My first custom keyboard build! Decided to go with something clean and simple to match the Apple keyboard look which I had previously used before.

Module: MADLIONS MAD60 HE
Case: Tofu60 Redux V2 (Anodized Silver)
Switches: Creamy Jades
Stabilizers: DUROCK V3 (Lubed w/ 205g0)
Keycaps: SDYZ x XVX Doubleshot PBT

changed the keycaps for my keyboard what a change

Keyboard : Epomaker HE75 V2 TMR
New Keycaps : Duochrome Keycap set

i want to buy a new keyboard but dont know which one will look the best with my mousepad and mouse which one do you guys think i should get?

Hi everyone, I figured before buying a keyboard I would ask the keyboard nerds with their extensive and ever knowing knowledge.

I am about to have delivered a ROG 240hz 1440p WOLED monitor and they have a program where if you leave a good enough review, you get a 50$ amazon gift card, I'm willing to spend an extra 20 if it gets me a big quality or software upgrade, but would like to keep it as close to 50$ as possible.

Right now I have a logitech g305 mouse, and some random red switch 1k polling 60 percent mechanical keyboard.

I am trying to get one that has Hall Effect keys, 65% layout hopefully with arrow keys, 8k polling, and maybe snap tap if possible.

Thank you guys for all the help, let me know if you think a mouse upgrade would be more beneficial or not and what you think the best keyboard upgrade will be!

I bought Realforce R3S Topre or capacitive keyboard with normal switches from Mechanical Keyboard store which took only 2 days.

Truth be told, I tried to find a Topre keyboard with normal switches but it was not easy to find especially since AI gave me wrong infos for several times. Since Topre or Realforce is focusing on silent switches, R3S is the only latest version with normal switches I can find other than HHKB. I had no choice but to buy it even if it has a built in cable. It was cheap anyway.

It's a first time using a Topre keyboard with normal switches and I really like it. Shame that R3S is not a wireless keyboard but for now, that's fine since I'm gonna use it for home anyway. I would probably sell other mechanical keyboards as I dont use and like them anymore especially after getting this keyboard. Might be the ultimate keyboard that I've been looking for.

For now, that's all I can spend but looking forward to buy limited edition version of Realforce R4 blue and grey version and HHKB Hybrid sooner than later.

Still not quite there, but after dealing with transparent grey rectangles as buttons for a year , feeling very excited about the increase in general polish.

Any feedback or features/mechanics you'd like to see in the game?

So I want to map certain keys on the Aula Win60HE software but they're greyed out so I can't really map them with the Fn layer when I go to click them. Is there a reason why?

Hello everyone, I’ve been looking around online for a new keyboard and specifically a Hall effect since I’ve never tried one (for context I’m in Australia) since my old hunk of plastic Yunzii recently gave out on me after 3-4 years ish of use. I don’t work really much anymore so I’m on quite a stingy budget. Out of all the bottom of the bottom keyboards you see on TikTok ads, the tac75 he on aliexpress is pretty well priced by the looks of it at $53 Aud to ship out to me. I know what you pay is what you get and it’s not an amazing keyboard but is it worth risking it from there since I presume Akko’s 12 month product warranty doesn’t apply on AliE and I’ve seen other comments on posts saying theirs bricked before the half year usage point. If it’s not really worth it, is there any keyboards in the budget range ($50-100 aud, 100 would mean I might actually have to save😭 but if it’s worth it it’s whatever) that are actually “good” like not something that has a 50% of breaking on me in the first year.

Cheers

Hi. I like low-profile keyboards. In fact, I believe they are objectively better than full-profile ones. But for some reason, there are so few magnetic (both he&tmr) low-profile keyboards on the market. And if you look for keyboards with TMR switches, which are better than HE switches in every way, it turns out there is only one keyboard on the entire market...

It's the Keychron K3 HE, which the manufacturer labeled as "HE" in the product name even though it's actually a TMR keyboard. Many YouTube reviewers also mistakenly call it a hall effect keyboard.

If you're looking for a 60% or 65% layout, there's absolutely nothing available at any price.

It's really frustrating to see the same keyboards over and over again, with useless features like knobs and screens, and reviewers who don't understand that one of the advantages of TMR switches is their low power consumption, which makes wireless operation possible without a huge battery.

I got a cheap KTRIO Large Gaming Mouse Pad Desk Mat for my keyboard and mouse but it seems it does not dampen the sound from the desk at all and create a loud sound. Without a pad, it is worse. So I had to use a towel as a keyboard pad to reduce desk ping or hollow desk sound.

