geekhack
geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: devinkato on Tue, 30 August 2011, 18:11:56
-
I have gotten it in my head that I NEED to have a Cherry MX red board. I have a 2 brown Filcos, and a black. I prefer typing on the black, but I get fatigued after a while, which is why I am obsessed with getting a red.
So I have searched wide and far for a Chery MX red board in a Filco style layout in the US. I've been unable to find any. I checked some chinese/TW sites, and they seemed to be out of stock as well. The closest I found was a Flico red board being sold at Keyboard Co UK, but would cost me close to 300 dollars after shipping.
I then found a Ducky red board for sale at Tiger Imports from a link on overclock.net. I haven't seen Tiger Imports in all my years of lurking here, so I am a bit wary of their service. (I did a search of the shopping wiki, and a global search of the forums for their name - found nothing.
Does anyone have any experience with this company? Any overall feedback about the Duckys vs filco? From what I've read, they seem very close to the Filco/Leopold boards, and have the layout that I love.
Thanks!
BTW, tried to post a link - the board won't let me for some reason. Any hints on how to link?
-
I'd buy a Poker X from iMav's group buy (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?21043-Poker-keyboard-ROUND-TWO!!-OFFICIAL-PRE-ORDER-PRE-PAYMENT-INSTRUCTIONS). They are fairly cheap. I cannot confirm any sort of reliability as I'm an ALPSoholic :smile: People seem to like them though, plus you can get engraved PBT's or blanks etc. Good luck!
-
I'd buy a Poker X from iMav's group buy. They are fairly cheap. I cannot confirm any sort of reliability as I'm an ALPSoholic :smile: People seem to like them though, plus you can get engraved PBT's or blanks etc. Good luck!
Aren't those all mini layouts? I need number pad, context menu button, 2 window keys.
-
Have you considered a Leopold FC500R?
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/7.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/1.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/2.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/3.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/4.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/5.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/6.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Leopold%20FC500R/8.jpg)
-
Have you considered a Leopold FC500R?
I haven't! Do you have anywhere in the states with these in stock?
-
I haven't! Do you have anywhere in the states with these in stock?
I've no idea where to purchase them in the states as I live in Singapore which have recently introduce them to retail level.
If you can wait, there's also the Rosewill RK9000-RE which Ripster was the first to post about it. Read here (http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/1100258-introducing-rosewill-rk-9000re-red-cherry.html)
-
In regards to Tiger Imports, I have an open order with them, I'll let you know how it goes.
-
Easiest way to get a Leopold FC500R is probably to order it from Leopold Japan. Should cost $135 with ems, or at least that is what my friend paid about a month and a half ago. The only Leopold distributor in US is elitekeyboards, but they only stock tenkeyless and not red switch.
NEVERMIND, appears that elitekeyboards.com just added them, so there you go.
-
Not bad, EK sells it for $109 and includes free keypuller to the first 300 customers
EDIT: just noticed this thread had that info already: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?20689-full-size-leopolds-quot-coming-in-august-quot
-
OMG! awesome!
Too bad I just ordered a ducky from tiger imports - says they ship out. Hopefully I won't regret it.
I know that the ducky 1007 is known for some quality issues, how about the ducky 1008 series?
-
I have dealt with Tiger Imports, all i can say is that the service is very good.
<> shipping (fast)
<> phone support
<> Ducky arrived well packed.
JW.
-
I have dealt with Tiger Imports, all i can say is that the service is very good.
<> shipping (fast)
<> phone support
<> Ducky arrived well packed.
JW.
How do you like your ducky?
-
Price and shipping:
the ducky was $ 112 plus $30 for shipping.
JW.
-
FWIW, I bought a ducky 1087 from tiger. They shipped it fast and were happy to answer questions I had. My problem was that I ordered the browns and what I got was all browns except the spacebar, which had a gray switch and felt wrong. I am sending it back to today and placed an order for a leo from EK (they confirmed that all switches are the same).
Tiger was very cool about the return, as long as it was in new condition, no problem.
FF
-
Price and shipping:
the ducky was $ 112 plus $30 for shipping.
JW.
Where were you having it shipped to? My entire invoice for a Ducky 1087 was only $98.08 from Tiger Imports. I'm assuming you got one of the full size ones that was more expensive?
-
Just received the Ducky 1087 today, all's well. Packaged well, appears to be brand new, came with extra lavender WASD key caps, 2 Ducky escape keys, a keyboard cover, and a keycap puller. All for under $100 delivered, pretty sweet deal. My first blue switch board too, it's fun! Not as loud as I was expecting. When typing a sentence it sounds like pouring handfuls of chicklet gum into a glass dish.
-
How's the Pingking Duck?
I think my Ducky pings, but I'm not sure. WASD does not ping.
-
Faint ping on backspace if you smack it, but thankfully no ringing like my Filco pre-foam. Just those satisfying clickity clicks.
-
From what I understand, Cherry blue 'boards don't resonate as much anyway since the click-slider (or whatever you call it) sends antipathetic waves that sort of cancel out the resonance. Glad to hear you like it. Duckys aren't so bad. I like mine quite a bit.
-
Congrats on the new board, is the spacebar switch blue or green? I had a Poker with blue switches for a while, it's a fun switch, but the keyboard had a green one for the spacebar which was stiffer and louder.
-
Spacebar switch is green. Feels a bit stiffer, but not by much. The detachable cable is handy, I can swap to the Poker and back on a whim.
-
Ah, I love detachable cables. I even swap between my Poker and a Canon P&S camera with the same cable, it's so handy.