I've tested hundreds of keyboards and the 20-year-old classic Das Keyboard has held up better than any - how do modern ones compare?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/tech-this-20-year-old-das-keyboard-paved-the-way-for-modern-mechanicals-but-how-does-it-hold-up-in-2025

I just found out about KeyCon, a mechanical keyboard convention happening in DC tomorrow.

https://www.pennsocialdc.com/event-details/keycon-2025

I would 100% be there if it weren't for the ridiculous birthday parade clusterf*cking up the city. They picked the wrong day for this thing.

#KeyCon #keyboards #mechanicalkeyboards #keycaps #keyswitches #CherryMX #Alps #bucklingspring #keyboard #Topre #computing #DC #WashingtonDC #conference #geek

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Always a good day when you do some meditative bodge work. Testing a #topre #Keyboard prototype for a friend.

On the hardware side of my dev setup I made 2 changes:

Switched from #Realforce TKL keyboard to #HHKB Pro Hybrid Type-S. Those #topre switches are endgame, and while I had the same ones in the Realforce, the overall feel of HHKB, its layout, size, weight, feels great. It forced me to start using ctrl in caps-lock position due to its layout, which is something I wanted to try in the past but never had enough will. Should have done this earlier, because it feels great.

I must say I’m not terribly impressed with these #Topre keyswitches.

#MechanicalKeyboards

I made a one key #Topre macropad/ornament #keyboard for a secret Santa that was happening on a discord server I'm a part of:
* Onboard samd21
* Two layer, 1.2mm PCB with rails that fits in the cheap JLC 100mm x 100mm size.
* Basic EC circuit, no need for amux with just one key
* Switch plate is reversible to make it a snowflake on both sides.
* Runs @zmk / @zephyr
Oh no... I've just purchased a short throw #topre #keyboard for some science experiments! Looking forward to it arriving.
Building on the great work from ajf85 on the @zephyr support (still in a PR there), I got my XIAO RP2350 working perfectly in my Topreviung #topre #keyboard running #ZMK:

Topreviung r2 #topre #keyboard prototypes are a success! The first stab at the basic tray mount case *mostly* worked. Probably add a couple more solder nuts to help secure it better, and thicken the walls a tad bit.

Built with a XIAO (original samd21), harvested housings with MX sliders, 45g KLC domes, and topped with PBS blank keycaps. Running @zmk, naturally.