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Title: Most you ever spent on a keyboard?
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Thu, 02 September 2010, 15:33:24

What's the most you ever spent on a single keyboard?

My highest would be $35 for my G80-8200. Everything else has either been cheaper or free (XArmor was free, for instance).

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Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 02 September 2010, 15:35:04

$265 for my HHKB.


Where's Webwit?

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Post by: Kairxa on Thu, 02 September 2010, 15:38:17

$144.3 for my Filco.

Hm, there's always a start to everything.

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Post by: washuai on Thu, 02 September 2010, 15:43:56

$149.06 My full size Filco.
$128+tax+shipping

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Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Thu, 02 September 2010, 15:44:54

about 300 EUROS on a HHKB. Shipping and taxes is serious business.

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Post by: WhiteRice on Thu, 02 September 2010, 15:47:03

$112 for my GHSS

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Post by: ricercar on Thu, 02 September 2010, 18:31:10

$128 for my second used Kinesis Contour.

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Post by: chongyixiong on Thu, 02 September 2010, 18:31:42

US$254 + US$45 for HHKB from Elitekeyboards.

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Post by: audioave10 on Thu, 02 September 2010, 18:54:54

Deck Legend "Toxic" - $170 - ouch.

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Post by: Infinite north on Thu, 02 September 2010, 19:36:15

$169 for kinesis contoured pro

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Post by: HaaTa on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:00:29

μTRON.

'nuff said

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Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:02:54

I bought one keyboard for $20 but that's it. Haven't bought anything else.

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Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:04:48

Quote from: HaaTa;219362

μTRON.

'nuff said

Seriously?! Where did you get it and how much is shipping that thing across the pacific?

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Post by: HaaTa on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:12:57

Quote from: Superfluous Parentheses;219364

Seriously?! Where did you get it and how much is shipping that thing across the pacific?

Bought it while I was in Japan at Cleverly, along with a 30g RealForce:

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TDGDHnHZDiI/AAAAAAAABzM/MRYq1E53Zog/s800/2010-06-14%2017.51.44.jpg)

Its the ¥49 700 (cheapest it's available at from retailers).


The manuals seem like they're printed from an inkjet printer (a lot of stuff is included). And the driver disk is a burned Maxell disc.

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Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:15:57

Quote from: HaaTa;219367

Bought it while I was in Japan at Cleverly, along with a 30g RealForce:

Show Image

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TDGDHnHZDiI/AAAAAAAABzM/MRYq1E53Zog/s800/2010-06-14%2017.51.44.jpg)

Its the ¥49 700 (cheapest it's available at from retailers).


The manuals seem like they're printed from an inkjet printer (a lot of stuff is included). And the driver disk is a burned Maxell disc.

Christ. I thought getting a HHKB Pro to Europe was expensive. On the other hand, the HHKB doesn't include drivers (which is good, because I'm running Debian Linux).

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Post by: magictoaster on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:32:11

220,00$US + 34,00$US (shipping) for a Realforce 103UB 55g (Black) from EliteKeyboards. I will probably go up once I get the bill for customs and taxes!

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Post by: HaaTa on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:33:56

Well, the drivers are only for the Japanese typing method under windows.

You don't really need any drivers. Though it does help, as the keyboard has 2 separate usb controllers...

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Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Thu, 02 September 2010, 20:38:13

Quote from: magictoaster;219374

220,00$US + 34,00$US (shipping) for a Realforce 103UB 55g (Black) from EliteKeyboards. I will probably go up once I get the bill for customs and taxes!

If you're in the Netherlands, expect another 50 euros or so. My HHKB Pro 2 came up at 60 euros taxes and import fees.

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Post by: iMav on Fri, 03 September 2010, 00:04:59

$450.00 + $15.91 (shipping)
NIB Model F (AT)

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Post by: zmurf on Fri, 03 September 2010, 01:00:08

$79 + $86 + $15 = $180.

for my Cherry Trackpoint mod (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:11420)

$79 for the Cherry 80-3000LQCDE-2 inclusive VAT and shipment from Germany to Sweden.
$86 for the Lenovo Thinkpad USB keyboard with Trackpoint.

Then I paid $45 for three IBM Trackpoint USB space saver keyboards. But one of them were broken (the one I used). So that would be 45/3 = 15.

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Post by: didjamatic on Fri, 03 September 2010, 02:24:25

Several in the $200-300 range (Realforces, A Rare Model M, Northgates).  Still, I've never paid more for a keyboard than I've spent on a yo-yo.

