The keyboard kit itself is the KBDfans Agar in translucent purple; a 60% layout keyboard using the silicone block mount system. The PCB features RGB underglow, QMK/VIA firmware and hotswap MX sockets. I did not opt for either the EC switch variant nor the dual-mode (bluetooth) PCB, since that PCB with bluetooth support was sold out, and, quite honestly, I have little to no idea about the EC switch world. There was also the option for a plateless build, but I opted for a polycarbonate plate, since I prefer the sound profile of polycarb plates
The main keycaps I'll use are the PBTfans Astraeus (+novelties), which I think will complement the overall color scheme really nicely, and which I plan to combine with these cool transparent novelties of the PBTfans Lucy R2 because I think they'll pair well with the translucency of the Agar's case.
For the switches, I went with the WEKT Lucy V5 Silent Linear Switches(the fact that both these and that one keycap set is called "Lucy" is just coincidence on my end; I think that they are named this way because of Lucy from Cyberpunk Edgerunners, which I can factually confirm for the keycaps, but I don't know about the switches). I actually already bought these switches a week ago, and I am absolutely in love with them . The typing feel they give is just fucking amazing!!!!!!!! They are nearly dead-silent, with the only sound they do emit being nicely deep and thocky. Can highly recommend these!
Oh yeah and then there's also this fun white brick which is a quartz stone wristrest
Mechanical Keyboard acquisition :3, spending money@star Just listened to some of the key switch sound tests and omgggggggg woahh so much yes.
Tempting... Idk I wish I could test a bunch of key switches out on my keyboard without paying a bunch of money on various switches. Like a little event where we trade a few switches and were able to press em on our keyboards to figure out what they sound like or something to get a feel. not sure if those exist tho hmm.
Mechanical Keyboard acquisition :3, spending money@ChaosKitsune There are key switch testers, which are basically dummy keyboards where every key has a different switch. But getting those with switches you actually care about is the hard part
Mechanical Keyboard acquisition :3, spending money@star yeah I see testers for the common switches which is a nice start but there are tons of even mildly less mainstream switches id love to try that are never in these and like you said are hard to find.
re: Mechanical Keyboard acquisition :3, spending money@star ah yes welcome to spending money on your hobbies! it's all downhill from here, soon 400 will feel like nothing and you'll be spending like 600.
re: Mechanical Keyboard acquisition :3, spending money@agatha yes! this is my 3rd custom mechanical keyboard, with two of them being self-built and one coming pre-assembled
the one i mainly type with right now is a build around a KBDfans Lite R3 (65%) and the other one is one I have in my office, which is a PAW65 :3
re: Mechanical Keyboard acquisition :3, spending money@star i have no idea what any of that means BUT i do subscribe to the feeling of overly explaining why your subject of obsession is so cool
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. The typing feel they give is just fucking amazing!!!!!!!! They are nearly dead-silent, with the only sound they do emit being nicely deep and thocky. Can highly recommend these!
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