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pointless keyboard thread (87 comments)

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Posted by loveless @ 01:50 UTC, 22 September 2016 - iMsg

what're you nerds using?

I'm using a CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, blue switches.

Edited by Teen Queen at 00:52 UTC, 24 September 2016 - 49771 Hits

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<< Comment #1 @ 02:53 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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wem420

steelseris something. whatever rapha uses

<< Comment #22 @ 20:32 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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ThrashRez - Reply to #1

Same here.

<< Comment #2 @ 04:20 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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dogja

ducky shine 5. used to use a logitech g710+, but i didnt like how massive it was and that it wasnt rgb

<< Comment #11 @ 14:33 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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wem420 - Reply to #2

I want to buy your keyboard just because of the name ducky shine!!!!

<< Comment #12 @ 14:33 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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wem420 - Reply to #11

Sounds like bath time!!!

<< Comment #23 @ 20:32 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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Yakumo - Reply to #12

Ducky make some great gear, if only the default set for the shine 5 was PBT keycaps though..

<< Comment #3 @ 06:58 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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Freiya

IBM SK-8820

Bought it second-hand for $2, other 4 units for free. It's about $10-15 on eBay for a used one, which is still a very good price considering what you are getting for your money.

Indestructible, rubber dome, 4 KRO, PS/2, black, price like a bread roll. And indestructible, once again. IBM.

<< Comment #74 @ 07:43 UTC, 1 October 2016 >>

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Freiya - Reply to #3

If not this, then a PS/2 IBM M-keyboard. A buckling spring 2kg+ wonder, made for eternity.

<< Comment #4 @ 07:13 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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illiterate

steelseries 6gv2

<< Comment #5 @ 07:40 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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7ep3s

Ozone strike battle with ducky caps

<< Comment #6 @ 08:31 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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Retribution

I use Cherry MX black switches because I don't like tactile feedback for gaming. Reds should be good too they are like black just lower resistance. I think stermy uses red switches?

<< Comment #16 @ 16:40 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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Fizzle

i use a microsoft keyboard that was by that late great av3k @ lan in 2002

i cherish this keyboard with my life

you know

it sorta brings a tear the eyes?

<< Comment #18 @ 17:54 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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eburbeck - Reply to #16

av3k is still alive...

("late" means he's dead)

<< Comment #50 @ 18:36 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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Fizzle - Reply to #18

av3k is still alife?

<< Comment #52 @ 23:03 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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eburbeck - Reply to #50

Where'd you hear otherwise? Link?

<< Comment #66 @ 10:08 UTC, 28 September 2016 >>

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Fizzle - Reply to #52

polish news i will try and find it

i hear av3k in some altercations while in prison with a knifes fight

got some homies on the inside to confirm too?

<< Comment #7 @ 12:16 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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alb

Corsair K-70 w/ Cherry MX-Red, non-RGB version.

<< Comment #8 @ 13:15 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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t0rte

Razor black widow Chroma!

I wouldn't buy it again to be honest.

<< Comment #21 @ 20:31 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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crunkus - Reply to #8

why?

<< Comment #32 @ 08:36 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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neeple - Reply to #21

Because hes already got one

31%

<< Comment #37 @ 09:11 UTC, 24 September 2016 >>

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Freiya - Reply to #32

R I D D I C K
I
D
D
I
C
K

<< Comment #9 @ 13:23 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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ndp15

I suck because I play with a 2 euros chinese keyboard.

No I'm joking, I suck beacuse I'm noob :(

<< Comment #10 @ 13:32 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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pacmanpl '

Corsair K-65.
Tenkeyless, red switches, white, blank keycaps from China.
FeelsGoodMan

<< Comment #15 @ 16:39 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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atfab

a4tech lol

<< Comment #13 @ 16:03 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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pecka_

Logitech G910

<< Comment #14 @ 16:31 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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Heartlesss

Ozone Strike mechanical black switches

had steelseries 6gv2 before it but some keys died after like 1 year or something

my Ozone keyboard is still working as new after many years of usage. 90€

<< Comment #17 @ 17:39 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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eburbeck

Same, but with MX Reds cuz I have little girly fingers

<< Comment #19 @ 18:10 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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Noismo

CM Storm Quickfire Rapid w/ Blacks. Love linear switches.

