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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: elbowglue on Mon, 27 June 2011, 23:23:45

Title: Type now. Solid.
Post by: elbowglue on Mon, 27 June 2011, 23:23:45: http://cgi.ebay.com/TypeNow-Solid-Full-Metal-body-mechanical-keyboard-/270763548905?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f0ac3e0e9#ht_13444wt_1139

Aluminum case $400 shipped (one day shipping). Zero feedback seller.

Something nice to blow your extra money on :)

Here's a thread on the keyboard:
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:16173
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Post by: mmmty on Mon, 27 June 2011, 23:53:16: $350+$50 shipping = $400+free shipping. It's still $400. Tell me when it's $200 or less.
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Post by: calavera on Tue, 28 June 2011, 00:01:34: I believe the seller is the man himself.. the one who made this keyboard more or less. As a seller you all have to start somewhere. I think it's legit. But I don't see it selling like hot cakes any time soon either.
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Post by: litster on Tue, 28 June 2011, 01:51:26: Going thru the thread, IOMANIA posted this keyboard on ebay before for $400 + $50 shipping. Link to old auction here: http://cgi.ebay.com/TypeNow-Solid-Full-Metal-body-mechanical-keyboard-/270733120143?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f08f3928f&clk_rvr_id=244268561177

It didn't sell last time, that's why the seller still has 0 feedback.
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Post by: Jim66 on Tue, 28 June 2011, 04:36:55: No thanks.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 28 June 2011, 07:03:00: Hamblet posted internal pics before. It's literally a Leopold with an aluminum case. Don't waste your money.
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Post by: 7bit on Tue, 28 June 2011, 08:12:46: Quote from: elbowglue;369259
http://cgi.ebay.com/TypeNow-Solid-Full-Metal-body-mechanical-keyboard-/270763548905?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f0ac3e0e9#ht_13444wt_1139

Aluminum case $400 shipped (one day shipping). Zero feedback seller.

Something nice to blow your extra money on :)

Here's a thread on the keyboard:
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:16173

Mine is even more solid, looks much better and costed far less:

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=13834&stc=1&d=1291674194)
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Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 28 June 2011, 08:15:11: Showoff!
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Post by: Mazora on Tue, 28 June 2011, 08:19:49: what turns me off is the lasered keycaps, hey its a 400$ keyboard...

what turns me on is the orange back color
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Post by: Mazora on Tue, 28 June 2011, 08:21:30: amazing keyboard 7bit
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Post by: RiGS on Tue, 28 June 2011, 08:25:14: It has a nice CNC carved case with Leopold internals made by Datacomp.
Just the case by itself easily worth the price. And yes I have experience with CNC.
I don't see what's the problem here.
I think buying this directly from Iomania would be even cheaper, like 350 bucks or something.
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Post by: Mazora on Tue, 28 June 2011, 08:36:10: after going through the ebay description and pics, this board is awesome. Colored keycaps looks good on it too. lasered is not that bad :)
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Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 28 June 2011, 10:16:11: waste of money compared to the custom korean keyboards (356 series, The Cheat) which are unobtainable. Case style is too big and ugly and not really a fan of the orange plate. I still think we could produce something like an aluminum case(If someone on GH knows CNC) after looking at alot of pics on OTD yesterday of "The Cheat", its a 3 piece aluminum body which has to cut on production costs . It has a Flat bottom piece that is really just a plate a middle band type piece and then the top cover, I think this is a much easier way to do it then producing a 2 piece version.

Rigs didnt you say you were taking a CNC class?
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Post by: ricercar on Tue, 28 June 2011, 11:48:08: Is a "tenkyelss" board worth $350? The machining might be as sloppy as the spelling.
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Post by: Megaweapon on Tue, 28 June 2011, 13:28:02: Quote from: Mazora;369387
lasered is not that bad :)

There's lasered and then there's lasered.

