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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: joneslee85 on Mon, 18 November 2013, 19:23:39
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[IC] Cherry MX Switches Sampler Kit
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https://www.massdrop.com/vote/cherry-mx-sampler-kit
We all are curious creatures, we wonder how Blue, Green, Black, Red, Brown Cherry MX feel, and at the same time we seek the cheapest way to do it. So I created this Massdrop Poll, which at the moment features only 4 products:
* Max Keyboard sampler kit
* WASD sampler kit
* QWERS sampler kit
* CMStorm sampler kit
Guys, let's vote!
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Wouldn't it be cheaper if massdrop made their own switch sampler with every single kind of switch?
At 50 cents a switch, 10 switches would be $5. Add on $2 for a plate and $2 for some cheap keycaps and $1 for O-rings, it would most likely be cheaper than whatever price they can get from those manufactures
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I find that if we stick with these samplers, only the CM storm and QWER testers will be selected, because the other ones lack one or two common switches.
One problem with arranging a group buy for the CM tester is they give everybody who bought one $15 back in credit to use in their store.
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Wouldn't it be cheaper if massdrop made their own switch sampler with every single kind of switch?
At 50 cents a switch, 10 switches would be $5. Add on $2 for a plate and $2 for some cheap keycaps and $1 for O-rings, it would most likely be cheaper than whatever price they can get from those manufactures
^^ something like this. Why not something new.
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Are all the respective companies likely to want to produce relatively high volumes of these?
The CM one, for example, I understand is available in very limited quantities.
I have one of the QERYkeys one in the mail, I'd like one of the CM ones as they look like tiny little keyboards in and of themselves, but CONUS only :(
Or can the GH community come together and design something with a sample of all switches, including Alps (and maybe even Thorpe)?
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Or can the GH community come together and design something with a sample of all switches, including Alps (and maybe even Thorpe)?
Now your talking....where's mkawa....about time he gets back to business....
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Or can the GH community come together and design something with a sample of all switches, including Alps (and maybe even Thorpe)?
Now your talking....where's mkawa....about time he gets back to business....
Something that looks like a little keyboard would be cool!
There are, what, 8 or 9 Cherry switches (red, black, green, blue, brown, white, clear, gray), how many readily accessible Alps switches? 8? 10?
Actually this is sounding more like a numeric keypad kinda arrangement.
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out of curiosity, Why is the QWERkeys sampler so heavily preferred over the CM one?
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out of curiosity, Why is the QWERkeys sampler so heavily preferred over the CM one?
I don't think QWER is more preferred, some users might like the metal case. I myself love 2 rows design of CMStorm. (I am thinking of modding it with Teensy)
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Do we even know if there are sufficient numbers of any of these testers to do a GB?
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Well I got myself the QWERkeys one. Its just solid I guess.
Wouldn't mind getting the CM storm one though :)
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Do we even know if there are sufficient numbers of any of these testers to do a GB?
Exactly, which is why designing a GH tester would be a good idea.
Although it would probably turn out looking like a numeric keypad, so ... can we purchase those in bulk somewhere, and get someone to replace the switches?
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Do we even know if there are sufficient numbers of any of these testers to do a GB?
Exactly, which is why designing a GH tester would be a good idea.
Although it would probably turn out looking like a numeric keypad, so ... can we purchase those in bulk somewhere, and get someone to replace the switches?
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Just get some of these and add switches
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Also guys check this out
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51166.0
the switch tester is on sale
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Im new to this massdrop website, and indeed concept in general. How long does it usually take for massdrop to make an announcement on whether or not they will be moving forward with the sale?
cm store still doesnt have their tester in stock and im getting antsy for either that or the qwer (but not for $30US +intl shipping)...
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CM Storm more simple :)