<< Comment #20 @ 18:34 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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Ian215 - Reply to #19

same

<< Comment #24 @ 20:43 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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clitsucker

Logitech G910 Orion Spark.

<< Comment #25 @ 20:59 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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BaMoFu

Qpad MK-50, cherry red, PS/2. Have an old Keytronic as backup, bulletproof that one.

<< Comment #26 @ 21:50 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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skint

CM Storm QuickFire TK red

<< Comment #27 @ 21:57 UTC, 22 September 2016 >>

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sinistral

Two cm storm quickfire rapids (red) mounted upside down at my sides.

Like this (image is not me). http://thecraftstudio.com/bcboy/side.jpg

<< Comment #28 @ 01:28 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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loveless - Reply to #27

wow

<< Comment #33 @ 13:40 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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SIHdW3W - Reply to #27

pic or didn't happen

<< Comment #75 @ 21:55 UTC, 18 October 2016 >>

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sinistral - Reply to #33

Here you go. Its ghetto and took me all of ten minutes to put together but you can play with it just as well as any other setup.

http://www.esreality.com/post/2844526/n-a/#pid2844517

<< Comment #77 @ 08:19 UTC, 19 October 2016 >>

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SIHdW3W - Reply to #75

woah :D

<< Comment #34 @ 13:51 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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Jamerio ' - Reply to #27

LMAO@Slasher.

<< Comment #30 @ 05:23 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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pet_cia_mole

How is this post quake live related? This post needs to be in the hardware section. Mods, do the needeful.

<< Comment #51 @ 19:00 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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earth - Reply to #30

I find this extremely upsetting

<< Comment #55 @ 01:25 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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pet_cia_mole - Reply to #51

Doesn't matter, thread was moved.

<< Comment #56 @ 06:33 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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earth - Reply to #55

Phew

<< Comment #29 @ 04:30 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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cumrag

Filco mx brown tenkeyless

<< Comment #31 @ 08:35 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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neeple

Ducky zero zone with reds

Before that I had a SS 6Gv2 which was heavy as fuck with black switches. Could have killed someone with that thing

<< Comment #38 @ 09:16 UTC, 24 September 2016 >>

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Freiya - Reply to #31

Try the original IBM M-keyboards (best non-ergonomic keyboards ever produced - loud buckling springs & awesome typing feeling, average life expectancy is about 50 years - get a PS/2 model); 2-2.5 kgs of pure self-defense weaponry.

<< Comment #35 @ 14:18 UTC, 23 September 2016 >>

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Nukm

CM Storm TK Stealth with brown switches. compact without being limiting

<< Comment #36 @ 08:34 UTC, 24 September 2016 >>

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loveless - Reply to #35

I think my next keyboard is going to be brown switches. I never really noticed how loud blues are until I started using the pc with my headphones off, holy shit

<< Comment #40 @ 15:05 UTC, 24 September 2016 >>

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ollir - Reply to #36

If you want switches like MX blues but with less noise, then MX clears might be the thing you actually want, because the tactile 'bump' in browns is not a bump at all, just a barely noticeable scratch.

Edited by ollir at 15:32 UTC, 27 September 2016

<< Comment #41 @ 18:37 UTC, 24 September 2016 >>

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loveless - Reply to #40

I'll check them out, thanks for the heads up.