Im using a towel to solve the problem but the height is 2cm which is quite high even with a palm rest so I need a slim desktop mat that can dampen the sound dramatically. But not sure if that's possible in terms of physics.

Is there any desktop mat thinner than 5mm but completely dampen the sound from hollow desk sound or technically impossible to find?

I've been looking and looking non stop but I just dont find any keyboard that I would like.

What keyboard do you recommend me if I have the following preferences:

I do game I do programming as work I prefer at least 75% layout or even TKL (because I dont really need the numpad but I do need the function keys, arrow keys, and preferably to have a knob) It should be wireless When I game I play cs2 so I prefer hall effect or even better TMR switches I dont neccesarely look for a big brand but like reliability wise Im not looking for something lower quality than what I have used so far (Redragon Surara and Aqirys Mira, second one is a romanian brand with quite ok products)

What are my options ? I'll take multiple choices if you have, not really looking to exceed 150€ if possible price wise, but I wil def check out everything.

Hello everyone,

I just received my order today of core75 (smoke white)

All the time I was worried hoping to not come across the one with spacebar issue...

More context -

My friend and I ordered on the same day so we both received our keyb today... Gives me a good chance to compare and check the potential spacebar issue

I have attached a video of my keyb and my friend's (frost) I feel like the issue is there as the sound is more clicky and my friend's is more towards thocky

Video of my friend's keyb [here]

Video from URX [here]

Post where I got the URX clip from [here]

Please help me understand if I'm correct or not I'm 90% sure that there is a difference and the sound is somewhat like the ref video from URX.

Hello, I was looking for a 96% or 60% keyboard (and buy a Redragon K733 to have a numpad) wireless mechanical keyboard with ANSI layout up to PLN 370, the Royal Kludge RK96, which is not available in my country, and the Keychron V6 looks good. I want to use the keyboard to sometimes play FPS and RPG games and for everyday use. So if you can please recommend me a similar looking black keyboard with RGB.

I'm currently using a membrane keyboard (Meetion K9000) and I really like it, it doesn't feel squishy and has a nice bubbly tactile feel when typing on it. However the only nitpick I have is that whenever I feel like I'm bottoming out with my spacebar, the input isn't always registered (only happens in the upstroke thankfully). I've used only a few mechanical boards: one was a Genesis Thor 300 with Outemu Reds (genuine POS, never again), and another one was Dark Project DPO87 at an internet cafe and loved it (except for typing but I do think it's just something I need to get used to.

What mechanical keyboards are generally recommended at around the 30-50 dollar price range? I did see an Attack Shark Hall Effect for sale and it seemed tempting, but Hipyo tech reviewed and said that it sucked (don't know how much merit his review carries), and the Dark Project keyboards are tempting too but availability is very poor for them here where I live.

Regarding size I can do by with any as long as it isn't 60 percent or below, but preferably either TKL or full sized. Pre-lubed is mandatory for the sound, and i would prefer it to be wired over wireless. I can do by with linear switches since I once tried out cherry mx browns and really did not like them, but if there are any really good tactile mechanical keyboards it would be very nice

Water leaked directly from the ceiling onto my keyboard, which I had bought just two days ago. I disassembled it, removed the keycaps, switches and PCB, cleaned them, and left everything to dry. What else can I do? (Luminkey75 v2 he)

Hi, does anybody have idea, which is the lightest silent HE switch currently? Meaning initial force and bottom out force.

I need to have silent switches, but I'm looking for something similar regarding the forces to GEON Raw He:

Initial force: 27g
Bottom out: 40g

I currently use Haimu Dove HE.

I have also these switches, so I would need to be something different than these:

TNT Six Realms Silent
Outemu Silent Peach
NDIY Freya Silent Magnetic
MATHEW Silent

Hey Everybody,

Looks like keyboard inventory management is a hot topic these days and many great minds think alike! I'm glad I'm not the only one with a crippling addiction great love and devoted passion for collecting keyboards.

I’m excited (and a little nervous) to share KeebVault, a collection-management app I built for mechanical keyboard enthusiasts.

The main idea is simple: KeebVault gives you one place to catalog your keyboards and all the parts that go with them. Instead of trying to remember what is installed where—or digging through several spreadsheets and notes—you can see your collection, builds, inventory, and related parts together.

Why I built it

I needed a better way to keep track of all my keyboards, keysets, switches, and other parts.

