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@mechanicalkeyboards thanks to everyone for their help! I went with the Keychron Q5 Pro and am beyond excited to try it out!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The only thing I want to know now more than ever is what Pokemon card is that!

Also nice keyboard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That blue shark looks like something else. I had to zoom in

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Picked up a Keychron K8 recently too! Really liking the keyboard, hope you like yours

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@ABeeinSpace that's awesome! It took me forever to decide on one. Congrats on yours!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Took me a while to justify it. Finally decided to treat myself and buy the board

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@ABeeinSpace congrats!! I hope you love it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My partner and I are looking at getting her one of these or a buckling spring

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Looks great! I love my Q5. The 1800 is such a perfect compromise for my preferences and I love the build quality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That looks awesome, I was considering getting a TK again, but I need an End key. Also, what do the ps5 buttons do above the TK?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I just got a Q5 Pro myself and use the End key all the time so I reworked the keys and flashed the firmware.

[del] is now [PrnScn]

[pgup] is [del] / [insert] (Using + [fn] key)

[pgdn] is [home] / [pgup]

[home] is [end] / [pgdn]

I'll have to order new keycaps to match, but so far it's felt good to use that way and I find that the only time I mispress is when I look at the keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That looks great! I just ordered a keychron as well.

How long did yours take to arrive?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I ordered one on the 21st of August, it arrived exactly one week later on the 28th. Shipped to Germany I might add, so not sure how long it will take to north america. But I'd be surprised if if took much longer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Understandable, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@otter I would agree about one week. I think it came a day earlier than the predicted arrival date. Congrats!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a coincidence, I was drooling over this exact keyboard just this morning. I like a numeric keypad in the office but most keyboards are just a little too wide. Hope you enjoy it. Which switches did you go for?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@Bill so far I love it. It's the perfect size with the ten key, not too big. I went with the banana switches because I like a good click. They're great, not too much where it's annoying but just enough for me to enjoy it.