<< Comment #43 @ 17:49 UTC, 25 September 2016 >>

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T1E - Reply to #35

<< Comment #39 @ 11:15 UTC, 24 September 2016 >>

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StillBlaze

Tenless Key by WASD Keyboards with cherry reds

<< Comment #42 @ 05:21 UTC, 25 September 2016 >>

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zaggs

my trusty compadre for 5+ years now
https://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Ten...B0050ODQEI

Edited by zaggs at 05:21 UTC, 25 September 2016

<< Comment #44 @ 12:05 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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aiken

Can you recommend any good keyboard that is quiet at the same time? I guess every mechanical keyboard has this noisy click effect. I wish to have better keyboard that my wife is not going to throw through the window. I mostly play at nights so this is really serious requirement.

<< Comment #45 @ 12:20 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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neeple - Reply to #44

You could try o-rings or a mat under the keyboard. Or you could duct tape some bubble wrap around your wifes head

<< Comment #46 @ 14:53 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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aiken - Reply to #45

O-rings mod is interesting, but it doesn't seem to reduce the noise good enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oedgbmiNTE

<< Comment #49 @ 18:11 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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sinistral - Reply to #46

I would recommend against o-rings for gaming. The friction from holding keys down wears away at them and the debris gets inside the switch and makes it malfunction. They are fine for typing though as you only tap the keys.

I had this happen to two keyboards before it finally occurred to me it was the o-rings. Cleaning the switches helped but a few never worked right again.

Edited by sinistral at 18:11 UTC, 26 September 2016

<< Comment #62 @ 15:38 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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ollir - Reply to #46

The keyboard in the video has the MX blue switches, which are clicky. The O-rings can't dampen the click; they only effect clack that results from the key "bottoming out". If you want more silence, consider getting a keyboard with non-clicky switches. These include reds and blacks (linear switches) or browns and clears (switches with tactile feeling).

Edited by ollir at 15:40 UTC, 27 September 2016

<< Comment #68 @ 10:56 UTC, 28 September 2016 >>

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eburbeck - Reply to #46

agreed - i put o-rings in my CM Storm QuickFire Rapid TK and it barely changed the sound, although it's a bit "softer" now, in sound and in feel. It's a cheap mod, so no biggie. Also, I really like the idea of a damping pad underneath the board - probably could find a sheet of rubber at the hardware store, or some sort of purpose-made foam mat online.

Here's a good examination of a bunch of options: http://blog.wooting.nl/sound-dampen-your-mech...rd-noises/

<< Comment #70 @ 14:24 UTC, 28 September 2016 >>

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aiken - Reply to #68

Thanks, interesting article.

Comparison of Topre and Cherry MX Blue switches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYsAVQLl8mQ

<< Comment #48 @ 17:52 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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megaman3 - Reply to #44

All will be noisier than a regular keyboard.

Though there's some that aren't as noisy as the usual pick (cherry blue switches). Cherry reds (if not bottoming out) and topres come to mind.

I must be the only person in the world that dislikes cherry blue switches. Way too noisy and gimmicky, as the switch itself is not what produces sound but an addittion included just to make noise.

btw, I use a Leopold tenkeyless kb with cherry reds, looking forward to getting topres.

Edited by megaman3 at 17:57 UTC, 26 September 2016

<< Comment #60 @ 13:50 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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aiken - Reply to #48

How would you rate advantage of mechanical over regular keyboard?
I've never had chance to play on it except some dry typing in the store.
Is it that much of improvement for let's say dodging?

<< Comment #61 @ 14:14 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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megaman3 - Reply to #60

No improvement at all, besides keys not getting stuck.

Though feels much nicer for typing.

<< Comment #64 @ 16:09 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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Heartlesss - Reply to #61

actually it's a slight improvment for dodging, almost hidden, but still there.

jigglypuff for example started to dodge better and hit harder when he got a good keyboard (mechanical). Ofc what made him better than ever is more his "practice method" and the fact that he plays only quake and play it quite often and regularly, and the italian quake community was/is rather big with some very good players.

but still it's much more comfortable to dodge with a mech keyboard than with a crappy one. Can only be beneficial in the long term.

