I tried
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- A few months ago, @HipyoTech made a video about a keyboard he made with parts from AliExpress, I tried to make the same thing and this was my experience.
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Hipyo Tech video: • I built a $30 keyboard...
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All footage in this video is my own.
#customkeyboard #technology #keyboard #mechanicalkeyboard
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
The Chassis: 1:23
The Keys & Switches: 3:27
Mods: 4:33
Assembling the Board: 6:23
Sound Test: 10:45
Conclusions: 11:27 - Ігри
Great vid showing your experience! Welcome to the rabbit hole!
Well I'm already looking at a 75%... Definitely blaming you for this
I was shocked at how much the keyboard world has advanced. I've had a GMMK Compact for years but the stabilizers are so rattly and felt terrible. I saw a random YT short about a Yunzii board and bought one within 5 minutes of watching it, something I never do.. but I'm glad I did. $56 shipped for a great sounding and feeling board with their $5 clipped and lubed stabilizer service can't be beat. Even the factory lubed switches feel great. My GMMK was getting on my nerves. Now, I can finally mod it on my own time, without worrying about not having a board to use.
We have a local brand in the PH customized that same board. Packed switches is Outemu reds and they include double shot PBT none shine through keycaps. And the best part is it's VIA compatible. All for 42 USD. Great price for starting out
Sound of those keys is very satisfying. What impressed me though was the increase in typing speed. I’m doing a lot of writing at present and being able to get ideas down quickly is pretty important.
Great video, mate. You should do more stuff like this
Got down the rabbit hole as well... Only just slight though, since I'm an ISO user keychron was my first built (a Q1). I modded with extra foam on the bottom case, Keychron K pro red switches came prelubed and I liked that feel and sound after modding. Since I'm an ISO-BE user, I only had some options for keycaps. But the PBT ones I bought were good, although they backspace and the spacebar sounded quite hollow. So there I modded those with some foam and tape. And now it's my daily driver. It's silent, creamy, feels pleasant to type on.
Next project is a Q3, with Gateron Milky Yellows.
What I also want to try is a budget keyboard I can fully mod; but that's ISO. The only problem is that the boards I'm looking for are often out of stock, or just plain don't mention ISO support or just outright don't have it. I know, ANSI won the race or something, but... a lot of countries in the world use ISO, so, yeah... But it is what is.
I'm in an ISO country as well and really wish there were more ISO boards out there. I've fallen for 96% keyboards and need them to connect both to my desktop and work laptop so I've got basically nothing but Keychron to go to.
What is the model of your normal keyboard?