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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: xCatbodi on Thu, 03 October 2013, 16:44:56

Title: Cheap Keycaps
Post by: xCatbodi on Thu, 03 October 2013, 16:44:56

Where can I snag some high quality cheap keycaps?

I just ordered a QuickFire Rapid from Amazon (Browns).

I really would prefer spending less then $40.

I was thinking of buying the full set from EliteKeyboards for $30, black. Do I need anything else to install them?

Title: Re: Cheap Keycaps
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 03 October 2013, 17:12:39

If you mean the pad printed ones, they are reasonable, but pad printed (meaning the legends will wear off sooner rather than later).  Unless you are considering getting the blank ones.

Actually I had the printed green set from EK on my QFR for a while - they are surprisingly good (but still only pad printed, and fairly thin).

Or Vortex? $33 in the GB (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48932.0) if you can stand the legends.

Title: Re: Cheap Keycaps
Post by: xCatbodi on Thu, 03 October 2013, 17:13:45

Whoopsie, forgot to mention I 100% for sure want the blank ones.

Title: Re: Cheap Keycaps
Post by: kaotikb on Thu, 03 October 2013, 17:33:05

there is these : http://www.banggood.com/POM-87-Set-Blank-Key-Caps-Black-Keycaps-For-Cherry-MX-Keyboard-p-84081.html (http://www.banggood.com/POM-87-Set-Blank-Key-Caps-Black-Keycaps-For-Cherry-MX-Keyboard-p-84081.html)

I don't know if they are any good or fit the board. But yeah they are very cheap.

Title: Re: Cheap Keycaps
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 03 October 2013, 17:33:19

Then the EK ones will be good to get you started.

Depending on how much you use the keyboard they will probably shine fairly quickly, but at that price it doesn't really matter.

During the meanwhile you can look around and maybe find something else you'd like too.

Title: Re: Cheap Keycaps
Post by: acer589 on Thu, 03 October 2013, 18:04:29

The banggood ones are pretty good.