Author Topic: KBC the keyboard to cheer u up, a new brand by kbd enthusiast. (Read 47271 times)

imsto · « **on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 07:47:27 »

there is a story, HASSELBLAD was one hte the most famous camera factory, when the second would war happened, the Sweden air force got a spy camera from German,and asked the victor.hasselblad if he could try to make one camera as the same. he said : No, i can't, but i can make a better one.
we are a group of chinese kbd enthusiasts. we knew each other by internet and became a team. every kbd produced by kbc will be designed and made as the highest standard as we can. like pbt crust, dye keycaps, n-key,etc... doing everything to enhance the feeling of your typing.
ducky is the kbd from our factory but not designed by us, but we now have different collors of keycaps. as ducky 104 108 comes, the full 104 keycaps are coming soon.
here is a couple of pic of ducky production of ducky and KBC.
ducky 104 108 the light one F9 10 11 mean:
f9 win key locked
f10 Lctrl capslock exchange
f11 Lwin alt exchange
welcome to our bbs.kbc-china.com to tell us what's not good enough.

imsto · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 07:55:26 »

sorry for clicked twice

Sparkee · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 11:08:49 »

Do these use cherry switches? and can they be purchased in USA?

J888www · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 11:33:32 »

It would seem to be Cherry switches "KCB THE KEYBOARD TO CHERRY YOU UP" ,unless KCB is trying to scam which is unlikely else they go out of business very very quickly. No idea atm if you can purchase it in the US, but what I really like to know is if its' possible to be purchased from UK.:nod:
Very much like to get one with the orange keys, preferably tenkeyless, or maybe just a set of colour key-caps

msiegel · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 13:39:38 »

interesting layout on that plum... someone must have spent a bit of time figuring it out

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microsoft windows · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 13:54:44 »

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That's the KING of mousepads!

timw4mail · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 13:56:03 »

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That's the KING of mousepads!

Not quite. It's still smaller than the Ripper XXL

imsto · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 22:30:33 »

if you guys want ducky maybe it's will cost some money on the kbd travel.
we will be very glad to do this

didjamatic · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 23 November 2009, 23:11:33 »

I'm very interested. Your website has broken links http://www.kbc-china.com/

imsto · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 00:01:47 »

http://www.kbc-china.com is under construction
bbs.kbc-china.com is working
you may get in touch with me by msn

chimera15 · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 03:15:36 »

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interesting layout on that plum... someone must have spent a bit of time figuring it out

That's a modified siig minitouch! Pure awesomeness!!! How much for one of those? Where'd the design for that come from?? I've never seen that before!! Soo cool!!!

Do you still make the standard compact layout or maybe even the Japanese version that Filco produced?

sixty · « **Reply #11 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 03:19:10 »

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That's a modified siig minitouch! Pure awesomeness!!! How much for one of those?

This one uses Cherrys btw... you can order one here (from Hong Kong):
http://99hk.biz/Plum_86Keys.htm

chimera15 · « **Reply #12 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 03:29:48 »

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This one uses Cherrys btw... you can order one here (from Hong Kong):
http://99hk.biz/Plum_86Keys.htm

Awesomness...what if I don't understand Chinese though, and want it shipped to America...

Wow Cherries really? What kind of cherries? Oh blues? So clicky right? How much is $499 chinese dollars or yuan, or what?

Oh $499 hong kong Dollar?
so $65 US?

Wonder what shipping would be.

imsto · « **Reply #13 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 07:12:17 »

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Awesomness...what if I don't understand Chinese though, and want it shipped to America...

Wow Cherries really? What kind of cherries? Oh blues? So clicky right? How much is $499 chinese dollars or yuan, or what?

Oh $499 hong kong Dollar?
so $65 US?

Wonder what shipping would be.

that plum is a Chinese brand kbd, blue cherry mx.
it's about 300rmb , it's almost the cheapest kbd in China.
if anybody want to buy this strange kbd, i can help , but it will cost almost about 600rmb for shipping...... so #@^*^*&^*&_+_)(%&^$

jelly · « **Reply #14 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 08:31:35 »

ordered quite alot of keysets from u.

the quality isnt really good.

iMav · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 08:37:13 »

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ordered quite alot of keysets from u.

the quality isnt really good.

