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Which keyboard(s) are you currently using? (lemmy.one)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello there! Thought I'd kick this community off with a question.

Which keyboard(s) are you currently using?

Myself, I like to rotate, but the one I'm using right at the moment is an Akko 3068 with Akko CS Jelly Purple switches. I got it as it was available locally and supports hotswap. However, I've fallen in love with the included switches. They have a very pronounced tactility and feel very smooth.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm on a Keychron V3 base with Gateron Brown switches and PBTfans Dolch caps. I have some foam fillers in the spacebar, but no hardware mods otherwise.

I went with it for similar reasons: programmable + 3 or 5-pin hotswap + TKL + normal profile gave me a lot of flexibility to try different things.

I'm especially happy with the keycaps I settled on. I realized almost immediately that Keychron's stock "OSA" caps weren't for me. Next I tried an ABS shine-through set, which were too hard to read with the backlight disabled and started to develop shine very quickly. PBTfans seems to hit a sweet spot for me: nice texture, comfortable Cherry profile, PBT material doesn't seem to wear too fast, and doubleshot to prevent the legends wearing down.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

PBT has also become my favorite keycap material, but I miss the shiny look of well used ABS keys