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Title: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 24 September 2015, 20:27:42
On the fence about a purchase? Need that extra bit of convincing before you pull the trigger? POST HERE AND LET PEOPLE JUDGE YOU (and also share their experiences or whatever).

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60-keyboard-case?mode=guest_open

SHOULD I GET THIS y/n BLUE OF COURSE

Also should I get those OEM blank PBTs? They're cheap... hmm SO MANY THINGS TO BUY
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: filphil on Thu, 24 September 2015, 20:54:27
On the fence about a purchase? Need that extra bit of convincing before you pull the trigger? POST HERE AND LET PEOPLE JUDGE YOU (and also share their experiences or whatever).

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60-keyboard-case?mode=guest_open

SHOULD I GET THIS y/n BLUE OF COURSE

Also should I get those OEM blank PBTs? They're cheap... hmm SO MANY THINGS TO BUY

Buy it and mount a frosted acrylic plate spelling SIFO on it
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: ika on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:20:18
If it helps in your decision re: the alu case, recently some of those cases started showing up on taobao with a mirrored weight:
More
(http://i.imgur.com/6VRfVoy.jpg)

so if you are on the fence, I wouldn't be surprised to see that weight bundled in a massdrop buy a couple of weeks or months down the road. Straight from Taobao, it's like $65-70 plus shipping from China.
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: ika on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:20:37
whoops double post. how do i delete

ah may as well use this post. what about those royal kludge doubleshots:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/royal-kludge-doubleshot-abs-keycaps

they looks surprisingly thick, and they're super cheap. but... the font...   :-\ if only it didn't have the stupid divide, the actual characters look pretty good...
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: whmeltonjr on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:30:09
On the fence about a purchase? Need that extra bit of convincing before you pull the trigger? POST HERE AND LET PEOPLE JUDGE YOU (and also share their experiences or whatever).

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60-keyboard-case?mode=guest_open

SHOULD I GET THIS y/n BLUE OF COURSE

Also should I get those OEM blank PBTs? They're cheap... hmm SO MANY THINGS TO BUY

I'm debating on both of those too. I don't need the caps, but they're so cheap so my brain says "why not?". I want the case, but I also want to build a custom soon, so I think the money would be better suited there. Then there is the Danger Zone set. I don't have any SA caps, and I like those, but February of next year kinda sucks. I have no idea what to do either.

(https://media.giphy.com/media/Q5wEEjz5qx5rG/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:30:57
whoops double post. how do i delete

ah may as well use this post. what about those royal kludge doubleshots:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/royal-kludge-doubleshot-abs-keycaps

they looks surprisingly thick, and they're super cheap. but... the font...   :-\ if only it didn't have the stupid divide, the actual characters look pretty good...

Yeah they're really thick and nice, for the price if you want some new caps grab em.

If it helps in your decision re: the alu case, recently some of those cases started showing up on taobao with a mirrored weight:
More
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/6VRfVoy.jpg)

so if you are on the fence, I wouldn't be surprised to see that weight bundled in a massdrop buy a couple of weeks or months down the road. Straight from Taobao, it's like $65-70 plus shipping from China.

Decision reached then, I'll wait!
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:31:45
On the fence about a purchase? Need that extra bit of convincing before you pull the trigger? POST HERE AND LET PEOPLE JUDGE YOU (and also share their experiences or whatever).

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60-keyboard-case?mode=guest_open

SHOULD I GET THIS y/n BLUE OF COURSE

Also should I get those OEM blank PBTs? They're cheap... hmm SO MANY THINGS TO BUY

I'm debating on both of those too. I don't need the caps, but they're so cheap so my brain says "why not?". I want the case, but I also want to build a custom soon, so I think the money would be better suited there. Then there is the Danger Zone set. I don't have any SA caps, and I like those, but February of next year kinda sucks. I have no idea what to do either.

Show Image
(https://media.giphy.com/media/Q5wEEjz5qx5rG/giphy.gif)


I'm sure it'll be easy to find a second hand set of Danger Zone, so I'd wait. Case I've decided to hold off on, and those blank PBTs I joined because CHEAP!
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: ika on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:32:42
whoops double post. how do i delete

ah may as well use this post. what about those royal kludge doubleshots:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/royal-kludge-doubleshot-abs-keycaps

they looks surprisingly thick, and they're super cheap. but... the font...   :-\ if only it didn't have the stupid divide, the actual characters look pretty good...

