Well I fell down the custom keyboard world.

Jay85 · 18 Sep 2022 at 10:51

Made another visit to Prototypist this weekend and picked up my GMK Maestro set + Salvun for £180 plus other bits!

Well happy with the bubble75 now. Spring swapped my CJ switches with TX 67g springs bag lubed with 105 oil. Feels awesome to type on and aesthetically its gorgeous!

Raymond Lin · 20 Sep 2022 at 14:18

Got the Halo 65!

Out of the box, with brown switches, I must say i am loving this more than I thought, especially the Spacebar. It sounds like i am hitting a pebble with a satisfying thock each hit.

Good weight to it, compact, feels solid and the fact that it's $140 i think it is a bit of a bargain. I was going to open it up to do the tape mod but I don't think it needs it.

I got the palm rest and a free set of black shrine through caps too. The palm rest does show up the skin oils though.

2.4ghz dongle is magnetised

davetherave2 · 3 Oct 2022 at 11:41

Jay85 said:
Made another visit to Prototypist this weekend and picked up my GMK Maestro set + Salvun for £180 plus other bits!

Well happy with the bubble75 now. Spring swapped my CJ switches with TX 67g springs bag lubed with 105 oil. Feels awesome to type on and aesthetically its gorgeous!

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That is lovely. Just opened up my set of Maestro just to take it in and get prepared for my Vertex Angle (now they are starting to ship). Although missed out on the Accent kit on PT have managed to source it via one of the other vendors through their extra sale.

Raymond Lin said:
Got the Halo 65!

Out of the box, with brown switches, I must say i am loving this more than I thought, especially the Spacebar. It sounds like i am hitting a pebble with a satisfying thock each hit.

Good weight to it, compact, feels solid and the fact that it's $140 i think it is a bit of a bargain. I was going to open it up to do the tape mod but I don't think it needs it.

I got the palm rest and a free set of black shrine through caps too. The palm rest does show up the skin oils though.

snip...

2.4ghz dongle is magnetised

That is a very cute little board there.

I have to say I am actually falling in love with using my Zoom65 more and more given that I have been daily driving it for a few weeks but I still think my heart belongs to TKL's.

Speaking of which have seen the next TKL that I am going to add by Meletrix Studios (Zoom TKL/87 - whatever they eventually decide to call it) If it comes close to the quality of the Zoom65 then this could be a new budget king in the TKL custom space for the price to features they are offering. Plus love the colour ways they offer for them as well.

I will certainly share my next build when it eventually arrives in a couple of weeks.

Raymond Lin · 3 Oct 2022 at 11:50

I saw another review of the Zoom65 and almost bought one, but then i realise it's too similar to the Halo 65 with the biggest differnce being the knob. Since I already set my mind to getting an Alice board, which is also 65%, it becomes redundant to have too many 65%.

I just got to wait for Keychron to release their Q8 in white...

Jay85 · 3 Oct 2022 at 12:05

davetherave2 said:
That is lovely. Just opened up my set of Maestro just to take it in and get prepared for my Vertex Angle (now they are starting to ship). Although missed out on the Accent kit on PT have managed to source it via one of the other vendors through their extra sale.

That is a very cute little board there.

I have to say I am actually falling in love with using my Zoom65 more and more given that I have been daily driving it for a few weeks but I still think my heart belongs to TKL's.

Speaking of which have seen the next TKL that I am going to add by Meletrix Studios (Zoom TKL/87 - whatever they eventually decide to call it) If it comes close to the quality of the Zoom65 then this could be a new budget king in the TKL custom space for the price to features they are offering. Plus love the colour ways they offer for them as well.

I will certainly share my next build when it eventually arrives in a couple of weeks.

I preordered the accent kit having realised how little extras there would be, super glad i did! Really makes the kit tbh.

I was gonna join the GB for XOX70 but bailed having seen the Saevus Cor65xt board, it ticks every box for me! GB starts on the 7th at Proto and ends on the 30th.

Having got the QK65 i don't see a need for the Zoom65 now, it would literally be buying it for the sake of owning one and thats it. Zoom TKL looks interesting but not sure if i want another right now, i want a 1800 next i think but not seen anything i want yet. Almost picked up a Odin v2 but talked myself out of it haha.

davetherave2 · 3 Oct 2022 at 12:19

Raymond Lin said:
I saw another review of the Zoom65 and almost bought one, but then i realise it's too similar to the Halo 65 with the biggest differnce being the knob. Since I already set my mind to getting an Alice board, which is also 65%, it becomes redundant to have too many 65%.

I just got to wait for Keychron to release their Q8 in white...

