Code Keyboards

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Post by scotch_drinker » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:17 PM UTC

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by melling » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:32 PM UTC

Anyone have one of these? I'm in the market for a mechanical keyboard. Noticed they have several switch options. From what I've been reading, Cherry Browns are the ones they most people seem to go with.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by cantankerous » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:37 PM UTC

melling wrote: post #2

Anyone have one of these? I'm in the market for a mechanical keyboard. Noticed they have several switch options. From what I've been reading, Cherry Browns are the ones they most people seem to go with.

I have one with Cherry Greens. Have been loving it so far. I prefer a really heavy action and this pretty much gets me there. The keyboard is solid, like really heavy. It's nice to finally have one that doesn't feel like a piece of cheap plastic. It's my first mechanical keyboard, so I may not be a good point for comparison.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by astambrosky » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:42 PM UTC

melling wrote: post #2

Anyone have one of these? I'm in the market for a mechanical keyboard. Noticed they have several switch options. From what I've been reading, Cherry Browns are the ones they most people seem to go with.

Yeah, I have the Cherry Brown Code keyboard. The one without the number pad. I love it, it looks great, feels amazing, and it's very configurable. If you don't mind dropping the It's worth it.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by nwah1 » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:43 PM UTC

melling wrote: post #2

Anyone have one of these? I'm in the market for a mechanical keyboard. Noticed they have several switch options. From what I've been reading, Cherry Browns are the ones they most people seem to go with.

I have a different keyboard from the same company. The 87-key v2 with clear switches.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2109730/wasd-keyboards-wasd-v...

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by bensherman » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:43 PM UTC

I have one, and I love it. It's loud, feels great and the dipswitch settings on it make me not have to worry about any software to make it work exactly as I like.

The backlighting on it is also perfect.

I don't DVORAK, but the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined.

Buy one.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by AWolfAtTheDoor » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:45 PM UTC

melling wrote: post #2

Anyone have one of these? I'm in the market for a mechanical keyboard. Noticed they have several switch options. From what I've been reading, Cherry Browns are the ones they most people seem to go with.

I can't speak for every one produced, but a few weeks ago I purchased the TKL version with Cherry Clears off of Amazon, and returned it because of the "pinging" effect going on, primarily when hitting the space bar. Some people won't care about this, but I work in a home office and it became very obnoxious after twenty minutes. I didn't feel like trying to do some workaround to get it to stop. If any of the other models (like the Browns) don't do this, I'd be interested in giving it another shot. I should say that noise aside, the keyboard felt fairly nice to type on.

I personally just want a minimalist TKL without a ridiculous key font, which doesn't seem to be too common. The 4C Das Keyboards seem nice but apparently they aren't Cherry keys, so based on what I've heard, I'm wary.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by cbd1984 » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:47 PM UTC

bensherman wrote: post #6

I have one, and I love it. It's loud, feels great and the dipswitch settings on it make me not have to worry about any software to make it work exactly as I like. The backlighting on it is also perfect. I don't DVORAK, but the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined. Buy one.

> the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined.

You know what would be nice? If the keyboard had enough intelligence to read the keycaps and modify which codes it sent based on which keycaps are attached to which switches.

OS key remapping tends to vary from 'xmodmap' to 'worse than xmodmap', in my experience. It would be nice if the stupidly obvious thing worked for once.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by theVirginian » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:50 PM UTC

AWolfAtTheDoor wrote: post #7

melling wrote: post #2

Anyone have one of these? I'm in the market for a mechanical keyboard. Noticed they have several switch options. From what I've been reading, Cherry Browns are the ones they most people seem to go with.

I can't speak for every one produced, but a few weeks ago I purchased the TKL version with Cherry Clears off of Amazon, and returned it because of the "pinging" effect going on, primarily when hitting the space bar. Some people won't care about this, but I work in a home office and it became very obnoxious after twenty minutes. I didn't feel like trying to do some workaround to get it to stop. If any of the other mod…

The pinging effect is due to it being improperly lubricated, not a defect of the keyboard itself. Just in case you were wondering.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by theVirginian » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 2:50 PM UTC

I have one with MX Clears, got it as a Christmas gift, love it.