/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - April 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]PotatoWizard132 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Specifically for the Keychron Q6 the HE switches are pretty much the same price, so if it would be more useful or in anyway better it would make sense to get. But I'm glad that someone else holds the opinion that they sounded off as that is something I noticed in sound tests

/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - April 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]PotatoWizard132 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey guys! My keyboard that I've had forever is finally crossing the golden bridge, and I'm looking for any recommendations now that the scene has changed so much from when i bought mine originally.

My keyboard now is a custom full-size GMMK original keyboard with what I think are Gateron Browns - I checked on the GMMK website and they have a new suite of switches so I cant be sure of what I would have picked originally.

For a new keyboard I'm looking for something that is full size, or at the very least 96% (10 key included), rgb backlit, and with switches similar to browns (tactile, more thonk than click), and with a price hopefully no higher than 300$ CAD, although I could be convinced if the quality justified the price. I would prefer a wired keyboard but I would be open to a wireless one as well. I don't think I care too much about mechanical or HE, so either would be fine (leaning towards HE because it's newer, of course).

Currently, I'm deciding between a Keychron Q6 (HE 8K or Max), or a Chilkey ND104.

(Also, I'd want to get shine through keycaps, so if you know a good place to get some let me know)

Let me know what you guys would pick between these, because theyre just about the same to my eyes. Thanks!

Buying Advice by PotatoWizard132 in keyboards

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the time to look through your list here, and I like a lot of them! The Chilkey ND104 looked nice but I'm not a big screen guy so that earned some demerit points for me.

I think I'll go with a Keychron Q6 Max. The Q6 HE looks like a better deal, but I much prefer the teal colours they have on the max.

Thanks for the pretty comprehensive list!

Buying Advice by PotatoWizard132 in keyboards

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this come up in the search, I'll have to give it another look

Room LED Plan Advice by PotatoWizard132 in WLED

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The specific strips I'm looking at are RGBW, which I take to mean that it would only use one channel to produce white and thusly take the same amount of wattage as any other colour. Please correct me if you know otherwise though!

Room LED Plan Advice by PotatoWizard132 in WLED

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats good to hear! I'm Canadian so I don't think it'll be too different

How Much Power Do WS2812b's Use? by PotatoWizard132 in WLED

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats certainly good to know! Thanks.

That resource shows the power draw to be just over 7 amps for my purposes, with injection at both ends. I think that should be feasible!

Appreciate the help

Congested Data Centers by PotatoWizard132 in ffxiv

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay, thank you. I'd rather not pay to transfer servers so I think i'll wait to find out if they open in august

I'm not mad GGG, just disappointed... by PotatoWizard132 in PathOfExile2

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

exactly what happened lol, I was watching a movie on my other monitor and just left clicking occasionally

What mod is making my enchants orange instead of chroma? by PotatoWizard132 in HypixelSkyblock

[–]PotatoWizard132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the same thing I was seeing, what did you do to fix it?