Anyone ever tried using an IBM model m to play osu?

Kouya-

Kouya- 2014-06-12T01:01:48+00:00

5 years ago, before I made an actual account, It was my first time playing Osu and the keyboard was IBM .

Made so much noise it irritated me, quit for a while after that, never touched Osu nor that Keyboard again e.e

(Until four months ago, but still, I'd never dare touch another one of those again ;-; )

AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-12T01:05:53+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
you know a keyboard is old when it has that red trackball thing in the middle

Not really. Those red trackball things (called trackpoints) are still common on some laptops today!

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani 2014-06-12T02:04:43+00:00

yeah on shitty laptops lmao

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kirueggy 2014-06-12T02:07:12+00:00

^

Lenovo Thinkpad

looks like an old piece of shit but is actually a good piece of shit

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Birdy 2014-06-12T02:12:44+00:00

Tuxnigga is back.

god bless

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Vuelo Eluko 2014-06-12T02:15:33+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
^

Lenovo Thinkpad

looks like an old piece of shit but is actually a good piece of shit

Thinkpads are pretty much the best laptops you can get.

kirueggy

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kirueggy 2014-06-12T02:17:35+00:00

They look like something out from 1990s los angeles california.

the keyboard keys even have spaces between them unlike most new ones which are individually "closed off"

that's just asking for dirt to get in

AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-12T02:47:54+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
They look like something out from 1990s los angeles california.

the keyboard keys even have spaces between them unlike most new ones which are individually "closed off"

that's just asking for dirt to get in

The difference is though that dirt doesn't really effect the mechanism in any way. You would have to have A LOT of dirt and lint gunked in one key for it to stop working. And even then you can easily just remove the key and clean away the gunk.

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TakuMii 2014-06-12T04:42:10+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
the keyboard keys even have spaces between them unlike most new ones which are individually "closed off"

my keyboard would like to have a word with you

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Vuelo Eluko 2014-06-12T05:18:56+00:00

YayMii wrote:
kirukashi wrote:
the keyboard keys even have spaces between them unlike most new ones which are individually "closed off"
my keyboard would like to have a word with you

hey dats mine

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_Arzo_ 2014-06-13T02:04:43+00:00

look legit with that keyboard

kirueggy

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kirueggy 2014-06-13T02:22:28+00:00

YayMii wrote:
kirukashi wrote:
the keyboard keys even have spaces between them unlike most new ones which are individually "closed off"
my keyboard would like to have a word with you

and this is what i'm talking about

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Vuelo Eluko 2014-06-13T02:24:36+00:00

what are you talking about? that keyboard is very new

kirueggy

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kirueggy 2014-06-13T02:29:30+00:00

no i meant the way the keys are placed

see the spaces? I dislike those spaces

this however is better

AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-13T02:36:57+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
no i meant the way the keys are placed

see the spaces? I dislike those spaces

this however is better

You do know that most keyboards have spaces between the keys. Do your research.

kirueggy

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kirueggy 2014-06-13T02:41:53+00:00

oops sorry was referring to those types of laptop keyboards

yeah I know my research.

tl;dr closed space keyboards are, well "easier to maintain" or whatever than keyboards with spaces

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Senpoii 2014-06-13T03:05:15+00:00

Keyboard is a keyboard. Just use what you wanna use.

Check my user page for more info on me

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TakuMii 2014-06-13T05:14:40+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
this however is better

>better

I linked a pic of my keyboard because you said "most new [keyboards]", despite there being plenty of new (and upcoming) keyboards with this style of key. I also personally love this keyboard of mine, so I'm willing to defend from any hate it gets.
I'd also think it's safe to say that many others here would also still prefer using a mechanical keyboard to using a laptop keyboard or rubber-dome keyboard, regardless of spaces between keys. It's really not a big deal, and I'm not even sure if anyone has even noticed the 'problem' you're complaining about (I sure didn't).
And I don't know about you, but I don't ever need to do any "maintenance" on my keyboard. I might need to clean out the inside a long time from now (I'm talking years), but that's not a problem in the slightest.

To be completely honest with you though: I ruined the keycaps of my Macbook Air long before I needed to clean out any of the keyboards I use. And that wasn't even from osu! (since my homerow keys were the first to wear out).

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kirueggy 2014-06-13T05:32:27+00:00

^

I have a tendency to spill food crumbs on my keyboards when eating.

