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Title: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: Tivor on Mon, 26 August 2013, 08:55:06

I was browsing the web because I was thinking about getting my first mechanical keyboard (cherry brown seems to be something that would fit my style), and somehow I stumbled upon the world of keycaps and all the awesome funkiness that they entail.  It fascinated me, beckoned me, so I dug deeper, and I found myself here.   :eek:

I don't know whether to be happy or not.  It all seems fantastically geeky and oddly useful and wonderfully vain and potentially expensive all at the same time.

But well, here I am.  Greetings.    :p

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: Tarzan on Mon, 26 August 2013, 08:57:57

Welcome to Wallethack! 

I started down the same path as you, got a first mechanical keyboard with MX Brown switches.  That was about 25 keyboards ago...   :))

Word of advice; buy used until you figure out which switch is right for you.  If that becomes a process of constant evaluation, you're not out too much dinero.

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: skuko on Mon, 26 August 2013, 09:07:45

welcome :)

i'm pretty much in the same boat, just look at my sig, chronological order from the low to high LOL. i'm in europe as well, so almost everything is shipped from overseas....dayum :D

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: Grim Fandango on Mon, 26 August 2013, 09:16:51

Welcome, try not to spend everything you have.

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: SeriouSSpotS on Mon, 26 August 2013, 09:18:21

Welcome to GH

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: MTManiac on Mon, 26 August 2013, 09:29:09

welcome!
I hope you are ready to empty your wallet, multiple times  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: Tivor on Mon, 26 August 2013, 10:16:30

Noooooooooooo, you guys are supposed to say "don't worry, just do your research, and it won't be so bad on your wallet" or something like that!!!  (yeah right  :)) )

Thanks for the welcome, guys.  :)

Any suggestions on a good inexpensive (ha!) MX Brown keyboard before I go to amazon or ebay or wherever?  ;)

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: Morwrath on Mon, 26 August 2013, 19:26:51

Noppoo Choc Mini with Browns is a solid first buy imo. Speaking from personal experience here ^^

Title: Re: Oh god what have I gotten myself into?????
Post by: Lawngahnome on Mon, 26 August 2013, 23:40:30

Welcome.