Monthly Mouse/Keyboard/Headset Thread

[root]

I ordered these 20 EUR Bluetooth ear headphones and they are surprisingly nice.
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01FX8JR5W/

Much so that 2 work friends did the same.
The one from Beyer are probably a bit nicer, doubt there will be anything wrong with them.

[Duckslayer]

Forgot about asking for advice here

Unbelievable scenes Jeff.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundMAGIC-...dp/B01N5VRG53/

Supposedly sound better, batterise longer, are cheaper. What's not to like.

Ha they were my alternative purchase. Seems they mainly differ in treble response. Also the battery dongle on the wire put me off a tad. Figured it was a toss up and personal preference between then and also didnt purchase from amazon so wasnt available for a decent price

Also i like my headphones to sound as german as possible!

[Overspark]

Forgot about asking for advice here

Unbelievable scenes Jeff.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundMAGIC-...dp/B01N5VRG53/

Supposedly sound better, batterise longer, are cheaper. What's not to like.

No AptX, which his original pick does have. If your phone supports it it makes a large difference in sound quality.

[GeromeDoutrande]

Forgot about asking for advice here

Unbelievable scenes Jeff.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundMAGIC-...dp/B01N5VRG53/

Supposedly sound better, batterise longer, are cheaper. What's not to like.

No AptX, which his original pick does have. If your phone supports it it makes a large difference in sound quality.

True, true, AptX can indeed make sounds sound soundier. I hereby repent my woefully mistaken recommendation.

[Joe Appleby]

I mean you can't go wrong with Beyerdynamics on average.

For bluetooth I have huge JBL over ears though, but they were on sale.

[Tyrehl]

I ordered these 20 EUR Bluetooth ear headphones and they are surprisingly nice.
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01FX8JR5W/

Much so that 2 work friends did the same.
The one from Beyer are probably a bit nicer, doubt there will be anything wrong with them.

How long do they hold a charge and how long does it take to recharge them? I might grab a pair for my motobike. Not so much for listening to music, I need them for turn by turn nav instructions.

[root]

Maybe an hour to charge, and .. I don't know. 4 - 8 hours of music.
Probably more if it's just directions ones in a while.

[Daneel Trevize]

I seem to have a dying capacitor in my keyboard (or membrane keeping some static charge, google isn't too useful), that or the Win 10 update 1803 both causes a couple of keys to stop working very intermittently and overwrote my boot manager so I can't immediately test this hardware with a different OS...
Internally I couldn't see any problem with the membrane, looks real good inside for its age, shame if it's on its way out.

Any particular suggestions/features to consider for keyboards in 2018, or just stick with a simple replacement of this 10year old Microsoft/Logitech wired USB one? UK layout, half height keys, slight ergo curve is what I'm used to.

[Equium Duo]

My razer deathadder 2013 middle mouse button doesn't work. Seems to be a common thing. Should I attempt to fix or just buy new? If buy new then which? All the good mice I knew of now seem to have a shitty QC reputation.

[Cosmin]

My razer deathadder 2013 middle mouse button doesn't work. Seems to be a common thing. Should I attempt to fix or just buy new? If buy new then which? All the good mice I knew of now seem to have a shitty QC reputation.

I`m actually using a Lancehead now and it's quite gud quality.

[Cosmin]

I seem to have a dying capacitor in my keyboard (or membrane keeping some static charge, google isn't too useful), that or the Win 10 update 1803 both causes a couple of keys to stop working very intermittently and overwrote my boot manager so I can't immediately test this hardware with a different OS...
Internally I couldn't see any problem with the membrane, looks real good inside for its age, shame if it's on its way out.

Any particular suggestions/features to consider for keyboards in 2018, or just stick with a simple replacement of this 10year old Microsoft/Logitech wired USB one? UK layout, half height keys, slight ergo curve is what I'm used to.

Git mechanical but go with Cherry Brown or Red and buy 105 o-rings to mod it so you don't wake up the other people in the house with furious autistic typing ^^

[Straight Hustlin]

I seem to have a dying capacitor in my keyboard (or membrane keeping some static charge, google isn't too useful), that or the Win 10 update 1803 both causes a couple of keys to stop working very intermittently and overwrote my boot manager so I can't immediately test this hardware with a different OS...
Internally I couldn't see any problem with the membrane, looks real good inside for its age, shame if it's on its way out.