There's nothing wrong with those keyboards, I just prefer keyboards like the MacBook has so there's less space for shit to get in + less work for me to do

All in all what I meant to say was "I prefer closed off keyboards"

AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-15T00:15:14+00:00

To be honest I think I'll be fine with the amount of pressure needed to trigger a key on a model m. Up until now I've been using this shitty membrane keyboard which requires me to really push the keys to get them to register. Hopefully it won't take long to adjust to the model m's keys. Besides the model m has one major thing going for it which is that a key doesn't need to be fully depressed for it to register meaning that I won't need to move my fingers as far of a distance to get the computer to register a keypress.

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Lewder 2014-06-15T00:53:24+00:00

i tried, was way too fucking loud and uncomfortable but the keyboard needs cleaning anyway

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AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-15T01:34:50+00:00

Eh, well I can forgive the noise. To be honest I like the noise it make... I know I'm odd...

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Lewder 2014-06-15T01:55:26+00:00

It's not odd to like the noise, a lot of people do. It just gets really distracting when playing osu!. I use a keyboard with MX Cherry Black switches at the moment, and while they're not the loudest mechanical switches I have to use headphones while playing because the clicking gets too distracting. With the Model M not even my headphones with pretty decent PCN were able to drown out the sound of the tapping. The keyboard was only uncomfortable because it was straight from the cellar into usage, including osu!. It would operate fine if taken care of but I decided to shove it back into the cellar and bought my current keyboard instead.

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kirueggy

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kirueggy 2014-06-15T02:00:18+00:00

Dang whoever plays osu without earbuds/headphones should get a medal

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Lewder 2014-06-15T02:03:22+00:00

i usually go by the format that if there is nobody that can be annoyed by loud music or rather judge me based on my taste in music around i blast it through speakers
otherwise i use headphones

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kirueggy

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kirueggy 2014-06-15T02:07:11+00:00

How do people even do that

unless you live in the soundproofest room possible then you're bound to get distracted some time

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Lewder 2014-06-15T02:10:08+00:00

idk dog i dropped osu, havent played it in over a month ill probably sell my gfx tablet too

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AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-15T02:14:05+00:00

I pretty much always use headphones. If I didn't I would get a lot of questionable looks from my parents and siblings.

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kirueggy 2014-06-15T02:32:00+00:00

Tuxdude143 wrote:
I pretty much always use headphones. If I didn't I would get a lot of questionable looks from my parents and siblings.

"son are you playing your dang chinese circle music again"

AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-15T02:36:25+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
Tuxdude143 wrote:
I pretty much always use headphones. If I didn't I would get a lot of questionable looks from my parents and siblings.
"son are you playing your dang chinese circle music again"

Thats pretty much what they would probably say.

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daredakke 2014-06-15T18:10:31+00:00

Recorded myself playing osu! once and I was impressed at how loud my keyboard is (I have blue switches). Good thing I don't hear it while playing, it's pretty distracting.

A model M would be great to type on, but it's probably the last mech keyboard I'd choose to play with. Wouldn't mind blacks myself.

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AstralPhnx

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-15T21:02:53+00:00

Eh. Due to the age of most of the hardware I use I'm not picky about it. As long as it works. I would think that the Model M would be a step up from the shitty membrane thing I'm using at the moment anyway!

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TakuMii 2014-06-15T21:18:52+00:00

kirukashi wrote:
Dang whoever plays osu without earbuds/headphones should get a medal

I've been without headphones for nearly 2 months, and I'm getting along just fine.
Then again, I have o-rings on my keys, so they aren't as "clacky" as a mechanical keyboard would normally be.

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AstralPhnx 2014-06-15T22:06:51+00:00

BRBP wrote:
Say "yes" and keep playing...?

That may shake off my parents but my little siblings are just gonna end up staying the fuck away from me if I did that.

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Lewder 2014-06-16T10:56:24+00:00

Tuxdude143 wrote:
Eh. Due to the age of most of the hardware I use I'm not picky about it. As long as it works. I would think that the Model M would be a step up from the shitty membrane thing I'm using at the moment anyway!

basically, Model M is the mechanical keyboard for hipsters, it's not worth it in the end unless its unique sound gives you a boner

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daredakke 2014-06-17T00:01:06+00:00

Wanted one myself once but I went with a blank keyboard instead, gotta be different somehow huh. But since I've never used it I can't say how it'd feel.

Just be aware that my flatmates know when I'm playing osu! even with the door shut. I even put o-rings on the keys I use to deaden the noise a little. I don't know how it'd be with a Model M.

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Lewder

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Lewder 2014-06-17T00:28:52+00:00

model m sounds like worn out black switches but with the noise level of blue switches