Post by: john08099 on Tue, 09 October 2018, 22:28:41
Post by: YC1920 on Tue, 09 October 2018, 22:47:18
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Post by: BlindAssassin111 on Tue, 09 October 2018, 23:18:14
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Post by: Leslieann on Wed, 10 October 2018, 00:18:40
Post by: chyros on Wed, 10 October 2018, 00:23:56
Post by: rorix on Wed, 10 October 2018, 04:56:15
Post by: JohanAR on Wed, 10 October 2018, 05:07:21
Post by: malu1989 on Wed, 10 October 2018, 05:13:37
Sent it back shortly after as browns were not for me.
Post by: overlypedantic on Wed, 10 October 2018, 05:14:54
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 10 October 2018, 06:24:47
Otherwise, I got some kind of a Northgate Omnikey at a thrift store for about $2 but it had a few dead keys.
Post by: fer.real on Wed, 10 October 2018, 06:45:09
Dirty little secret: I like Outemu blues better than Cherry MX blues. Much less rattle.
Post by: killyou on Wed, 10 October 2018, 08:10:26
2nd - $50 - some crap from aliexpress (sold, broke even)
3rd - $46 - Magicforce68 (sold for $40)
4rd - $170 - Vortex Pok3r MX Clear Black (installed holtites and R11 Zealio 67g)
5th - $100 - Vortex Pok3r MX Clear White (sold, broke even)
6th - $80 - Vortex Pok3r MX Blue
I also sold all keycaps, accessories and switches that I acquired in the mean time. If I would sell my two Pok3rs I would be even or have a slight surplus on the entire keyboard hobby thing.
Post by: sncbraxsc2 on Wed, 10 October 2018, 08:30:26
so
CM Storm TK, white case, white led, red switches - 80$
Post by: fer.real on Wed, 10 October 2018, 08:40:35
Unfortunately, all of the PC clones I had in the 90s were rubber domes.
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 10 October 2018, 10:20:23
Post by: Sup on Wed, 10 October 2018, 10:32:57
Post by: JP on Wed, 10 October 2018, 10:35:57
2nd/3rd - IBM Model F XT + Model M - Free!
Post by: danwomansan on Wed, 10 October 2018, 11:23:17
Post by: terrpn on Wed, 10 October 2018, 11:38:27
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Post by: Riverman on Wed, 10 October 2018, 16:51:02
Post by: Meowsaur on Wed, 10 October 2018, 17:27:50
Old keyboard broke. Needed a new one. Mate gave me one from work;
It was a Dell AT102W.
I'd say that ultimately it's cost me a few thousand pounds in consequences, but I expect that's a stale joke by now.
Post by: portbaron on Wed, 10 October 2018, 18:04:37
First one I purposely bought was around 2005? Deck with MX blacks. Maybe like $95.
Post by: jamster on Wed, 10 October 2018, 20:21:01
First one that I ever had? Model M, free.
Post by: john08099 on Wed, 10 October 2018, 20:45:52
A no-name board with Outemu blues on clearance from Micro Center for $40.
Dirty little secret: I like Outemu blues better than Cherry MX blues. Much less rattle.
I guess it's also Velocifire? lol
Post by: john08099 on Wed, 10 October 2018, 20:47:11
about 4 years ago, a friend sent me a model m, for $friendship :)
I love your friendship.
Post by: typo on Thu, 11 October 2018, 04:57:52
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 11 October 2018, 06:38:22
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 11 October 2018, 07:17:15
$170 That's how much a poker II costs in Denmark.
But chu'ge'dat fr33 health care and antidepressants..
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 11 October 2018, 07:40:03
Haha yes, can't argue with that.$170 That's how much a poker II costs in Denmark.
But chu'ge'dat fr33 health care and antidepressants..
Post by: chyros on Thu, 11 October 2018, 08:45:56
Post by: DALExSNAIL on Thu, 11 October 2018, 08:58:13
Post by: Olumin on Thu, 11 October 2018, 10:03:52
60 I believe...
maybe just 40?
Don't quite remember...
Post by: dallman5 on Thu, 11 October 2018, 10:09:14
Post by: Delmondo on Thu, 11 October 2018, 22:24:16
Post by: BlindAssassin111 on Thu, 11 October 2018, 22:46:36
rosewill rk-9000 v2 with bona fide mx browns. $80 CAD. it didn't take me long to realize that i didn't like it at all and instead looked to alps boards for safety and comfort.
