Well I fell down the custom keyboard world.

Thank you! I had a good read last night to try and get myself back up to speed and see if there would be anything else out there that might appeal. I do love the reds and like the idea of the silent ones.

My Shine 3 is still perfect, no worn caps or dodgy LED's, I just wouldn't mind something new!

I'll have another look around tonight.
 
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V_R said:
Thank you! I had a good read last night to try and get myself back up to speed and see if there would be anything else out there that might appeal. I do love the reds and like the idea of the silent ones.

My Shine 3 is still perfect, no worn caps or dodgy LED's, I just wouldn't mind something new!

I'll have another look around tonight.
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I think I must have got a bad one. In truth, stripping it down and re-soldering is only relevant if ot is out of your warranty/return period.

I also bought a high spec Keychron Q6 Max and had issues with it, and have recently returned it for a refund. That was a £240 keyboard!

Maybe I'm just unlucky with keyboards!

So high price for me hasn't resulted in a hassle free experience. I've got a Monsgeek M1 V5 on the way with a few sets of different switches and I've ordered a couple of sets of different keycaps too.

I think the Ducky Shine 3 uses OEM profile keycaps. A lot of boards now use Cherry profile, so again this is something for you to consider.

As with many things, personal preference is at the forefront. A silent linear switch might be your go to for typing but others may prefer the tactile or clicky feedback of a different type of switch.
 
Still not had a chance to build the Alice Duo, just got back from Japan on Sunday, this weekend I am busy and next 2 weekends i am going to Hong Kong.
 
Been eyeing up a Rainy 75 to try out and with the BF price drop ordered one earlier, be interesting to see how it compares to my current keyboard
 
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Any good BF deals on a HE board? I see the Keychron K2 HE for £111.99
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Looking myself as I returned mine due to how close BF was. Wanted a Q3 but only available in ANSI which I'm not opposed to, thought about the Q6HE (100%) but think a Q3 + numpad will be a better compromise for my use.

I didn't realise K series so much cheaper, a K8 looks like a Q3 but like £100 less, is the only real difference you can't use them with mac??
Edit: oh I see, total build material difference too, and you can use with mac, and you don't have to have the wooden looking one.. still confused, and that's before the Lemokey P1 HE. Help! I need an adult
 
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Well my Monsgeek M1 V5 turned up today. Good solid feeling keyboard and I'm finding it much easier to type on than my Air V3.

Spacebar sound like a bag of spanners, but I can live with that for now!

However I seem unable to figure out how to set per key RGB in VIA. So for those of you using this keyboard in VIA, I'd be grateful for some guidance on how to enable / set up per key RGB.

The JSON file off the website for this keyboard only allows whole board effects and no options that I can see for setting each key individually :(
 
So couple of issues with the M1 V5 that I'm really disappointed with.

1. No per key RGB support in VIA. No problem I thought. I'll download the windows drivers and sort it that way. Which leads me on to....

2. None (and I mean none) of the available drivers on the Akko or Monsgeek website support this keyboard. All versions tried - none recognised the keyboard via wired connection. So seemingly no custom per key RGB possible on ISO boards at all other than if you know how to code and can code a custom VIA profile. Please someone tell me I'm wrong??

3. When set to wired mode the FN key remains lit green no matter what RGB colour profile is set. I thought it might be FN lock. Nope. Reading around the only way to fix this is some dodgy firmware hex file or disconnect the internal battery. Really? What a **** take!

Love the typing experience and the switches but I feel like I have paid for a keyboard and I'm only getting half the features.

Really disappointed with this. Not the fault of the keyboard but the manufacturer for not providing full functionality for their product!!

Oh well. My run of bad luck with keyboards continues...........
 
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I'm going to get spat on here but I actually ended up getting the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL. I didn't realise it also had analogue keys, albeit not the same as the Keychron I was looking at. However, the price, convenience (using a dongle for current razer kb + mouse) and the fact I could use my voucher for the retailer made it quite an easy choice.
I highly suspect I'll end up with more than one though, it's just a shame I couldn't get the Q3 in ISO layout.


edit: analogue keys are pointless, the games I tried in can't make use of them without cancelling the mouse working because they can't handle dual inputs simultaneously. Now I'm really glad I didn't waste my money on a more expensive keyboard.
 
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