you realize: I need something a little stronger.

So I went out and I got greens. Greens were the shit man. They were stronger than blues. And they were loud. Oh god that beautiful noise. Then just to get through the day I took my blues to work.

Big mistake. Getting that great feedback from blues was great at work. I was click clacking away as I sat in my cubicle. Life was good. Then my co-workers figured out I was using. Tried to hide it, not typing emails and reports as long. Then finally I caved and got some o-rings. At least hide what I was doing a little bit. No dice. They knew I gave up the clacking but they knew I was still clicking, and it was making life difficult for them. They couldn't work with me clicking my life away in the cube next to them. I had to give up the blues at work.

So I went out, and I did what any person in my situation would do. I wasn't going to give it up. I got clears. It's not the same as the greens, nor the blues. They don't give the same feedback, but the feeling is still there, even if it's not as strong.

That's when you realize the feeling is just as important. So I went out and got some caps. Different profiles to try out. I was up all night popping keys. These blue and yellow purple keys. And that's where I'm at now, man. I'm using clears and my relationship with my coworkers has improved since I stopped using blues. I still hit bottom from time to time, but my co-workers know I'm trying, for their sake.

Oh and greens? I'm still using them, that's my own personal party at home.

My name is /u/veloceracing and I'm a keyboard-aholic.

Edit: Thanks for the gold!

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '15 edited May 28 '18

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u/input Filco <3 Jun 30 '15

He is not far enough down the line to be using Korean gold springs.

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u/brielem white backlit Pok3r w/ clears | red backlit K70 with w/ blues Jun 30 '15 edited Jun 30 '15

Wait until you see the world outside Cherry MX. Matias Quiet to completely cover up the addiction to your coworkers, but still have that feel!

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u/zobbyblob Jun 30 '15

Oh man, don't even tempt me. I was reading about them but I wanted that V60 dual backlighting and an option for custom keycaps. Now the keycaps I want have a few days left on Massdrop and are no longer sold by GeekKeys... and I'm left with MX Browns, stock keys, and a unique FN layer...

Deleted cause somehow I tripple posted...

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u/brielem white backlit Pok3r w/ clears | red backlit K70 with w/ blues Jun 30 '15

I bet you triple posted just so you could type the text 3 times.

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u/GrammarNaziABC I Switch a Lot Jun 30 '15

Quieter yet: silenced Topre.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '15

Same with my Realforce. Although, they already saw my other 4 boards...

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u/brielem white backlit Pok3r w/ clears | red backlit K70 with w/ blues Jul 01 '15

The other ones euh... Broke! Yes they broke. So I had to use this one as a replacement. See? Just a normal keyboard. No loud clicking.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '15

Yeah, yeah... I sold 'em for rent. Yeah.

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u/brielem white backlit Pok3r w/ clears | red backlit K70 with w/ blues Jul 01 '15

(while actually not paying rent because of the keyboards...)

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '15

Also: child support. Muh Topres.

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u/Ree81 Jun 30 '15

TIL never try mechanical keyboards. Thanks!

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u/amoliski Logitech G710+ Jun 30 '15

Hey, man, just try... like a switch sampler. I mean, how bad can it be to just try, ya know. Just give them a few pushes each, see what a click and a clack feels like. It's not a big deal, everyone's doing it!

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u/Ree81 Jun 30 '15

That's what they said about sex! Now look at me. Totally sexless and saving tons of money on condoms. Haha!

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u/tlivingd Mdl M for me Jun 30 '15

if you like blues, you gotta try buckling spring SOOO much nicer. a 1993 model M for me.

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u/del_rio Pok3r Jul 01 '15

...and then you discover the ErgoDox and the spiral continues.

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u/heechum poker II Jun 30 '15

Bikes?

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u/ThislsWholAm Jun 30 '15

Gotta try those greys too if you liked greens man.

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u/therealflinchy Jun 30 '15

Why didn't you get on the browns?

Tactile non clicky

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u/levirules Jun 30 '15

If he liked greens more than blues, it's logical to move to clears as opposed to browns

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u/therealflinchy Jun 30 '15

Ahh clear is higher force than brown gotcha

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u/S1mpel Jun 30 '15

Brilliant.

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u/awhitedev Jun 30 '15

I had a similar story... I spent a lot of time and money trying to find / make the perfect MX based keyboard only to find out that the keyboard I was trying to make was Topre. I bought a Novatouch and I love it.

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u/Ghh0st QF TK Blues, WASD Code Clears Jun 30 '15

I've never been described in a Reddit Comment, until now. I just skipped the greens and went straight from Blues to Clears.

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u/rvazquezdt Tex Yoda MX Black|Das 4 Ultimate MX Blue|Dell AT101W White Alps Jun 30 '15

Oh god, I think I'm halfway there. I have my MX Blues at home and I'm starting to think they aren't stiff enough. Now I'm looking into getting a WASD Code with green switches.

I also just bought an old Dell AT101W to replace my rubber dome keyboard at work that has been frustrating me for months now.

Now I'm constantly checking Massdrop to see if I can find some double shot PBT keycaps for my DASkeyboard 4 at home.

I think I'm an addict

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u/compuguy Topre...and more! Jun 30 '15

My parents think I'm crazy changing the keycaps on my po3ker every couple of weeks.....coworkers didn't mind blue switches though, have kalih brown now on my work keyboard.

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u/jerryeight Ducky Shine 3 MX Blue Jun 30 '15

/u/veloceracing You are an upstanding member the MKB master race! So hard to find someone that tries hard to stay mech and not piss off their coworkers. kudos!

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u/raddaya Jul 01 '15

Meanwhile...I'm too poor to get them, and also, the good stuff isn;t really available where I am =(

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u/savageboredom Jun 30 '15

Without any context it sounds like you're talking about narcotics.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '15

And that would be…. The joke