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Title: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: furosuto81 on Tue, 02 October 2012, 00:06:11
Not sure if anyone else has seen this yet, but Ducky Channel just posted this on their facebook page:

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/223381_372873526121081_22430339_n.jpg)
Full Cherry MX Greens

(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/46346_371486039593163_660821688_n.jpg)
Side-Printed PBT Keycaps
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: kaiserreich on Tue, 02 October 2012, 09:20:11
Excellent.

Where my TKL Ducky?
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: Hyde on Tue, 02 October 2012, 09:38:33
Are mx greens just blue with a harder spring?  And sweet everyone's catching on the PBT trend :D
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 02 October 2012, 12:02:22
Yes on the switch Q.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: TheJesus on Tue, 02 October 2012, 14:35:11
I'm definitely interested. Any idea on price or availability?
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: furosuto81 on Tue, 02 October 2012, 18:50:05
I'm definitely interested. Any idea on price or availability?

Unfortunately not. All they said was that it will be available in Taiwan in November.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: Appeac on Tue, 02 October 2012, 18:52:40
Damn, I'd love a hiragana set.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: furosuto81 on Tue, 02 October 2012, 18:54:13
Interesting that they have LEDs on the WASD keys in that photo...
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 02 October 2012, 20:04:37
All that green is strangely appealing ...
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: newtrekemotion on Wed, 03 October 2012, 19:39:43
I am so disappointed that this in't a TKL.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: Tempest790 on Thu, 04 October 2012, 10:49:31
I'd love to try this in a Ducky shine.  I like my two MX blue shines, but I still want a stiffer keyboard closer to buckling spring.  I think the greens might be perfect for me.

Ducky just announced on their Facebook page a multi-switch version using Red, Black, and Gray switches for variable feel.  The only thing that doesn't make sense is the Red is the primary switch in the middle of the keyboard with Black switch shift keys and Gray for function keys and the spacebar.  Shouldn't the stiffer keys be front and center and the lighter keys on the outside?  Still and interesting keyboard though.

What's the feel for the Gray switch?  I haven't seen those before.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 04 October 2012, 18:29:09
Red is the primary switch in the middle of the keyboard with Black switch shift keys and Gray for function keys and the spacebar.
It's designed so you bottom out in the middle, and kill your pinkies at the same time.
What's the feel for the Gray switch?  I haven't seen those before.
It's just a heavier black for the spacebar on cherry keyboards.

There is a lighter grey switch that is used for the spacebar on browns.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: Tempest790 on Mon, 22 October 2012, 07:12:24
According to Ducky's Facebook page, they started taking pre-orders for the new Green MX and variable MX boards in both 104 and 87 key versions.  I hope we can get our hands on this!  I'm up to do a group buy or whatever to get the full size Green MX 9008 Pro 2.  I know Mechanical Keyboards was trying to get some of these.  Ironically, the are doing the pre-orders because they said there was limited interest for those keyboards.  I think people would be all over those if they would ship them over here.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: i488 on Tue, 06 November 2012, 20:17:04
where can i buy some MX green switches??
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: GoldmanNor on Thu, 08 November 2012, 12:13:51
where can i buy some MX green switches??
Finding the green once are really, really hard. I looked around, and the only information I could find was "As of 2012, these switches are available directly from the manufacuturer and some suppliers."
Even the Cherrycorp's own website had no information on the green switches, but you can try digging a bit more than I did, maybe you're lucky and find them hidden far into the interwebz.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: esoomenona on Thu, 08 November 2012, 12:20:13
According to Ducky's Facebook page, they started taking pre-orders for the new Green MX and variable MX boards in both 104 and 87 key versions.  I hope we can get our hands on this!  I'm up to do a group buy or whatever to get the full size Green MX 9008 Pro 2.  I know Mechanical Keyboards was trying to get some of these.  Ironically, the are doing the pre-orders because they said there was limited interest for those keyboards.  I think people would be all over those if they would ship them over here.
Where do you see it available for preorder?
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: Tempest790 on Fri, 09 November 2012, 10:48:38
It was mentioned on their Facebook page.  Today, they just put up pics of their Green MX keyboard (the box anyways).

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ducky-Keyboard/117547488320354?ref=stream (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ducky-Keyboard/117547488320354?ref=stream)
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: VesperSAINT on Fri, 09 November 2012, 13:18:53
http://www.cmstore-usa.com/quickfire-rapid-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-green-switch/

CM Quickfire Rapids with Cherry MX Greens.
Title: Re: Ducky DK9008 G2 PRO...with Cherry MX Green
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 10 November 2012, 16:16:38
So MX greens are coming into vogue?  Now there will be 7 common switch types to recommend - more choices for newbs :)