My Keyboards Part 2

Time for an update on my keyboard collection! After part 1 I’ve expanded the collection and gotten rid of a few. Top left - YMD09 macro pad aka the zoom killer. Top - KBD75 - Gateron Browns, I’m typing this post on it right now. Middle - Winkeyless b.87 - Gateron Browns with Raindrop Round 2 on, this was my previous daily driver. Bottom - Iris - Zealios 67g and Gateron Browns, this is a keyboard I really should get used to using but just can’t....

June 11, 2020 · 1 min · Mike Bell

My Custom Keyboards

I’ve got quite an expensive hobby at the moment - keyboards. Custom keyboards. At the moment I have 4 keyboards in my office: Poker 2 ISO Ducky Shine 3 TKL ISO NERD 60 Winkeyless B.87 Ducky Shine 3 TKL ISO (MX Brown) Basically the above keyboard but without the numberpad. This is my longest serving board and up until a few weeks ago was in active service. It’s now waiting to be cleaned and pieced back together before I hand it over to my Dad....

June 16, 2017 · 5 min · Mike Bell

The Drop Layout

Ever since I bought a Pure Pro I’ve sort of been obsessed with the world of mechanical keyboards. As a developer I want to make sure I’m happy typing on something day in day out. It’s also very important that I can type fast and accurate so I have to be 100% happy with a keyboard. I’ve recently sold my Pure Pro which I was pretty happy with as it’s just not for me....

October 24, 2014 · 2 min · Mike Bell

My Keyboards

I’ve gone a bit mad on keyboards recently, mostly due to geekhack and r/mechanicalkeyboards. I’ve got the following boards at the moment: Ducky Shine 3 - ISO - Brown switches - This is a 75% keyboard, it’s missing the number pad on the right side. It’s a great gaming keyboard and the keys feel nice and solid. This has white led backlighting which is quite nice, mines currently setup to pulse when a key is pressed....

June 20, 2014 · 2 min · Mike Bell