I was looking for keycaps to replace shine through and found these.
Midnight : https://www.pccasegear.com/products/49143/ducky-pbt-doublesh…
[Sold Out]Skyline: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/42480/ducky-pbt-doublesh…
This one says Cherry MX compatible but I expect other to be compatible as well but it doesn't mention on Midnight page.
Got it for 50 bucks, not too fussed for it being my first keyboard. Thanks for that!
no worries for 1st keyboard. learn to lube switches, try to tape mode it and use foam. it will make it a lot better for cheap. the next one you should get is a keychron Q series. it is a great beginner - mid range custom mechanical keyboard.
then after that join a group buy and get an awesome keyboard you can be proud of.
pbt keycaps are good. the dumb ones are abs that will rub off and get shiny overtime.
my current work keyboard build is:
WIND X 98
gat black ink switches
gmk cherry switches
durock stabs
You will be missing a keycap for the right shift (as it's slightly shorter on LK67 by the looks of it compared to full sized keyboards) and the right 1u (u = size of keys like "Q", "W" etc) modifiers ("Alt", "Fn", "Ctrl, "Win" etc).
Damn, I see what you mean by that. Cheers.
I would personally recommend AliExpress if you are looking at cheap keycaps. I liked pudding keycaps from AliExpress, good for their price (it just came in a plastic bag, but nothing looked damaged so meh).
Because it looks like the keyboard has LED on the north side (https://keyboardable.com/north-facing-switches-vs-south-faci…), I would recommend getting keycaps with OEM profile (Profile just refers to the shape of the keycaps and height). OEM profile keycaps are basically what most of the gaming keycaps are shaped like, and something you would see on many gaming keyboards.
Otherwise, ASA profile keycaps would also likely work if you are looking at buying from PC Case Gear. Though ASA profile is shaped differently to both OEM and Cherry profile keycaps, so you may or may not like it. I am saying this more because it's not a common shape and while I like them and have keyboards with that profile, I do like tall keycaps).
@iridiumstem: just be careful with aliexpress, get from a more reputable seller that sold a lot. there is a lot of crap on there. main difference will be consistency with the keycaps. not all of them are centred, letter print not as clean or sharp, little tab still poking out the side, etc…
@iridiumstem: Hey thanks for this info. I just got my Keychron K10 Pro and want to replace the caps as the RGB doesnt shine through. Was a little lost on my options but this info has helped.
@nedski: Nice. I have found pudding keycaps to be nice for RGB effects. I found the ones from AliExpress OK, looked like they are doubleshot (so that the legends wouldn't rub off). It's relatively cheap.
Obviously the ones that costs $100+ dollars will have something else going on them, like better QA, thicker plastic, etc, but it's not needed for someone to enjoy their keyboards. I am just double checking the one that I have, not looking too shabby for $20 I've spent. Cheaper keycaps that are sold from Aliexpress like an XDA profile keycap I got off Facebook marketplace don't look too shabby to me if you ask me.
Just digressing, thicker plastic changes the sound and feels nice, better QA and colour matching on more expensive keycaps (that are suppose to happen at least) looks nicer. Frankly speaking, I had no issues with using AKKO's ASA keycaps and they looked really nice if you ask me if you like the font and shape.
Otherwise, I did like the Razer's "stealth" model where they used darker colour so that the legends light up when you have the RGB on. They do have gamery font and the keycaps do have relatively thin walls on Razer ones, but once again, preference.
Also, be aware that Gamakay LK67 uses XDA profile meaning they are all flat. If you change the keycaps on it you need to find a seller that shows a layout similar to LK67 such as the below:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005809964078.html?spm=a2…
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005622254062.html?spm=a2…
Basically, the Pg Up, Pg Down and Del have different angles to that of 104 or TKL layouts.
@meong: Thanks for all the info! I'm slowly learning about everything to look out for with my current keyboard. The hardest part right now is actually finding a set that I like. Some are too wild for my liking.
Thanks for the post, I think this is cheap enough to try out, to see if I like them better than my shine throughs, plus I think the skyline set looks neat on a black base.
Yeah, I got Skyline.
guaranteed to be better then any shine through, also better sound.
Hopefully they got that good thock sound!
it will improve for sure, but that would mostly come from the switches. what switches do you have? do you have a hot swap board?
@Hugh G Rection: I’ve just got a hyperx alloy origins core, which has a metal case and ‘red’ switches, with hyperx pbt shine throughs.
I’m not sure how much of an upgrade these key caps will be, but I really like the colour way and they’re only $19!
@TekniqAU: Received the midnight colour way, I guess they ran out of the skyline and just sent them instead, gonna keep them cos they’re still nice. Compared to the hyper-x pbt shine throughs, they are thinner, the surface is smooth rather than textured, and the lettering is far sharper and better done, so overall I’d say a win, even though thicker keycaps are generally preferred.
Realforce would beg to differ on both claims.
Anyone know if these will fit on my Logitech G PRO X keyboard?
Wow what an awesome deal. Went to buy the midnight ones and ended up with akko neons instead. Thanks a lot, ill prob be in the shit now.
Lemokey L3, gateron oil kings, akko neons :)
Anyone know if they would work with keychron k4v2
Yes, they'll work for most of the keys, but not all.
The K4 has a bunch of narrowed keys, like the RHS of spacebar, ctrl, alt etc which this set won't have replacements for. Also, the PgDn/PgUp and End will likely be the wrong profile (of that's the right word?) since the keys that come with this set should be in the third row, but you're putting them in the function row.
That said, if you're strapped for cash and using the ABS keycaps (which I really hated) and wish to try a decent PBT set, this is ok.
This one says Cherry MX compatible but I expect other to be compatible as well but it doesn't mention on Midnight page.
I'd be more surprised if the keycaps weren't compatible with a Cherry MX-style stem.
Unless you mean the profile, because these appear to be OEM profile, not Cherry.
Thanks OP. Can replace my existing keys on my ducky keyboard from 2 years ago.
Related topic. I have a Ducky One (White LEDs only) and several LEDs have now failed. Is it possible to replace?
You probably need to be good with a soldering iron?
I will recommend getting a really good desoldering pump. I found removing the solder from the LEDs on one of my previous keyboard annoying (and lifted few pads as as I needed to heat the joint on the PCB several times, putting too much heat on the PCB). I am sure I buggered a mouse from doing that as well (with desoldering microswitches). It was a breeze with Engineer Solder Sucker as I can get close and remove most of the solder on one go, if not two goes at most.
I think you might need either flux or in my case, I basically just heated solder wire with rosin core to melt the solder on the LED. Because I basically added more solder to melt the solder (more out of lazyness, and in the end, I was able to replace microswitches without too much issues on two of my mice), wicks didn't help in my case, but I think if you are going to use a wick, it might be easier to go with those solder wicks.
Thanks, will give my G710+ a birthday
I'm new to the mechanical keyboard world, so I'm a bit lost here but would these work on a Gamakay LK67?