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Title: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: Lengradde on Tue, 22 July 2014, 18:35:39
Just wondering what PCB mount options with MX Browns are out there.

60%, 75%, either

Having finger pain issues...so I'm wanting to try various lighter springs and krytox without needing to solder things.
Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: dante on Tue, 22 July 2014, 19:05:50
Cherry G80-1800/1865
KBC Poker 1/X (Not 2)
Cherry G80-3000
Some PLUM MX96 boards - they switched to plate sometime during production
Some Neo KB87 - believe some of these switched to plate also

Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Tue, 22 July 2014, 19:08:23
Race II is 75% PCB Mount too.

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=763 (http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=763)

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=633 (http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=633)
Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 23 July 2014, 10:57:14
MX 8000 series like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHERRY-MX-8000-G80-8200HPBUS-2-PS2-POS-KEYBOARD-BLACK-PROGRAMMABLE-WIRED-/171130814303?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item27d830ff5f) is a good choice. It's cheap and comes with nice doubleshot keycap too.
Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: Lengradde on Wed, 23 July 2014, 12:42:21
I need smaller than fullsize, that Cherry board wouldn't fit on my desk!  :))
Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 23 July 2014, 13:45:51
Ah I see. Well in that case I would second the Neo if you need something ready made. But you might have some issues getting a hold of one and will probably need to deal with sourcing from TaoBao. There really are way too few PCB mount keyboard options.
Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: jameslr on Wed, 23 July 2014, 14:15:26
Could also try a Topre variable board. They're fairly light and tactile like brown. Just throwing that out there. I have zero fatigue issues on a 55g Topre, but I know others with more sensitive hands may have trouble with them. The 45g uniform Topre is very light to me.
Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: davkol on Wed, 23 July 2014, 14:26:36
Compaq G80-11800, about as wide as tenkeyless and supposedly easy to mod to tenkeyless.
Title: Re: PCB mount options with MX Browns
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 23 July 2014, 19:42:38
Oh yeah that's another option. Those 11800 are often cheap on ebay and aren't too wide. Easy to cut off the numpad/trackball section and keep them working yes... easy to make that look nice afterwards... not without some serious skill.