My Tactile Pro 3 is lasered and shows basically no legend fade after a year of heavy daily use. My RK-9000 on the other hand is also lasered but the legends started looking dirty after just three months of light use.

For $400 I shouldn't have to gamble.
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Post by: litster on Tue, 28 June 2011, 16:46:42: Does anyone know how TypeNow.Solid has been selling in Korea?
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Post by: ~Blood~ on Tue, 28 June 2011, 17:30:50: what kind of advantages does aluminium have over plastic anyway? Its cold and stuff.

I know that macbooks use alu, however the highend notebooks use carbon aka plastic. Also aluminium is about as hazardous as plastics are.
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Post by: Tennobanzai on Tue, 28 June 2011, 17:39:21: Quote from: ~Blood~;369651
what kind of advantages does aluminium have over plastic anyway? Its cold and stuff.

I know that macbooks use alu, however the highend notebooks use carbon aka plastic. Also aluminium is about as hazardous as plastics are.
Carbon as in carbon fiber? Those must be expensive laptops since I know it can cost a ton to make carbon fiber.
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Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 28 June 2011, 20:09:07: They use carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and no it's not that expensive there are tons of things that use it. Since there is no weaving or any complicated machine work involved it's cheap.
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Post by: ~Blood~ on Wed, 29 June 2011, 04:56:36: Right, the thing thats so expensive are the weaved fibres they use for FORMULA1 racing cars for example.

Carbon isn't THAT expensive, but still better than cheap aluminium. And aluminium IS cheap, believe me. Its the cheapest and most used metal. You could also make a keyboard out of coke cans.
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Post by: litster on Wed, 29 June 2011, 10:03:47: I guess it is the labor, time, and the up front design and tooling cost that make carbon fiber and milled aluminum expensive to produce.
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Post by: redpill on Wed, 29 June 2011, 10:15:57: Quote from: alaricljs;369713
They use carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and no it's not that expensive there are tons of things that use it. Since there is no weaving or any complicated machine work involved it's cheap.

Cheap? Not exactly. There is some work involved as the tend to use a sheet of fibers then it needs to be combined with resin and properly molded to right shape, usually with some vacuum machinery. If that's not done properly you lose the beneficial strength characteristics, and if it's for something you're going to be looking at, there's few things worse to see than shoddy CFRP work.
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Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 29 June 2011, 10:52:42: No redpill, we're talking about carbon re-inforced plastics, not carbon-fiber sheets or formed sheets. carbon re-inforced plastic is just plastic with carbon fibers mixed in that can then be injection molded just like any normal plastic. Compared to woven carbon fiber sheet it's dirt cheap.
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Post by: redpill on Wed, 29 June 2011, 12:10:56: Hmm, well I've seen that term applied to a process very different than what you describe:
[video=youtube;qZrOxQ1V6bQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZrOxQ1V6bQ[/video]
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Post by: Lpb45 on Wed, 29 June 2011, 12:15:18: Quote from: alaricljs;369974
No redpill, we're talking about carbon re-inforced plastics, not carbon-fiber sheets or formed sheets. carbon re-inforced plastic is just plastic with carbon fibers mixed in that can then be injection molded just like any normal plastic. Compared to woven carbon fiber sheet it's dirt cheap.

I dont get what the point of that would be, at the end of the day its still gonna look like plastic and feel like plastic. The whole purpose of one of these kind of keyboards is that its Aluminum(looks really nice, checkout the 356 and Cheats on OTD) and that its even heavier then the mass made Mechanicals. Some of the Korean customs even have spots where you can put an extra brass or steel plate inside or under the keyboard to icnrease the weight furthur.
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Post by: HaveANiceDay on Wed, 29 June 2011, 12:38:29: Aluminium on my MacBook pro get's dirty really fast and is hard to clean. I think certain plastics are better for cases that get touched a lot.
That's why I think the Filco is superior to the Korean custom keyboards in terms of case quality(and looks, in my opinion). I'd still like one for the layout though.
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Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 29 June 2011, 13:19:00: The process is not about what it looks like, it's about strength. carbon reinforced plastic is stronger than plain plastic at a minimal cost increase. It involves stirring loose carbon fibers into the plastic resin.

