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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: MediocreBadGuy23 on Wed, 18 May 2016, 08:58:59
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I'm specifically looking at this one right here http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Customized-KC60-60-Kit-Plastic-Case-Switches-Plate-Led-Stabilizers-for-60-Standard-ANSI-Mechanical-Keyboard/32629156371.html (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Customized-KC60-60-Kit-Plastic-Case-Switches-Plate-Led-Stabilizers-for-60-Standard-ANSI-Mechanical-Keyboard/32629156371.html). What's the quality like? Does it come with everything you need to build it (excluding stuff like sodlering iron, solder, screwdriver, stuff like that)? There any build logs online? I've found a few but there aren't many quality ones. Is this the best 60% kit I can get for around this price? Or should I buy all the pieces seperate?
If this seems like a good deal on a good board, I'm going to buy it and do an in depth build log of it. If that's something you guys would be interested in.
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I won't comment on the price as I've not looked around lately nor the quality as I've never touched one of these, but kits 1 and 2 have everything you could possibly need (except keycaps) and kit 4 gives you everything you need for a functional plateless build, if that interests you. With a plastic case and no plate I think it would be too light but maybe you'd like that? It's a personal preference :)
The PCB already has diodes and resistors soldered so you just need to solder in the switches and switch LEDs which is probably why no-one's done a build log - there's not much to it. If you're planning to build something crazy in the future doing a build log would be good practice though, it's easy to get lost in the process and forget to take pics of a step!
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I'm looking at kit 1. For the price and free shipping, it seems like a great deal.