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Gonna go off topic for the last time here hopefully, but I just got my Nuphy Air60HE. It's a great keyboard. Thanks to @transmaster and @xraydoc for helping me figure out what I wanted.

I got it in low profile Jade switches, but I think the slightly heavier Jade Pros would have been a better choice. The regular Jades are just a little bit TOO light. When they put packages of their low profile Jade Pros on sale, I'll probably buy a set of those switches.

I could still get used to these, but they cause me to make more typos than usual when I'm typing at full speed. I haven't customized the key actions yet. Are the default settings set to trigger toward the beginning of the press?

The feel is really nice and super smooth as people have described. I'm still tactile switch kind of person, but for linears, these feel really really nice to me.
 
Gonna go off topic for the last time here hopefully, but I just got my Nuphy Air60HE. It's a great keyboard. Thanks to @transmaster and @xraydoc for helping me figure out what I wanted.

I got it in low profile Jade switches, but I think the slightly heavier Jade Pros would have been a better choice. The regular Jades are just a little bit TOO light. When they put packages of their low profile Jade Pros on sale, I'll probably buy a set of those switches.

I could still get used to these, but they cause me to make more typos than usual when I'm typing at full speed. I haven't customized the key actions yet. Are the default settings set to trigger toward the beginning of the press?

The feel is really nice and super smooth as people have described. I'm still tactile switch kind of person, but for linears, these feel really really nice to me.
Try increasing the activation distance. Should help reduce typos.
 
I generally like these Ceramic keycaps. One big problem I have is with the space key. I does not always return. It stays down. What is happening is the space key does not have the foam bumper pads I have on the installed plastic key, which lets it depress to far. Apparently the return spring on the HE switches is not as strong as the mechanical ones. I reinstalled the original plastic space bar cap. The profile of the up/down left/right caps is all wrong. I think I will be replacing them with plastics again when the blue, and dark blue Cherry cap is available.
 
I generally like these Ceramic keycaps. One big problem I have is with the space key. I does not always return. It stays down. What is happening is the space key does not have the foam bumper pads I have on the installed plastic key, which lets it depress to far. Apparently the return spring on the HE switches is not as strong as the mechanical ones. I reinstalled the original plastic space bar cap. The profile of the up/down left/right caps is all wrong. I think I will be replacing them with plastics again when the blue, and dark blue Cherry cap is available.
Cermaic keycaps are heavy, especially the spacebar. Needs a stronger spring in the switch.
 
OK, it's not a Keychron, but I haven't posted to this thread in a while...

My latest keyboard build:
  • KBDFans Dusk 67 kit (solid wood case; matching wrist rest)
  • Cherry screw-in stabs
  • Gateron Milky Yellow Pro switches
  • PBTFans BOW keycaps
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OK, it's not a Keychron, but I haven't posted to this thread in a while...

My latest keyboard build:
  • KBDFans Dusk 67 kit (solid wood case; matching wrist rest)
  • Cherry screw-in stabs
  • Gateron Milky Yellow Pro switches
  • PBTFans BOW keycaps
Nice!
 
Speaking of new builds, my Zoom65 v3 arrived so here's my latest build.
  • Zoom65 v3, lavender with stainless steel backplate, internal weight, and external weight, making it the heaviest build I have so far at 2kg or 4.4lbs
  • Maglev mounting system, tri-mode PCB, knob module, whatever stabs were included
  • Gateron Jupiter Banana switches (these have been my favorite since they were released and they're cheaper than my previous favorite: Boba U4T)
  • Wuque Studio PBT Lavender Bliss keycaps. They are nice with crisp legends, but a little sharp. I think in terms of looks, I like PBTFans the most, but in terms of feel, I like Keychron's PBT cherry profile keycaps

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I decided to see what the fuss was about Keychrons - ordered a Q6 QMK Custom Mechanical in Silver Grey-A with Gateron G Pro Blue switches a few minutes ago. I was supposed to let my wife do the ordering for my Christmas Present, but seeing how many of the Q6 options were sold out when discussing keyboards at work a few hours ago, figured the order had to get in NOW. Lucky that I liked the Silver Grey - A and not the B as the only switch option for B was "Red".

The co-workers involved in this afternoon's discussion in their 20's, with one who is barely into his 20's. The latter had a couple of custom keyboards and stated that he preferred switches with some resistance. I mentioned if he wanted a keyboard with resistance, he should get a Teletype model 33KSR. He had to "Google" what a model 33KSR was...

On the subject of older keyboards, my favorites were the 101 key Compaq from the mid 80's and the Sun type 5 keyboard from the late 1990's.
 
I decided to see what the fuss was about Keychrons - ordered a Q6 QMK Custom Mechanical in Silver Grey-A with Gateron G Pro Blue switches a few minutes ago. I was supposed to let my wife do the ordering for my Christmas Present, but seeing how many of the Q6 options were sold out when discussing keyboards at work a few hours ago, figured the order had to get in NOW. Lucky that I liked the Silver Grey - A and not the B as the only switch option for B was "Red".

The co-workers involved in this afternoon's discussion in their 20's, with one who is barely into his 20's. The latter had a couple of custom keyboards and stated that he preferred switches with some resistance. I mentioned if he wanted a keyboard with resistance, he should get a Teletype model 33KSR. He had to "Google" what a model 33KSR was...

On the subject of older keyboards, my favorites were the 101 key Compaq from the mid 80's and the Sun type 5 keyboard from the late 1990's.
Have fun with it!
 
I decided to see what the fuss was about Keychrons
I have the Q6-max and other than its weight I love it. Unfortunately I miss the Touch ID of Apple keyboard. But I can’t type on the Apple keyboard. I also turned off the LED’s and discovered a huge saving in battery life.
 
