# Let's talk Mechanical Keyboards
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958
**Category:** Unrelated Discussion
**Created:** [January 24, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958 "2019-01-24T19:39:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/21 "2019-01-25T01:22:03Z")
Nobody has _my_ mechanical keyboard, the Code? tsk tsk. Shame.
[https://codekeyboards.com/](https://codekeyboards.com/)
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/22 "2019-01-25T01:26:33Z")
Back in 2015, I started with a WASD V2 (very similar to the Code). But I really wanted a Filco Majestouch-2, and eventually switched over to Filcos. But then I discovered the joys of Topre switches and haven’t looked back since.
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### Author:  [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/23 "2019-01-25T02:02:10Z")
> [@zslane](#):
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> I never got into artisan keycaps. Don’t own a single one.
Same here. I honestly think that they are ugly and detract from the look of a pure keyboard.
As for mocha, I have a couple. My favorite board is a black 55g realforce with HHKB white blanks, with my runner up being a classic Unicomp. I’ve been considering one of those newly fabricated Model Fs, but I really dont want to spend the money since in happy with what I have. Cherry switches and the like really aren’t my thing.
Here is my realforce:
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### Author:  [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/24 "2019-11-27T20:26:25Z")
Hi men,
I’ve been researching about mechanical keyboards and I’m really interested in one. They sound so tactile to me.
I’m looking for a mechanical keyboard that isn’t too expensive and good for gaming as well as typing.
Any recommendations?
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### Author:  [@MattB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattB)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/25 "2019-11-27T23:13:59Z")
Mine has that super authentic period tactile response, and the sound is responsive to keystroke speed, plus this particular model has a background ring with each stroke like it’s humming to itself.
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### Author:  [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/26 "2019-11-27T23:54:25Z")
We need more info, my guy!
Budget? (you can find a cheap TKL mech for $50, and $500+ for high-end boards)
Layout? (Full, 80%, TKL, 60%, etc.)
Switch type? (Clicky? Tactile? Linear?)
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### Author:  [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/27 "2019-11-28T00:00:39Z")
Here’s my daily driver, a GK64 (trash software, do NOT get this keeb) with some standard Maxkey SA caps. I’m firmly in the artisan-fan camp 😅
I recently replaced the Gateron Browns with Kailh Box Pale Blues…
I have all the supplies to make custom cables, I just need to sit down and solder them up.
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/28 "2019-11-28T00:11:29Z")
A couple of 60% keyboards of mine that are typewriter inspired:
Note that these aren’t cheap, despite only being 60%ers.
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### Author:  [@Breadroid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Breadroid)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/29 "2019-11-28T00:21:50Z")
Been researching mechanical keyboards too. Budget for me would be something $50 to $80. Layout of 80% (so no numpad at the right hand side). As for switches, open to pretty much anything except for clicky switches that are really loud (i.e. Cherry MX blues). Any recommendations along these lines? I like color and I would like a nice keyboard at some point. Just using a bargain basement keyboard right now that is probably worth no more than $2 at best.
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/30 "2019-11-28T00:42:19Z")
In my experience, the click leaf of MX blues does not produce a very loud click. In fact, it can be almost imperceptible over the cacophony of bottom-out and upstroke noise.
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### Author:  [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/31 "2019-11-28T02:23:39Z")
> [@LinksLegionaire](#):
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> (you can find a cheap TKL mech for $50,
That sounds good enough for me. Are they ok?
I’d like a full sized keyboard preferably, but not essential.
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### Author:  [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/32 "2019-11-28T02:47:28Z")
Like anything in life, you get what you pay for, but all mechanical keyboards are pretty basic electronically so the biggest differences are going to be build quality and aesthetics.
Redragon, Corsair, and Vortex would be good starting points in different price brackets.
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### Author:  [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/33 "2019-11-28T03:58:27Z")
I have this one at work. MX Black switches for extra resistance as I tend to be very heavy handed.
[https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product\_detail&p=3923](https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3923)
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### Author:  [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/34 "2019-11-28T19:38:20Z")
Because I’m a cheapster, I ended up purchasing this one. It has outemu brown switches. I looked up some reviews for them and it seems like people like them. It should be fine to give me a taste of what a mechanical keyboard is like.
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/35 "2019-11-28T19:47:26Z")
It’s good that it has a standard layout too. That way, if you get interested in custom keycaps (which is what really got me hooked), they will fit onto that keyboard without any issues.
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### Author:  [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/36 "2019-11-28T20:07:43Z")
Do any caps fit any type of switches, or will I have to buy caps specifically for outemu brown switches?
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/37 "2019-11-29T07:27:02Z")
Otemu browns are Cherry MX (brown) clones, so they will take any keycap set that is meant for Cherry MX switches. Which is, like, 99% of custom keycap sets that have ever been made. The only keycaps to avoid are any described as fitting Alps switches or Topre switches, neither of which you will find very often. Basically, just look for keycaps that say they are MX compatible.
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### Author:  [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/38 "2019-12-06T06:39:16Z")
I got one! Now learning to touch type. I should have learned this a long time ago.
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### Author:  [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/39 "2019-12-06T08:27:53Z")
I have super basic mechanical keyboards that I use. I’m interested enough and enjoy using them enough to buy a mechanical keyboard but not crazy enough yet to buy super fancy ones or custom key caps.
Using a Filco Majestouch Ninja TKL for work.
And using a WASD CODE TKL at home.
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-mechanical-keyboards/297958/40 "2019-12-06T19:10:51Z")
Those are both really solid keyboards. My first mechanical was a WASD V2, and my second was a Filco Majestouch-2.
However, once, I typed on Topre switches, I couldn’t really go back to MX switches, and ever since getting my first set of SA keycaps, I’ve completely sworn off cylindrical keycaps.
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