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Title: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 12 March 2014, 14:22:17: I feel old remembering how elusive mx reds were. Does anyone else remember when mx reds weren't readily available? Remember the Filco Linear R edition...how crazy is that, right?
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 12 March 2014, 14:27:46: I remember! T'was several years ago when reds were just coming into the mech kb scene.

I was such a newb back then. I didn't even have my first MX board yet...
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: mougrim on Wed, 12 March 2014, 14:28:15: Two years ago I even didn't know that there are MX REds in existence. I thought they were either Blue, Black or Brown :)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: daerid on Wed, 12 March 2014, 14:32:41: Yeah, I remember when the Linear-Rs were on Amazon, and I impulse bought one when they had 2 left, just because I didn't want to miss out.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 14:34:10: I remember that too. I had a Compaq 11800 with the "ghetto red" mod -- blacks stems + brown springs. Shortly thereafter they stopped being "rare" and EK stocked Leopolds with reds.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:02:07: I also remember when the only place to get clears was to find old stuff with them already in it. I read something from awhile ago about them becoming discontinued or something?

That was back before I stopped posting here, and all I had when I started was an acer switches. Which I still like.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: eyesmiles on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:23:19: I remember when people would camp the keyboardco vendor page to see when the US shipments carrying Filco MJ2s with Reds would come in. That was only a few years back too.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: daerid on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:41:02: Quote from: False_Dmitry_II on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:02:07
I also remember when the only place to get clears was to find old stuff with them already in it. I read something from awhile ago about them becoming discontinued or something?

That was back before I stopped posting here, and all I had when I started was an acer switches. Which I still like.

I'm pretty sure they were headed that way, but with the re-surging popularity of Ergo Clears (not to mention the CODE keyboard selling out in a matter of hours), Cherry should hopefully ramp production of Clears back up.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: litster on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:45:28: My Filco tenkeyless Red from China! It was LIMITED!
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:48:56: Anyone remember when these babies were near-mythical?

(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18pq9vh2o2af3jpg/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:51:55: Quote from: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:48:56
Anyone remember when these babies were near-mythical?

Show Image
(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18pq9vh2o2af3jpg/original.jpg)

Oh, those spacebar switches from the Dolch PAC keyboards, you mean? ;)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: dante on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:55:58: People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds :)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: tjcaustin on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:56:18: (http://memecrunch.com/meme/133R9/pepperidge-farm-remembers/image.png)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:58:41: Quote from: dante on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:55:58
People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds :)

Haha I remember that fiasco well. The classifieds were flooded with clear Leos that no one wanted. :D
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: Hyde on Wed, 12 March 2014, 17:12:05: lol it happened to MX Red too, everyone bought a Linear R even though it was something like $200+.

But as soon they got it then dump it in classifieds and went back to MX Brown.

At the time I was such a noob and didn't have the balls to spend that much on a keyboard. :P
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: JaccoW on Wed, 12 March 2014, 17:48:47: Quote from: dante on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:55:58
People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds :)
The same is going to happen to Topre and it's keycaps if the MX sliders thingy works out.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: litster on Wed, 12 March 2014, 17:56:28: Remember when these were rare?

(http://i.imgur.com/Tizgh.jpg)

This thread is turning into a thread to remind us the crazy sh!t we do (I did) for our hobby.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 18:01:54: Obtaining a Cherry red Escape used to be a noble quest. :D

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=23272

(http://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/holy-grail.jpg)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: litster on Wed, 12 March 2014, 18:11:10: this is pretty rare

(http://i.imgur.com/5Wy8DW4.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/hc2aM.jpg)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: Findecanor on Wed, 12 March 2014, 18:18:21: Quote from: jdcarpe on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:51:55
Oh, those spacebar switches from the Dolch PAC keyboards, you mean? ;)
Or every space bar from every keyboard with MX Blues before Filco came along?
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 18:42:38: Quote from: Findecanor on Wed, 12 March 2014, 18:18:21
Quote from: jdcarpe on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:51:55
Oh, those spacebar switches from the Dolch PAC keyboards, you mean? ;)
Or every space bar from every keyboard with MX Blues before Filco came along?

Allow me to clarify. This was once a fabled creature that people yearned for but had no hope of attaining:

(https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/images/green_mx_DK9008G2_Pro_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 12 March 2014, 20:46:24: Quote from: JaccoW on Wed, 12 March 2014, 17:48:47
Quote from: dante on Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:55:58
People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds :)
The same is going to happen to Topre and it's keycaps if the MX sliders thingy works out.

