Mechanical Keyboard with Trackpoint! - TEX Shinobi
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Giveaway (TEX Shinobi DIY kit): CLOSED
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Winner was : Keiser, with Gateron Yellows as their choice of switch! Thank you all for the comments. It was really interesting to see the sort of switches you guys are keen on. There's definitely a lot of hype around whatever variation of Holy Panda's. A lot of Gateron Yellows. And Boba U4 silent tactiles came up quite a bit which I guess kind of mimics an actual laptop. Unfortunately not everyone can win, but don't worry, there will be more giveaways to come!
Me nether:’(
can I just say I am loving the quality and volume of content you've been putting out recently
that is all, thank you for reading my comment
One of my fav keyboard enthusiasts. Reviews and content are extremely funny.
Glarses agree. But please stop watching and give us more!!!!! Haha. No pressure but please.
Definitely not as funny as your content but, he is definitely pumping great content out.
Just wanna say that I love your channel
It's like you and Tae are two opposite sides to the same... wait I can do this... Like up and downstroke on the same switch 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
It would be so good if there was a low profile clicky switch to put in for the "mouse" buttons..it would replicate the feeling of clicking a mouse better, and I like finding excuses like that to use clicky switches.
As for the others..I'd use a tactile switch like a holy panda, to contrast with the mouse buttons :)
Love your vids.
yeh for sure, unfortunately Cherry haven't made clickies :(
Kailh low profile switches would have been perfect, but I suspect they wouldn't mix the two brands lol.
Don't mind me just watching 2 legendary RUclipsrs having a nice chat 😯
the Outemu LPs are also decent for clicky low profile switches
wait....
TELL ME THE LORE OF THIS KEYBOARD
Vaati, good to see you're one of us as well! Praise the thocc.
If your keyboard doesn't have a nipple what does it even have
a keyboard
@@seba.4926 Your keyboard has a keyboard? Sounds like your keyboard has a uterus.
2,4G USB receiver functionality?
Ahhh, forgot to sound test the mouse keys. Just imagine typical linear switches 🙏🙏🙏
At least I finally did a keyboard that's readily available 🥰
That’s all good my Dude
Just wondering when will you be picking the winner of the giveaway
@@Manu-ur6ze See description, 1 week :)
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he loves it so much he wants to give it away immediately
"I don't have an x220"
Me, watching on an x220: "Im 10 parallel universes ahead of you."
Watching on a heavily modded T430. A few minutes with a dremel and the T420 classic keyboard can be installed in a T430 - with the T430 being the last model that supported this classic keyboard layout (lets ignore T25). With a BIOS hack and a display mod you can install WiFi AC and a FHD IPS display, and it will take a 3840QM quad core and 16 GB ram. It puts it in the competitive area against modern mid-range laptops (excluding graphics), but there's no question it can't compete with a modern high end workstation laptop.
That being said, very interested in this product.
My dad would love this keyboard! His favourite layout is the thinkpad one and he loves cherry mx blues. He has wanted a mechanical keyboard for a while now and this would be a great opportunity to give a gift to him.
As someone who have a Thinkpad, this really looks like someone cut a Thinkpad in half lol
Original lenovo thinkpad lineup has separate Trackpoint Keyboard for PC.
The only difference with the Trackpoint lineup is Tex Shinobi has replaceable switches
My wallets telling me no....
BUT MY BODY,MY BODY IS TELLING ME YES
Telling yes papa
I would definitely put some lubed zeal zilents in, tactile and quiet just like the real Thinkpad
the boba silent tactiles are very good aswell but for around 33 cents cheaper per switch
@@jadenngl ohhh yeah that would also be really nice
In my opinion combination of gateron yellow and tealio is the most suitable for me. I think I'll go with those two.
Really awesome showcase of a very unique board! I'm glad to see something so different.
I think that keeping it true to the laptop theme tactiles would be best. Zilents would probably go really nice with this board and would fit the noise of a laptop better while still having great tactility. If I wanted to go linear, I'd probably go with Gateron Ink Red or Blacks just because of the smoothness and the look of the board to the switches.
I've got some U4/Outemu switches that need a home, was going to build them into my old ThinkPad but this board would be even better!
Their kodachi keyboard was very similar to the shinobi, but you could easily swap them out with other keycaps. I have however seen someone swap the keycaps on a shinobi with the GMK thinkcaps, and it looks very nice (but expensive!). They had to cut the corners on the G and H keys though.