carbon fiber reinforced plastic (which is what the former should be called) from redpills video is more accurately called carbon fiber cloth reinforced plastic. Looks cool and is waaaay stronger than carbon reinforced plastic.
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Post by: ~Blood~ on Wed, 29 June 2011, 13:38:13: carbon fibres absorb shock and so on.. even carbon reinforced plastic does. golf bats are made from that kind of stuff too I think.

and I don't know about aluminium being labor-intensive lol, u think every macbook is carved by an expert craftsman ? i dontk
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Post by: Lpb45 on Wed, 29 June 2011, 13:47:00: Quote from: HaveANiceDay;370042
Aluminium on my MacBook pro get's dirty really fast and is hard to clean. I think certain plastics are better for cases that get touched a lot.
That's why I think the Filco is superior to the Korean custom keyboards in terms of case quality(and looks, in my opinion). I'd still like one for the layout though.

Really? You think the Filco case is better then the aluminum/metal cased 356/Cheat cases?
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Post by: HaveANiceDay on Wed, 29 June 2011, 14:05:13: Quote from: Lpb45;370094
Really? You think the Filco case is better then the aluminum/metal cased 356/Cheat cases?

I don't have one to compare, so I can only guess. But I can compare the case of my MacBook, and I wouldn't want a keyboard like that, except for the layout.
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Post by: calavera on Wed, 29 June 2011, 17:18:09: Aluminium case on the 356/Cheat is FAR superior to any other keyboard case including the Filco. That's a fact.
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Post by: HaveANiceDay on Wed, 29 June 2011, 20:29:39: Quote from: calavera;370249
Aluminium case on the 356/Cheat is FAR superior to any other keyboard case including the Filco. That's a fact.

No, it's a guess. Like mine.
I argue that the aluminium on my MacBook is not that good. What is your source?
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Post by: keyboardlover on Wed, 29 June 2011, 20:45:48: Somebody just buy it already and do a review!
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Post by: Lpb45 on Wed, 29 June 2011, 21:56:45: Quote from: HaveANiceDay;370337
No, it's a guess. Like mine.
I argue that the aluminium on my MacBook is not that good. What is your source?

Actually its not, the biggest keyboard enthusiasts on the planet all value the custom aluminum cases on the 356/cheat way above any plastic mass produced cases. Just because apple uses some kind of ****ty aluminum that is hard to clean does not mean that it is the same style as used on these keyboards. Arguing this is beyond ridiculous. There is no better source for keyboard information then OTD and some of the other korean sites.
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Post by: HaveANiceDay on Wed, 29 June 2011, 22:33:00: Quote from: Lpb45;370359
Actually its not, the biggest keyboard enthusiasts on the planet all value the custom aluminum cases on the 356/cheat way above any plastic mass produced cases. Just because apple uses some kind of ****ty aluminum that is hard to clean does not mean that it is the same style as used on these keyboards. Arguing this is beyond ridiculous. There is no better source for keyboard information then OTD and some of the other korean sites.

Of course they value their extremely limited custom runs which are almost impossible to obtain. Why would they make them otherwise.
I don't think that arguing this is ridiculous at all, because no one has that damn thing(except sixty I think) and everyone seems to praise it like the best thing since toasted bread.
Still I'd like one, but not for the aluminium body. I'm only interested in the layout.

I'm not sure about them being the best source of keyboard information. After all we got the #1 Keyboard Expert In The World right here (yes ripster, you may add this one to your list of references) ;)
All I see "over there" is fancy pics of stuff we can't get, anything other is irrelevant because I don't read Korean. So why would we care about the information we can't use?
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Post by: Lpb45 on Wed, 29 June 2011, 22:43:37: obviously its irrelevant because YOU cant read Korean. You seem to confuse "me" with "we" alot.

