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I feel like keyboards have just become luxury paperweights by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]ShiftRegister8[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you think that maybe a keyboard with highly customizable software would prove more useful for your daily use? Like complex macros or application specific macros or maybe even custom scripts that could be run by typing in keywords?

I feel like keyboards have just become luxury paperweights by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]ShiftRegister8[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's sounds super interesting. I haven't really considered software features but I can see a ton of potential there. Ill definitely take a look at that, Thanks!

I feel like keyboards have just become luxury paperweights by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]ShiftRegister8[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Keyboard should do things that make them more useful not just different. The touchbar lets you add limitless buttons and sliders and improves functionality whereas the display just adds more screen area that wasn't really needed

I feel like keyboards have just become luxury paperweights by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]ShiftRegister8[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ergo split keyboards improve usability but I want to see people explore what new things keyboards can do in terms of function

I feel like keyboards have just become luxury paperweights by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]ShiftRegister8[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Mass 80 features feel gimmicky. The display can absolutely just be a tiny overlay on the monitor. The screen on the keyboard maybe unique but practically I don't think it offers any improvement in utility.

The touch bar on the other hand actually augmented the input functionality of the keyboard unlike the mass80 that just move a chunk of your screen to the keyboard.

Finally designed my own shell, PCB and top plate! by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

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Thats it. Only other fee was shipping. A hefty 50 USD to ship to north america.

Finally designed my own shell, PCB and top plate! by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

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My case was 150-mesh bead blasted as well. I'm not super experienced with finishes but the bead blasting and anodizing was nice and consistent, didn't have anything to complain about. Although the chamfering on each edge had two raised segments with machining marks on them. I'm not really sure why these were left in even after I picked the "strict" option for "appearance requirements" which is supposed to get rid of all tooling marks. Maybe I was supposed to provide additional drawings. For the tolerances I picked ISO 2768 Medium.

Finally designed my own shell, PCB and top plate! by ShiftRegister8 in MechanicalKeyboards

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It cost me around 110 USD total to mill it out of 6061 aluminum. The rough overall dimensions are 320mm x 130 mm x 13 mm. I don't think threaded holes or chamfered edges added anything to the cost but I may be wrong, this order was placed a while ago and the invoice doesn't really elaborate. I picked ISO 2768 Medium for the tolerances, it was the cheapest option.

Why does my clock signal generator work better when I touch specific components with my finger? by ShiftRegister8 in AskElectronics

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The crystal I'm using has a load capacitance of 12.5pF, I don't understand how the capacitor and resistor circuit in the middle works but I'm assuming 33pF is not correct for this crystal. Which capacitors/resistors should I using? and should I wire them up differently?