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Title: Cherry Browns. Cheapest option?
Post by: elservo on Sun, 07 November 2010, 02:19:06

Curious about the cherry brown switches.  What is the cheapest option out there?  The addiction to mech boards is at its highest level now, I want to sneak cherry browns into the house.  What's the lowest priced board available?

Title: Cherry Browns. Cheapest option?
Post by: Lanx on Sun, 07 November 2010, 02:24:37

jused you could score ebay compaq mx11800 or so for 30-40, i've gotten a non working nib g80 for 26bucks and a used g80 for 35bucks (dont' know if it works already took it apart, but assuming it did). So if you ebay for a bit 40bucks could get you some kind of used cherry board.

Title: Cherry Browns. Cheapest option?
Post by: ManjyomeThunder on Sun, 07 November 2010, 03:08:24

Definitely the MX11800 as far as cheapest goes, but the layout is kind of odd. Personally I'm looking into picking up a Das-Silent-Ultimate the-blank-one-with-MX-Browns keyboard thing. With the student discount, it's a bit cheaper than a Filco, but the price is still much higher than the MX11800.

Title: Cherry Browns. Cheapest option?
Post by: steeef on Sun, 07 November 2010, 10:24:37

MX-11800 is a nice introduction to brown switches. At least then you'd know whether you want to spend $100+ on a Filco.