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Title: Where to buy MX Brown switches
Post by: sudowork on Wed, 28 August 2013, 03:25:44

I don't know if this is the right place to post, but I'm trying to buy about 80 Cherry MX Brown (PCB-mount) switches. The only place I've found them for sale is WASD keyboards, but they're a bit pricey (at $1.75)/switch. Does anyone know where to get them cheaper, preferably around $0.75/switch (or cheaper of course). Thanks!

Title: Re: Where to buy MX Brown switches
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 28 August 2013, 07:32:49

You can buy from the group buy 7bit is running here

http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/cherry-mx-taking-pre-orders-t2760.html

Title: Re: Where to buy MX Brown switches
Post by: sudowork on Wed, 28 August 2013, 08:43:02

Awesome! Thanks a lot for pointing me in the right direction!

Title: Re: Where to buy MX Brown switches
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 28 August 2013, 08:44:51

You can also try harvesting them from another keyboard that has MX Browns. But 7bit's buy might be the best source right now, besides getting lucky in the Classifieds, because Browns are a bit hard to get at the moment. Logitech bought up most of the stock of Browns that Cherry made in order to sell their G710+ keyboard which only comes in Browns.

Title: Re: Where to buy MX Brown switches
Post by: TD22057 on Wed, 28 August 2013, 21:04:48

Search in the classifieds.  I bought mine from The_Ed (http://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=12511) who was harvesting from POS boards so you might try PM'ing him.