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I have the Q6-max and other than its weight I love it. Unfortunately I miss the Touch ID of Apple keyboard. But I can’t type on the Apple keyboard. I also turned off the LED’s and discovered a huge saving in battery life.
The weight, in part, makes it great. Resonates less. Doesn't move on your desk. And can be used as a home-defense weapon when necessary.

But the Keychrons are far from the heaviest out there (but close). As an example, I've got a Tofu60 2.0, and while only a 60% keyboard, it's nearly 2kg. I can't imagine how heavy it would be if it were the same size as the Q6!
 
Like many others, I have a love-hate relationship with these ceramic keys. looking across the keyboard, I see the delete key sticking up above the others in its section of the Q3, and I cannot use the space key because the HE switch does not have a return spring strong enough to return the space bar to its up position. Going back to the plastic caps.
 
Like many others, I have a love-hate relationship with these ceramic keys. looking across the keyboard, I see the delete key sticking up above the others in its section of the Q3, and I cannot use the space key because the HE switch does not have a return spring strong enough to return the space bar to its up position. Going back to the plastic caps.
That's a bummer. But I have read that they can be finicky. Hopefully you'll find a good spot for them.
 
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This being the 25th, I finally got to open the box - took a couple of minutes to figure out the outer wrapper, but then got to the inner box - nice packaging. Then had to wait a couple of hours for the family gift opening process to finish to plug it in and try it. The keys have a much better feel than the Matias keyboard I've been using with the Mini's, noticing that I'm not missing any key presses.

My family's reaction was interesting. The wife was surprised at the weight of the box when she picked it up a couple of weeks ago. My younger son thought the key clicks were annoying as the keyboard has the Gateron blue switches.

It will take me a bit of time to get fullly used to this keyboard, but it is nice to have the mechanical feel of the keyboards I was using in the 1982 - 2012 time frame. Think my ideal keyboard would be the equivalent of an early 1990's Northgate keyboard with a modern Mac layout.

Don't think I will be going back to the Matias.
 
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This being the 25th, I finally got to open the box - took a couple of minutes to figure out the outer wrapper, but then got to the inner box - nice packaging. Then had to wait a couple of hours for the family gift opening process to finish to plug it in and try it. The keys have a much better feel than the Matias keyboard I've been using with the Mini's, noticing that I'm not missing any key presses.

My family's reaction was interesting. The wife was surprised at the weight of the box when she picked it up a couple of weeks ago. My younger son thought the key clicks were annoying as the keyboard has the Gateron blue switches.

It will take me time to get fully used to this keyboard, it is nice to have the mechanical feel of the keyboards I was using in the 1982 - 2012 time frame. My ideal keyboard would be the equivalent of an early 1990s Northgate keyboard with a modern Mac layout.

I Don't think I will be going back to the Matias.
It is a transformative experience. I very much like the Q3 HE I am now using. I don't know which switch it is, but they have them that are very quiet but have great tactile feedback. The switch gurus here can fill us in on that. I never could get used to the left-handed keypad on the Q1
 
The HE stands for Hall Effect which uses magnetic sensors to determine the amount of depression of the key, so you are just feeling the effect of the spring. In other words there is no being activated by mechanical means, but it does need a bit of travel to work consistently. I didn't see any HE keyboards on the Keychron website with the features I wanted in a keyboard. These included a full sized 100+ key and wired connection. I've read enough stories about problems with Bluetooth and the Mini that I didn't want to risk experiencing them. The fulll sized keyboard requirement came from having big hands - I could probably get away with a 120% sized keyboard.

The more I use the Keychron, the less I want to go back to the Matias and the less I like the keys on a laptop.
 
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The HE stands for Hall Effect which uses magnetic sensors to determine the amount of depression of the key, so you are just feeling the effect of the spring. In other words there is no being activated by mechanical means, but it does need a bit of travel to work consistently. I didn't see any HE keyboards on the Keychron website with the features I wanted in a keyboard. These included a full sized 100+ key and wired connection. I've read enough stories about problems with Bluetooth and the Mini that I didn't want to risk experiencing them. The fulll sized keyboard requirement came from having big hands - I could probably get away with a 120% sized keyboard.

The more I use the Keychron, the less I want to go back to the Matias and the less I like the keys on a laptop.
One of the reasons why I hate keyboard cases for iPads.
 
This being the 25th, I finally got to open the box - took a couple of minutes to figure out the outer wrapper, but then got to the inner box - nice packaging. Then had to wait a couple of hours for the family gift opening process to finish to plug it in and try it. The keys have a much better feel than the Matias keyboard I've been using with the Mini's, noticing that I'm not missing any key presses.

My family's reaction was interesting. The wife was surprised at the weight of the box when she picked it up a couple of weeks ago. My younger son thought the key clicks were annoying as the keyboard has the Gateron blue switches.

It will take me a bit of time to get fullly used to this keyboard, but it is nice to have the mechanical feel of the keyboards I was using in the 1982 - 2012 time frame. Think my ideal keyboard would be the equivalent of an early 1990's Northgate keyboard with a modern Mac layout.

Don't think I will be going back to the Matias.
Once you find a quality mechanical keyboard configured the way you like it, it's impossible to go back to anything else. I can't stand using the crappy membrane Dell keyboards on our office PCs anymore and had to buy some keyboards to use at the office.

And while I happen to like clicky switches, if your family eventually tires of the sound, you can easily swap the switches in your Q6. And if you're like me and want even better clicky switches than the Gateron Blues, let me know. I've got some good recommendations.
 
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The ceramic keys are history. They are not secured by the switch and pop off. plus, as I look across the keyboard, they are uneven in how they are sitting on the switches. I am going back to plastic cherry profile keycaps.
 
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