Details. I know the available keycaps are probably of great interest to many here.

chimera15 · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 09:58:14 »

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that plum is a Chinese brand kbd, blue cherry mx.
it's about 300rmb , it's almost the cheapest kbd in China.
if anybody want to buy this strange kbd, i can help , but it will cost almost about 600rmb for shipping...... so #@^*^*&^*&_+_)(%&^$

What's an rmb? Oh a yuan? So 900 yuan? Like $130? Hmm, that site would indicate less in hkd?

chimera15 · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 10:05:44 »

Alright, I emailed that store, hopefully they can help me, and have a better price.

quadibloc · « **Reply #18 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 16:18:25 »

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What's an rmb?

The abbreviation rmb stands for Renminbi. This is the official name for the currency unit of the People's Republic of China. It is also known as a Yuan; this more generic term is also applied to China's pre-revolutionary currency and the currency of Taiwan.

chimera15 · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 18:35:19 »

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The abbreviation rmb stands for Renminbi. This is the official name for the currency unit of the People's Republic of China. It is also known as a Yuan; this more generic term is also applied to China's pre-revolutionary currency and the currency of Taiwan.

Ah well. I may have to pass. I just noticed the really just too odd layout of the Plum. A keyboard enthusiast designed that?? How can you make the question mark part of the f12 key??? Not to mention displacing the backspace, and getting rid of the ; and " keys?

Maybe for non english speakers this board isn't too bad? I would have trouble having to hit f12 every time I wanted to use a question mark though.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 18:40:35 »

I prefer just to stick with standard keyboards. No layout issues there.

ch_123 · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 18:43:23 »

Standard layouts are not always the best. I've played around with my laptop's one a bit - I swapped Ctrl and Caps, and I'm going to swap Tilde and Esc (I keep missing Esc when using Vim)

chimera15 · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 18:45:37 »

It might work if you rewired some of the board, but it'd take too much effort. I'd rather make a mini mechanical wireless in the proper format from the bluetooth keyboard I just bought off ebay. lol.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 18:54:35 »

I collect keyboards because I need them whenever I expand the computer lab down in the bomb shelter. I might as well have a good keyboard on each of my desktops instead of some junky rubber dome. . .

chimera15 · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 19:03:27 »

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I collect keyboards because I need them whenever I expand the computer lab down in the bomb shelter. I might as well have a good keyboard on each of my desktops instead of some junky rubber dome. . .

Yeah, cause when there's a zombie attack, and people are turning into zombies, carpal tunnel syndrome can lead to necrosis in your fingers, which could lead them to craving brains.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 19:05:56 »

No zombies can break into a bomb shelter. My computers will be safe and sound. They've survived a tornado already!

chimera15 · « **Reply #26 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 19:44:16 »

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No zombies can break into a bomb shelter. My computers will be safe and sound. They've survived a tornado already!

I like my explanation better. lol

Hak Foo · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 20:34:54 »

When I become an immortal I need a keyboard which will last long enough for me.

imsto · « **Reply #28 on:** Tue, 24 November 2009, 21:00:01 »

we have discussed alot about the layout, it seems the standard layout is the best for most people, just like filco 80%, cut the right part simply.
whatever few people like strange layout, like ctrl<->caps or esc<->....
the layout of that small plum is quit monstrous, because of the backspace, numlock, and "." ,the distance from L to Enter is too short. but if get usedto it, it not a bad kdb.

joneslee85 · « **Reply #29 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 05:09:03 »

@imsto: can you get the Ducky keyboard and various color keycaps?

The Ducky keyboard looks appealing to me, it looks like the filco clone, or could it be Filco with different logo?

joneslee85 · « **Reply #30 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 05:09:44 »

on the hk shop, I found the jAIKI keyboard, looks very nice,

imsto · « **Reply #31 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 05:19:23 »

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@imsto: can you get the Ducky keyboard and various color keycaps?