I do hope that's the truth and that they start going for cheaper. I'd like to try a heavy Topre board on the cheap instead of a way too light 30g one.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: litster on Wed, 12 March 2014, 22:35:28: Remember when Topre was rare? EK was out of stock all the time. I tried to buy directly from Japan and they just stopped shipping them out of Japan. I bought my 20th year anniversary edition from South Korea. for $450 shipped. It *is* a lot cheaper now than before.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Wed, 12 March 2014, 23:25:58: I remember the time you had to import Filcos from Japan because there were no distributors in the west...
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: mougrim on Thu, 13 March 2014, 00:01:11: Quote from: litster on Wed, 12 March 2014, 22:35:28
Remember when Topre was rare? EK was out of stock all the time. I tried to buy directly from Japan and they just stopped shipping them out of Japan. I bought my 20th year anniversary edition from South Korea. for $450 shipped. It *is* a lot cheaper now than before.
Still worth a lot, though :)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 13 March 2014, 00:03:28: Remember when every computer came with a mechanical keyboard of some sort?

In the good old days, before MX switches were even a thing.

Before robber dome keyboard were conceived.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: laffindude on Thu, 13 March 2014, 00:24:13: Quote from: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 18:42:38
Allow me to clarify. This was once a fabled creature that people yearned for but had no hope of attaining:

Show Image
(https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/images/green_mx_DK9008G2_Pro_2.jpg)

People hated greens before it became hip. People were threatening to return certain keyboards for false advertising because it had green spacebar switches.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 13 March 2014, 00:39:26: Quote from: laffindude on Thu, 13 March 2014, 00:24:13
Quote from: hashbaz on Wed, 12 March 2014, 18:42:38
Allow me to clarify. This was once a fabled creature that people yearned for but had no hope of attaining:

Show Image
(https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/images/green_mx_DK9008G2_Pro_2.jpg)

People hated greens before it became hip. People were threatening to return certain keyboards for false advertising because it had green spacebar switches.

My first Ducky Shine with MX blues had a green switch under the space bar and I didn't even realise!

Now I have a TKL keyboard of all MX green that I don't even use.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: phoenix1234 on Thu, 13 March 2014, 05:27:49: Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 13 March 2014, 00:39:26
My first Ducky Shine with MX blues had a green switch under the space bar and I didn't even realise!
Now I have a TKL keyboard of all MX green that I don't even use.

It's just like one wife per man is enough but 100+ wives per man would be a disaster :))

//
Just kidding, with all respect to ladies anyway ;)
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: ChronoBodi on Fri, 14 March 2014, 05:43:32: Yea, MX reds became common, that's good. Can the same happen to MX Clears too?
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: phoenix1234 on Fri, 14 March 2014, 05:49:23: Does anyone feel the scratchiness on some Cherry MX Red recently?
Of course, it has nothing to do with keyboard manufacturer.
Is it because of Cherry production line ?
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: Hyde on Fri, 14 March 2014, 08:52:20: ^ Yeah I feel the same too. I never felt any scratchiness on my Filco 1-2 year ago.

But the Poker II I got 5 months ago feels scratchy.

Did Cherry start cutting corner or something?
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 14 March 2014, 09:40:01: Quote from: Hyde on Fri, 14 March 2014, 08:52:20
^ Yeah I feel the same too. I never felt any scratchiness on my Filco 1-2 year ago.

But the Poker II I got 5 months ago feels scratchy.

Did Cherry start cutting corner or something?

Not sure, but I definitely agree that the Filco Limited R feels better than the Poker, Poker 2, or the Pure.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: daerid on Fri, 14 March 2014, 09:44:52: The linear R was the best Red board I ever tried. Better than the poker, better than the QFR.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: aref on Fri, 14 March 2014, 10:59:43: I remember MX Red switches were difficult to get in 2012.

I, too, found three MX Red keyboards, CMQFR/Filco M2/Corsair K65, I owned were the key switches felt scratchy to me.
I would think it's a of the MX Red switch. I gave up on them; they required too little down force for me and I had too many
accidental key strikes. I'm rather heavy handed and I rest my fingers with slight pressure on my keyboards.
Title: Re: Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 14 March 2014, 23:22:10: I have one keyboard with reds, it seems smooth enough.

But then I am used to blacks and greens - maybe I just hammer the keys too much and don't notice.