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Mech Keebs 101 - How to get started!

Codeidoscope on March 19, 2020

This article is part of my Mechanical Keyboards 101 series in which I talk about mechanical keyboards, their components, customisation and how to g...
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Vignesh M

Great series, I was thinking long about getting into mechanical keyboards but not getting into them because I know it is a hobby that can put a hole in your bank balance.

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Codeidoscope

For sure! Thankfully there are some good keyboards that won't make your banker cry too much (I swear by the Anne Pro 2), but it gets tricky if you want to customise it throroughly...

I haven't managed to make myself build a board from scratch yet, the prices make my eyes water too much for now!

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Luke Inglis

For sure! Thankfully there are some good keyboards that won't make your banker cry too much (I swear by the Anne Pro 2),

Good to know. I'm currently rocking a Das (one their most basic models). I was able to get my last company to pay for that one but I'm wondering what to go for when that wears out. Or if this COVID lockdown contines as mine is currently as my office.

In my case it's the wife that would be mad not the banker. 😬

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Josafe Balili

I've been interested in mechanical keyboards lately. Thanks for this post.

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Kyle Boe

Saving this to read through later. I'm all about mechanical keyboards. Working on building my own ortholinear board right now.

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Riccardo Coppola

This is great Marion, thanks!
I have a WASD keyboard, they're also quite good.

Keep up the good work!