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My favorite keyboard is probably a Keychron Q6 ANSI, but... I really should have gotten a knob version. I mapped three keys as Volume +/- and mute, but that's a pain when it comes to changing volume on the fly.

So, I'm typing this on a Q9 ANSI (with knob) and cussing every time I have numbers to type.

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There is literally nothing I hate about my favourite board, which is why it's my favourite :)

Neither of my current daily drivers has a built-in USB hub. I would like at least one USB-A port on the keyboard since we use FIDO keys at work.

I hate that it ruined all other keyboards for me

Wish it was wireless

I wish the Zoo65 came with different animals laser cut into the case.

The package has 12 stylistic animal faces printed on it, yet all the boards only have the dodo and fish.

It would have been awesome to have a different one for each color; or all of them on the back instead of all fish.

My GMMK Pro double types like crazy and it doesnt matter how clean it is, how often I swap out switches for the offending characters, if I use Core vs QMK - it's maddening. But it was the most affordable pseudo premium 75% so it's what I got lol

I hate that my F XT doesn’t have an M101 layout.

I have both and I like the feel of the F more, but I do miss the ansi 101 layout.

Literally same, what board is your favorite btw?

My Matrix 1.2OG. I love the hard edges... the industrial look to the back, it's old skool green PCB and I love the way it feels. I just type really well on it. I think it's the lower typing angle... it just feels right.

I think it’s a pcb issue, but my Zoom65 had the backspace scratching against the inner paint of the top frame and getting stuck. Refitted the stab, loosened it, tried everything. Eventually ground the back points of the keycap so it would no longer scratch the paint, but it still gets stuck every blue moon if I hit it too hard in a certain way.

1.2OG is a super cool board. One of the few matrix designs that I do like. Good choice. Were you able to pick up any extra PCBs from the Hoodrow buy?

I'm afraid not, no. I kinda like the janky old green one though... it's... well, OG :) Plus I heard it can be made QMK compatible... just never looked into it. The longer I have the board though, the more I like it just the way it is :)

That’s my only worry with older boards that I have is PCBs. Luckily most of my older boards use Hiney pcbs and there are tons of those.

It's the risk you take. I worry about my Amiga 4000 for the same reason, or other old tech I have. I'm careful with it all, and it's all stored well. The board is just a baby compared to some of the old boards I have, and there all still going strong. :)

Have you tried a numpad layer?

I have that layer mapped, but it's not like the symbols light up, so I have to remember that A = 1, S = 2, D = 3, etc.

Not a big deal, it's just my first 40% board. I was aware of the tradeoffs going in, but retraining my typing to hit a two or three-key combo for each symbol or character is not a smooth process.