Haven’t seen much mention of the SImpler60 here. Cool kit.
For those curious: Simpler60 Keyboard – Prime Keyboards
Missing out on the Midway60 made me contemplate picking up this kit. Really dig the chamfered front lip look that these two have.
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Interesting! I dig the look of it. I’ve never seen hotswap sockets like that before and that also has to be the biggest daughterboard cutout of all time. It’s HUGE.
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Learned about this neat switch stem database (pictures + measurements) on Discord. I don’t know much about the source/origin, but it’s pretty cool and extensive.
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holy smokes… that’s a lot of data
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Cubic profile Alps GB going on right now from Hex Keyboards:
Taihao Cubic Alps Doubleshot Keycaps – Hex Keyboards
Our days of scavenging old ALPS keyboards for keycaps are over!
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Not sure how I feel about the mods having Alps stabilizers. Have to think on that.
As a H1 fan, this is super exciting. By saying V2, they mean new molds right? Like they can’t just call them a “V2” just because, right? It’s just they never mention anything not per usual with these.
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“Compared to the V1 version, JWK has light factory oil lubed.” what a strange reason to call them v2. almost like the alpaca situation.
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My thoughts exactly. Plus, I could have sworn my V1’s were lubed – every so slightly. Big hmm and weird for sure.
Are the V2 JWKs supposed to be lightly factory lubed? the latest Durock linears I got were absolutely soaked in oil, a terrible ones too.
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I’m afraid so. I so wish they’d just give us the option instead of foisting all that cheap grease on us. Like those Gateron Speed Silver Pro’s – great switch but you need a wet-nap after just handling them.
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Ducky is introducing a new hotswap full size. Pretty rare unless you get a cheap Red Dragon with Outemu sockets, or a low profile GMMK.
Looks like this will be Hi-Profile and Ducky is usually solid.
Not for me, but finally a full size I can recommend to friends who insist on 104+ keys.
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Could it be… a truly tactile Choc switch…?
https://qweebs.com/shop/switches/choc-sunset-switches/
I’m not usually into pre-purchasing, but this is a pretty exciting possibility.
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I had two of these for testing before the pre-sale started.
One word: yes
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A little bummed they got on the gasket bandwagon. I always likes how the Brutal series typed with simple top burger mount. Honestly, I know gaskets are less fiddly if done correctly, but this doesn’t feel like an evolution of the Brutal series.
The move to a daughterboard and the addition of weights would have been enough for me.
Now the only differentiator will be the price (if they can maintain Brutal pricing) and styling.
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KBDFans puts out an IC for something surprisingly fun:
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