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Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: kSKY on Fri, 10 December 2010, 20:37:33
basically looking for a low-priced mechanical keyboard considering i have heard lots of good stories about them. what model is recommended and can it be shipped to Canada?

ps -

i game and love loud keyboards

black color

one that will last a long time



thanks.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: johnnysasaki on Fri, 10 December 2010, 20:41:26
Rosewill 9000 from Newegg.ca is probably your best bet. Meets all your requirements and the easiest to get in Canada.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: kSKY on Fri, 10 December 2010, 20:44:29
thanks for the quick reply.

researched it and it seems like it fits my criteria conclusively; although i couldn't find it on newegg.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: johnnysasaki on Fri, 10 December 2010, 20:45:35
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201040

Enjoy.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: kSKY on Fri, 10 December 2010, 20:46:49
$100 WHAT?

by cheap i mean something that's around $50ish?
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: johnnysasaki on Fri, 10 December 2010, 20:51:34
Quote from: kSKY;261089
$100 WHAT?

by cheap i mean something that's around $50ish?

Rofl. As far as mech boards go, that is pretty cheap. These aren't crappy rubber-domes with fancy lights we're talking about here.

Try the wiki for price range expectations: Wiki (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=START+HERE+--+The+Geekhack+Mechanical+Keyboard+Guide+-+Includes+Glossary+and+Links#Pricing)
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: kSKY on Fri, 10 December 2010, 20:54:18
Quote from: johnnysasaki;261090
Rofl. As far as mech boards go, that is pretty cheap. These aren't crappy rubber-domes with fancy lights we're talking about here.

Try the wiki for price range expectations: Wiki (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=START+HERE+--+The+Geekhack+Mechanical+Keyboard+Guide+-+Includes+Glossary+and+Links#Pricing)


thanks for the help.

ill definitely look into that rosewill .
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: HaaTa on Fri, 10 December 2010, 21:07:10
Unicomp is also around $100 altogether shipped to Canada.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: msiegel on Fri, 10 December 2010, 21:11:47
being used to $20 boards, the first $100 board is a little hard to swallow.

no worries, it's all down-hill from there ;D
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: johnnysasaki on Fri, 10 December 2010, 21:15:58
Quote from: msiegel;261100
being used to $20 boards, the first $100 board is a little hard to swallow.

no worries, it's all down-hill from there ;D

Yeah I can vouch for that. I just bought a HHKB Pro 2, after my Filco 87 Brown.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: clickclack on Fri, 10 December 2010, 21:23:09
I would look for a Dell AT101W on the bay, you can get them in white/beige and sometimes black like you mentioned wanting.

IBM model M's on the bay although not black.
Mx11900 on the bay, but they are not as loud and they are linear.
You might want to look up an ABS M1
Everything mentioned could easily come in under $50.
Perhaps some addesso keyboards too.

here is a black AT101W   V

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-DELL-BLACK-CLICKY-KEYBOARD-PS-2-MOUSE-/290510318603?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item43a3c3ac0b

Edit: don't forget to check out the various wikis that have been constructed here. There is some really good info there provided by some great members!

=)
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: ins0m on Fri, 10 December 2010, 21:27:30
http://www.etiexpress.com/productadv.aspx?AffiliateID=1&pid=484679

Black alps, non-clicky tactile
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: twn2 on Fri, 10 December 2010, 22:08:49
How about Razer Black Widow for $70? It's for gaming, and MX blue switch which means loud.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114011&cm_re=razer_black_window-_-23-114-011-_-Product
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: twn2 on Fri, 10 December 2010, 22:16:58
Quote from: johnnysasaki;261090
Rofl. As far as mech boards go, that is pretty cheap. These aren't crappy rubber-domes with fancy lights we're talking about here.

Try the wiki for price range expectations: Wiki (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=START+HERE+--+The+Geekhack+Mechanical+Keyboard+Guide+-+Includes+Glossary+and+Links#Pricing)


Rosewill for $100 is not cheap at least to me. It's at most a normal price.

By the way, I heard that this Rosewill keyboard comes from the same factory as Filco in Taiwan. Just think of it as Filco, and see if you feel it cheap or not. For me, $100 for Filco is not cheap as I got my new 6Gv2 for $65.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: Azuremen on Sat, 11 December 2010, 02:38:55
Quote from: twn2;261131
Rosewill for $100 is not cheap at least to me. It's at most a normal price.

By the way, I heard that this Rosewill keyboard comes from the same factory as Filco in Taiwan. Just think of it as Filco, and see if you feel it cheap or not. For me, $100 for Filco is not cheap as I got my new 6Gv2 for $65.


Which was for a limited sale. The 6Gv2 is normally $100.

~100 is the sweet spot where you get out of the excessive corner cutting. The Adesso boards that are around $80 have a lot of small quality control issues. Enough so I found it worth it to spend a bit more on a Rosewill that had fewer features...

I feel the old saying "you get what you pay for" is quite true to keyboards.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: Moogle Stiltzkin on Sat, 11 December 2010, 03:41:31
From what i've seen the rosewill and steelseries 6gv2 seem to be in the lowest pricing bracket for decent mechanical keyboard with nkro. Black widow is also somewhere around this pricing but is 2KRO ....

Higher up the bracket in the 150-190 usd range is the filco/ducky/leopold

And higher up than that in the 200-300 ish range is the Deck Legend and Topre.

And above that is the maximus optimus keyboard



Or alternatively if your looking for cheap; you can check the geekhack marketplace or ebay for a sweet deal on a second hand.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: Kairxa on Sat, 11 December 2010, 04:03:37
Quote from: kSKY;261089
$100 WHAT?

by cheap i mean something that's around $50ish?


A used IBM Model M will be sweet :)
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: J888www on Sat, 11 December 2010, 04:42:16
If it's cheap, then it usually is cheap.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: Pylon on Sat, 11 December 2010, 07:31:50
Used Filco Zero? White clicky Alps-like switches and NKRO. Those supposedly have transposition error issues however.
Title: cheap mechanical keyboard
Post by: tash on Sat, 11 December 2010, 07:44:15
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