I dont see anyone else here backing up your ridiculous argument that a plastic case is superior to a custom made aluminum case and that anyone else would only be interested for the layout.
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Post by: HaveANiceDay on Wed, 29 June 2011, 22:56:42: I did generalize a lot and I think it is a correct assumption that the vast majority in here does not read Korean, but if you do - godspeed man.
Majority is not equal to correctness, so I don't need anyone backing me up because it is my opinion. That's what I tried to say. You can't pass this off as a fact because it's only your guess against mine.
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Post by: Lpb45 on Wed, 29 June 2011, 23:03:11: Now your just trying to argue semantics.

It may be your opinion but its definatley not everyones opinion or even the majority opinion. But yes it is a fact a custom made aluminum CNC carved case IS better then a plastic mass produced case, dont get me wrong I still think the filco's leopolds and topres all have fantastic cases they just arent on the level as the custom aluminum cases.
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Post by: HaveANiceDay on Wed, 29 June 2011, 23:16:15: And now we can argue on which level each of them are. But first we would have to define the levels!
I don't see us come to an agreement on how far apart each level is from another so I'll just drop out here :)

I still don't think that it's a good idea to use aluminium for cases that get touched a lot, however cool they may look. From a practical point it's not something for me.
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Post by: litster on Wed, 29 June 2011, 23:29:57: Quote from: keyboardlover;370341
Somebody just buy it already and do a review!

I was considering buying one, but then I realized it is a Leopold inside, and now I am not sure if a $400 modern keyboard should have a Leopold board.
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Post by: ~Blood~ on Thu, 30 June 2011, 00:12:45: They value the aluminium keyboards only because they are limited. That is because they are collectors in the first place.

Why would aluminium be superior to plastics, seriously? Look at german cars, do they use a lot of aluminium? I don't think so. Maybe for the chassis, but not for the parts that are touched, for example the stirring wheel. Stirring wheels are always plastic. Even the ones that look like wooden wheels are plastic. The whole interior is either plastics, leather or artificial leather.

Its like with the red switches, when they were unobtainable, everyone was like OMG CHERRY RED SWITCHES, now they are (almost) publicly available and people don't like them too much.
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Post by: MrCynical on Thu, 30 June 2011, 00:27:03: I'm incredibly tempted to buy this...

EDIT: Gonna cave. Should I get it in blue or brown :3
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Post by: litster on Thu, 30 June 2011, 00:55:23: I love red, but if it is betweeen blue and brown, I'd say brown. And be sure to do a detail review and post lots of pictures.
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Post by: MrCynical on Thu, 30 June 2011, 01:14:45: Purchased ^^
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Post by: litster on Thu, 30 June 2011, 01:24:29: MrCynical, you are a brave man, sire! Keep us posted.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 30 June 2011, 08:27:05: Quote from: MrCynical;370438
Purchased ^^

You're AWESOME. Please do a review!
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Post by: RiGS on Thu, 30 June 2011, 08:43:42: That's the spirit! :)
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Post by: litster on Thu, 30 June 2011, 08:49:14: I have an aluminum envy problem now. which switch type did you order?
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Post by: MrCynical on Thu, 30 June 2011, 12:21:10: Brown. I've already got two perfectly good blues and I only have one brown.
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 30 June 2011, 12:38:12: ^ Please let us know how it is. Me jelly. lol =D
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Post by: MrCynical on Thu, 30 June 2011, 12:39:35: I also asked if it was possible for a Cherry MX Clear spacebar as that seems like a much desired configuration on these forums, but idk if that will work out but one can hope :D

