Hello. I’m searching for a TKL board with dedicated media keys, volume wheel, and brown switches.

I just can’t do linears. Just don’t feel right.

I’ve browsed around, both on amazon and in microcenter and everything seems to be linear switches nowadays and even when I find one with browns, they rarely have the media keys I need.

I’m also not trying to pay $100+ for a keyboard. Spent way too much money on boards of that price for them to keel over and die as quick as the china fodder on amazon. (For example the K70 mk.2 that I have that refuses to not go bonkers whenever it feels like it.)

Thanks to anyone that can offer some help finding me something.

  • mihnt@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Yeah, I have the RGB version of the K596 so I’d probably just end up keeping these keycaps. They aren’t bad looking and the RGB settings on this have a neat “skittles” mode.

    I was looking into 3d printing my own keycaps, but that looked to be a no-go if I wanted any kind of quality feel to them.

    Guess I either have some saving to do or considering if I want to upgrade this thing or not. It’s not a terrible keyboard in the grand scheme, especially since it already has the media keys I want. Would feel like putting a Ferrari motor in a Yugo though.

    • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Would feel like putting a Ferrari motor in a Yugo though.

      1. LOL.

      2. Then might I suggest just putting a Toyota motor in it? There’s “The HobbyTM”, and then there’s just having a decent keyboard you like.