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Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: kaiserreich on Thu, 26 May 2011, 13:48:15: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=8012909126
379RMB

It cost the same as the PLU 87 with Browns.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Titmouse on Thu, 26 May 2011, 14:26:22: Interesting. Do they ship overseas, or do you have to use an agent to buy it?
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: kaiserreich on Thu, 26 May 2011, 21:37:02: Agent via Obook. I read that it cost around USD9x shipped via Obook. I'm not sure, but it is still very cheap for a red switch keyboard at that price
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Cata1yst on Thu, 26 May 2011, 23:23:22: Anyone have any Obook agent reccomendations?
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: jnsjr on Thu, 26 May 2011, 23:42:10: Forum members have had success using this agent in the past -- http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?13869-Noppoo-Choc-Mini&p=285416#post285416

I was waiting for a 87key filco red to pop up for sc2. I'm wondering if this will be an acceptable substitute. I'm guessing it only has 2KRO?
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Cata1yst on Thu, 26 May 2011, 23:43:27: With a pretty good matrix from what ive read up on.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: litster on Fri, 27 May 2011, 00:42:35: anyone getting one? Thinking about getting a white one with red switches.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: RAICHU on Fri, 27 May 2011, 00:55:57: Too bad it's 2KRO :(
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 27 May 2011, 01:20:23: replace like with is
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: RAICHU on Fri, 27 May 2011, 01:55:49: Quote from: noodles256;351953
replace like with is

done :)
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: litster on Fri, 27 May 2011, 02:33:41: I checked with taobao agent "Michael" and he said that the red switch PLU won't be in stock until mid June. Same info from here, in Chinese, first post, IM conversation: http://www.pcwaishe.cn/thread-172129-1-1.html In the conversation, the seller said if pre-order now, it comes with 8 red keys. Probably WASD plus something else, maybe arrow keys, but the seller didn't specify.

Also, on the fifth post, pp2310338 said there is a rumor that KBC will release 2 new keyboards, 104 and 107, with user-changeable or configurable lights (LED?).
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Titmouse on Fri, 27 May 2011, 07:22:01: Wow, buying from taobao costs a lot more than I expected. How much was the Filco tenkeyless reds?

User-changeable LEDs, that sounds like an interesting idea.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Cata1yst on Fri, 27 May 2011, 09:21:57: Quote from: Titmouse;351985
Wow, buying from taobao costs a lot more than I expected. How much was the Filco tenkeyless reds?

User-changeable LEDs, that sounds like an interesting idea.

160-180$ on amazon, nowadays pushing 200$+
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: mmmty on Fri, 27 May 2011, 10:38:33: Red is mostly hype. Brown is the real deal :)
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: litster on Fri, 27 May 2011, 11:01:20: So i talked to my friend who bought a plu87 from eBay. He told me after he swapped the caps lock and ctrl key, and if he does ctrl + any other key sometimes it works, sometimes it it just the letter. That is a deal break for him. Anyone has a PLU87 to try?
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: mmmty on Fri, 27 May 2011, 11:03:51: Maybe they're just blocking ugly Americans from looking at it.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: mmmty on Fri, 27 May 2011, 11:04:21: Quote from: ripster;352036
When is KBC going to fix their website?

http://www.kbc-china.com/

Don't they know how to code in Taiwan/PRC?

Maybe they're just blocking ugly Americans from looking at it.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: litster on Fri, 27 May 2011, 11:16:32: http://bbs.kbc-china.com/ works, but it is all in Chinese.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: mmmty on Fri, 27 May 2011, 11:57:38: Quote from: litster;352051
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/ works, but it is all in Chinese.

Looks like a bunch of geeks talking about keyboards stuff. Oh, wait...

For the record, their keyboard does cheer me up.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Tempy on Fri, 27 May 2011, 13:13:24: Okay everyone complaining about 2kro for starcraft... I'm a masters level protoss/zerg player and i own two filcos and a PLU-87 and i literally have not locked up the plu playing at ~200 apm, so dont get caught up on the 2kro...
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: litster on Fri, 27 May 2011, 13:14:43: Quote from: Tempy;352082
Okay everyone complaining about 2kro for starcraft... I'm a masters level protoss/zerg player and i own two filcos and a PLU-87 and i literally have not locked up the plu playing at ~200 apm, so dont get caught up on the 2kro...

Word!
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 27 May 2011, 13:15:57: That was possibly the nerdiest thing I've ever read. Who has a masters degree in sc 2??
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Tempy on Fri, 27 May 2011, 13:21:11: Masters in mechanical engineering to be, masters league starcraft player
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: mmmty on Fri, 27 May 2011, 13:22:49: I am master of my domain :)

(http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/590/draft_lens8484271module73509821photo_126042650041CbCbM0XyL._AA280_.jpg)
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Larry Dallas on Fri, 27 May 2011, 15:45:23: Quote from: ripster;352048
Secretive Triads is my theory. K - B - C. Triad.

This is what goes on there, most days: [video=youtube;PMj3e4_XoOA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMj3e4_XoOA&feature=related[/video]
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: jnsjr on Fri, 27 May 2011, 19:57:59: Quote from: Tempy;352082
Okay everyone complaining about 2kro for starcraft... I'm a masters level protoss/zerg player and i own two filcos and a PLU-87 and i literally have not locked up the plu playing at ~200 apm, so dont get caught up on the 2kro...

Thanks for confirming this Tempy! I will definitely give it a try when the red switches come out.
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: noodles256 on Sat, 28 May 2011, 00:23:00: fluids and dynamics aren't my cup of tea
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Sat, 28 May 2011, 00:31:06: these keyboards are all PCB mounted?
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: Cata1yst on Tue, 14 June 2011, 21:05:12: Any news on this one?
Title: PLU 87 with Cherry MX Reds up for pre-order in Taobao
Post by: lopan on Wed, 15 June 2011, 01:08:18: How did I miss the big trouble in little china thread?