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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Hyde on Thu, 08 January 2015, 22:37:41
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Since Type Heaven is on sale on NCIX for $150 (free ground shipping) and yes I know we get horrible prices in Canada.
http://www.ncix.com/detail/topre-za0100-type-heaven-capacitive-92-86203-1315.htm
In any case so I'm about to make this purchase and use it for parts to make my own RealForce 104U 45g uniform. At least I can sell the variable frankenstein Type Heaven after to recoup some money back.
Though now I'm feeling uneasy to pop open and voids the warranty of a complete brand new board (at least the 104U is about 4 months old).
Who here does this on a regular basis?
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Warranty means nothing to me. I take brand new keyboards out of the box, and disassemble right away almost every time. Just do it. :)
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Since Type Heaven is on sale on NCIX for $150 (free ground shipping) and yes I know we get horrible prices in Canada.
http://www.ncix.com/detail/topre-za0100-type-heaven-capacitive-92-86203-1315.htm
In any case so I'm about to make this purchase and use it for parts to make my own RealForce 104U 45g uniform. At least I can sell the variable frankenstein Type Heaven after to recoup some money back.
Though now I'm feeling uneasy to pop open and voids the warranty of a complete brand new board (at least the 104U is about 4 months old).
Who here does this on a regular basis?
I wouldn't be concerned if I where you.
- keyboards rarely fail. (especially realforces)
- If they where to fail and you did need to make a claim, there is no way of knowing that you opened it up.
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At this point I don't even think about warranties half the time. You gotta take risks in life, you know?
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Haha yeah I'll agree I've never had a keyboard break on me yet. So I guess I probably shouldn't worry about warranty.
It's just the thought you know, it's like it's so newwwwww and shinyyyy~ hahaha.
But yes I will be a man and follow geekhack spirit.
:P
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Warranty means nothing to me. I take brand new keyboards out of the box, and disassemble right away almost every time. Just do it. :)
So you have been dissecting your Filcos for fun?
I can't imagine how many lovely Filcos you have violated... :p
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If you make a post in classifieds, you can probably even find someone who wants a variable Type Heaven board and is willing to pay full price for it (or even a bit more), making it effectively cost you just the price of the shipping.
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I can't imagine how many lovely Filcos you have violated... :p
When I visited, there were at least 3 completed ones that had been modded and parts for at least another 5 that looked new.
I take apart almost everything, especially if it's a keyboard and I know I can repair it if it breaks. Who needs a warranty when you can save time and do a better job fixing it yourself?
anyway, you can likely recoup most of it by reselling as jacobolus says. variables usually sell for a little less, and used keyboards a little less as well, but all-in-all I think it's worth.
Then again, I'm probably biased because I support hacking on all your stuff, but in this case you have very little to lose.