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Title: Cheap MX reds
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 30 May 2010, 16:57:12

I posit that anyone who wants an MX red board without having to order from China/Japan, they should just get a heavily-used MX brown board. Comparing my MX8000 to my MX11800, the Compaq feels essentially linear on most of its keys. The tactile bump is virtually not present. And an MX brown without the bump is just an MX red, right? So why all the fuss over how rare reds are, when you can get the same experience from worn MX browns?

Title: Cheap MX reds
Post by: HaaTa on Sun, 30 May 2010, 17:06:02

And they're actually red :P

Someone send me a heavily used MX Brown board and I'll confirm :D. The Japanese websites aren't listing MX Red boards for sale anymore (they are still in stock in Akihabara though).

Title: Cheap MX reds
Post by: Oqsy on Sun, 30 May 2010, 19:31:14

I have black stems and brown springs sitting in a box...  combining them is roughly reds, no?

I still haven't gotten around to building my Frankenstein Cherry MX board yet, as I'm still so pleased with my MX11900 with brown stems.  I haven't even touched my IBM M in weeks!

Title: Cheap MX reds
Post by: (X "_____") on Mon, 31 May 2010, 08:38:09

http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hisao/image/ncrf020.htm

Black vs. red stems look slightly different to my eyes, and I think he says they are different, which would explain why the actuation force on my makeshift reds is 45-50cN.

EDIT: Disregard that, they're orange stems not red ones. Also, after a bit more testing I can get my makeshift reds to fire at 45cN (9 20p coins) but it's a bit less reliable than with 50cN.

Title: Cheap MX reds
Post by: kriminal on Mon, 31 May 2010, 10:26:45

Quote from: ripster;188456

Yep.  Those are orange.  If you look closely the switch stem cross is smaller than a typical MX so standard keys won't even fit on that Orange switch. (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=73833&postcount=23)

Show Image

(http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hisao/image/ncrf020_061.jpg)

orange? Oo!

Title: Cheap MX reds
Post by: Oqsy on Mon, 31 May 2010, 10:37:17

(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e223/pineapple_girl1017/Orange-Cherry-Blossom-Poster-C11-1.jpg)

orange cherries?  what next, yellow?

Title: Cheap MX reds
Post by: hoggy on Mon, 31 May 2010, 12:19:56

Quote from: Oqsy;188470

orange cherries?  what next, yellow?

I want purple cherries!