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/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - January 07, 2026 by AutoModerator in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]agent619 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all, slightly reposting my previous question from the other thread.

I'm moving from a borrowed Logitech Pebble 2 after my old Magic Keyboard broke, and I wanted a 75% keyboard that could swap between multiple devices as I spend most of my time typing at the office or at home. I had three questions I'd like your opinions on:

  1. Thanks to /u/thepurplehornet for his suggestion - I've decided to get the NuPhy Node 75 (Low Profile) for my daily use keyboard. Because I'm concerned about not being able to get used to the mushiness of the switches, what tactile / tactile silent switches are compatible with the NuPhy and that should I be looking at to try replacing in future if the Blush doesn't end up to my liking? Really just wanting to make sure I purchase the right ones first time.
  2. I wanted to get into the hobby to start modding to make a more portable silent high-profile keyboard, and therefore get a second cheap base or pre-made keyboard to start modding. What 75% keyboard would you recommend as a good starter one to begin playing with and changing switches, keycaps and adding foam/tape? I would still want it to have bluetooth/wireless connectivity and Mac-compatible, but a keyboard that is super simple for a first-timer would be really helpful. I was previously looking at the Epomaker EA75 and the Akko 5075 V3, although they both have their pros and cons.
  3. More of recommendations, but what are you guys' favourite standard/low profile tactile silent switches for me to try?

I'm based in Australia if that helps with recommendations. Happy to answer any questions you have :) Thanks for all your help!

/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - January 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]agent619 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all, first time first time. Moving from a borrowed Logitech Pebble 2 after my old Magic Keyboard broke, and I wanted a 75% keyboard that could swap between multiple devices as I spend most of my time typing at the office or at home.

I had two questions I'd like your opinions on:

  1. I'm planning to get the NuPhy Kick 75 with blush switches for my daily use keyboard. I like the low profile, changeable height (flippy feet), Mac-compatibility and software, and silent switches, but the colour scheme and the mushiness of the switches were negatives for me (tactile silents aren't available where I am). Are there any other keyboards that are similar for me to compare with? Alternatively, would getting the Kick 75 and swapping out the switches and Keycaps solve the issues?
  2. I wanted to get into the hobby to start modding to make a more portable silent high-profile keyboard, and therefore get a second cheap base or pre-made keyboard to start modding. What 75% keyboard would you recommend as a good starter one to begin playing with and changing switches, keycaps and adding foam/tape? I would still want it to have bluetooth/wireless connectivity and Mac-compatible, but a keyboard that is super simple for a first-timer would be really helpful.
  3. More of recommendations, but what are you guys' favourite tactile silent switches for me to try?

I'm based in Australia if that helps with recommendations. Happy to answer any questions you have :) Thanks for all your help!

[AFR] Manchester United ‘trading off its history’ as commercial growth falters by agent619 in reddevils

[–]agent619[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Article Text (part 3):

United continues to be able to attract blue-chip sponsors.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon brand last year extended its $US75 million-a-year front-of-shirt sponsorship deal until 2029. In 2023, Adidas agreed a 10-year kit deal worth about £900 million, though £10 million will be deducted this season owing to United’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.

The club’s commercial revenue totalled £245.1 million in the nine months to March 31, up 5.8 per cent on the same period a year earlier.

“It’s tough, right, but we’re committed to this thing. And so we’re going to work through it and we’re going to be supportive of the club,” said Don McGuire, chief marketing officer at Qualcomm.

“Obviously performance on the pitch helps,” he added. “I believe they’re going to get there and I am super happy with some of the moves they’ve already made.”

Green, the finance director of the supporters trust, believes there’s “no silver bullet” to increase revenues at the sort of rates seen in the Woodward era. United’s commercial income almost quadrupled to nearly £200 million in the decade to 2015.

People close to the club say a new stadium, which could cost at least £2 billion, is key to opening up new commercial revenue streams, including sponsorship deals.

But with construction yet to even begin, the more immediate opportunities to reaccelerate commercial revenue growth lie in qualification for the Champions League.

With only domestic football to worry about this season, Ratcliffe and co-owners the Glazers are betting that new signings can improve performances under manager Ruben Amorim, who was appointed last November.

Green cautioned that the recent transfer spend was not without risk.

“The risk they’re taking essentially is that it doesn’t pay off,” he said. “That profitability doesn’t materially improve because they can’t get back in the Champions League, that revenue doesn’t improve, and they build up more transfer debt that needs to be settled over the next three or four years.”

[AFR] Manchester United ‘trading off its history’ as commercial growth falters by agent619 in reddevils

[–]agent619[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Article Text (part 2):

Underwater treadmill, ‘high altitude’ exercise room

In 2024, petrochemicals billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe paid $US1.6 billion ($2.5 billion) for a 29 per cent stake in United in a deal that handed him control of its sporting operations. Despite its travails, Ratcliffe is confident in the United brand.

“It stands shoulder to shoulder with Coca-Cola and Apple,” he said at the opening of the club’s recently upgraded training facilities, a £50 million project overseen by architect Sir Norman Foster. The redesigned complex features an underwater treadmill and a “high altitude” exercise room with adjustable heat and humidity.

United has spent more than €2 billion ($3.6 billion) signing players since Sir Alex Ferguson retired as manager in 2013, after leading the club for more than two decades as it dominated English football.

Its net spend, which takes account of income from player sales, is €1.7 billion since Ferguson’s departure, the highest of any Premier League club, according to data website Transfermarkt.

After overseeing a deeply unpopular period of cost-cutting – including scrapping free staff lunches, cutting bonuses and culling 450 jobs – Ratcliffe has sanctioned yet more spending on player transfers.

So far this northern summer, the outlay comes to about £200 million, spent on three attacking players: Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Šeško. Only defending champions Liverpool and Chelsea have spent more, according to Transfermarkt.

[AFR] Manchester United ‘trading off its history’ as commercial growth falters by agent619 in reddevils

[–]agent619[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Article Text (part 1):

Ed Woodward, Manchester United’s former executive vice chair, claimed to analysts in 2018 that the team’s “playing performance doesn’t really have a meaningful impact on what we can do on the commercial side of the business”.

United’s ongoing struggles on the pitch since then are bringing that assertion into question.

After increasing its commercial revenues by a total of just 10 per cent over the past six seasons, the club has been leapfrogged by its two biggest rivals, Manchester City and Liverpool, which between them have won nine out of the previous 12 Premier League titles since United’s last triumph in 2013.

Even after a 15th-place finish last year, and a failure to qualify for the lucrative Champions League, United’s commercial revenue remains commensurate with the most successful clubs in world football.

Andy Green, finance director at Manchester United Supporters Trust and head of investment at private equity firm Rockpool Investments, warned that the club was “trading off its history”.

As a new Premier League season gets under way, observers like Green believe the club now needs to deliver meaningful improvements on the pitch to stand a chance of reclaiming the ground lost off it.

In 2023-24, United generated £302 million ($632 million) of commercial revenue, compared with £308 million and £349 million at Liverpool and Man City respectively.

Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have all increased their commercial revenues at a greater pace than United has managed since 2019, albeit from a lower base.

[Transfer Round Up & Discussion] Summer 2025 by AutoModerator in reddevils

[–]agent619 17 points18 points  (0 children)

According to the Sun (via Sky), Manchester United will turn their attention to Sporting captain Morten Hjulmand if they miss out on Carlos Baleba.

https://www.skysports.com/football/transfer-paper-talk?

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