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Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: Valcore on Sat, 17 December 2011, 21:04:37: Well christmas is near and I am thinking about buying a mechanical keyboard. I am looking for something cheap (Below $100, lower the better) that has a "noisy" feedback when you hit the keys. I am very addicted the the clicky noises it makes when you hit the keyboard. I've heard about the Regular Blackwidow that costs about $79 but I don't want something that just looks good but has a poor build quality.

Please post some suggestions below!

I live in U.S.A if that matters from where I buy from.

Thanks alot! :frog:
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: inaneframe on Sat, 17 December 2011, 21:20:47: Quote from: Valcore;473005
Well christmas is near and I am thinking about buying a mechanical keyboard. I am looking for something cheap (Below $100, lower the better) that has a "noisy" feedback when you hit the keys. I am very addicted the the clicky noises it makes when you hit the keyboard. I've heard about the Regular Blackwidow that costs about $79 but I don't want something that just looks good but has a poor build quality.

Please post some suggestions below!

I live in U.S.A if that matters from where I buy from.

Thanks alot! :frog:

I will sell you my ABS M1 Gaming Keyboard, the thing is very sturdy, one of the best feeling switches I have used but I just got tired of the "click" sound that you seem to be addicted to.

I wrote a review of it here:

Review Link (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4865&redirect=no)

Used it for a month until the clicking got to me and my wife (then gf)!

It's no longer available on newegg but if you read the reviews, the main complaint was that it was loud. Now, it is most certainly clicky but I don't know about loud.

Newegg Link (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823224001)

Anyway, I kept it in the original box and it's in pristine condition and I'm never going to use it again, it's yours for $50 shipped CONUS, just PM me for Paypal address to pay and it's on its way.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: Valcore on Sat, 17 December 2011, 21:28:11: I am very interested in this, is it dirty under the keycaps? Dusty? I don't mind a few dust but I don't want it to be a dust storm behind those keys.
How old is it?
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: czarek on Sun, 18 December 2011, 03:02:34: How about Unicomp? You can't get noisier and more durable than that. It doesn't look pretty though.
That's basically brand new Model M clone so you can be sure it will last about the same as original IBM keyboards made in 1980s some of which are still in daily use today.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: inaneframe on Sun, 18 December 2011, 03:43:54: Quote from: Valcore;473017
I am very interested in this, is it dirty under the keycaps? Dusty? I don't mind a few dust but I don't want it to be a dust storm behind those keys.
How old is it?

No dust. Like I said, I used it for about a month and then put it back in its box and shoved it in my closet.

For all intents and purposes, it's new! Bought it January 2009.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: popol on Sun, 18 December 2011, 08:16:24: make sure to get a big ass enter key keyboard
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: jkercado on Sun, 18 December 2011, 14:58:00: Dell AT101W?
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: LEGITBALLIN on Sun, 18 December 2011, 15:37:13: you really cant go wrong with a model m
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: inaneframe on Mon, 19 December 2011, 04:11:06: I got an offer for the keyboard two nights ago from somebody else and I may go ahead with it. Awaiting payment. I will post update here upon any more activity!
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: boost on Mon, 19 December 2011, 09:10:11: Ducky tkl with mx blues

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Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: inaneframe on Mon, 19 December 2011, 13:20:02: Offer is off the table, keyboard is available.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: Pseudo on Mon, 19 December 2011, 16:17:52: Rosewill RK-9000 MX Blue
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Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: trax on Mon, 19 December 2011, 17:13:45: Unicomp.
Relatively cheap, clicky, durable.

BTW. Unicomp gets a new site & paypal at the end of this month, **** yeah.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: Pylon on Mon, 19 December 2011, 17:30:45: And if you want cheaper, an IBM Model M. $50 used on Ebay in most cases.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: N8N on Mon, 19 December 2011, 17:46:46: Second the recommend for the Model M. If you want tactile and clicky, the only boards in the same league are the older/harder to find IBM boards, but the Model M is the OG 101-key layout so it won't feel odd to switch back and forth with other more pedestrian keyboards and it is still compatible with whatever PC you're using (maybe you need a PS/2 to USB adapter, but that should be it)

If it weren't for the racket, I'd probably still be driving an M daily. For some reason people in an office seem to think that a keyboard should be quiet, hence my subsequent foray into Cherry-land.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: trax on Mon, 19 December 2011, 18:18:30: Just to clarify, unicomp makes a few keyboards based on the model m.
Model M is the original and cheaper, but I'd prefer a new keyboard under warranty.
Title: Nice cheap mechanical keyboard that doesn't break?
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Mon, 19 December 2011, 23:36:39: I think if you use the definition of a mechanical keyboard that doesn't break and look up the term, you will find the model m. Barring a hall effect keyboard, finding something more durable would be totally impossible.

So I easily also recommend unicomp.