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Title: It is time to move on
Post by: sharkbyte on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:08:22: Hey folks.

I´m a 32 years old german geek :eek:

After years of abusing soft-dome keyboards it is time to advance! Really, my future employments most likely involve modest times of typing beyond occasional web-browsing, so it is time to look for something more ergonomical. Have been lurking here for a few days now and finally convinced myself to invest such a ****load of money xD I guess my second post on this forum is going to be a thread about helping me decide which board suits me the best.

I hope I can give something back in the future. :thumb:
Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: Tym on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:09:28: Thought this was a leaving thread :(

Welcome brunder!

Have fun here!
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Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:10:00: (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/61075086/WelcomeWally.jpg)
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Post by: sharkbyte on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:12:09: Thanks a lot!
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Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:13:21: SHARK BAIT HOO HA HA

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Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: snoopy on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:24:55: yeah, more german members. :)

Welcome!
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Post by: Gunni on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:25:52: Welcome to GH!
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Post by: Belfong on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:27:13: Welcome! What do you have in mind???
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Post by: sharkbyte on Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:29:56: Already writing another topic ;D Gimme a sec...
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Post by: goobus on Wed, 25 September 2013, 13:06:41: Wilkonmen, Freund!
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Post by: Thimplum on Thu, 26 September 2013, 20:08:53: haha! I also thought that this was another I'm leaving geekhack thread.

Welcome!
Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: Pacifist on Sun, 29 September 2013, 11:23:33: Welcome!

What ergo board did you choose?
Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: sharkbyte on Sun, 29 September 2013, 14:26:49: Due to the constrain of cash :)) I´m actually hunting for a cherry g80-1800. Seems to be a good starter and you get them pretty cheap around here.
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Post by: PointyFox on Sun, 29 September 2013, 14:39:41: Now that you're done with soft-dome keyboards it's time to buy a $300 Topre soft-dome keyboard!
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Post by: sharkbyte on Mon, 30 September 2013, 01:26:55: I´m very open to donations ;D
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Post by: genkidama on Tue, 01 October 2013, 13:14:59: Welcöme :)

Maybe for a starter keyboard the Cherry MX Board 3.0 is something for you. It's also not that expensive and uses the cherry switches. But it seems it's in ANSI and not in ISO (for example ANSI means a smaller enter key instead of a bigger enter key, usually used in Germany).
Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: sharkbyte on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11: As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany. :'(
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Post by: Tarzan on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:36:02: I got a Cherry G80-1501 HAD from eBay.de, it was around 20 Euros if I recall correctly. There are also G80-3000 keyboards available, with MX Black or MX Clear switches, but I think those are more expensive.
Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:38:24: Quote from: sharkbyte on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11
As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany. :'(

Black switches are best switches.
Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: Tarzan on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:42:10: Quote from: jdcarpe on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:38:24
Quote from: sharkbyte on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11
As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany. :'(

Black switches are best switches.
The G80-1501 is one of my favorite keyboards, I can attest to the silky smooth action of the vintage MX Black switches. But I tend to use the Marquardt military keyboard for my daily driver at work, stable as a rock and nice linear action on the switches.
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Post by: heissler on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:45:32: Welcome and Grüße ;)
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Post by: genkidama on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:59:35: Quote from: sharkbyte on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11
As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany. :'(
My bad, I didn't know.. I thought they are available with every switch type..
I got one with MX Red Switches (http://geizhals.de/cherry-mx-board-3-0-g80-3850lybde-2-a953058.html). Maybe it's better (if you are searching for reds) for you as they aren't as heavy as the black switches but still linear.
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Post by: sharkbyte on Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:51:26: No need for excuses! It´s plain funny that in the country of Cherry you don´t get a minuscule of their products.

I´m especially looking for clear MX, so tactile is what I look for. Neither black nor brown are going to cut it. Blue are simply to loud,

But my only definite requirement is the possibility to swap all keycaps to blanks. Seems rather difficult.... :(
Title: Re: It is time to move on
Post by: Tarzan on Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:58:38: Quote from: sharkbyte on Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:51:26
No need for excuses! It´s plain funny that in the country of Cherry you don´t get a minuscule of their products.

I´m especially looking for clear MX, so tactile is what I look for. Neither black nor brown are going to cut it. Blue are simply to loud,

But my only definite requirement is the possibility to swap all keycaps to blanks. Seems rather difficult.... :(

One of the other forum members picked up a Cherry G80-3000 with MX Clears, new from Jakob Elektronik.

http://www.jacob-computer.de/ (http://www.jacob-computer.de/)

Product code: G80-3000LQCEU-0

http://www.jacob-computer.de/cherry-classic-line-g80-3000-g80-3000lqceu-0-artnr-172735.html (http://www.jacob-computer.de/cherry-classic-line-g80-3000-g80-3000lqceu-0-artnr-172735.html)

Might be worth giving them a call to check stock?