[QUOTE=Mooe94;27158749]I really want a new keyboard, one that is mechanical with a nice touch, but god damn they are expensive.[/QUOTE]
Price range? $50-100 has a lot of different keyboards available now compared to what they used to.
My price range for a keyboard right now would be around 50-60$ yeah
[QUOTE=Mooe94;27161581]My price range for a keyboard right now would be around 50-60$ yeah[/QUOTE]
At that price range their aren't many options. The Scorpius M10 is $60. I'm not sure of any mechanical boards you could get new for that range. If your not gaming on it you could go with a Model M from Unicomp but thats closer to $70. If you are willing to buy from ebay or used you could look into the various cherry boards.
Look at [url=http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=START+HERE+--+The+Geekhack+Mechanical+Keyboard+Guide+-+Includes+Glossary+and+Links]this [/url] guide that is on geekhack.org about mechanical keyboards. It will help you learn what you want and what you can actually get in your price range.
i'm looking for a blue cherry switch keyboard, price doesn't matter all that much but should be under $200
i've been looking at the steelseries mechanical keyboard but i'm sure there's better at that price maybe?
[QUOTE=Crazy_Farmer;27168539]i've been looking at the steelseries mechanical keyboard but i'm sure there's better at that price maybe?[/QUOTE]
I'd say you should go with a Filco Majestouch or a DAS Keyboard Model S. 4RT1LL3RY would probably also recommend the Leopold FC200R but it is not yet available outside of Asia (it soon will be though).
where can i order them other than their website (they only ship in US), newegg.ca doesn't have any
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nevermind, NCX has them
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wow they're out of stock in all canadian online stores that actually have them, this is painful
[QUOTE=Crazy_Farmer;27168794]wow they're out of stock in all canadian online stores that actually have them, this is painful[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry to hear that. But at least the DAS should be in Stock pretty soon again. Or you'll wait for the Leopold, because EK ships to Canada with full warranty as well.
I've ordered an Unicomp SpaceSaver with hungarian layout, got the e-mail, everything went fine until they told me the shipping fees. [QUOTE=Chuck]Approximately $150.00
Chuck[/QUOTE]
Order cancelled :crying:
Wow, OK it's only 45 to Germany...
[QUOTE=bugfix;27172513]Wow, OK it's only 45 to Germany...[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure that extra 300km doesn't cost them $100 more.
Yeah, think so too. Rip off.
It funny really, a renaissance of mechanical keyboards is upon us. That and Christmas drained everyone's stock.
Indeed. Mechs seem to be "in" again. Which is not a bad thing imho.
The bad thing is that the trend can't keep up though. Mechanical keyboards last so much longer that the need will drop and the cycle of mediocre keyboard will repeat.
You might by a new membrane keyboard every year, I don't think you will with a mechanical.
[QUOTE=4RT1LL3RY;27172909]You might by a new membrane keyboard every year, I don't think you will with a mechanical.[/QUOTE]
I'm going to buy 3 until March...
My friend is looking for a tough-as-nails model M with a UK layout for £30, delivered. Any ideas?
Other than ebay or flea markets etc. - no.
Nothing beats the sounds of it.
I'm also considering getting a Realforce 105, more specifically this one:
[url]http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=791[/url]
Only problem is the different switch weights, especially in the WASD cluster. As I don't touchtype and I'm a gamer, should I even consider this board?
Man, this new hobby of mine is going to make me poor.
I moved to a small town and there's this shop here...- I think I found about 23 - 26 of the keyboards you all want - but what do i look for - im deaf so sound is not gonna help me
they all have PS2 connections but quite a few are OLDER
Priced at 5$ each if I remember right - will ship and buy for people if they are indeed what your all looking for
there's also a TON of old stuff there / parts / even old police radios / scanners even a few old macs!
Let me know if you want me too keep an eye out for something
LOl - when I was there i found nortan ver 5.0 - it said Y2K tested on the box
Errrr, what?
Ah, thanks for editing your post.
There are probably going to be some IBM M around, go for one these and you can't be wrong.
The look like this. [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/ModelM.jpg[/img_thumb]
can you get pictures?
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or buy em all and sell em all
Alright i'll go down tomorrow and take a look and snap a few pics ( i lost my SD card tho ) and find out the prices
I will buy and sell - let me know by 2 pm tomorrow
What would the plug look like ?
do they have to be IBM - Most of them looked like that keybored but not IBM
How i be sure there what you want - anything i can check for?
theres a bunch of old stuff there too - anything i should keep a eye out for?
will sell for as low as i can - you'll have to cover shipping cost but i may pay 50% shipping depending on were too
erm, ibm or dell. if it has a little sticker on the back with date of manufacture, get it. otherwise, avoid.
[QUOTE=codenamecueball;27183680]erm, ibm or dell. if it has a little sticker on the back with date of manufacture, get it. otherwise, avoid.[/QUOTE]
Anything else you can tell me pic's would be helpful
e.x can i pop a key or something off and see?
don't pop keys off, but flip it over and look for
[img]http://www.preater.com/modelm/images/model-m-label-small.jpg[/img]
- british keyboard, what i'm currently after
[img]http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/blog-images/ModelM-ebay2-6.jpg[/img]
- US keyboard, which many are after
As long as it's got a birth date, you're good.
Im sure i see a few with dates at least so i shall look tomorrow and if i can find my SD card i will take pics
ok, remember copyright labels don't count
Anything else you would like me to look out for?
if it says model m, buy
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also copyrights might say lexmark, it's still a model m
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