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I have joined the mechanical keyboard gang. (hexbear.net)

submitted 18 hours ago by SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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So far so good. I went with a logitech 10 keyless style since it was only $39.99 on sale. I don't know what kind of switches this thing uses but it has pbt keycaps, I think? Anyway here it is on amazon. Feels good to finally have a new kb where I don't have to struggle pushing down the p key.

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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently your keyboard uses "Longhua switches made by Kaihua" and these equate roughly to Brown Cherry MX switches (so half way between a very clicky feel and smooth key, effectively a mild click feel).

Yeah so far it has a very nice click sound to it! I'll look into lubricating it then.

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

If you lubricate the side where the slider clicks inside the switch then it may lose most of its tactile clicky feel (which may be a good or bad thing depending on what you want, personally I prefer smooth keys). This lubricating process is tedious and takes a couple of hours at least.

There are also Lemmy communities dedicated to mechanical keyboards if you're interested.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

There are also Lemmy communities dedicated to mechanical keyboards if you're interested.

Cool thanks for letting me know.

[–] glans@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago

they call it "the hobby" and it seems to be a way to spend a lot of money to be satisfied for a very short amount of time before needing to spend more money.