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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: brialona on Tue, 27 November 2012, 04:18:56
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i will be going to korea and japan next month for vacation. Are there any brick and mortar stores that sell mechanical keyboards? Will it be cheaper than buying it in the US online? I will be in tokyo and seoul.
Thanks!
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Korean keyboard i believed called, ndigital or smthing. AND skydigital
example of skydigital keyboard my friend bought . http://www.buykingkorea.com/skydigital-nkeyboard-mechanic-gaming-keyboard-cherry-mx-switch-brown.html
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Korean keyboard i believed called, ndigital or smthing. AND skydigital
example of skydigital keyboard my friend bought . http://www.buykingkorea.com/skydigital-nkeyboard-mechanic-gaming-keyboard-cherry-mx-switch-brown.html
That really doesn't look all that special or as if it's anything out of the ordinary for the price of it, sadly.
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Are there any stores there that sell buckling springs or Alps? Or maybe poker?
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Pokers are pretty easy to find in Akihabara, Tokyo, or at least they were five months ago. I don't think I saw Pokers in the larger stores (such as Yodobashi), but I'm sure I saw them in a lot of smaller stores. Spend a day in Akiba and you'll find just about everything when it comes to modern keyboards. <:
As for buckling springs I have no idea, but there ought to be some "second hand" shops that carry stuff like that. If anyone knows I'm interested. :p
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Why are you guys putting in leg time on something you can buy ONLINE...... Even if it cost a little more... seriously, I hate walking/running/driving/moving from my computer chair in general.
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From what I know, I don't think you can buy buckling spring switches and assemble it into a keyboard unless you have a plate and a pcb for the switch, which is very unusual.
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Keep your eye out for Compaq Cherry G80-11802LPAJA if you are in used shop. One of the very few G80 model that was made in JIS as far as I know. Also keep eye out for any cool vintage boards, like Sony NEWS.
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Korean keyboard i believed called, ndigital or smthing. AND skydigital
example of skydigital keyboard my friend bought . http://www.buykingkorea.com/skydigital-nkeyboard-mechanic-gaming-keyboard-cherry-mx-switch-brown.html
That really doesn't look all that special or as if it's anything out of the ordinary for the price of it, sadly.
Pretty sure that one's just the old (non-Costar) wireless Filco made non-wireless (though it still has vestigial battery compartments).
They do have a newer model ("Mechanic 2") which shares its form factor with the HEC Cougar Attack X, but with some differences in features:
(http://cockshot.net/img0038/Skydigital%20Mechanic%20red/ENGLISH-%20KOREAN-NKRO-Gaming-Keyboard-Samsung-nKEYBOARD-Red-PS2-WIRED-Ultimate-LED-PC-Mechanical%20Cherry-MX-Red-BLUE-BLACK-BROWN-Switch-Logitech-Razer-Steelseries-Gamer-nKeyboard-N-KEY-Roll-Over%20000.jpg)
PS/2 NKRO, macro keys (unusual with PS/2) with on-the-fly recording, game mode for windows lock but also with "Response Speed Boost" (probably some form of repeat-response tweaking, like on a Zowie and some other PS/2 keyboards), even a few media keys...the feature list actually isn't half bad, though the size and layout are rather unfortunate, and quality is unknown. Also, it's starting to show up on eBay now, so you wouldn't actually have to go to Korea to get it.
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Pokers are pretty easy to find in Akihabara, Tokyo, or at least they were five months ago. I don't think I saw Pokers in the larger stores (such as Yodobashi), but I'm sure I saw them in a lot of smaller stores. Spend a day in Akiba and you'll find just about everything when it comes to modern keyboards. <:
As for buckling springs I have no idea, but there ought to be some "second hand" shops that carry stuff like that. If anyone knows I'm interested. :p
thanks this was the answer i was looking for. i am planning to visit akihabara also. is there anything i should know about buying pokers? what is the average price for one if you buy at a store?
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Korean keyboard i believed called, ndigital or smthing. AND skydigital
example of skydigital keyboard my friend bought . http://www.buykingkorea.com/skydigital-nkeyboard-mechanic-gaming-keyboard-cherry-mx-switch-brown.html
That really doesn't look all that special or as if it's anything out of the ordinary for the price of it, sadly.
Pretty sure that one's just the old (non-Costar) wireless Filco made non-wireless (though it still has vestigial battery compartments).
I believe the company made it for the SC2 player FruitDealer using the blueprints for the wireless Filco, because he liked the Filco but he's probably sponsored by Skydigital or something and has to use their gear.
Something like that is what I've heard at least.