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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: lolkey on Thu, 06 August 2015, 10:48:43
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Are there any place to get individual Cherry MX switches that don't cost $1+ each?
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Which switch type and how many do you need?
If you can swing buying 100 packs I'd shop here https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=43 (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=43)
If you have time to wait you can try 7bit if you only need a couple switches http://deskthority.net/group-buys-f50/cherry-mx-taking-pre-orders-t2760.html (http://deskthority.net/group-buys-f50/cherry-mx-taking-pre-orders-t2760.html)
You could always buy a used board off ebay depending on what switches you want and desolder them and get them below your price.
Otherwise posting a WTB in classifieds might help you get small quantities.
I've also bought switches off of taobao but you never know what you might end up getting.
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Are there any place to get individual Cherry MX switches that don't cost $1+ each?
you can get Gateron switches I heard, which are Cherry MX knock-offs, but good ones at that, some people say they're even better.
amazon has them for $40 for 120 switches! so that's like 33 cents each
good luck!
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Digikey is $0.89 for a single and less than $0.75 when ordering 100. This is for PCB mount clears.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/MX1A-C1NW/CH310-ND/280855
Mouser is about the same price. They have over 8000 in stock currently.
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CHERRY/MX1A-C1NW/?qs=Z9t1pRjfOczFJIu%252bjJwwJg%3D%3D
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WASD has all kinds of switches, but price is also high, $1.5 each. Not sure if that leads to a higher quality.
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I have some used cherry mx switches (harvested by me from boards).
MX - clears, blacks and browns (some vint blacks/browns)
If you can't find someone to sell you a couple at reasonable rates, let me know.
I only ship CONUS
Paul (HB)
Location - California
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You might have the best luck posting in the classifieds thread.
Hopefully someone with a custom keyboard project might have one or two extra switches lying around. ^-^
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you can get Gateron switches I heard, which are Cherry MX knock-offs, but good ones at that, some people say they're even better.
amazon has them for $40 for 120 switches! so that's like 33 cents each
good luck!
Didn't realize these were available on Amazon. Thanks!
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you can get Gateron switches I heard, which are Cherry MX knock-offs, but good ones at that, some people say they're even better.
amazon has them for $40 for 120 switches! so that's like 33 cents each
good luck!
Didn't realize these were available on Amazon. Thanks!
cheaper here https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=77
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Why is this under Keycaps?
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Why is this under Keycaps?
only 4 more to go :rolleyes:
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you can get Gateron switches I heard, which are Cherry MX knock-offs, but good ones at that, some people say they're even better.
amazon has them for $40 for 120 switches! so that's like 33 cents each
good luck!
Didn't realize these were available on Amazon. Thanks!
cheaper here https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=77
Not sure how 10 for $10 is cheaper than 120 for $40 :)
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you can get Gateron switches I heard, which are Cherry MX knock-offs, but good ones at that, some people say they're even better.
amazon has them for $40 for 120 switches! so that's like 33 cents each
good luck!
Didn't realize these were available on Amazon. Thanks!
cheaper here https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=77 (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=77)
Not sure how 10 for $10 is cheaper than 120 for $40 :)
If you add 12 sets of 10 to your cart the total is $36 shipped. ;)
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Not sure how 10 for $10 is cheaper than 120 for $40 :)
If you add 12 sets of 10 to your cart the total is $36 shipped. ;)
Ah...clicking more info (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1271) revealed all!
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Not sure how 10 for $10 is cheaper than 120 for $40 :)
If you add 12 sets of 10 to your cart the total is $36 shipped. ;)
Ah...clicking more info (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1271) revealed all!
Whoa. I posted that in August haha. I was checking recent posts and saw this thread thinking like "I don't remember posting here"