Beginner's Guide To Mechanical Keyboards
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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Mechanical keyboards are so cool, but it can also be really intimidating place for a newb to jump in. Why are some so expensive, what makes a keyboard good? how do I know I'm getting the right thing?
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A time traveler accidentally knocked over a pebble in the past and now I'm watching Hipyo's figure drawing tutorial
What next??? Proko's weight lifting regimen? Adam regusea stop motion animated videos? THE WORLD IS DOOMED
Fr I saw the thumbnail and was not expecting who uploaded this
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This was perfect timing. I need to replace a worn out keyboard and was looking into the mechanical keyboards, but man that rabbit hole is huge and twisty. Thanks for this one!
Oh god Brad has fallen into the trap 😱
One of us, one of us. 😂
Yep 😂
I'm done. I'm done. no more keyboards for me... wait.. what is that over there....
I have a Utech Mercury RGB and love it. It's a beast -- full size and with an additional skirt on each edge. All metal. I have customized the color per key -- white for the letters, green for the numbers and the keypad, blue for things like Shift, Tab, Enter, End, and the arrows, and red for ESC and the F keys. Love this thing. Definitely has that heft, great sound, great feel, and that "chonk" as mentioned in the vid.
Welcome to the keyboard rabbit hole you ain't getting out of here
Time warp time, one of my first computer projects was to make a re-programable/reconfigurable keyboard from an old IBM teletype keypad, 45 years ago. What a great action/feel it had. Thanks.
Loved this video even though it's not a drawing tech topic. We are here for your Brad spin on things and the amazing production quality! 💯
I actually built my own keyboard a few years ago (custom self lubed switches, custom self lubed stabalizers, custom keycaps, the whole 9 yards).
Absolutely not worth it for 99% of people, but if you're someone who likes to express themselves with their tech (custom PCs, desk setups; that kind of thing) it was actually a fun experience.
to pry out the last piece stuck in the usb port, have you tried a very sharp and thin blade inside the usb, press the point into and use it to drag up and out, it's a common tactic to move around parts inside of locks when picking, and I feel like it could work here, just be sure not to cut through the usb and into the actual port, then once you have it out enough regular pliers should do the trick the rest of the way
I got the Tecware phantom elite and I adore it. Such a good keyboard for the price and fits my setup perfectly.
I'm looking into getting my first mechanical keyboard, so this video is perfect - thanks.
B R A D you should have sent in the surface pro for repairs
Interesting video -- glad you found a good fit for you. There are so many options for keyboards out there! Me and my wife do a lot of video conferencing since we both work from home, so the last thing that we want is a noisy keyboard. I had an old iMac full keyboard (wired) which my wife now uses and loves -- very silent. For myself, I bought a Logi MX keys keyboard that is very quiet, backlit, wireless, and supports up to 3 different computer. I personally love it. Haven't look at having custom keys on it ...
I recently went down a mini rabbithole of mechanical keyboard too but was too broke to buy all the nice ones, so I settled with a premade beginner-friendly Langtu GK65 and Im still loving it!
And OMG that I wish I have that Keychron switch testkit they sent you!
Also, have you tried Cerakey's ceramic keycaps? The sound of those and *chef's kiss
I'm using a Keeb IO sinc split keyboard. The price is expensive, especially prebuilt, but it works relatively well for art needs. I did have to buy a longer USB-c to bridge the two halves but it might be worth a shot if you plan to do more videos and experiment with mechanical keyboards.
Very good video! You do a great job of explaining how one can get sucked into the custom keyboard world. My first mechanical keyboard was a ¨gaming¨ keyboard. You know, one of those full size, all black boards with clickly blue switches and tons of RGB. I used it for 5 years thinking that gaming keyboards were the only mechanical keyboards until I saw a few tech RUclipsrs taking about ¨custom¨ mechanical keyboards.
At first I thought it was strange that there were TKLs, 75%, 65% boards and the like. I was so used to my 100% gaming keyboard that using something smaller made no sense to me. The more videos I saw, I realized that there were so many different switches, plates, keycaps, color combinations and so on. So when the switches on my non-hotswap gaming keyboard started failing after 5 years, I decided to get a custom hotswap board that I could build myself. I was a noob to the hobbie so I got a GMK67 barebone kit (a 65% board, my favorite size now) so start out and learn. I really liked how it turned out and that´s when I fell into the rabbit hole. I now have built 10 custom boards. Some plastic and some aluminum. I have an 11th one on the way LOL.
