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NorthCoast11 t1_j8okpsw wrote

You got yourself an ace bargain. I am envious and and thrilled.

I have gone through two Matias boards as my daily drivers. I found that they don't hold up well to 10 hours a day, 5 days a week. The switches go after a couple of years.

Enjoy.

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plazman30 OP t1_j8owe13 wrote

I think the guy has some left.

Says he has more than 10

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295459621953

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NorthCoast11 t1_j8pf5m3 wrote

Oh-oh. I might have to go in for Numero Tres. I own eight other keyboards, but that Matias was really...

Hmmm...

Thank you for the link.

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plazman30 OP t1_j8pmwh6 wrote

I just finished charging mine. 5 hours is a long time to charge. But if it lasts a year on a charge, well worth it. I'm using this on my laptop on my dining room table. The Tactile Pro was a bit too loud for my wife watching TV.

This thing was not used. It was NIB.

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BillyBuerger t1_j8oxksn wrote

Matias definitely has issues with chatter. But it would seem to be related to the factory lube or something that gets into the contacts. If you don't mind doing some cleaning, they can continue working for longer. Would be great if Matias could address the issue themselves. My own Matias QC board is currently sitting idle as it has a couple chattering switches that need to be addressed and I'm being lazy. But I also recently mostly finished a Zeal Clickiez tactile/dampened mod so I still have Alps feeling switches that are keeping me happy.

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NorthCoast11 t1_j8pfrpe wrote

So Zeal Clickiez are kind of Alps-aporoximate? Good to know. I've been circling the intense inclination to build a board but I've been stuck on deciding on switches. And a lot of other things but switches is a major.

Thanks.

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BillyBuerger t1_j8qde6q wrote

Yeah, they have a click leaf very similar to Alps. The housing is obviously MX and not Alps so they definitely have some difference there. But to me, the biggest difference from alps is the extreme tactility even more than Amber Alps it feels to me. I think it's too much personally. Especially if you use them in their tactile position where it's crazy tactile. I would prefer if they would make a version that is more reasonably tactile similar to Alps. Especially if they also made a dampened slider so you could have a Zeal version of a Quiet Click.

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