"Respected Jedi Master"

https://keeb.io/collections/keyboard-pcbs/products/mf68-magicforce-68-pcb-replacement-kit?variant=16068261609566

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but...y

Reprogrammed keys and backlighting, like it says?

alright yes, this is an upgrade for a magicforce 68, but chances are if you're the type of consumer whose interesting in buying pcb's for mechanical keyboards you wouldn't go out of your way to buy a pcb to do a replacement

you'd just buy a pcb and make a brand new keyboard, because it'd be more convenient and a better investment of your time

for $40 you're paying for:
1) junk keycaps
2) junk switches
3) strange 60-ish% layout

then you have to spend $10 for the pcb and $5 for a microcontroller and maybe some more bucks for something like LED lighting and a couple of hours in desoldering the old magicforce 68 (being sure not to melt anything), and resassembling it with the new pcb and features but same shitty keycaps, switches, and strange layout

for $40 you're paying for:
1) plastic
2) meme switches
3) not even 100% keyboard but 60% what you bought cause you thought it makes ladies like you more

ftfy

anyway the fact that someone went out and designed this pcb and had it go and get produced makes no sense

its easier and better to to this type of thing from scratch

make pcb from scratch then pay big money to someone to make case to fit that shit only to realises your keycaps are wrong size

not literally from scratch, i mean buying bare kit parts and assembling it together

I mean, sure. But people get really, really autistic about stuff.

See: audiophiles and cinema snobs

Something being a good financial value proposition isn't the be-all end-all determination on if it's worth it to someone

your better off just getting a tada68 or something

that's what im saying

its pretty shitty how expensive 70% pcbs are in comparison to the awful meme sizes

I don't disagree, I'm just saying

Also, what is the consensus on the "group buy" function that Ali has now?

@Windatica smaller keeb = bigger dick

i don't get how people do it

60% is already pushing it

60% is my sweet spot tbh

I need a numpad for the vidya I play

i like dedicated function keys so id opt for tkl or 70% but what i really want are cheap 70%'s with decent switches

and i don't want to diy because a pcb is $30 at the minimum

prob never lol

its okay i'll build two 40%'s and attach em together

<https://www.40percent.club/2018/01/4x4x4x4x4.html>

https://item.jd.com/4306995.html

this looks hot

kailh choc-low profile switches on a 96 key bluetooth keyboard for like 350 yuan

if only there was a way to ship it globally without getting fucked

i think there's oems of this out

if i can find it

really? that'd be neat

compact full-size is truly the sexiest option

oh wait, there's a single model on amazon