Edit: A couple months back I did the same thing with PBTFans dolch keycaps. Itd be nice if TEX offered their own PBT non laser printed keycaps though. The soldered on mouse keys are annoying, but I like that they chose a solid steel plate.
Gotta love how that wrist rest is integrated. really niche but really cool product
I'd probably put in my arguably bastardized cream stem sky top razer bottom linears that I actually really like. I love your shots, absolutely beautiful. I'd love to get up to a meetup when everything gets sorted out!
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“It isssss what it issssss”
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that IRENE & SEULGI sticker tho, respect
Right? Just 👌🏻
Wheree??
I would definitely put 67g Tangerines in this. Super smooth to go with that buttery trackpoint!
I have a bunch of Outemu silent greys that I'd love to have in a board like this, for the office! Used to use a thinkpad as well years ago. This brings back memories for sure.
honestly mad respect for them making something that is extremely different also id take blues in the keyboard
The Shinobi looks amazing.
You upload this right after I receive mine! Almost no attention for this keyboard in the english speaking world. It's such a great deal, especially the DIY version. Pairing this with my classic keyboard modded thinkpad t430 is a dream come true! If only the Bluetooth on that thing could be better of course
I use a ThinkPad daily as well and have always wondered how the Tex boards stack up. Love the video!
haven't had this easy with buying a keyboard in a long time.
If they remade the yoda II at this price, i would get that too.
I would like to have blue switches on it...... aside from that, the track point control could work really well with the AR headsets that about to come out in the next couple of years. the oculus has already teased with the infinity office, but they were using a Logitec keyboard with a trackpad on the right side, and that is not as stable as the Trackpoint if you are considering using it on your lap. it is a pity that the track point has not gone mainstream over the years.
I hope they someday put in proper chargeablebattery with the blue tooth, seems like the perfect companion for a living room setup
The DIY kit is very interesting. Along with the Bluetooth module, it's perfect for someone who has a computer as a media hub in their living room.
I noticed the Monster sticker on your Thinkpad RV fam😍! I'd take any switch honestly in fact I'll let you choose. Big fan of Thinkpad as well. In fact, I'm writing this from one right now!
hehehe
Gotta be koala switches, my new fav switch. I prefer lube legs btw, a little sacrilegious but it's p r e f e r e n c e.
I was already sold on your channel, but then you play Knights of Cydonia and now I KNOW that you are trustworthy.
You, sir, is probably the biggest reason I will be both broke and the owner of some sweet keyboards! Thanks!
Thanks for TEX Shinobi review :)
Currently Thinkpad user, and miss the track point on mechanical keyboard, and finally this keyboard exists :)
Durock T1 (change spring to 62g) / Durock Koala 62g - tactile - ALPHA, NUMBER, F-ROW
Durock T1 67g - tactile - ESC, ENTER, DEL, BACKSPACE
Durock Dolphin Silent 62g / Durock Black 62g - linear - SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, SPACE,, and other keys
of course, lubed and filmed :)
I've been loving my "creamsicle" switches made from tangy v2 housings and cream stems, can't go wrong with a thoccy tangerine. While I've never been a trackpoint user, I can definitely see the use, especially when used as a media controller with the bluetooth module
Love your vids. You inspired me to build my first keyboard which was a kbd75. I would put Kailh Box Royals on this. Would love to go clicky with something like Jades but this would totally be an office board and I would like to not get fired. lol
If I was to choose a certain keyswitch for this keyboard, I would choose silent pink switches or everybody's hype of switch, the kiwi switches. Keeping it fruity and a major throwback to the trackpoint, no cap
This would be perfect with zilents or another silent tactile for the office. Amazing product and idea.
Always thought these looked cool. I’d go for box navies in this!
I'd probably use lubed gateron yellows with this board
Definitely Pandas! New switch meets old tech. Would make a dope board.
the IS & sticker.... the 슬기 board... this is a man of culture right here. Beautiful trackpoint, youre totally getting me into these!! id love linears on that, some silent reds... maybe even nk creams! this board be lookin like a dream.
I think i’d throw some box pink switches in there, been meaning to try them for a while
This would probably be an office coding keyboard, so I'd go with a lubed silent tactile like the Zilents or more likely Gateron Aliaz since I already have some of those lying around.
