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Title: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: phx on Tue, 12 February 2013, 07:20:46
http://www.newegg.com/Keyboards/BrandSubCat/ID-2177-63?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL020813&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL020813-_-EMC-020813-Index-_-Keyboard-_-LCWA (http://www.newegg.com/Keyboards/BrandSubCat/ID-2177-63?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL020813&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL020813-_-EMC-020813-Index-_-Keyboard-_-LCWA)
Code: EMCXVWV234

I know not that many people around here use rosewill, I've had mine for months and it's been working fine.

$56 shipped mx brown full keyboard, not a bad deal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201051

expires on 11:59PST 2/13
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 12 February 2013, 09:17:08
Wow they finally ship to Chicago!  Bought 5 :P
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: phx on Tue, 12 February 2013, 09:46:14
Wow they finally ship to Chicago!  Bought 5 :P

damn son....

I'm tempted to pick one up just cuz it's white, what's a good colored cap for a white board?
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 12 February 2013, 09:51:51
Nice find.  You could buy it just for the switches too.  But it's not a bad board by any means.  I use a mx Red Rosewill at work.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: phx on Tue, 12 February 2013, 10:13:00
Nice find.  You could buy it just for the switches too.  But it's not a bad board by any means.  I use a mx Red Rosewill at work.

was wondering, do you feel like the Rosewill board is a lot louder? I dunno why but I get that feel when typing on it, compared to my QFR.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: Dianoda on Tue, 12 February 2013, 10:44:15
Wow they finally ship to Chicago!  Bought 5 :P

Just tried to order a Rosewell 104 key mx red switch model but could not because newegg won't ship it to IL...

I just want some cheap switches...

Edit: newegg will ship certain rosewell models to IL but not others... rather inconsistent of them.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 12 February 2013, 11:26:49
Nice find.  You could buy it just for the switches too.  But it's not a bad board by any means.  I use a mx Red Rosewill at work.

was wondering, do you feel like the Rosewill board is a lot louder? I dunno why but I get that feel when typing on it, compared to my QFR.

I haven't noticed any increase in volume.  Maybe it's psychosomatic? 
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Tue, 12 February 2013, 11:40:23
These new batches are lower in quality btw. This is based on several that I've opened up.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 12 February 2013, 11:43:12
These new batches are lower in quality btw. This is based on several that I've opened up.

What differences have you noticed?
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: Internetlad on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:11:35
the Blacks are $60 before the 20% off. ~50 bucks for a NIB Cherry mech board is by no means unreasonable. My Rosewill with Blacks has been working fine since I got it. Has occasional oddities but usually unplugging and plugging it back in will fix them. (locked up once, and 2 or 3 times it stopped registering keystrokes randomly.)
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: MarkPharaoh on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:45:01
Does more than two weeks go by without these boards being on sale at NewEgg?
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: Internetlad on Tue, 12 February 2013, 17:33:42
Does more than two weeks go by without these boards being on sale at NewEgg?

Nope, but not all sales are created equal, either.

The price on that outdated board with blacks is temping. If I didn't already own one i'd be bugging my wife about it.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: regack on Tue, 12 February 2013, 18:48:07
Anyone know if these are pcb or plate mount?
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: kmiller8 on Tue, 12 February 2013, 19:17:13
Anyone know if these are pcb or plate mount?

plate, or at least my RK-9000 was, don't see why they'd do it any different
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: The_Beast on Tue, 12 February 2013, 19:18:38
I remember when they were $25 shipped, that was a good day
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: missalaire on Tue, 12 February 2013, 19:23:15
I remember when they were $25 shipped, that was a good day

That it was. Kinda wish I'd bought more than just one now.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: ComradeSniper on Tue, 12 February 2013, 22:49:48
I remember when they were $25 shipped, that was a good day

WHAT?!
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 13 February 2013, 10:07:19
I remember when they were $25 shipped, that was a good day

WHAT?!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38681.0
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: Internetlad on Wed, 13 February 2013, 10:46:43
still sore that I missed that "deal"
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: Dianoda on Wed, 13 February 2013, 12:24:45
I remember when they were $25 shipped, that was a good day

WHAT?!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38681.0

Gaahh, wow.  That's crazy.  Even at $50 I thought this was a decent deal for the switches alone.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: Internetlad on Wed, 13 February 2013, 12:32:26
It was most likely a pricing error considering it was paired with a low end chip that's been outdated for years.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: ComradeSniper on Wed, 13 February 2013, 17:49:53
I remember when they were $25 shipped, that was a good day

WHAT?!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38681.0

Wow, that's awesome. I hope that happens again, though I kinda doubt it will.
Title: Re: Rosewill boards 20% off on NewEgg
Post by: Internetlad on Wed, 13 February 2013, 17:55:40
Wow, that's awesome. I hope that happens again, though I kinda doubt it will.

I'm not holding my breath.