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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Luke on Fri, 15 February 2013, 06:47:14
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So I joined the forum about two weeks ago and in that time I've managed to spend around £150 and all I have to show for it is a KeyCool 87 and millions of keycap sets and customs which are hanging round because I have only one board to put them on.... :))
Does everyone have similar experiences or am I just doing it wrong?
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You're doing it wrong! Once you spend over 1K, that's when you're successful on here!
Oh and have about 6+ boards and more cap sets than boards.
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Definitely the same experience for me! Initially it seems worse as well because everything seems really good. After a while you do seem to get more selective, but there is still an awful lot of nice stuff to spend money on :)
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As i3oilermaker said, just throw us your wallet and no one gets hurt. Welcome to Wallethack, all your moneys are belong to us :p
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This place is lethal!
It is, I bought 2 keyboards in a week. http://imgur.com/a/8QpEb
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So I joined the forum about two weeks ago and in that time I've managed to spend around £150 and all I have to show for it is a KeyCool 87 and millions of keycap sets and customs which are hanging round because I have only one board to put them on.... :))
Does everyone have similar experiences or am I just doing it wrong?
Similar experience here... I don't like telling others how much I've spent and it's still not as much as some of you guys here. :p
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stay away from this place. I came here with only 2 mechanicals at first - one for the office and one for the home. Now I have.... 6, and 3 more incoming.
note to self: damn, I really need to sell off the less used ones.
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I don't like thinking about how much I've spent. So I don't.
And just keep spending more.
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btw, what kind of excuses do you use with your girlfriend? Mine thinks i'm nuts.
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Wow, Ok we're all the same then :)) can't wait for the GH60 though, i'll finally be able to put some of these caps to use :D
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Wow, Ok we're all the same then :)) can't wait for the GH60 though, i'll finally be able to put some of these caps to use :D
I'm actually on the same boat as you! Do we have an ETA for the GH60?
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Wow, Ok we're all the same then :)) can't wait for the GH60 though, i'll finally be able to put some of these caps to use :D
I'm actually on the same boat as you! Do we have an ETA for the GH60?
I'm not sure, I only found out about it a couple of days ago so i'm not in the know :)
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This place is lethal!
It is, I bought 2 keyboards in a week. http://imgur.com/a/8QpEb
They look really nice :D
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I'm actually on the same boat as you! Do we have an ETA for the GH60?
When it's done.
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So I joined the forum about two weeks ago and in that time I've managed to spend around £150 and all I have to show for it is a KeyCool 87 and millions of keycap sets and customs which are hanging round because I have only one board to put them on.... :))
Does everyone have similar experiences or am I just doing it wrong?
Two months ago I was hesitating to click "Purchase" for a $35 ducky from pchome. One month ago I bought a Filco with the yao "**** this ****" face and a few days ago I bought a set of pbts for $35 with this thought in my mind: "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH **** it's such an awesome price!!!!".
So yeah, I went retarded in less than two months. A price, which was big for a keyboard is now a pocket change for keycaps alone.
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$35 on keycaps hardly qualifies for "retard" in this forum.
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$35 on keycaps hardly qualifies for "retard" in this forum.
I know. But the switch from "keyboard for 35 bucks is expensive" to "35 for cosmetic change is nothing" is imho quite big for two months.
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Don't worry so much. After some time, you'll become more selective, as Dgsbllx already mentioned. As long as you enjoy it, this will have lots of benefits, mostly allowing you to know yourself better. You can sell them back, if you give up. Maybe it's lethal, but nobody died yet.
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mostly allowing you to know yourself better.
:'( That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard man :))
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I am resisting the urge. I have a custom idea that I want from Maxkeyboards, but i know $250 on a keyboard will cost me lots more in wife grief.
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I have a bad habit of picking up hobbies. I think it's not really a hobby unless you're wasting a bunch of money on it.
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Droppin DAT CA$H,
I think my last months GH.org total was close to 1.5k Aud, I wana know how much FabS blew this week and last month LOL
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Or iArson. :P
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You're doing it wrong! Once you spend over 1K, that's when you're successful on here!
Oh and have about 6+ boards and more cap sets than boards.
started with a filco because i tot, ah well, just get an expensive good one, then it became 14 within a year.. dear god why!!?!?
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Or iArson. :P
True, that fella also, but FabS buys 5 CCs at once. Thats next level purchase.
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It normally begins with...
wow, that looks interesting - > let me think about it - > oh, its just one more -> let's get it -> since we're down the rabbit hole anyway -> I GOTS TO KNOW!
after the final stage is reached, anytime something mildly keyboard shaped and sparkly comes along, the wallet opens up.
