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Title: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: digi on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:15:20
Could anyone tell please me which keyboards come with MX Clears? Are there any Cherry branded keyboards that come with Clears?
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:16:01
Clears or ergo clears?

You can get a ducky full size with clears from mechanicalkeyboards.com

And you can get the FC660M with clears from qtan.

I think at one time their was a leopold with clears and I've seen some oni boards with clears on taobao.

I'm sure there are more.

But ergo clears is custom modding of a clear switch they don't make those factory.
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: oTurtlez on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:17:09
Some older boards will, nothing new that I know of. Nothing will come with "Ergo-Clears" from the factory as that's a custom mod. You might be able to find someone selling an ergo-clear modded board on here at some point however. Check eBay, just type in Cherry MX Clear and see what pops up every now and then.
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: Photekq on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:17:17
No keyboard on the market comes with ergo-clears.
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: digi on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:17:18
Oh, are Ergo's custom? I guess Clears then?
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: Jack Karneval on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:17:55
Could anyone tell please me which keyboards come with MX Clears? Are there any Cherry branded keyboards that come with Clears?

Some older boards will, nothing new that I know of. Nothing will come with "Ergo-Clears" from the factory as that's a custom mod. You might be able to find someone selling an ergo-clear modded board on here at some point however. Check eBay, just type in Cherry MX Clear and see what pops up every now and then.

Curses, you beat me to it!
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: Tarzan on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:18:02
Some of the SkiData boards (available used on eBay.de) had MX Clears. 

Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: Hazel on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:22:13
The WASD v2 will be available with Clears.
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: linziyi on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:23:53
What is the cheapest way to source clear switches then?
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: digi on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:24:22
Thanks for all the info, imma mx clear nub.
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: DrinkTea on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:30:44
I heard cherry would consider making clears with lighter springs if they got a large enough order.
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:39:22
The WASD v2 will be available with Clears.

That will be a special edition with white plate and non customizable key caps called the 'code', I believe.

What is the cheapest way to source clear switches then?

It probably depends on how many you want/need.

And if you care if they are new and/or used. You could buy a cheap board with clears if you can find it and desolder them.

You can get them from 7bit's group buy on DT, there was recently a groub buy on here for clears and some vendors sell them mouser, rapid etc.

I heard cherry would consider making clears with lighter springs if they got a large enough order.

And the stem would be purple/dark pinkish I think.  :o
Title: Re: Which boards come with Ergo Clears?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 19 July 2013, 11:39:59
What is the cheapest way to source clear switches then?

Buy old keyboards that have MX Clears in them. I missed out on buying an old Cherry board that had Clears. It was going for like $45 in the classifieds.