Darn, they said all brown or all blue only :(
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Post by: Lpb45 on Sat, 02 July 2011, 04:44:41: when I talked to him on ebay he said it was possible to do MX Black now aswell.
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Post by: MrCynical on Sun, 03 July 2011, 03:15:09: Quote from: Lpb45;371811
when I talked to him on ebay he said it was possible to do MX Black now aswell.
I don't like MX Blacks :S
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Post by: litster on Sun, 03 July 2011, 09:31:41: I am desoldering 200+ clear switches from 2 donor boards. I can send you one if you want to switch the spacebar switch when you receive the keyboard.
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Post by: MrCynical on Sun, 03 July 2011, 16:05:56: Thanks for the offer, but no thanks, I don't feel comfortable enough with my soldering skills to try it on a $400 keyboard. :P
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Post by: RiGS on Sun, 03 July 2011, 17:19:44: It is basically the cost of the carved alu case. You can always replace the rest with a leopold.
Btw I'm sure you can find geekhackers in your area who are willing to help you with the soldering.
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Post by: litster on Sun, 03 July 2011, 17:47:04: while de-soldering my clear switch donor board, there is a grey switch for the spacebar. Maybe a grey switch is even better!
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Post by: N8N on Mon, 04 July 2011, 08:32:03: Quote from: litster;372696
while de-soldering my clear switch donor board, there is a grey switch for the spacebar. Maybe a grey switch is even better!

Compaq G80-11802 (MX Brown) uses a grey switch for space bar, it PISSES ME OFF. way too stiff compared to the rest of the keys; I try to use a light touch on the browns and end up missing spaces. Maybe it'd be better with clears? I haven't tried them yet, still waiting for my Cherry POS board (what I assume you are taking apart) to arrive.

If I end up not using the POS board I might put a clear in the 11802, although I can't really see myself using it seriously due to the weird layout (bought it to try the browns as I don't really have any kind of store that sells a variety of mech. keyboards nearby to try)
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Post by: kriminal on Wed, 06 July 2011, 18:23:08: me likes
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Post by: MrCynical on Wed, 06 July 2011, 21:33:11: I just picked this up today from the post office (it was supposed to come yesterday July 5th but I missed the post office guy signature.)

The weight of the keyboard is very nice and comes with multi colored keys (green shifts, red controls, and teal alt's). idk if this is some kind of placebo effect, but the browns feel nicer on this keyboard than they do on the Zowie keyboard I also own. The orange honestly isn't that noticeable. I feel a little more cramped on this keyboard but that's probably just because I'm used to the keyboards with the tenkey. The sacrifices you make :L
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Post by: litster on Wed, 06 July 2011, 22:03:47: That is very fast shipping! Good to know IOMania is for real. Pictures please! Still want MX clear switch? ;)
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Post by: MrCynical on Wed, 06 July 2011, 23:11:40: Where can I purchase custom keycaps? I wanna pimp this ***** out :P
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Post by: litster on Wed, 06 July 2011, 23:21:05: Not gonna tell you anything until you post pictures of your new found love. No, I am kidding.

You can go to the Group Buy forum to join Noodles RGB group buy. Take a look at all the cool keycaps from Round 3 here (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=GeekHack+Round+3+Double-shot+Replacement+Group+Buy+Keycap+Picture+Reference). And wait for Round 4. Round 4 ordering should start as soon as Round 3 orders are all shipped out. It is hard to say when that will be though.
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Post by: MrCynical on Thu, 07 July 2011, 02:41:39: I honestly like this keyboard so much the next time an auction comes up I'm gonna buy one in MX Blue

New favorite keyboard <3

It's 3:40 am right now, I'll post pics tomorrow.
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Post by: litster on Thu, 07 July 2011, 03:06:18: Quote from: MrCynical;375243
I honestly like this keyboard so much the next time an auction comes up I'm gonna buy one in MX Blue

New favorite keyboard <3

It's 3:40 am right now, I'll post pics tomorrow.

And please do a review after you have used it a few more days. Thanks.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 07 July 2011, 06:31:09: Congrats! Don't forget to post pics here (http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?65-what-did-you-get-in-the-mail-today).
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Post by: cactux on Thu, 07 July 2011, 06:41:54: Quote from: MrCynical;375243
I honestly like this keyboard so much the next time an auction comes up I'm gonna buy one in MX Blue

New favorite keyboard <3

It's 3:40 am right now, I'll post pics tomorrow.

