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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: emptythecache on Mon, 23 January 2012, 12:28:58

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: emptythecache on Mon, 23 January 2012, 12:28:58

While I wait for my RF 87u to show up, I've been looking around for keycaps, and it looks like my only options are elitekeyboards ($110 seems steep to me), and the classifieds section, where it seems like a lot of luck is involved in finding a set. Anyway, am I missing some really obvious other option? ebay turned up nothing for me.

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: cactux on Mon, 23 January 2012, 12:32:25

^ no those are the only ones

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: jellowiggler on Mon, 23 January 2012, 12:41:56

When you own a $300+ keyboard, that's how you roll.

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: canthonytucci on Mon, 23 January 2012, 12:42:01

I caved and  bought mine (HHKB) from elitekeyboards. If you're patient (I'm not) you could try your luck with a WTB?

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: tsangan on Mon, 23 January 2012, 13:14:14

Expensive keyboards have expensive accessories, hey at least they feel amazing

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: emptythecache on Mon, 23 January 2012, 13:27:21

I'm not patient either. I just bought a keyboard leaving $100 in my checking account, when I'm going to be paid like $4000 at the end of the month.

I thought that might've been the case, but it's kind of a bummer. When I have cash, I'll shell out for a set from EK.

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: reaper on Mon, 23 January 2012, 19:32:42

I bought a blue set from Classifieds here for $70 shipped.  You gotta keep your eyes peeled.

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: Gin on Mon, 23 January 2012, 19:43:30

Well, it's going to be really difficult with Kisakuku lurking around.

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: tsangan on Mon, 23 January 2012, 19:51:04

He only wants orange and red blanks, he has every other set :p

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: emptythecache on Mon, 23 January 2012, 19:55:07

good, I'm looking for blue printed. If anyone is trying to dump a set (or part of a set), Iwawntum.

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: Kisakuku on Tue, 24 January 2012, 19:14:53

Yellow and red blanks, you sold me orange, durr.

Quote from: tsangan;497197

He only wants orange and red blanks, he has every other set :p

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: Wildcard on Tue, 24 January 2012, 22:26:35

Quote from: Kisakuku;498034

Yellow and red blanks, you sold me orange, durr.

Now that's funny

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: pitashen on Sat, 28 January 2012, 11:50:30

reason why I wish not own a topre board. the key caps in the cherry mx world is just much more exciting.

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: Gawkbasher on Sat, 28 January 2012, 15:12:03

Quote from: pitashen;501570

reason why I wish not own a topre board. the key caps in the cherry mx world is just much more exciting.

I disagree.  They may look more exciting, sure...but so does Lindsay Lohan post-Herpes.  This goes double if you're the Korean Kustom Keyboard type...but if you want a good looking, professional, stylish & solid set of keys, Topre's PBT dyesubs look great and anything comparable costs the same (I'm paying $111 for one of the sets in the thick dyesub group buy in fact).

And they feel like sex for my fingertips when I type on them.

Edit: Also -- http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?24707-Why-Is-The-Ripster-So-Darn-Pissed-At-Signature-Plastic-Key-Group-Buys

Title: Where on Earth do you find Real Force keycaps for less than $100
Post by: fossala on Sat, 28 January 2012, 15:14:09

When my fingertips have sex it feels walm and wet....