Any particular suggestions/features to consider for keyboards in 2018, or just stick with a simple replacement of this 10year old Microsoft/Logitech wired USB one? UK layout, half height keys, slight ergo curve is what I'm used to.

Git mechanical but go with Cherry Brown or Red and buy 105 o-rings to mod it so you don't wake up the other people in the house with furious autistic typing ^^

Not sure what you're talking about. Firstly red and black are gaming keys, browns are not at all similar to reds. They're also linear switches and not clickies like blues browns and greens.



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[root]

They're also linear switches and not clickies like blues browns and greens.

Bottoming out is still noisey, unless you have orings or red/black silent version.

[Daneel Trevize]

But what if you most like that classic-laptop-style "soft" (rubber dome?) half height key setup? Brown-like but no need for springs if a single membrane works for almost a decade..?

edit: never had any "common" membrane issues of wearing out responses, or combo/rollover losses, at least with this specific & highly rated old membrane incarnation.
About to meet with the harsh reality of shitty recent production quality, like household white appliances?

[Straight Hustlin]

But what if you most like that classic-laptop-style "soft" (rubber dome?) half height key setup? Brown-like but no need for springs if a single membrane works for almost a decade..?

edit: never had any "common" membrane issues of wearing out responses, or combo/rollover losses, at least with this specific & highly rated old membrane incarnation.
About to meet with the harsh reality of shitty recent production quality, like household white appliances?

I mean if that's what you prefer then by all means go that route. Membrane keyboards like laptops and Dell quiet touch are such a completely different animal than mechanical switches that I wouldn't recommend getting a mech kb. There are plenty of options out there available, shit they probably make the same keyboard still since dells haven't changed much since.

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[Daneel Trevize]

I already investigated, it seems a very popular old model, p sure I paid ~£20 for it but they're £80++ for a refurbished one now. There's a newer model that has differences, reasonable reviews. Just thought I'd doublecheck the state of the art, as I've not had to think about this peripheral for almost a decade. Wish there were more slightly curved layout options.

[Cosmin]

I seem to have a dying capacitor in my keyboard (or membrane keeping some static charge, google isn't too useful), that or the Win 10 update 1803 both causes a couple of keys to stop working very intermittently and overwrote my boot manager so I can't immediately test this hardware with a different OS...
Internally I couldn't see any problem with the membrane, looks real good inside for its age, shame if it's on its way out.

Any particular suggestions/features to consider for keyboards in 2018, or just stick with a simple replacement of this 10year old Microsoft/Logitech wired USB one? UK layout, half height keys, slight ergo curve is what I'm used to.

Git mechanical but go with Cherry Brown or Red and buy 105 o-rings to mod it so you don't wake up the other people in the house with furious autistic typing ^^

Not sure what you're talking about. Firstly red and black are gaming keys, browns are not at all similar to reds. They're also linear switches and not clickies like blues browns and greens.



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First of all thanks for the infographic, very useful. Second it's from experience using them as they're the quietest amongst mechanical switches keyboards and they're both usable for typing and gaming alike. They do however make noise when bottoming out, hence the oring recommendation.


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[Daneel Trevize]

I seem to have a dying capacitor in my keyboard (or membrane keeping some static charge, google isn't too useful), that or the Win 10 update 1803 both causes a couple of keys to stop working very intermittently and overwrote my boot manager so I can't immediately test this hardware with a different OS...

It was (probably) Win10! I can turn off num lock and recover functionality of the keys, right from boot-up when previously I thought I was needing to wait a few mins for a cap/membrane to get its charge sorted. WTF did Microsoft break?!

[Isyel]

Probably something you fucked up originally that then got further messed up by an update.

[Daneel Trevize]

Really struggling to see what/how...
Far more likely is that it is a hardware thing that's just a bad coincidence and strange manifestation.

edit: "Removing" the device and having Win10 re-detect it seems to have cured the problem (fresh driver copy?). That or the cooler temps these past few days...