The Ducky keyboard looks appealing to me, it looks like the filco clone, or could it be Filco with different logo?

i am one of the KBC team. i can get you guys ducky and KBC keycaps. but the shipping is a problem.
ducky is differnet with filco, it looks like filco just because it's also narrow frame.

imsto · « **Reply #32 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 05:22:24 »

additional cover for free now

joneslee85 · « **Reply #33 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 06:13:52 »

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additional cover for free now
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I don't have much info about Ducky. can you please brief me through the info? And what color keycap do you have? Is it okay to ship to Australia?

imsto · « **Reply #34 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 06:32:05 »

we have blue red green yellow orange purple black white
pics arehere

imsto · « **Reply #35 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 06:37:30 »

we have blue red green yellow orange purple black white
pics arehere

international shiping if you can accept the shipment cost. it realy @!@#@#% from CN to US or EU ...

joneslee85 · « **Reply #36 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 07:11:07 »

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we have blue red green yellow orange purple black white
pics arehere

international shiping if you can accept the shipment cost. it realy @!@#@#% from CN to US or EU ...

Impossible for me to register, I don't understand Chinese. Can you please post a picture here instead?

imsto · « **Reply #37 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 07:16:10 »

joneslee85 · « **Reply #38 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 07:27:06 »

@moderator: can you please go in and remove duplicated replies, thanks

@imsto: please re-post the images. To make it easier for you and me and everyone, can you answer following questions:

1. Does KBC sell Filco Majestouch Tenkeyless keyboard? If you do, can you please specify which model of Filco you have in stock.

2. Does KBC sell Cherry keyboard? What model is it?

3. Does KBC sell other brand keyboards such as Topre Realforce?

4. Is Ducky 104/108 only come with Cherry Brown switches?

5. Please list the model keyboards that KBC has keycap available for?

Thanks

imsto · « **Reply #39 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 07:35:20 »

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@moderator: can you please go in and remove duplicated replies, thanks

@imsto: please re-post the images. To make it easier for you and me and everyone, can you answer following questions:

that's just a ploy for the users of the bbs few days ago, give a random person a set of 37 keycaps.
1. Does KBC sell Filco Majestouch Tenkeyless keyboard? If you do, can you please specify which model of Filco you have in stock.
No
2. Does KBC sell Cherry keyboard? What model is it?
No
3. Does KBC sell other brand keyboards such as Topre Realforce?
No
4. Is Ducky 104/108 only come with Cherry Brown switches?
with blue brown and black
5. Please list the model keyboards that KBC has keycap available for?
any kbd with cheery mx....

Thanks

joneslee85 · « **Reply #40 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 07:40:00 »

@imsto: thanks much. in the picture there is no Esc, F1->F12, Enter, Meta key. Do you have those in the same set?

If Ducky comes with blue mx then can you please private message me or give me the email so I could place order?

imsto · « **Reply #41 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 07:47:40 »

104 keycaps are coming soon. within 20 days. only 37 now.

joneslee85 · « **Reply #42 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 08:14:13 »

@imsto: Does Duckey 104/108 support N-Key Rollover?

Mercen_505 · « **Reply #43 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 08:57:56 »

Wow... that Plum keyboard looks very... cute. I could even see myself getting used to the layout pretty quickly.

imsto · « **Reply #44 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 10:41:11 »

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@imsto: Does Duckey 104/108 support N-Key Rollover?

yes

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Wow... that Plum keyboard looks very... cute. I could even see myself getting used to the layout pretty quickly.

:frusty:

imsto · « **Reply #45 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 10:47:30 »

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Mine supports rollover.
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OH, you meant the KEYBOARD!

Nevermind.

you always have funy pics. ..:party:

HungryPillow · « **Reply #46 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 21:15:45 »

imsto - Those colored keycaps look fantastic! Will they fit a Realforce 87U or are they specific to the KBC keyboard? And more importantly I suppose... are they for sale?

didjamatic · « **Reply #47 on:** Wed, 25 November 2009, 22:08:16 »

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imsto - Those colored keycaps look fantastic! Will they fit a Realforce 87U or are they specific to the KBC keyboard? And more importantly I suppose... are they for sale?

They won't fit a realforce, they are cherry switches and therefore cherry caps.

imsto · « **Reply #48 on:** Thu, 26 November 2009, 02:01:58 »

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imsto - Those colored keycaps look fantastic! Will they fit a Realforce 87U or are they specific to the KBC keyboard? And more importantly I suppose... are they for sale?

they are for sale.

keycaps for topres are being researched. :tea:
with different collors.:cheer2:

mmgoose · « **Reply #49 on:** Thu, 26 November 2009, 06:50:00 »

all those blank red keys. *homer drool*

and those black on black. jeebus!

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Author Topic: KBC the keyboard to cheer u up, a new brand by kbd enthusiast. (Read 47271 times)