I got basically the same model but with a ryzen 5 and 256GB SSD. The only semi-issue with it is the APU's GPU uses 2 of your 8GBs of RAM so you have in reality 6GBs of RAM. I forget if there's a RAM slot to add more or not. The laptop is overall decently powerful, especially for the price, and can play games from the PS3/360 era.
It is, yup! A whole set plus a bunch of extra keys for different profiles for 50 CAD all in. Not too bad considering they're half decent quality for a clone set
50 seems a bit steep for a clone set. Are they at least PBT rather than ABS?
Yup! I'd never willingly buy an ABS set.
That's what you get in any relatively small customisation/modding/DIY scene - cheap mass produced shit or the really good, expensive stuff made by whatever professionals take an interest in the scene. If your scene is really tiny, sometimes you don't even have the option of the cheap shit.
Yup... It's a shame too cause these custom boards I've made have given me the best typing experience I've ever had. It's just a total pain in the ass to get there. Hell, the only reason why I got the keycaps I just bought is cause I couldn't find a keycap profile I like at a reasonable price (or even at all if I wanted anything half decent quality) so I'm trying to see if I like any alternative options. Not sure if it's a hobby I plan on sticking around with
Just remember, if you want to get really hardcore into it, desktop laser cutters, 3D resin printers and desktop injection molding machines are a thing now.
I ended up returning it and getting Horizon 5. Its good and plays/looks great, but I think from the little I played of 4, I liked that one a bit better.
Ehhhh... Neat stuff for sure, but the fun in making these keyboards left me awhile back. But maybe I'll keep that stuff in mind just in case
Yup, having a custom keyboard turned me into a keyboard snob overnight.
Speaking of which, I bought calipers the other day because I needed to measure my headset really precisely to 3D print an attachment for it. It's the first time I've had to be accurate to within more than a millimeter for tolerances when 3D printing, so before now a measuring tape had always been "good enough." I was actually kind of shocked to how perfect the piece came out. It attached snugly enough to be a press fit.
Calipers are very handy things to have when you're DIYing stuff... right up there with a cheat-sheet for various geometry formula (or as we call it now, 'the Internet')
