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Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: sherryton on Fri, 30 September 2011, 16:58:40
I'm not sure if this has been posted.  I just wanted to inform others who are interested in some other keyboards besides the cherry mx blue.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006690&isNodeId=1&Description=rosewill+mechanical&x=0&y=0

It is actually cheaper to buy the cherry mx reds Leopold from elitekeyboards.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 30 September 2011, 18:00:51
Right up until the very common Rosewill keyboards 15% off sale.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: blert on Fri, 30 September 2011, 19:21:43
Glad these weren't available when I bought the RK-9000, or I might not have tried Blues.   I love the keyboard, and the Blues.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: daerid on Fri, 30 September 2011, 23:11:11
Reds being more expensive is such a rip off. It's just a black stem with a brown spring, in a different color plastic. There's no reason for it to be more expensive.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: Fuzzy Dunlop on Fri, 30 September 2011, 23:17:34
Quote from: daerid;424431
Reds being more expensive is such a rip off. It's just a black stem with a brown spring, in a different color plastic. There's no reason for it to be more expensive.

You could argue the same thing about why tenkeyless boards cost more than full size. It's supply and demand, pure and simple. Imagine what a different place the world would be if there were no such thing as marketing departments.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: fluxrez on Fri, 30 September 2011, 23:18:51
Quote from: daerid;424431
Reds being more expensive is such a rip off. It's just a black stem with a brown spring, in a different color plastic. There's no reason for it to be more expensive.
Supply and demand...
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: daerid on Sat, 01 October 2011, 04:32:42
I understand the demand part, but the supply part is where it breaks down for me. I don't see how reds could possibly be more "rare" than browns, blacks or blues.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: peda on Sat, 01 October 2011, 04:54:16
Quote from: fluxrez;424436
Supply and demand...

or sometimes it is just a rip-off...
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: Deverica Wolf on Sat, 01 October 2011, 05:37:05
Quote from: daerid;424431
Reds being more expensive is such a rip off. It's just a black stem with a brown spring, in a different color plastic. There's no reason for it to be more expensive.

:nerd:

Really? I just bought some Browns stems with springs and some Red stems and I am about to buy a testing board with Blacks on them. Did I waste my money on the Reds? Guess I'll find out!
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 01 October 2011, 10:21:51
America no longer has a proper Filco distributor. Funny, that.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: N8N on Sat, 01 October 2011, 11:52:19
^ what he said!  I don't care about the white color, but definitely clear switches.

Although if someone came out with an old school beige board with two color keycaps and clear switches I'd be on that like white on rice.  (don't get your nosehairs in an uproar, ladies, that's just a figure of speech... although my ex was half Japanese so whatever...)
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 01 October 2011, 12:35:18
Agreed that we need moar clear switch boards. Especially tenkeyless.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: ironman31 on Sat, 01 October 2011, 12:46:45
Yeah, its been posted
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: Deverica Wolf on Sat, 01 October 2011, 22:50:55
Quote from: dante;424632
If EK, Rosewill, or WASD wanted to differentiate themselves they should come out with some white keyboards and throw some clear switches in for good measure.

Deck doesn't really have the whole market to themselves; there are some of us who want clear switches but don't want to have/pay for the LED's.

Most likely you're not gonna buy Clears for gaming but more so typing so the Deck's Flat profile kills any reason to buy one from them.

Quote from: N8N;424634
^ what he said!  I don't care about the white color, but definitely clear switches.

Although if someone came out with an old school beige board with two color keycaps and clear switches I'd be on that like white on rice.  (don't get your nosehairs in an uproar, ladies, that's just a figure of speech... although my ex was half Japanese so whatever...)

I eat Brown rice so I'm not offended...but I'm not a girl.

Anyway as it's been said Ducky will have Clears next year. I bet WASD will get some too if they continue to sell well.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: daerid on Tue, 04 October 2011, 02:12:50
Sooooooo.... has anybody nabbed one of these new Rosewills? I'm curious about the quality of the Brown board, personally.
Title: Rosewill brings in the big guns
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 04 October 2011, 07:46:52
I've read a few reports in other threads, some of the boards are having issues with untrue key reports getting added when there are multiple keys pressed.  Haven't heard on the RMAs yet, but others have reported no problems... No real 'first impression' posts other than receipt and functionality.