<< Comment #65 @ 18:00 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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megaman3 - Reply to #64

Placebo

<< Comment #73 @ 07:39 UTC, 1 October 2016 >>

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Freiya - Reply to #65

Just my thinking. Same thing when I hit more rails with certain railcolors.

<< Comment #67 @ 10:09 UTC, 28 September 2016 >>

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Fizzle - Reply to #44

if yo bitch cant handle some noise

throw that bitch out the window

lets be real

Edited by Fizzle at 10:10 UTC, 28 September 2016

<< Comment #69 @ 14:07 UTC, 28 September 2016 >>

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pz - Reply to #44

Keytronic E03600. One of the best rubber dome keyboard ever made and probably the quietest.

<< Comment #71 @ 15:21 UTC, 28 September 2016 >>

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duumed - Reply to #44

corsair strafe rgb with MX silent switches

<< Comment #47 @ 16:02 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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p0rt

ajazz cyborg or some shit
just the cheapest LED keyboard thats not 3 metres wide

Edited by p0rt at 16:04 UTC, 26 September 2016

<< Comment #54 @ 01:25 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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nutmeg

I got a Ryos Pro TKL because of Linux support.

<< Comment #53 @ 23:34 UTC, 26 September 2016 >>

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netrex

Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver.

<< Comment #57 @ 07:16 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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hauer

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600

€15 of incredible hardware

<< Comment #58 @ 09:10 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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loveless - Reply to #57

Microsoft used to make really, really good keyboards. I had the original Comfort Curve for probably 5-6 years until a few keys died. Comfortable slight curve for ergonomics, small drainage holes in the event of spilling anything into it, didn't suffer from ghosting on USB. Shame it died and a greater shame that they're $70+ on Amazon now or I wouldn't have shopped around for a mechanical.

<< Comment #59 @ 11:07 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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sTPHN

Loudest keyboard in EU - Razer BlackWidow TE.

<< Comment #63 @ 15:40 UTC, 27 September 2016 >>

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ollir

Topre Realforce :)

<< Comment #72 @ 15:21 UTC, 28 September 2016 >>

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duumed

CM quickfire TK with brown switches

<< Comment #76 @ 23:16 UTC, 18 October 2016 >>

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tbone

CM Storm Masterkeys S, brown switches.

<< Comment #78 @ 18:32 UTC, 19 October 2016 >>

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zkyp

CM Quickfire TK with red switches.
Used to have brown... Use that at the office now, red rules!

<< Comment #79 @ 12:24 UTC, 20 October 2016 >>

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violet

Any name brand keyboards will work. Razer, Corsiar, and Logitech are some good brands. http://pc4u.org/best-gaming-keyboard/

<< Comment #84 @ 23:20 UTC, 20 October 2016 >>

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crunkus - Reply to #79

will check out. thanks

<< Comment #80 @ 15:33 UTC, 20 October 2016 >>

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Insaccato

http://www.ttesports.com/Keyboard/19/MEKA/pro...AjjA8maT-s it was the cheapest i could find in italy

<< Comment #81 @ 15:47 UTC, 20 October 2016 >>

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loveless - Reply to #80

I had a Thermaltake keyboard last year. It had some issue where certain keys would register multiple presses. They never responded to my emails to have it replaced under warranty. I tried calling their support line and was hung up on twice. Never buying another Thermaltake product again.

<< Comment #83 @ 17:05 UTC, 20 October 2016 >>

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Insaccato - Reply to #81

i have kinda the same problem only with spacebar on this, i can't doblejump properly but i don't wanna use autohop 1

Edited by Insaccato at 17:06 UTC, 20 October 2016

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M1zzu

Have
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<< Comment #85 @ 17:03 UTC, 13 December 2019 >>

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LOLatRoflexTimers '

anyone can recommend me good keyboard that is silent ant tentless? im going nuts

<< Comment #86 @ 19:03 UTC, 13 December 2019 >>

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»bst - Reply to #85

This one is pretty good, got one for my sister
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XH231Q6/

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