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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Chanc3 on Sun, 05 May 2013, 11:12:57

Title: Worth picking up? WEY Banking Double Shot Keytop Mechanical Keyboard
Post by: Chanc3 on Sun, 05 May 2013, 11:12:57: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WEY-Banking-Double-Shot-Keytop-Cherry-MX-Mechanical-Switch-Keyboard-HK2000B-/321116677022?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D15010%26meid%3D7446503786930103391%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1121%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D161016541694%26

Looks pretty interesting, very tempted to pick it up if it ends in an hour!
Title: Re: Worth picking up? WEY Banking Double Shot Keytop Mechanical Keyboard
Post by: Photekq on Sun, 05 May 2013, 11:15:15: You won't be able to use it. If you want to spend hours desoldering the switches then it might be worth it, but still £80 is a bit much.
Title: Re: Worth picking up? WEY Banking Double Shot Keytop Mechanical Keyboard
Post by: Chanc3 on Sun, 05 May 2013, 11:17:07: Ah thought it could be a pita, thanks for heads up.
Title: Re: Worth picking up? WEY Banking Double Shot Keytop Mechanical Keyboard
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 05 May 2013, 11:52:01: If it is re-listed at a lower price, it may be worth it for the switches and keys alone - that is a lot of "different" double-shots in some "interesting" colours ......
Title: Re: Worth picking up? WEY Banking Double Shot Keytop Mechanical Keyboard
Post by: gnubag on Sun, 05 May 2013, 12:17:43: Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 05 May 2013, 11:52:01
If it is re-listed at a lower price, it may be worth it for the switches and keys alone - that is a lot of "different" double-shots in some "interesting" colours ......

also windowed f-keys
:)
Title: Re: Worth picking up? WEY Banking Double Shot Keytop Mechanical Keyboard
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 05 May 2013, 13:29:00: wow. I really wish I had a keyboard like that. Windowed keys with LEDs!
Title: Re: Worth picking up? WEY Banking Double Shot Keytop Mechanical Keyboard
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 05 May 2013, 14:05:36: I enjoy keyboards with lots of function keys, so I've always wanted to get a WEY 'board. I'd wire everything up to a teensy++ though so I can use it.