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Post by: Infinite north on Fri, 03 September 2010, 03:55:37

Quote from: didjamatic;219437

several in the $200-300 range (realforces, a rare model m, northgates).  Still, i've never paid more for a keyboard than i've spent on a yo-yo.

Nerd.

But really, can you do some sweet tricks?

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Post by: joker on Fri, 03 September 2010, 04:36:22

Quote from: Superfluous Parentheses;219376

If you're in the Netherlands, expect another 50 euros or so. My HHKB Pro 2 came up at 60 euros taxes and import fees.

That is the reason why I choose to buy a Das here in Germany... If I had the possibility to buy an HHKB inside EU for a fair price, I would not wait a second.. but 300 Euro is way too much for a student like me atm...

So I spent 130 Euro on my Das Ultimate which was a lot of money, but I think it is worth it.

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Post by: magictoaster on Fri, 03 September 2010, 08:38:41

Quote from: Superfluous Parentheses;219376

If you're in the Netherlands, expect another 50 euros or so. My HHKB Pro 2 came up at 60 euros taxes and import fees.

I'm in Canada, but I guess it will be around 50$CAN more... 60 Euros... Ouch! That's like 200$CAN! ;-)

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Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 03 September 2010, 11:07:51

Quote from: magictoaster;219374

220,00$US + 34,00$US (shipping) for a Realforce 103UB 55g (Black) from EliteKeyboards. I will probably go up once I get the bill for customs and taxes!

That keyboard is the most expensive one I bought too...but why is your shipping so high? (I only paid like $12.50 for US shipping).

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Post by: Input Nirvana on Fri, 03 September 2010, 11:21:09

Quote from: Infinite north;219356

$169 for kinesis contoured pro

One sold on Ebay for that amount last week.
Was that you?

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Post by: magictoaster on Fri, 03 September 2010, 11:42:12

Quote from: keyboardlover;219566

That keyboard is the most expensive one I bought too...but why is your shipping so high? (I only paid like $12.50 for US shipping).

Shipping to Canada I guess.

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Post by: mikeruth on Fri, 03 September 2010, 13:19:09

$105 USD total for my Filco Tenkeyless Brown from Singapore.

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Post by: Infinite north on Fri, 03 September 2010, 15:44:22

Quote from: input nirvana;219569

One sold on Ebay for that amount last week.
Was that you?

Yeah, the thumb buttons and arrow keys are giving me some trouble.

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Post by: 8_INCH_FLOPPY on Fri, 03 September 2010, 16:49:08

I don't buy keyboards new.  I spend more money in the form of time, tracking down keyboards at thrift stores and swap meets and cleaning/fixing them.  The most of direct cash I've paid for a keyboard was $10.  Assuming 1 hour of time = $10, I've probably spent at least $30 on each of my keyboards,  except for a couple that I bought unused in their original boxes.

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Post by: joker on Sat, 04 September 2010, 12:40:16

what about the durability of the topre switches? when spending 200$+ for a keyboard it should last at least for 5 to 10 years (or even longer)... does the rubber "wear off"?

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Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 04 September 2010, 12:48:54

30 million presses, compared with 25 million for Model M style buckling springs, and ~20 million for tactile/click Alps and Cherries.

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Post by: J888www on Sat, 04 September 2010, 12:49:18

Quote from: ripster;219559

Only three types of people?   Seems a little limiting.

Three types of people and a few types of Monkeys.

US $276 for NIB Model M SpaceSaving Keyboard (Inclusive of VAT & Shipping).

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Post by: joker on Sat, 04 September 2010, 13:23:11

Quote from: ch_123;219872

30 million presses, compared with 25 million for Model M style buckling springs, and ~20 million for tactile/click Alps and Cherries.

thanks! but I thought cherry would be at last 50 million... anyway, should be enough for a few years.

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Post by: washuai on Sat, 04 September 2010, 13:37:40

Quote from: joker;219888

thanks! but I thought cherry would be at last 50 million... anyway, should be enough for a few years.

DAS cherries are the usual 50 million cherry MX:  "Designed to withstand 50 million strokes"
Quote from their website.

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Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 05 September 2010, 10:52:33

Quote from: washuai;219896

"Designed to withstand 50 million strokes"

That's what...she said? :P

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Post by: erricrice on Sun, 05 September 2010, 11:05:28

Quote from: keyboardlover;220109

That's what...she said? :P

Lol!

$130 for my DAS III, but everything else has averaged $50 or below other than my filco zero.  Two outliers....