I wonder how many of us started with an mx board and realized we would rather search for a vintage alps board than use that lol. I went from MX Reds, to SKCM Black, MX Green and then went back down the alps rabbit hole...now have somewhere north of 6 alps boards(actually can't remember lol).
Post by: Delmondo on Thu, 11 October 2018, 23:08:47
I wonder how many of us started with an mx board and realized we would rather search for a vintage alps board than use that lol. I went from MX Reds, to SKCM Black, MX Green and then went back down the alps rabbit hole...now have somewhere north of 6 alps boards(actually can't remember lol).
i hope to have that many alps boards one day... currently, the only genuine alps board i have is a black at101w. i would seriously trade anything for something with even just SKBMs.
Post by: BlindAssassin111 on Thu, 11 October 2018, 23:17:00
i hope to have that many alps boards one day... currently, the only genuine alps board i have is a black at101w. i would seriously trade anything for something with even just SKBMs.
It isn't hard to have as many as me tbh...I don't have a large stock of expensive ones and all were under $100. I just made a lot of purchases I honestly shouldn't have...but it is hard to resist sometimes.
Post by: romevi on Thu, 11 October 2018, 23:30:53
Post by: john08099 on Sat, 13 October 2018, 06:04:45
First one that I actually had to pay for? Model M, $20.
First one that I ever had? Model M, free.
$20? Kidding?
Post by: john08099 on Sat, 13 October 2018, 06:06:23
1st - $145 - Coolermaster Novatouch (sold for $135)'
2nd - $50 - some crap from aliexpress (sold, broke even)
3rd - $46 - Magicforce68 (sold for $40)
4rd - $170 - Vortex Pok3r MX Clear Black (installed holtites and R11 Zealio 67g)
5th - $100 - Vortex Pok3r MX Clear White (sold, broke even)
6th - $80 - Vortex Pok3r MX Blue
I also sold all keycaps, accessories and switches that I acquired in the mean time. If I would sell my two Pok3rs I would be even or have a slight surplus on the entire keyboard hobby thing.
What to consider for the 7th?
Post by: PointZero on Sun, 14 October 2018, 12:07:17
With switches and keycaps: 210$.
Post by: ojrask on Mon, 15 October 2018, 10:34:48
Post by: RehnMan on Mon, 15 October 2018, 11:21:30
The first board I purchased with the intent of keeping was either a Corsair K70 with MX Browns or a TT eSports Poseidon with MX Browns. I bought them at roughly the same time (one for home and one for work).
Since then I have acquired an Anne Pro with Gateron Blues and a Pok3r with MX Blues. Waiting on my Planck Rev 6 and that 75 Key XD75RE knockoff on Massdrop. I think that hotswappable PCBs is really going to help keep my spending in check, but Im not sure how much.
Post by: john08099 on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:08:38
I suppose my first keyboard was a Ducky One with Cherry MX Browns or Blues. I remember buying like 3 mechs from MicroCenter so I could try the switches and return them all. So technically that was my first board but I only had it for a week or so.
The first board I purchased with the intent of keeping was either a Corsair K70 with MX Browns or a TT eSports Poseidon with MX Browns. I bought them at roughly the same time (one for home and one for work).
Since then I have acquired an Anne Pro with Gateron Blues and a Pok3r with MX Blues. Waiting on my Planck Rev 6 and that 75 Key XD75RE knockoff on Massdrop. I think that hotswappable PCBs is really going to help keep my spending in check, but Im not sure how much.
How was the ducky one?
Post by: john08099 on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:13:35
Ducky Premier DK9008P Creamcheese and Green, around 130 euros.How are you feel about the keyboard?
Post by: john08099 on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:20:00
Noppoo Lolita 87 - $120Do you like it?
Post by: john08099 on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:23:36
Free, Model M.Wow! So lucky!
Post by: john08099 on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:27:26
Poker II 85 Euro'sDo you like the keyboard?
Post by: john08099 on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:28:25
Free, Model M.So lucky!
Post by: john08099 on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:37:48
ISO DE Model M...Haha, It's been a long time! :)
60 I believe...
maybe just 40?
Don't quite remember...
Post by: diseeease on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:44:44
My third is where things started to get serious - a Cherry G80-3000LGADE for 3. And now I'm always hunting for more vintage boards and also just ordered the parts for my first DIY board on Aliexpress yesterday.
Post by: whalematrontron on Fri, 30 November 2018, 02:56:44
Post by: Cynamin on Fri, 30 November 2018, 10:53:00
Ah, simpler times.
