That’s true, but if they claim to care about those kinds of differences but don’t even mention how they’ve never taken apart their switches before I know they’re basically lying out of their damn ass.

The first keyboard things I bought were 68g U4s with TX springs and a switch opener and I didn’t dare call myself an ‘obsessively detailed switch’ person.

Given how harsh halo trues are (and the fact that he’s never lubed switches before) I could easily foresee a scenario in which it feels the same to him.

Do you think that box stems have no wobble?

Are you using the wireless PCB?

“Plug the butt” was a thing for awhile

And this is why QWERTY is still the dominant layout.

Most keycap sets with extra Shifts will also work in a pinch; otherwise, Novelkeys PBT and NicePBT sets have Alice/arisu spacebars included.

A lovely keyboard, regardless!

Augur60 WKL? Classy.

What’s the board? I’ve been interested in the profile but worry about compatibility with cherry-style stabilizers

ICYMI

If some dude considers ‘feminine thinking’ detrimental to mankind when it comes to a keyboard layout you best believe I want to gatekeep the fuck out of them from this hobby.

Most cherry switches I’ve tried (blacks/browns/clears) are quite scratchy, but also wear in beautifully after a few thousand actuations.

In terms of most usable tactiles out of the box AEBoards Naevys are my favourite; great price, stock springs feel greet to me, and the tactile bump is enjoyable but not overwhelming.

Also also, if you’ve got a mac, Karabiner can remap keys. Autohotkey is what you want for PC

I edited my post after re-reading your comments and looking at the keycap colours.

If the box promises k6 compatibility (unlike the store listings for each of the ITA-ISO sets) then you could ask Keychron for a partial refund or a store credit but they’re unlikely to process a full refund even if you offered to pay for shipping.

You might be able to convince them to credit the amount towards a keycap set that does have full compatibility

if you bought from Keychron none of the ISO sets promise K6 compatibility.

I see a buyer who thought they found a good deal with alphas and novelties coming in cheap, but didn’t verify that it would have enough coverage for their somewhat popular but not universal layout (65%)

Exactly. The typical assumption is that the base kit is still bought, with an extra set of alphas for full variety, but if you try and get away with skipping the mod kit that’s on you to know the limitations of the set.

How so? Most novelty kits don’t include enough keycaps to replace a proper mod kit.

For what it's worth, there are some services like Shippsy that are better for cross border shopping - they give you an address in Washington or New York, you pay less in shipping, and they charge $7 CAD (plus whatever CBSA asks for) in order to properly import it over the border to a local warehouse.

Given how DHL charges $15-20 even if no taxes are due, it can make a world of difference, especially for crazy deals like Cannonkeys Bogo.

The fees from DHL are set by DHL and CBSA - until KBDFans hires a brokerage agent for Canada and takes on that added cost, it’s intrinsic risk when importing items into the country.

If you don’t want to deal with that then go buy from shockport and minokeys, who handle all unexpected duties/brokerage so all you pay is GST/PST.

P.S: if you think DHL fees are bad, make sure you never get anything shipped from UPS 😬

They're actually on discount.

Icon modes make for such a clean contrast.

If you're easily drawn back into a GB because of what the project is, rather than who's running it, what their track record is, how viable the keyboard product actually is to reproduce, then you're easily at risk of having another bad GB experience.

>Are you suggesting that I should be happy about GB because some people got some of their GBs on time, while I didn't receive any of mine ever even close to the estimated deadline?

I think you need to help separate the frustration with your bad GB experiences to help understand that there is more to a Good or Bad Group Buy than whether it's a Group Buy.

You've been asking for examples of other GBs that have gone off without a hitch or met deadlines. The Bear65 v2, Av4, Lumberjack, are examples of varying GBs (both big and small) that were successful. Why they didn't have delays may have more to do with who was running the GB (as well as what they were offering), and are demonstrations that the GB model isn't self-evidently bad; moreso that it works differently for switches, keyboards, and keycaps.