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Post by: leqin on Sun, 05 September 2010, 12:22:18

Apart from my most recent purchase - every keyboard that I have ever used or owned cost me pretty much nothing, except for frustration using the vast majority of those I have been forced to use through work and one reason why my model M takes a trip to work each Monday and comes home on Friday.

But last week old age took its toll and the M is now waiting for some serious servicing and I just spent £69 (that's $110 approx US) on a Cherry G80-3000 and the one thing that I have learned, as a beginner more or less in this keyboard world, is that keyboards are very personal and this is like changing your girlfriend - the old girlfriend knew exactly which buttons to press to keep me happy and the new girlfriend is... she isn't heavy enough and I don't like the way she slides around my desk and although I appreciate the switch technology she's using they are something I am debating whether I shall grow used to.

I know the G80-3000 is nothing by comparison with what some of you guys have spent on keyboard nirvana, but I am eye-ing it thinking I wonder if she will feel nicer if I pop it open and work out if I can add some ballast to make her seem more solid like steel plate or play dough with a sealing shield to make sure nothing shorts out.

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Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 05 September 2010, 12:24:04

You could use lead weights. Dense and non conductive. Should be able to fit some in the corners.

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Post by: leqin on Sun, 05 September 2010, 12:39:08

Quote from: Phaedrus2129;220144

You could use lead weights. Dense and non conductive. Should be able to fit some in the corners.

Not to be insulting to Cherry fans, but this thing sounds so hollow I would be amazed if there wasn't enough room to get a whole church roof hidden away inside... oh and having worked in a industry that uses lots of electricity and metal I can tell you that static electricity can and does travel across leads surface.

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Post by: washuai on Sun, 05 September 2010, 13:29:55

Up that to $200 for a lightly used 87U variable.  I can't wait to get it.

Lead weights & electricity - that's why Ripster plastic dipped his lead.

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Post by: leqin on Sun, 05 September 2010, 13:35:46

Quote from: washuai;220160

Lead weights & electricity - that's why Ripster plastic dipped his lead.

great minds think alike.

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Post by: washuai on Sun, 05 September 2010, 13:51:45

Well yea and to avoid lead poisoning, but I was thinking cover the metal, since the alternative is to ground it.

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Post by: ksd5 on Sun, 05 September 2010, 18:16:51

$30 for an IBM Model M 42H1292.

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Post by: 8_INCH_FLOPPY on Mon, 06 September 2010, 19:22:52

Quote from: Phaedrus2129;220144

You could use lead weights. Dense and non conductive. Should be able to fit some in the corners.

Lead is VERY conductive.

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Post by: IndesisiveAvocaodes on Tue, 07 September 2010, 00:38:00

Twenty Bux. Lets hope by next months end, that changes.

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Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Tue, 07 September 2010, 00:39:04

Quote from: ripster;220628

Very is a bit of a exaggeration.  We should demand Silver cables for maximum keyboard latency - Razer this means YOU!

You mean minimum? ;)

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Post by: British on Tue, 07 September 2010, 03:26:56

Quote from: ripster;220644

use twisted pair

(http://data.boomerang.nl/d/dtminc/image/titty-twister/s600/titty-twister.jpg)

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Post by: skartt on Tue, 07 September 2010, 10:41:00

Just noticed, that the G80-3494 for 800 RMB and the ~4000 NTD for the FKBN87ML/EB to create a Filco Tenkeyless with Cherry MX red sum up to a very substantial amount of money - better dont think about it :D

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Post by: Kira on Tue, 07 September 2010, 10:44:43

At first it was $100 dollars for my Razer Tarantula, but the most I spent was on this Filco. $134+Shipping= $151.50

Quote from: ripster;220628

Very is a bit of a exaggeration.  We should demand Silver cables for minimum keyboard latency - Razer this means YOU!

Show Image

(http://www.coppercanada.ca/publications/pub21e/images/05.jpg)

I think Razer might stick to Silver. Reason being, the average consumer would believe Gold to be better than Silver and trying to say otherwise might make Razer product sound like a rip-off not like they aren't already (with OP'd rubber dome keyboards).

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Post by: MyNameIsDan on Wed, 08 September 2010, 23:23:50

0, current keyboard im using (Lycosa) was given to me buy a friend for christmas.
Hoping to change that this coming fall, I'd like to invest in a filco!

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Post by: ocdonkb on Wed, 08 September 2010, 23:28:01

Probably my Realforce 87U, was close to $300 iirc. The next most expensive is my Filco brown 87.

Been on these boards for more than a year now... The Realforce is worth the price. As for the Filco, wish I didn't buy it tbh.