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Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: SmallWalrus on Wed, 15 September 2010, 20:16:02
I've heard from someone who mentioned that they can be gotten for like $87, but can't seem to find any specific details on where it can be purchased at that price. Does anyone have had the experience of buying one of these before? :)
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Wed, 15 September 2010, 21:32:46
assuming that u r living in SG, u can use taobao or just join their forums and find their bulk order?? (团购) [they r cheaper] thread. idk how it works but instruction will be available by 9-20
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: panda-R on Thu, 16 September 2010, 00:14:40
WOWS, that is pretty awesome the linking!
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: Infinite north on Thu, 16 September 2010, 01:16:22
There is another post in the forum that goes into depth on each switch and cherry history.

http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2571-1-1.html (http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2571-1-1.html)

Translated

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbbs.kbc-china.com%2Fthread-2571-1-1.html (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbbs.kbc-china.com%2Fthread-2571-1-1.html)
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Thu, 16 September 2010, 01:44:13
rofl google translation makes understanding it worse
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 16 September 2010, 08:39:53
Nice:

(http://qq.a.5d6d.com/userdirs/c/4/kbc/attachments/day_100911/10091102322578b594d0a7125e.jpg)

Lemme ride that train...
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: skartt on Thu, 16 September 2010, 11:28:36
got a ducky, seems to be no problem in china.

Sooo ow i only need to find out how to get those fancy switches i see in the link above :).
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: sumako on Thu, 16 September 2010, 12:42:25
You can buy from Taobao, China. It's a chinese ebay. I'm getting 9008 soon. very cheap.
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Thu, 16 September 2010, 17:54:18
there are
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-667-1-1.html
look at 6, they call it "experience shop", but its ridiculous if they let u try but dont let u buy.
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: WhiteRice on Thu, 16 September 2010, 22:08:16
I am like ' ' this close to ordering one through obook
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: sumako on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:15:23
get from taoboa if you got friends or colleague in China.

http://s.taobao.com/search?q=ducky+9008
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: WhiteRice on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:19:24
I ended up ordering http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=7284573558 through obook purchasing services.
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:20:50
the ABS version ducky 1087 will be available soon, look at these,
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2585-1-1.html
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2628-1-1.html
they r going to sell the PBT version later, and those r what im getting =)
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: WhiteRice on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:24:52
Quote from: laden3;224087
the ABS version ducky 1087 will be available soon, look at these,
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2585-1-1.html
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2628-1-1.html
they r going to sell the PBT version later, and those r what im getting =)
this... would've been nice to know.

I already wired the money.
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:27:20
i think its better to order from the "official guys" right here
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-667-1-1.html
and they r going to accept orders for the keyboard like u bought for 499rmb (without the palm rest, iirc they have free palm rest at full price)
something peculiar abt ur link is that the keyboard was a sample ducky 1087 and it wont be available before 9-20...
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: WhiteRice on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:29:06
Do they ship to the US
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:29:30
Quote from: WhiteRice;224088
this... would've been nice to know.

I already wired the money.


good luck then:frown:
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:31:36
Quote from: WhiteRice;224090
Do they ship to the US

 i asked one of the KBC guys and he said he can do that through taobao and EMS (idk what kind of shipping is this, guess i will figure it out later...)
abt the shipping cost... i really dont know... btw how much is ur shipping?
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: sumako on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:48:16
Quote from: laden3;224087
the ABS version ducky 1087 will be available soon, look at these,
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2585-1-1.html
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2628-1-1.html
they r going to sell the PBT version later, and those r what im getting =)


what's the different between PBT and ABS version? which is better?
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: sumako on Thu, 16 September 2010, 23:52:47
Quote from: WhiteRice;224086
I ended up ordering http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=7284573558 through obook purchasing services.


this seller looks fine. quite reliable. he got 4 diamonds and 99.42%. shouldn't be a problem. but if you are purchasing outside China, there is a risk.
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Fri, 17 September 2010, 00:03:40
Quote from: sumako;224094
what's the different between PBT and ABS version? which is better?


its just the key caps, read this :tongue:
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=All+About+Keys

i was thinking that since the freight will be the same and im buying it from china, why not get the key caps will better quality
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: sumako on Fri, 17 September 2010, 00:09:37
Quote from: laden3;224097
its just the key caps, read this :tongue:
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=All+About+Keys

i was thinking that since the freight will be the same and im buying it from china, why not get the key caps will better quality


so the ducky 9008 is using PBT or ABS?
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Fri, 17 September 2010, 00:12:44
Quote from: sumako;224098
so the ducky 9008 is using PBT or ABS?


i think its ABS, someone here (probably imav) can confirm it
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: panda-R on Fri, 17 September 2010, 00:23:54
where is imsto when u need him?

imma need a white one of these.
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: sumako on Fri, 17 September 2010, 00:26:37
any idea when is the launch date for ducky 9008 PBT version?
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Fri, 17 September 2010, 01:12:34
i dont think that they have a full set of PBT keycaps, that would be freaking expensive... but they might have the PBT keycaps for the 87 keys since they will introduce 1087 with PBT keycaps (10-1 China's national day), but the 1087 will have a number pad (something like the realforce since they replaced the scroll lock with the num lock, again like realforce...)[sry i cant really find a better way to describe this, english isnt my mother tongue =P]. back to the main point, some of ur keys will have numbers on them, which isnt very nice...
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: DryDry on Fri, 17 September 2010, 01:58:30
any informations for ducky plz visit bbs.kbc-china.com
and ducky 80% are launching now....for sale at sep 20th
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: laden3 on Fri, 17 September 2010, 02:06:26
the problem is that these guys (99% of them) cant read chinese n google translation isnt really helping... so... actually we can do them a favor...
Title: Ducky keyboards - where to get?
Post by: WhiteRice on Fri, 17 September 2010, 06:01:23
I think I'm going to stick with my order. I have a set of double shot keys coming; so if the abs becomes an issue I can always replace them.

Thanks for all the help laden3.

:)