MOUSEPAD DESKMAT
900x400x5MM
The black bar of my hobby keyboards seems to be gone. Of course it’s not the same now
like before. It was difficult before. Now it’s two hobbies in one. First, think now how to buy something at all. Secondly, these are the keyboards themselves.
It’s here! It’s here! It finally arrived.
Now I need to finish lubing the switches and clean up my desk for the full unboxing experience.
Damn, the QK65 is heavy!
So, it’s here: the KBt:RE. Here’s a first photo. I’ll post more along with some impressions on the post your keyboards thread.
Ordered a couple of Maxkey sets from the kbdfans clearence sale (with free shipping too), they arrived today. Maxkey seems to be making good keycaps
Aluminum Knuckhull x Ketch PCB x JetVan plate x TTC bluish whites.
# AUFU USB Type-C
I very often take the keyboard to replace switches or keycaps. And it’s more convenient for me to have a magnetic usb.
# TECSEE Safety Linear Switch
There is a strong wobble stem. But the case is very dense, there is no wobble, the film is not needed. The sound is high, it seems like there may be lubrication inside, but here you obviously need to lubricate everything yourself.
Every six months or so I’m tempted to buy one, but I’ve heard a number of horror stories about magnetic USB connectors shorting out boards or other peripherals. Just a word of caution if you weren’t aware of the (possible) issues with them.
The kbd.news project is getting out of hand. 
Machined aluminum caps made by metalkeyboards.no arrived today. (Thanks!) Btw, you can win one of these – rules to enter the raffle this way.
I find myself getting tempted to get one too, I like to switch boards often and I’m worried I’ll break a USB port one day.
I don’t trust the cheap AliExpress/Amazon cables, is there a reliable brand that sells this type of cables without the risk?
I don’t think there are any reputable brands that make them; from what I’ve read, the magnetic connection is not part of USB spec, so any USB magnetic connector violates USB spec by design. No major company would take that risk. This is a pretty good rundown of the problem. That user’s point that if this was a valid tech, major companies would jump all over it and make a lot of profit.
Technically, it’s possible for this to work—Apple’s MagSafe connector worked brilliantly, but was a proprietary connector fully controlled by Apple—but no major/reputable brands will touch this for USB with a 10-foot pole.
It’s kind of a bummer.
Do we have review of TX stabs yet? If not, I’d like someone easily annoyed or permanently cranky to do a through review of them.
I think it’s needs to be tested with different kinds of switches and keycaps, I’ve found that ceratin switches simply refuse to let the stabs sound nice like Ink Blacks, while others are more forgiving like Durock Linears or Kailh BOX switches.
Interested to see what you think about the Perlios. Let us know. 
Most certainly. I have a bunch of content I’m hoping to catch up with this weekend; the next keeb I build is going to have Pearlios and TX stabs.
You are right and wrong) Yes, the magnetic cable is a product of only Chinese unknown manufacturers. And they have problems, quality and durability. But I only heard about problems where data transfer stops working or they demagnetize. Therefore, I do not use magnetic cables for phones, tablets or receivers and audio devices. Well, and also because for my devices (gadgets) I use version 3.1 or higher. I’m more interested in transfer speed.
But the keyboard has protection against short circuits. Yes, and I just do not mind, even if it burns.