Once you go custom, you´ll never go back a normal pre-built boards!
I originally learned to type on a manual typewriter. I now use a MacBook Air, and while it does have a very nice built-in keyboard, I would appreciate a bit more key travel and a tactile click. Sound or looks don't really matter to me, but I don't think I want anything particularly flashy.
I bought the K7 Pro for my home setup, and the a month later the K3 Pro for work. I got the K3 Pro V2 first, by mistake, but the optical switches and the new look was just off. Thankfully, I found the K3 Pro v1, which is like a smaller K7, and I haven't looked back since. I love the low profile with brown switches, and I wish you could get laptops with that sort of keyboard built in.
Nice brad… Myself i ended up going with epomaker. It is a nice gasket that feels 100 times nicer for me than the Magic Keyboard. Good to see you branching out, but please don’t forget the drawing stuff… 😊
Huh, didn't expect to see Brad delving into the world of mechanical keyboards... But, I mean, his claim is to review tools for creative professionals and a better keyboard for typing literature does count as a tool for creative pursuits! Go wild, Brad! Just be mindful of how deep mechanical keyboards as a hobby can go. XD
Thank you!
I'm taking an applied business technology program at university and I'm just getting in to mechanical keyboards again, this has helped a bunch!
Which switch would you suggest that has moderate resistance, but a somewhat light sound ?
I really liked the 8bitdo keyboard. Feels nice to type, its wireless with decent battery life and its not that expensive (for a great mechanical keyboard that is). Plus it looks like an NES/Famicom which is pretty neat.
I needed this video 2 weeks ago when I decided I needed a mechanical keyboard but didn't know where to begin! I ended up getting a DROP expression Shinai (which has since come down significantly in price). I guess my timing was just way off on this one. I am happy with my purchase, but I wish I'd had a guide like this when I started!
Maybe you could use the handle end of a plastic knife with a short line of superglue to extract the broken bit out of the usb port.
In the rabbit hole myself. It's deep yet colorful down here. Azio Elwood seems to be the way out.
Sweetcool I was just thinking about keyboards today. Love your channel been watching for years. Surprised and pleased to see a keyboard video. Big fan of your reviews
Love the review, nice branching indeed. One huge rabbit hole further > split mechanical keyboards. 🤯
brad why dont you make a series on macro keyboards and the professional grade monitors and since you also talk about animation how to make a home studio that would be really interesting
Thank you for a great video. Appreciate the approach!
Thanks for branching out. Love to see you get into tech
You're right! Go for it!
That's why I love framework. All ports easily replaceable
Waiting for Brad's next video on customizable macropads for drawing applications lol
could you reinsert the broken piece with some strong glue on it. let the glue set then pull the whole thing out?
I cant decideeeeee! I want an 1800 layout keyboard!! I think!!???
Leaning towards tactile, but curious about linear, i want an office friendly/gaming setup, i would love shine thru caps, but not a deal breaker, over all I want quality! If im convinced something ticks all the boxes, i think ill spend around 200 bucks. Maybe, I should just buy smtn cheap to at least learn my switch preference. Ive been in the rabbit hole for a week, and have yet to buy anything. The more I search, the more I learn, the more questions i have, the more options there are (or less), the further away i am from choosing something!!! Ahhhh!!!! (Scream fades away into rabbit hole..)
Not sure if you tried it and it's still a problem for you, but my first instinct was to try to delicately super/hot-glue some "pull-out handle" for the broken dongle, so hopefully you check the comment section long enough :D
Anyhow - thanks for the video, mon ami 👍
One of us. One of us. One of us
Google's feature that shows news articles and videos I might like on my phone recommended this to me, and I was like wait.... is that the guy I always went to when I wanted to buy a new drawing tablet? Sure enough here we are. Got any good keycap recommendations? 😂
So glad to see a video about key boards that doesn’t start with a nearly $200 dollar key board in a video titled “best BUDGET keyboards”.
Hey Brad! Have you tried the Alogolic clarity display? I have yet to see an artist review of it, hope you get to cover it someday.
I needed some ASMR mechanical keyboard therapy, so I let my fingers tap dance on my busted up Beeb computers keyboard!
It's dead though Jim!
I actually love this kind of vids, and because of my limited desk space the low profile keyboard really entices me!
on the subject of keyboards, i want to get a bluetooth keyboard for my samsung tablet, been looking at the folding ones, but do you have any recommendations for portable ones?
A little different form of content, but I love it
where is the link ?