Did you buy it in ebay from the user called iomania?
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Post by: RiGS on Thu, 07 July 2011, 07:05:30: You can buy it cheaper from the iomania website directly.
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Post by: cactux on Thu, 07 July 2011, 07:17:47: Quote from: RiGS;375309
You can buy it cheaper from the iomania website directly.
As far as I know iomania.co.kr does not ship outside korea nor takes PayPal :-(
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Post by: RiGS on Thu, 07 July 2011, 11:01:22: Quote from: cactux;375310
As far as I know iomania.co.kr does not ship outside korea nor takes PayPal :-(

http://iomania.kr/ (http://iomania.kr/)
This is the site I meant. Send the guy an email for quote.
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Post by: MrCynical on Thu, 07 July 2011, 20:26:28: Yeah, I bought another one (MX Blue) direct from the guy. He gave me a discount for buying 2 :)
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Post by: litster on Thu, 07 July 2011, 20:40:24: Plctures please.
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Post by: MrCynical on Fri, 08 July 2011, 00:28:12: Good things come to those who wait ;)

My current camera is absolutely positively FUBAR (spilled Sprite on it TT) so I ordered a Panasonic Lumix LX5 and will be taking pictures of the MX Blue and MX Brown and posting my review when I get it.
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Post by: calavera on Fri, 08 July 2011, 06:15:16: So you were able to get the 2nd one for less than $350 shipped?
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Post by: litster on Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:13:08: LOL! Group buy anyone?
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Post by: mmmty on Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:22:59: Quote from: litster;376284
LOL! Group buy anyone?

I'm in for $350 shipped.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:28:13: I bet with enough people the price would be even less...
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Post by: litster on Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:29:19: Quote from: keyboardlover;376300
I bet with enough people the price would be even less...

I agree. KL, are you in? if we can collect enough orders here, I can ping IOMania to see if they would give us a discount.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:34:59: I'd be in for 300 shipped or less.

Start a group buy thread!

Actually first, contact the guy and get a price estimate for like 30,50,70,100 orders or so. Then people can know what they're getting into before they vote.
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Post by: kturnbull on Fri, 08 July 2011, 16:57:26: I might be in for one... lol
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Post by: Lpb45 on Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:34:37: I would do 300 or less aswell.
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Post by: reaper on Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:39:31: Quote from: mmmty;376295
I'm in for $350 shipped.

Here here. I second this but of course, less is even better. lol
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Post by: litster on Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:40:07: I already PM'ed the guy. They should be waking up soon on their Korean Saturday morning ;)

I would be surprised if they would sell for less than $300 each even for a group buy of more than 10. I will start a new group buy thread if he gets back to me and give me a reasonable price.
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Post by: Laggy-gaga on Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:51:54: I am dying to pay $350 for dkserver or 356L...
layout similar like cherry 80%

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pgfLxgZ2IlE/TheNdbMDO5I/AAAAAAAC4Js/ygNHh_DZ5tM/s800/DSC01899.jpg)

but not this one.
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Post by: litster on Fri, 08 July 2011, 18:35:25: IOMania got back to me. No discount for keyboards for group buy, only shipping discount. Keyboard is still $350 + shipping. No deal...
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Post by: MrCynical on Fri, 08 July 2011, 21:01:58: Quote from: Laggy-gaga;376492
I am dying to pay $350 for dkserver or 356L...
layout similar like cherry 80%

Show Image
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pgfLxgZ2IlE/TheNdbMDO5I/AAAAAAAC4Js/ygNHh_DZ5tM/s800/DSC01899.jpg)

but not this one.