Nice to have an option to get a keyboard with old style ThinkPad layout. I'd put in some gateron yellows to feel the smoothness with this nice keyboard. I really like your videos, they are so clean, well editted and just nice to listen to ☺️
I have almost purchased this board a few times now, this video has sold me on it even more. If I had the DIY version, I would chuck in some NovelKeys silk blacks to keep it simple.
I'd use Glorious Pandas switches for the whole keyboard, except for the mouse buttons, which will have MX Browns
My dream would be box Royals in this... It'd be glorious
I pop in some box navies. I love the trackpoint for text navigation, it's really great.
Blue ALPS switches by drilling/cutting/gluing then soldering a wire from each pad to each pin of each individual switch? then modding stem/cap mounts.
Playing FPS with mouse : Nope
Playing FPS with track pad : Oh Yeahh
I would love to put in c3 kiwis to keep the original tactile feel.
I love Gateron yellows, but I just got a set of Holy Pandas that I've been trying to find just the right board to put them in, and I think I just found it! Thanks!
Lapdesk life. I do it for shoulder reasons... I might have to get one of these bad boys... and hey! Porco Rosso! One of my faves.
It is ironic that older laptops had better keyboards then most of the current generation laptops.
The average consumer don't care unfortunately :(
That's a price paid for larger internal space, which used for either compact design or squeeze more juice into the system.
Would love to put in some T1's or Koala's in that.
Also, great production quality all around! Been watching since 2017.
I think I'd probably go with either Alpacas or Gat yellows. Perhaps lube them and/or change the spring to a progressive type for that bit of variety.
Thinkpad Users Unite!! (typing this on an X1 Carbon, btw). I would put in broken-in Novel key creams lubed with 205g0, spring swapped with 68g TX springs lubed with LSD oil.
I feel like lubed gateron yellows would be heavenly in that keyboard
Thats what I have in mine. It is heavenly.
I would fix in cherry mx blue.
Seulgi = orange?
Would LOVE to try the new glorious pandas on this bad boy! Just opened up my own shop for automotive wraps and would love to use this as an office KB!
I love the look of this. I've never had a thinkpad, but my dad has been using one for YEARS. The track pointer is so neat. I love the idea of using it on just a keyboard, I could use it when watching shows on my TV from my PC. Also as weird as this sounds I kinda wanna use the track point to play an FPS like you did XD I wanna see how well I can do in a Rainbow Six Match.
Right now I've been in love with C3 equals switches. So either Tangies or Kiwis would go into this bad boy. I think I'd end up using the Kiwis because the Shinobi looks like it should be a keyboard with tactiles! Love your vids, keep up the great keeb content!
I've got a bag of ergo clears looking for a home, feel like they'd fit in well with the shinobi
I'd put Kailh Box Navy switches in it.
I think Kailh burnt orange would be amazing for this keyboard, that soft click is the best between both worlds if you can't decide between linear and tactile. I absolutely love your videos and am in the process of building my own keyboard. I'm thinking of doing a 96% with miami night keycaps and kailh burnt orange switches
I'd put some kailh box jades in for home use, but I like what I've read about the zealios or outemu sky switch families if I ever get one of these for work.
This is such an amazing keyboard! I didn't know these existed. One of my favorite details is how they even angled the middle click keycap differently, just like the real thing. I'm a long time ThinkPad user, and I even use Lenovo's ThinkPad USB Keyboards for work and for my ps4 (it literally looks like a keyboard out of a x220/w520/etc in the bottom half of a laptop shell). This would be such an awesome upgrade! I love that they even have the wrist rest like the original usb keyboard. (The xx30 USB keyboards lost the integrated wrist rest). Thanks for the video!
id throw in some novel keys sherbert's because i love me my clicks :)
New to the scene, but from the memes on r/MK, I'd smack on some jades to annoy my family.
I would put a cool red switch, I don't know a lot about switches, but the silence of red just attracts me.
Id be putting a tactile stem in a H1 housing/Cherry black housing for this board. Need that classic all dark aesthetic with a tactile feel and keep it close to the stock thinkpad greatness
These need to be clickies, it's a shame that they only offer cherry tho, I'd love it with some jades or navies
I have a redragon keyboard with outemu blue switches that sound disgusting, I am thinking of getting gateron yellows to replace the blues that come in the keyboard.