The breathing sound that come with the click sound from the keyboard is funny
0:45 this same thing happened to me on my laptop I'm watching on right now, it's still in there and I can now only use 1 now. please tell me you figured out how to get it out!
"I wanted an expensive keyboard so I bought a keychron" So uhhhh who's gonna tell him?
The clicking would drive me nuts. In that regard I really like my 100% Apple keyboard. Hardly no sound and it is almost flat, which makes it easier to write fast.
🗿 Ok, not drawing tech, but I it probably says something more about your work when you could literally review electric nose hair trimmers and I’d watch. 😅
That said, rabbit holes be damned! You built your own computer; Why not build your own custom keyboard? I’d watch the hell out of that!
Great sound
Answer in Progress also has a really good video on mechanical keyboards if you wanna go on a deep dive
Cool video! Please review the new ASUS Zenbook Duo. Thanks!
falling in the moebius strip of choices... thank you for showing me (once again) the Capitalist Hell...:)
In near future, I feel Brad shall become a streamer. Streaming video games 20/7
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you should try a kraken keyboard next
Brad i want to be come a animator and I have a ipad 6 gen but I want to know what’s the best drawing tablet that can hook up to adobe my price is around 120
He is trapped now
You should review macro/reprogrammable keyboards while you are at it 😜
Yeah. And to add to that. While I do enjoy my Streamdeck. I do wonder if there's any way one could get the clicky mechanical switches to magically mesh with the functionality of the screen in keys of the streamdeck.
I mean, there was that keyboard that had tiny oled arrays on each key, but they didn't go much of anywhere. And I guess today we could more easily build one with e-ink caps. But there's something to be said about glow in the dark keyboards as you can find stuff in the dark.
Maybe a compromise can be had with a 5x10 keyboard with individually light up adressable rgb keys. But some sort of on screen hud might be necessary to navigate the menu systems.
Of course, huds in VR or even AR goggles might be an ultimate solution. A trackable macro keyboard for the tactility. And the AR layer for usability. Whenever usable lightweight and affordable AR glasses show up, that is.
How exactly is this a beginner's guide? Or a guide at all for that matter? Please give me 12 minutes back.
Thank you
Thank you, sir. I shall leave.
Thanks lol I left.
Unless you are an expert with 10,000 hours of mastery. Then you are a beginner. Look it up, son/daughter/children.
Thanks for this comment lmao
I am new to this mechanical keyboards. I just got 1 called keychron v1 mac. Does any know if I can charge it with mac laptop charger ?
Keychron is nice, but pricey. I'm looking at Royal Kludge because they also seem nice but for a lot less.
Amazing vid
I 3D sculpted & printed a sleeping Squirtle key cap 😃
Its almost like you know what I searched yesterday 🤣
Best and ‘most realistic’ 🐇 noise EVER……………..😂🤣😂
“Key Cap Krazy” sounds like a form of psychosis, probably happens if U go too far down that 🐇 🕳️…!? 😂🤣😂
please review huawei matepad pro 13.5 Thanks and more power!
Seriously, art designer without fance artsy keyboard? Heresy! :)
lol i have no needs for special keyboard , sound doesnt matter to me. as long as the keypress registers..still love the video though
Brad Blender series🥺🥺😭😭
so there ARE other keyboard makers than logitech....
i guarantee i can get that broken usb contact out of your surface if you need me too.
Anyone else massively distracted by the heavy breathing in your right ear during the typing shots, holy crap! That was so loud, I paused the video to see if someone was behind me lol.
No.
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meanwhile, me crying in non-US layout trying to find good keyboards T_T
While these indie brands might seem cool to some extent, when it comes to gaming or seeking optimal performance, the established giants like Logitech and Razer outshine them. They leverage proprietary protocols, ensuring the fastest wireless keyboards, impeccable connections, and comprehensive customization through dedicated software. Admittedly, the aesthetic appeal of Logitech and Razer may not be as trendy or hipster as some indie brands, but in my opinion, the performance benefits outweigh the cool factor. This is just imo btw. If you like it, go for it.
Nah Razer and Logitech have really dropped in quality over the last decade. Logitech sometimes releases a pretty decent keyboard, but all of razers keyboards are just overpriced garbage.
Is there any solution that would give me CTRL-C and CTRL-V button combinations (Copy and Paste) done in pure hardware, ie. in electronics. Without having to install any driver, and remapping software, registry hack, nothing. Just pure electronic signals generated and travelling on the USB data wires like if I had pressed the according keys on a normal keyboard?