Those keycaps are gorgeous.
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Post by: litster on Fri, 08 July 2011, 21:03:02: Looks like Cherry double shots.
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Post by: calavera on Fri, 08 July 2011, 22:52:40: I would have been surprised if iomania did give a group buy discount. After all, it's their flagship keyboard that's targeted at a very few hardcore keyboard enthusiasts. And yes, they look like doubleshots do me too.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 09 July 2011, 07:32:40: Still, makes no sense that they'll discount 2 boards to the same buyer but not discount a group buy.
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Post by: Lpb45 on Mon, 11 July 2011, 18:54:39: so we gonna see these pics anytime soon?
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Post by: MrCynical on Tue, 12 July 2011, 03:44:25: (http://i.imgur.com/NxrTS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/xLnWK.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/oQlSg.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/eHYKc.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/lQHIH.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/ZtBPF)

I tried my best with my crappy photography skills :P
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Post by: Wihl on Tue, 12 July 2011, 07:10:27: Quote from: MrCynical;378659
I tried my best with my crappy photography skills :P
Did you use to hang out in #wcradio over on mmoirc a few years back? If so hi, don't know if you remember me :)
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Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 12 July 2011, 09:35:49: It actually looks better in these pics that I thought it would.
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Post by: phillip on Tue, 12 July 2011, 09:45:28: Quote from: ~Blood~;370417
Why would aluminium be superior to plastics, seriously? Look at german cars, do they use a lot of aluminium? I don't think so. Maybe for the chassis, but not for the parts that are touched, for example the stirring wheel. Stirring wheels are always plastic. Even the ones that look like wooden wheels are plastic. The whole interior is either plastics, leather or artificial leather.

this is a really ****ty comparison
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Post by: Mazora on Tue, 12 July 2011, 09:46:56: lol
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Post by: litster on Tue, 12 July 2011, 10:39:15: Very nice! Thanks for taking the pictures. Now, should I get an 87u, or this? The 87u is actually more expensive now that leopold.co.jp's Bambi has dumped me.
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Post by: mmmty on Tue, 12 July 2011, 10:57:49: Get this and be one of the very few. You already have 86U.
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Post by: litster on Tue, 12 July 2011, 11:39:32: yeah, but I also have a set of new yellow topre keycaps coming that fits an 87U. the set would work on my 86U, but the spacebar would not fit. I could just have the whole keyboard with yellow keys and a white spacebar... If I get an 87U, I will sell my 86U.

But I am getting off topic. The Type Now Solid is indeed very nice. But the Leopold spacebar is going to limit keycap options...
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Post by: MrCynical on Tue, 12 July 2011, 12:19:08: Quote from: ripster;378759
Pics are fine. I'm trying to remember - how heavy is that thing?

At least they licensed the Windows key. The Chinese clone companies don't even bother with that legal stuff.
Pretty damn heavy compared to the other keyboards I own.

But the weight is just oh so nice <3

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Did you use to hang out in #wcradio over on mmoirc a few years back? If so hi, don't know if you remember me :)

Sorry, but not me :S

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yeah, but I also have a set of new yellow topre keycaps coming that fits an 87U. the set would work on my 86U, but the spacebar would not fit. I could just have the whole keyboard with yellow keys and a white spacebar... If I get an 87U, I will sell my 86U.

But I am getting off topic. The Type Now Solid is indeed very nice. But the Leopold spacebar is going to limit keycap options...

Get this! It's ****ing awesome
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Post by: mmmty on Tue, 12 July 2011, 13:56:18: Hmmm... I would consider getting one if it's around $350 shipped. $300 would be even better. I may have to sell a couple of keyboards to make it happen.
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Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 12 July 2011, 14:19:17: pretty sure its right around 4 lbs

Not sure how many nickels that is lol
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Post by: Lpb45 on Fri, 29 July 2011, 11:51:19: Just FYI, their is a post on IOmania of him stating they would offer price cuts for group buys of 10. Still pretty interested in one of these as I need something to put this nice set of Biege cherry double shots and moogle kit on
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Post by: mmmty on Fri, 29 July 2011, 11:57:39: If there's a group buy, I want some refund!!!
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Post by: reaper on Fri, 29 July 2011, 16:51:51: If there's a group by then I'm in for one.