Just a warning redragon keyboards use outemu hotswap which is too tight for any switches other than outemu switches.
@@nate2604 yea, if really want to replace them you have top somehow sand down the pins so that they fit, don't recommend it though. You can try using outemu reds / blacks if you a linear switch (lube and film them for the best feel).
Not too familiar with switches, but I'm absolutely IN LOVE with both the cherry reds and browns
nice set of blu switches in here would be lovely
I'm a simple man, I would actually put the blue switches on it !
I'd want lubed zealios v2s in the board.
U should buy one and mod it. Really looking forward if you gonna do it tho 😃
I think I'd go with box navies or jades to maintain the tactile feel. I always loved the click when using an IBM Thinkpad back in the day.
I would put kailh box navy as I’m an Orang Utan typist 🤣. I Usually bottom out when use normal spring switches, hence thats why I love the box navy so much. Plus the clicky bar. That sweet... sweet clicky sound. Yes I’m a monster coworker to be sit next to, I know but thats my preference 🤣.
@TaeKeyboards I in the process of building my first mechanical keyboard and I just bought some koala tactiles and I am going to lube them with 205g0. I am going to get the frost NK65 but if I win this giveaway this will change everything for me. I actually have a thinkpad and the track point is so underrated. Thanks so much for another banger video and I hope I win the giveaway!!! 🙏🤞
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I love my Thinkpads. They are the only keyboards I've had other than the IBM model M (1988) that served all my keyboarding needs from middle school to graduate school. I need to watch more videos before I finalize what switches I want to put in my first board-build. Something tactile, I imagine, though I still have a lot to research.
I love this board. Typing this on my modded shinobi with foam, car wheel weights and lubed yellow inks. The trackpoint is amazing.
I would put some alpacas or gat yellows in them! can't go wrong with some linears 😊
It's a simple gateron red for me, cheap and cheerfully smooth!
I would most likely put in some linear, light weight switches. Something like the Kailh speed silvers. Something to make it feel more like the thinkpad keyboard, I use one everyday and it's the best laptop I've ever used!
I think Gateron Ink V2 Blacks would be beautiful with this board. - Really cool to see the trackpoint again!
i'd put in kailth silent boxed brown switches. I am really loving these. If there were to come out a new tactile silent switch then probably that one
A light, tactile silences switch seem to be consistent with the notion of it being a laptop board, but I would probably use silent inks because I have them already lubed and ready to go.
It will be my first build so I will surely stick with gateron silent brown with a touch of lube to reduce noise. Plus it will remind me of the laptop my father used to work with (when IBM used to build thinkpad)
Wow. This looks amazing. I actually have been using thinkpads and still do. Looks really well made. I love red switches, would definitely go for those.
I would probably run lubed gateron yellows. Linear switches are my jam, and the yellow actuation force makes it gaming viable but still typeable when it needs (not to mention the price)
love it, I would put some silent alpacas in it for work or swap the stems out for PE stems
I'd put cherry brown or silver. I love the profile and overall design. Something I would definitely use for coding to be honest!
okay driving that well on a keyboard is insane
I'd probably put lubed gateron yellows since its quite affordable here and its also quite nice to type on for me.
Definitely an interesting project! I would try to put lubed Gateron black inks or black in them.
I’d put in some kailh box noble yellows with the sprigs from box pinks. Gives the nice, thick clicking sound of a box jade, the lightweight actuation of a box white, the heavy bottom out of a box pale blue, and a nice, medium click. Perfection.
I currently have an orange alps board, but I really want to try out some of the new linears on the market that are getting so much attention, so I would put in either alpacas or tangies
Ooh I used to use a ThinkPad. Free the nipple! I'd like say use a cherry mx red switch to match the colours, but for a more modern switch, I'd use a gateron ink black or red. I like the shinobi sticker
Despite all the compromises really nice to see something this intresting at a reasonable price. In terms of switches defiinitely something tactile, perhaps Burnt Oranges with nice clicky modifiers like Box Jades
i’m starting to think this might be my endgame.. about the switches, i’m torn between gateron black inks or marshmallows. thank you for doing what you’re doing!
Definitely would throw on Zealios V2 - hyper-tactility just feels right for an 'old school' design even if no laptop was ever that tactile