14 within a year. And I thought I was bad. Looks like I'm in good company.
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My current Topre boards alone cost me $1000 altogether. In the past 2.5 years I've easily dropped $3k on keyboards, but I've sold a bunch too, so I have no idea what the total damage is.
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My current Topre boards alone cost me $1000 altogether. In the past 2.5 years I've easily dropped $3k on keyboards, but I've sold a bunch too, so I have no idea what the total damage is.
:eek: I can't lose that much money O_O
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Electronics are an expense. I probably spend over $10/yr on PC parts & peripherals.
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Electronics are an expense. I probably spend over $10/yr on PC parts & peripherals.
Last of the big spenders :p
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lol It's just that people have this backwards idea of electronics ever being a cheap hobby. People will see that I probably spend over $10/yr on PC parts and go, "Pffttt of course you do!"
A console gamer friend of mine asked me once what it would take him to get into the PC gaming world for the next 4 years. I showed him the minimum PC only sort of stuff without going nuts on peripherals and he told me if he was gonna spend that money it would be on something like an upgrade for a car stereo system.
Since that time he's been plodding along with his XB360 he got as a gift and asked me about the rumors of the next gen systems and how much they may cost. He discounts my predictions and says something similar to what he said to the above...
Finally had to explain that the guy needs to understand that its obvious he's more into cars and stereos than anything else and until he gets a better job he should just come hang out more often and use my stuff provided he's polite about it. Different folks different strokes.
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Actually I haven't added up how much I have spent on keyboards. Not as much as some people (wish I had that much disposable income), and I don't think I really want to know.
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I'm at around 1 year mark since I started this hobby. Hasn't been too bad yet because I'm a bit selective also I'm trying to get 1 switch per board to be a bit economic :)
At times I also get different switch than the one my g/f has so we get a bit more variety and spend less money lol.
Me: Das MX Brown -> Filco MX Red -> Matias Quiet Pro (Where I'm at) -> Unicomp Ultra Classic (Future) -> Topre Realforce 104U (Future)
My g/f: Das MX Blue -> Filco MX Red -> Matias Tactile Pro (Where she's at) -> Unicomp Spacesaver M (Future) -> HHKB (Future)
Though I did recently blow $200 on PBT Dyesub Keycaps from a group buy. So I'm estimated at around $750 spent total now that's not bad at all :P
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This place is lethal!
It is, I bought 2 keyboards in a week. http://imgur.com/a/8QpEb
Only two?
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I really want to buy more cap sets.. but with my damn layout, the letter-ing on all these cool sets means NOTHING to me.... >:D
And pbt blank sets only come in black or white... sigh.... >:D >:D
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I really want to buy more cap sets.. but with my damn layout, the letter-ing on all these cool sets means NOTHING to me.... >:D
And pbt blank sets only come in black or white... sigh.... >:D >:D
Doesn't Imsto do blank blue pbt? :D
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I really want to buy more cap sets.. but with my damn layout, the letter-ing on all these cool sets means NOTHING to me.... >:D
And pbt blank sets only come in black or white... sigh.... >:D >:D
Doesn't Imsto do blank blue pbt? :D
Yea, I was looking at that... it looks like a really weird blue to me.. not so hot on that blue....
Do you guys know how much shipping IMSTO usually does - to USA?
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If I remember right
WASD V1 (browns) -> Roswill w/ blues (sold) -> Rosewill w/ reds (sold) -> Poker w/ browns modded to 55g ergo-clears -> IBM SSK -> G80-3700 -> -> Tipro's from SS -> Rosewill w/ reds (for parts) -> 4 Tipro numberpads (3 for parts, 1 to keep) -> Realforce 23UB
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Realforce 23UB
I want that.
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Realforce 23UB
I want that.
Maybe, depends on some upcoming events
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stay away from this place. I came here with only 2 mechanicals at first - one for the office and one for the home. Now I have.... 6, and 3 more incoming.
note to self: damn, I really need to sell off the less used ones.
me ! me ! me !
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Ahh good ol' wallethack.. Never really realised how much I'd spent here until I was selling off alot of stuff. Note to OP: It was waaay more than 150 pounds so you're doing it wrong.. Or right. It depends on whether you think food is a necessity.
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Ahh good ol' wallethack.. Never really realised how much I'd spent here until I was selling off alot of stuff. Note to OP: It was waaay more than 150 pounds so you're doing it wrong.. Or right. It depends on whether you think food is a necessity.
Haha, I also own a campervan, I don't think I should get another wallet-intensive hobby ;)