Sent from iPhone
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Post by: Lpb45 on Fri, 29 July 2011, 17:53:11: I would be in aswell for a group buy, just need 8 more lol
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Post by: ironman31 on Sun, 31 July 2011, 10:19:33: What kind of price cut
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Post by: Lpb45 on Sun, 31 July 2011, 23:41:52: dunno someone send david over at Iomania an email
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Post by: TheProfosist on Mon, 01 August 2011, 07:59:06: also interested depending on price
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Post by: mmmty on Mon, 01 August 2011, 21:03:38: You won't be disappointed :becky:

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Post by: RiGS on Mon, 01 August 2011, 21:20:22: Really nice. Congrats!
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Post by: mmmty on Mon, 01 August 2011, 21:26:08: Thanks!! I'll have to see what the group buy price will be. I may have to kick myself for buying it too early. :frusty:
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Post by: jnsjr on Mon, 01 August 2011, 21:31:56: This is really tempting, ugh. A Typenow solid with blue switches may be in my future if we get this group buy off the ground!
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Post by: Freyth on Fri, 05 August 2011, 20:45:11: I'm in for one if the GB's still runnin
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Post by: mmmty on Fri, 05 August 2011, 23:45:50: Well, somebody has to PM David and find out the group buy price and then start a group buy. I see 6 people in here already. I know jpm804 wants one too. So you only need 3 more people. Good luck!!!
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Post by: aggiejy on Sat, 06 August 2011, 00:08:01: Stop the freaking temptation, seriously! mmmty, say something bad about it please! :)
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Post by: mmmty on Sat, 06 August 2011, 00:15:18: (http://forums.scifi-nexus.com/images/smilies/nabble/smiley_thinking.gif) I'm thinking... I'm thinking... Nope! can't find anything.

:becky:
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Post by: prd on Sat, 06 August 2011, 18:46:43: I would want one, too. But the Leopold inside turns me off.
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Post by: prd on Sun, 07 August 2011, 04:56:40: Question sent.
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Post by: prd on Sun, 07 August 2011, 06:34:43: Mmmty, do you feel any difference with that aluminium plate inside?
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Post by: HaveANiceDay on Sun, 07 August 2011, 08:46:42: A Filco will not fit inside, the mounting holes are in different locations.
It was discussed in the Phantom thread.
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Post by: prd on Sun, 07 August 2011, 08:49:20: Quote from: HaveANiceDay;394579
A Filco will not fit inside, the mounting holes are in different locations.
It was discussed in the Phantom thread.

Yes. I've just received the answer myself.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 07 August 2011, 08:50:54: Might want to consider a group buy for the cases...if they were $100 ea., you could get a TypeNow Solid for $200!
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Post by: prd on Sun, 07 August 2011, 08:58:46: Quote from: keyboardlover;394583
Might want to consider a group buy for the cases...if they were $100 ea., you could get a TypeNow Solid for $200!

I'm not sure at this moment that one could fit a plain vanilla Leopold inside either.
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Post by: mmmty on Sun, 07 August 2011, 10:08:30: Quote from: prd;394553
Mmmty, do you feel any difference with that aluminium plate inside?

It feels less hollow than my Filco 87 Brown with PBT keycaps. Filco sound = *TOCK TOCK TOCK * when bottoming out. Typenow = crispy *tck tck tck*. Release sound is more quiet too. And absolutely no *ping*.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 07 August 2011, 11:55:56: Trying to figure out how you can sell a Leopold in an aluminum case for $400 is like trying to figure out why Ripster hates me so much and trolls my every post.
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Post by: prd on Mon, 08 August 2011, 10:11:25: Foamy, crispy, not pingy. I'm still trying to convince myself I don't want it. HAVING this said, Filcos don't ping neither.