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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: ninjinphu on Thu, 20 June 2019, 15:37:36

Title: Suggestions for Gifting a Keyboard to a Friend?
Post by: ninjinphu on Thu, 20 June 2019, 15:37:36

Hi Hi!


Looking to build a keeb for my friend's birthday. He hates RGB but loves the color green. I'd love to build him something custom in the $200-300 range. His birthday isn't until December but with the way group buys are going these days I figured I'd start the hunt now. Are there any good group buys going on at the moment that I can look into? Preferably not HHKB, Ortho, or Ergodox style layouts.

Title: Re: Suggestions for Gifting a Keyboard to a Friend?
Post by: TeacherGeek on Thu, 20 June 2019, 21:37:11

You can get him like a Tofu with led capable light PCB. Install green leds. If you want no lights, then perhaps get him a green keycap set.

https://kbdfans.cn/products/fully-assembled-tofu-60-keyboard

Obviously this is fully built but you can buy all the pieces to it and the PCB you need. Then spend the rest of your money on a decent keycap set

Title: Re: Suggestions for Gifting a Keyboard to a Friend?
Post by: Leslieann on Thu, 20 June 2019, 22:19:44

Don't do a group buy for something you're counting on time, or even at all, they're completely unpredictable. Odds are you won't get completely screwed, the community seems to pull together to get things done but if things go bad it can take quite a long time to finally arrive.

My advice, look into some of the really nice off-the-shelf kits you can get from various places, or as I like to recommend, start with a Tex or Vortex case (green! (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1261)) then add a compatible keyboard, caps and programmable controller (if the keyboard can handle one). Not as exotic, but you can get parts if something goes wrong.

Title: Re: Suggestions for Gifting a Keyboard to a Friend?
Post by: Sup on Thu, 20 June 2019, 23:43:03

Depends on what layout he also prefers if we know that i think we can give you better advice. If it doesn't matter i think you should look for a 60% since there is a lot of off the shelf options available.

Title: Re: Suggestions for Gifting a Keyboard to a Friend?
Post by: ninjinphu on Fri, 21 June 2019, 12:30:55

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I like the Tofu idea. He prefers full size, but those are not nearly as easy to find

Title: Re: Suggestions for Gifting a Keyboard to a Friend?
Post by: Sintpinty on Tue, 25 June 2019, 20:43:15

Quote from: ninjinphu on Fri, 21 June 2019, 12:30:55

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I like the Tofu idea. He prefers full size, but those are not nearly as easy to find

For keycaps, i suggest SA Nuclear data if you can get your hands on them