Post by: NewbieOneKenobi on Fri, 30 November 2018, 11:10:40
Afterwards I can't really recall, but either those old Dell AT101/whatever boards with Alps at a couple bucks apiece, or Filco Majestouch 1 with Blues (can't recall the price, perhaps something to the tune of 120 euros/dollars/pounds). The Filco isn't ideal, but I always keep coming back to it, like that special kind of GF you just can't dump.
Post by: Pitrek on Sat, 01 December 2018, 16:42:31
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Post by: Ptolemy on Mon, 03 December 2018, 10:48:03
Now I've upgraded to much better things. :thumb:
Post by: Hyperdimension on Mon, 03 December 2018, 14:55:34
Post by: jamster on Mon, 03 December 2018, 22:48:57
Free, Model M.Wow! So lucky!
You can just use the Multiquote option instead of rapid-firing a bunch of separate one liner replies to separate posts. Makes for an easier to read thread.
Post by: ArchDill on Mon, 03 December 2018, 22:50:22
It went up from there...
Post by: jcoffin1981 on Tue, 11 December 2018, 03:59:30
Post by: Merranza on Tue, 11 December 2018, 08:20:31
First one is a Ducky One TKL with Cherry MX Browns and ****ty ABS keycaps for 90Euros. Bought on 27 July 2016. Has terrible stabilizers and I puked on it while being ****faced on vodka last summer. Thankfully the only damage was my right arrow key. Now I have an Anne Pro 2 with a GMK set that costs twice as much as the keyboard itself, whoo!
If you are not trolling, this is one of the many reasons why I never buy used keyboards.
Post by: MGMorden on Wed, 12 December 2018, 20:57:00
Since then I think they most expensive I've bought is a Matias Tactile Pro for $140 - I'd put off buying one for years and when they discontinued the PC version I figured I'd snap one up while they were still available.
My normal use keyboard at home though is still a $90 Unicomp. At work I use a cheap chinese board that I desoldered the Outemu blue switches on and replace with a set of Novelkeys Box Jades. Total investment on that one was probably ~$75 or so.
Post by: abhixec on Thu, 13 December 2018, 13:52:56
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Post by: hwood34 on Thu, 27 December 2018, 19:23:36
Ducky DK9008 with MX blacks woulda been like $109 back then?
Post by: sherminnater on Thu, 27 December 2018, 20:44:47
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Post by: ThereminGoat on Tue, 01 January 2019, 11:37:14
If only I could have kept that luck for the more expensive stuff.
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Post by: mattlach on Sun, 13 January 2019, 20:51:47
I was 11, it was my first PC of my own, and click Model M's were practically given away at the time, as the new trend where the new "QuietKey" rubber domes. Everyone wanted those because they were quiet! My computer was practically obsolete even when I first got it, and someone threw in a free keyboard.
Fast forward roughly 15 years to 2005. I had recently graduated from college and had long stopped using old clicky keyboards and switched to the modern modern rubber domes. One day I remembered how much I missed typing on a solid tactile keyboard, checked out eBay, and won a Model M in pristine condition for $8.95
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2X0iy_SAF6TeQf98ujM5ldUgjoxK5lQBYvsvk67pknPuaJ9y6995xKAVTIwtb5i4Ww0m_KI7lRbhc1SoEwcsQmyY9I9HwcnKDi6MEtQy1lSB--mUX3UHCVnCJ6eMhWfgA1rx6o_r2tUiSmWmZSAPa0Ak8yq1MvJUftKifTTEDEaheT_aYAaJiIGOXO8y_KwcOlZfOpM9yA3PVH5Ls9iqFmpsw8KgP199mIjDm7nVwZ5JPrvSB2-UqEBDMbHy4XXiszELI7Zv9E-Zp6BYlZW6on5YUGGpc5Udgg5P2eTgpwEHb9xFzS_KDPWuRpYsl0lZuB06PY2cwPe_gHSQAFBlT71C3-HLENWL9YfEtJb4NYdode52lxqPT0z6Y1X7d41Dov5pVPGIHChVJ2GQwKgluqELlrwQlsUnp-4Ez1xfhHhgA8LZExCA2-aQE0GA4K43VXcxWf_0CwbIXtQXnM2nECNlPCwtA2Sz83dcm3h-D2rqTwdimsgwSX_ZAkqu6c5-RbO59vHQ4cJqtvNamyMcwI4udtVfDT5Urbn2IBfliPjBeZUH6q9jWoD-enmRvSKh8B_GQUFD65Xaywi45lUT9yYzNIAB_smQ9z6Ofw-tWIAZqiiA8SZb9hsh_xsvgx7OTDk74lMTVzOeKcK1m3zg0MDaGBvwoA8xx8KX4c_8iF20oFoVW1KLLGIWBJ5D2ZTml9EqutDZnkblQ1QIqA=w724-h624-no)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2648/3978720980_74b128759b_z.jpg)
This was a time before people rediscovered mechanical keyboards, so these guys were going for next to nothing on eBay.
