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Just got this puppy second-hand for a reasonable price. A Keychron V5 Max... I would've liked another brand, but these were just the only ones with VIA I could find second-hand nearby. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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Just got this puppy second-hand for a reasonable price. A Keychron V5 Max... I would've liked another brand, but these were just the only ones with VIA I could find second-hand nearby.

The plan is to slowly customize it with second-hand switches and keycaps, 'cuz I can't really justify buying new stuff... Financially and environmentally!

Also part of the plan is opening it up to add some foam and do a tape mod... Curious what that'll do. I already stuck some painter's tape on the inside of the space bar, backspace, backward slash and enter keys, which makes a big difference already!

...But man, it's hard to resist the temptation to order something new anyway. Also, does anyone have any tips for making the key with the Windows logo into a little Tux? I found this, but I don't think that would ever look actually pretty...

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[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (4 children)

still a very nice board, I believe you can still interact with them using QMK and apps like VIA?

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

@vikingtons@lemmy.world Yes—in fact, that was one of the main requirements I had when looking for one! Just flashed it with Colorhoster to be able to use it with OpenRGB, and now I have this really nice music equalizer working on it. I really enjoy that 😁

[–] arthurzenika@pouet.chapril.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@toothpaste_sandwich oh! looking for that ! Do you know if that can be ported to a lily58 keyboard ?

(and do you know if there is a video demo for the old school doom + project-aurora?)

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 day ago

I don't know, but if it supports VIA / QMK then yes! You can ask around on the OpenRGB Discord for help. (And no, in fact, I'm not sure what these things mean 🙈)

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