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I've evolved past the mechanical keyboard nonsense. Back to logitech k350.
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me buying a mechanical keyboard to complain about the sound and use noise cancelling headphones anyways.
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Can you please make the music louder? I can almost hear you
is split mech keyboard gang here??
If you're a noob go watch alexotos or hipyo or keybored if you actually want to get into mechanical keyboards. If you're a noob who just wants to buy a slightly better than stock mechanical keyboard listen to this guy. This video was terrible for mechanical keyboards.
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Does he realise that there are literally 100s of videos EXACTLY LIKE THIS
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Does he know!?
Mechanical keyboard SUCKS. They are too thick and loud. Give me a keyboard that has the thinness of an Apple keyboard, plus hardware keycode customisation, backlight, and MBP-like keyboard layout with one additional vertical row for PgUp/Dn, Home, End, and Delete.
You ever heard of things like Nuphy Air or Lofree Flow? Sounds like right up your alley
@@Fr0stbite1801 Yeah, and they are all too thick compared to scissor keyboards (Apple's ,etc). Besides, they have short right shift because mechanical keyboards cannot have smaller arrow keys like scissor can have.
I love America. People are willing to buy sh1t they don't need. Wish I make those keyboards.
Waiting for links to the keyboards featured on this video!
google teh name bro
Topre Realforce keyboards are, by far, my favorite. My daily driver is a realforce TKL 55g weighted. My secondary (and often favorite - I used to use this exclusively at my office) is a Leopold topre keyboard (FC660C). Absolutely love it. Plus it's 45g weighted.
But, for the average person I'd suggest getting a Das Keyboard. Good, reliable, should last forever. Good rollover key recognition. Back lighting, has optional doubleshot keys. Very happy with it, but it's also full size. I use this for gaming so I can turn off the lights and use backlighting. It also has optional USB ports for extra functionality, plus a volume knob. I find I actually use all of this when gaming.
Yeah... I got too into keyboards. But I get too into everything I look into. *sigh*
Now, if only I could find the perfect laptop with drawing capability...
Yeah, I've got two of the things and an HHKB. They're an absolute joy to type on.
A few decades back people threw away their IBM mechanical keyboards for being ugly and heavy whatever bells and whistles you might be talking about mechanical keyboards is all about the tactile spring and click sound. Nothing beats IBM keyboards anything close I found was TVS gold keyboards. Yes they are ugly black/white bulky they have no LEDs but they are very a pleasure to use. They remind me of the thinkpad keyboards which were phased out in favor of apple oranges type crap.
Some keyboard I saw had a 100 percent keyboard that was cheaper than a 60 percent
If you do any traditional art, a video on your experiences with scanners would be so cool!
Also, what's it like doing keyboard shortcuts in art software with mechanical keyboards?
I use an older CCD scanner. Bulky but it gets the job done.
use hot glue to get the metal out of the usb port
Around 7:40 ish we can hear you breathe into the mic. Must've been from the track of you recording the key sounds. You might've missed it or it might be because you were trying to increase the volume of the switches. Anyways, just wanted to bring it to your attention.
Great video as always! Learnt a lot from this.
oops. there were a few other parts where I edited it out because my head is right by the camera where I captured the clicking of the keys.
Hey Brad! Some feeback in case you’re planning on making more keyboard related videos:
Separate your voice over from the clips of the keyboard sounds. The viewers can distinguish the sounds better, and at the same time not get overwhelmed/overstimulated by both you talking and the keyboards clacking.
How timely! I've had my trusty - but delicate - low-profile Logitech keyboard for about five years now, and I've noticed some of the keys have started to misfire. (This can be PARTICULARLY frustrating with passwords!) Time to shop for a new, longer-lasting keyboard. Thanks for the tips!
Welcome to the money drain :) It's a wonderful hobby but very addictive when you start wanting to have multiple keyboards that all sound, look and feel a little different... you realize that PBT keycaps sound much different from ABS so you decide on your first set of GMK... they boards become not something to just type on but an artistic expression of your creativity much like music or painting.
Ah yes, mechanical keyboards. Once you have a good one, its very hard to go back to membrane keyboards. I have a keychron k4 with blue switches (i like the clickety claks ok) and its a 100% keyboard BUT its a compact design. Definitely takes some getting used to (i still fumble at times) but the extra deskspace without compromising the number of keys is worth it.
Oh no, I’m about to become a keyboard person