My collection information was spread across a combination of Notion templates, Google Sheets, Excel files, Post-it notes, and assorted bits of information living in places I had probably forgotten about. It worked, technically, but it was hard to get a clear picture of everything I owned and how it was being used.

So I started building KeebVault very much for myself. Eventually, I figured other people in the hobby might have the same problem, so I decided to turn it into something the community could use too.

What you can do with KeebVault

• Track keyboards, switches, keysets, individual keyset kits, PCBs, artisans, accessories, and more
• Partnership with SwitchBook allows you to track switch allocations so you know what is in a build and how many loose switches you still have
• Record purchase, procurement, commission, and build information
• Track which keyboards are currently in use
• Upload photos and documents
• Import an existing collection from CSV or JSON
• Create a public profile and choose which individual items are publicly visible
• Share public item pages with photos and build details
• Discover other public vaults that have the same keyboard
• Generate meetup placards, including QR codes for public boards

Privacy is opt-in at the item level: your collection is not automatically made public. You decide which items, if any, other people can see.

What is free, and what is paid?

KeebVault is free for the vast majority of people - If you own less than 200 boards and don't care too much about photos

The free plan includes the core collection-management experience: tracking and organizing your inventory, CSV/JSON importing, tags, collections, favorites, public profile sharing, per-item visibility controls, basic meetup placards, and up to:

• 200 total items
• 10 item photos
• 1 photo per item

My goal is for the free plan to be genuinely useful—not a demo that immediately pushes you into a subscription.

Why Paid?

It's mainly to pay for my crippling keyboard buying addiction image hosting. As I learn more and find creative ways to store images but still deliver optimized and speedy results, the price will go down, hopefully. I'm still playing around with the limits, but as of now no one has even hit them on the plan they have chosen.

This is still a work in progress

KeebVault has been around since March, and has primarily been shared through the MechMerlin socials. It currently has a little under 100 users, but I think it is time to put it in front of the wider community and see what happens. (Believe me I've tried, but I seem to run amok some community guidelines, so we'll see what happens this time)

It is still very much a work in progress, and I would genuinely appreciate any feedback, recommendations, criticisms, bug reports, or feature suggestions you have. Tell me what is useful, what is confusing, what is missing, and what makes you wonder why I thought it was a good idea in the first place.

With that said, going from fewer than 100 friendly users to posting on reddit feels a bit like testing new QMK firmware on PCBs (For those who watched me try QMK in the early days...you know....you know....), so please prepare for some breakages. I’ll be nearby with the digital equivalent of a fire extinguisher.

You can check it out here:

KeebVault

Thanks for taking a look!

I recently bought the Corsair K100 RGB and the keys are more sensitive than I can stomach.

I am therefore currently looking for a full size keyboard with the following: US English layout, Media Control wheel and mute button and if possible macro keys. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Price range is up to ~$250. Something similar to the Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT would be ideal.

I'm looking for a good set of keycaps that

1. Does not have hiragana, katakana, kanji, whatever. This is supposed to be more function over form, with a little room for the latter. I want English legends only for the sake of less visual clutter and the fact that I don't care for Japanese characters.
2. High contrast colors. My keyboard is a Weikav Nut75. While I think it's amazing, it unfortunately has south-facing LEDs. I've looked for bottom printed keycaps, but the one I've found I don't like. I'm not doing side-printed keycaps. Preferably a bright colored keycap with dark colored legends.
3. PBT. I don't really mind if it's dye-sublimated over double shot, but it has to be PBT. I don't like greasy looking or feeling keycaps.
4. Cherry profile.
5. ANSI & 75% layout.
6. Very legible. No legends with lines as thin as a hair.
7. Is actually in stock.

I currently have the HK GAMING GK61 gateron yellow switches and i am looking for an upgrade as this ones rgb on some keys isnt working anymore and one switch doesnt register.I am between the womier Era75 and Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard are there any better ones i should check out?

All within similar price range and all have what I’m looking for. However the Yunzii AL80 is at that price but ONLY with that color scheme which I feel meh about. On the other hand I love the color scheme of the F75 pro . And don’t mind the S75 pro color scheme. However I understand the Yunzii AL80 is just better in terms of quality and customization

I have like 3 options kreo hive 75,hive 65, urx core 65 and can’t stretch my budget much . In recent bbd sale i m thinking of getting a Hive 65 at 1.9 k . But lil worried about the longevity. I want a keeb which can give me some longevity(min 1-2yrs) so ya guys if u have any other brands too plss suggest me ;)