Totally get it with that. Although I am not a big Alice fan (probably because I haven't used it). I am waiting to see one specific Alice "Final Home" designed by CruelWorld to see if it is as beautiful as I hope my TKL will be from him and I think they may be my only Alice board in my little collection.

Jay85 said:
I preordered the accent kit having realised how little extras there would be, super glad i did! Really makes the kit tbh.

I was gonna join the GB for XOX70 but bailed having seen the Saevus Cor65xt board, it ticks every box for me! GB starts on the 7th at Proto and ends on the 30th.

Having got the QK65 i don't see a need for the Zoom65 now, it would literally be buying it for the sake of owning one and thats it. Zoom TKL looks interesting but not sure if i want another right now, i want a 1800 next i think but not seen anything i want yet. Almost picked up a Odin v2 but talked myself out of it haha.

Yeah wish I had but I have sorted it now and honestly the price difference was like a couple of pounds so I am not too worried about it. Just have to wait now for them to arrive. Hopefully they will get here before my Angle does but if not then it can happily wait to be finished.

Absolutely love my Odin v1 and was the board that got me into this hobby. It is certainly one chonky board with that big brass weight in it but still a lovely thing to behold. Pleased that they made the V2 accessories compatible with the first but I just want to get hold of the V1 Solder PCB so I can make it ISO which the HS PCB is not sadly.

I saw the Cor65 on BlackSimon's GB review and glad that they updated the issue with the key spacing but it is not a board for me.

Love me an 1800 layout and will certainly be trying to get hold of one of the J series 1800 layouts when they eventually become a thing.

Raymond Lin · 3 Oct 2022 at 14:49

Actually, I've not tried an Alice board beyong having a MS Ergonmic board from years back. I recalled i quite liked it.

I might end up not liking the Q8 but there aren't that many Alice with native Mac Support out there with knob.

Nedb37 · 9 Oct 2022 at 13:34

Just some pics of the Zoom TKL. Very interested, will have to try keep track of that one.

Jay85 · 9 Oct 2022 at 13:36

Nedb37 said:
Just some pics of the Zoom TKL. Very interested, will have to try keep track of that one.

Theres a QK75 coming as well with a knob! Too many boards i want, not enough money to satisfy it all lol. Saevus Cor65xt is defo one im gonna be joining GB for though, it's gorgeous!

Nedb37 · 9 Oct 2022 at 13:49

I'll try keep up with the QK in that case as well, thanks!

Jay85 · 9 Oct 2022 at 14:16

Nedb37 said:
I'll try keep up with the QK in that case as well, thanks!

Best to join discord to keep upto date with all the new boards coming out.

Nedb37 · 9 Oct 2022 at 17:40

Good thinking, done that for both the Zoom and the QK.

Loxa · 10 Oct 2022 at 14:13

Looking at getting myself a "Space65 Ⅲ" but there impossible to get hold of

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Jay85 · 10 Oct 2022 at 14:30

Loxa said:
Looking at getting myself a "Space65 Ⅲ" but there impossible to get hold of .

I know someone who is selling a similar board to the space65 if you're interested.

It's a Canoe R2 EVA edition.

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Loxa · 10 Oct 2022 at 15:09

Jay85 said:
I know someone who is selling a similar board to the space65 if you're interested.

It's a Canoe R2 EVA edition.

EVA-01 Canoe R2

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Ahh nice, yeah i am interested.#

Just let me know. Cheers

Jay85 · 11 Oct 2022 at 14:27

Loxa said:
Ahh nice, yeah i am interested.#

Just let me know. Cheers

Join Prototypist discord: https://discord.gg/fa67F6VN

There is a pinned post in announcement where the list is for the board. You'll need to send an offer directly to Mel and she'll reply with a yes or no or counter offer.

If you can't find the list ask me in here.

Raymond Lin · 11 Oct 2022 at 14:28

@LiE Join this thread! post pics when you've built it!

LiE · 11 Oct 2022 at 14:38

Raymond Lin said:
@LiE Join this thread! post pics when you've built it!

Didn't take long to put together, plug and play really. Just a few bent pins on some of the switches.

Jay85 · 11 Oct 2022 at 14:39

Another board completed:

Mode65 with brass back, grey bottom, built with silicone dampener and top mount and PE foam.
TX Stabs lubed with Dielectric grease
Doom Tactile switches Lubed gazzew method
PBTFans Resonance keycaps + Metal Artisan kit
Total cost: £720

Jay85 · 11 Oct 2022 at 14:39

LiE said:
Didn't take long to put together, plug and play really. Just a few bent pins on some of the switches.

Awesome for a first board! Can't really go wrong with it tbh. Now to get yourself onto some GB's and scour through Geekhack and discord.