I recently looked into picking up a similar replacement (The Model M above became a casualty of a ceiling leak at work in 2011, where I had moved it after I replaced it with a Black M13 Trackpoint II model) and was shocked how expensive they had become on eBay.
Demand must have gone up :p
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Post by: rowdy on Wed, 09 June 2021, 03:58:31
First one I remember - NEC APC-H4100E that I got with an NEC APC 4 PowerMate 4C '286 computer (no, the NEC APC-H4100E that I have now is not the same one).
First modern mechanical keyboard - Ducky Shine 1, red LEDs, Cherry MX blue switches - $172.
Post by: Sup on Wed, 09 June 2021, 05:47:04
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:58:18
Post by: jamster on Wed, 09 June 2021, 09:11:54
First mech board? Free, Model M.
Post by: phughes on Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:28:00
It did come with the rest of the PC, though.
PC long gone, but still using the keyboard (typing this) 30 years later with internal Soarer's.
Post by: CarnageHimura on Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:42:21
2nd- Ducky One 2 Horizon, $99 solded to a friend.
3rd- Drop Alt High Profile, $245 + Everglide Pandas + Gat Ink Yellow v2
Post by: chadrezzar on Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:56:33
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Post by: diazel on Wed, 09 June 2021, 11:34:20
I have a keyboard drawer below my desktop surface that is its new home. Flavor of the day on top, trusty blackwidow underneath just in case I can't remember where the hell I programmed the print screen button on that particular keeb, lol
Post by: kizuna on Sun, 13 June 2021, 14:25:08
Post by: azzipa on Sun, 13 June 2021, 17:28:54
My first mech that wasn't bought for me was a Drevo Calibur, which I think I paid 60 dollars for off amazon.
the only reason i know about this board is from following the eclipse gb. i really dig the layout. when eclipse debuted in spring 2020 it was the first 70% (fkl/tkl) in ic. i looked for similar layouts and that was the only one i could find. next came onyx and calliope. all three made it to gb, but none have been delivered yet. (and maybe cucumber eventually moves past concept stage.)
Post by: james97 on Tue, 15 June 2021, 21:04:56
Post by: Kinso on Thu, 17 June 2021, 01:11:40
for just the keyboard at least
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Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 19 June 2021, 17:34:58
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Post by: JucheCatgirlTS on Sat, 19 June 2021, 18:04:23
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Post by: rowdy on Sat, 19 June 2021, 20:30:40
this much:
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Ooohhh yellow keys! Very nice :)
I tried to buy one of tyhose over here, ordered it, waited a few months, then they said they could not fulfil the order and refunded my money.
Eventually I tracked down a set of the keycaps here - still got them.
Post by: Maledicted on Tue, 22 June 2021, 19:20:01
The first I know of is my first Corsair K70, with MX reds. I think it was on sale for $100 or so within about a year of that model's initial release. It still resides on my desk, although it doesn't see much typing lately outside of gaming when I have 2-3 random other rotation keyboards plugged in at any given time.
First one ever - no idea, it was too long ago, I didn't take any specific notice of the keyboard, and they were generally supplied as standard back then.
First one I remember - NEC APC-H4100E that I got with an NEC APC 4 PowerMate 4C '286 computer (no, the NEC APC-H4100E that I have now is not the same one).
First modern mechanical keyboard - Ducky Shine 1, red LEDs, Cherry MX blue switches - $172.
Hard to beat NEC blue ovals for a first mechanical switch.
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 24 June 2021, 20:07:37
Hard to beat NEC blue ovals for a first mechanical switch.
Wasn't my first, but it was my favourite for a long time.
I managed to find another such keyboard recently (well, not so recently now), repaired it, and it still gets rotated in every now and again.
Post by: yui on Fri, 25 June 2021, 02:38:38
1st overall was a trash picked dead 3rd gen Fujistu leaf spring board that i had no idea what it was back then.
1st working one was a 120 euros Unicomp PC122.
1st MX style was a cheap chinese TKL kit with MX brown and pudding caps for a total of around 80 USD.
one of my regret is to have not keept that 1st board, nowadays i could have fixed it...
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