Yeah they're really thick and nice, for the price if you want some new caps grab em.

but I already have two sets of spares D: but its so cheaaaappp ahhhhhhhh

I think I'm going to hold off on Danger Zone since I already have Carbon on its way. plus flat R3 isn't really my thing... I think...
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: whmeltonjr on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:33:31
On the fence about a purchase? Need that extra bit of convincing before you pull the trigger? POST HERE AND LET PEOPLE JUDGE YOU (and also share their experiences or whatever).

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60-keyboard-case?mode=guest_open

SHOULD I GET THIS y/n BLUE OF COURSE

Also should I get those OEM blank PBTs? They're cheap... hmm SO MANY THINGS TO BUY

I'm debating on both of those too. I don't need the caps, but they're so cheap so my brain says "why not?". I want the case, but I also want to build a custom soon, so I think the money would be better suited there. Then there is the Danger Zone set. I don't have any SA caps, and I like those, but February of next year kinda sucks. I have no idea what to do either.

Show Image
(https://media.giphy.com/media/Q5wEEjz5qx5rG/giphy.gif)


I'm sure it'll be easy to find a second hand set of Danger Zone, so I'd wait. Case I've decided to hold off on, and those blank PBTs I joined because CHEAP!

Yeah but will the be a bunch of money like all other SA caps seem to be? The case seems like the easiest one to pass up on just because it seems to be readily available for around that price.
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 24 September 2015, 21:35:57
On the fence about a purchase? Need that extra bit of convincing before you pull the trigger? POST HERE AND LET PEOPLE JUDGE YOU (and also share their experiences or whatever).

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60-keyboard-case?mode=guest_open

SHOULD I GET THIS y/n BLUE OF COURSE

Also should I get those OEM blank PBTs? They're cheap... hmm SO MANY THINGS TO BUY

I'm debating on both of those too. I don't need the caps, but they're so cheap so my brain says "why not?". I want the case, but I also want to build a custom soon, so I think the money would be better suited there. Then there is the Danger Zone set. I don't have any SA caps, and I like those, but February of next year kinda sucks. I have no idea what to do either.

Show Image
(https://media.giphy.com/media/Q5wEEjz5qx5rG/giphy.gif)


I'm sure it'll be easy to find a second hand set of Danger Zone, so I'd wait. Case I've decided to hold off on, and those blank PBTs I joined because CHEAP!

Yeah but will the be a bunch of money like all other SA caps seem to be? The case seems like the easiest one to pass up on just because it seems to be readily available for around that price.

With the huge influx of interest in SA caps and production I'm sure it'll be cheap... it's like what happened with DSA stuff. At least that's my experience over time. DCS sets are dirt cheap now too and they used to be the #1 **** a year ago
Title: Re: THE BUYER'S HELP THREAD
Post by: KaminKevCrew on Thu, 24 September 2015, 22:22:53
On the fence about a purchase? Need that extra bit of convincing before you pull the trigger? POST HERE AND LET PEOPLE JUDGE YOU (and also share their experiences or whatever).

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60-keyboard-case?mode=guest_open

SHOULD I GET THIS y/n BLUE OF COURSE

Also should I get those OEM blank PBTs? They're cheap... hmm SO MANY THINGS TO BUY

I'm debating on both of those too. I don't need the caps, but they're so cheap so my brain says "why not?". I want the case, but I also want to build a custom soon, so I think the money would be better suited there. Then there is the Danger Zone set. I don't have any SA caps, and I like those, but February of next year kinda sucks. I have no idea what to do either.

Show Image
(https://media.giphy.com/media/Q5wEEjz5qx5rG/giphy.gif)


I'm sure it'll be easy to find a second hand set of Danger Zone, so I'd wait. Case I've decided to hold off on, and those blank PBTs I joined because CHEAP!

Yeah but will the be a bunch of money like all other SA caps seem to be? The case seems like the easiest one to pass up on just because it seems to be readily available for around that price.

With the huge influx of interest in SA caps and production I'm sure it'll be cheap... it's like what happened with DSA stuff. At least that's my experience over time. DCS sets are dirt cheap now too and they used to be the #1 **** a year ago
I actually got that case from that same drop. (Also in blue...) I got a whole outfit going for the Pok3r that I got through massdrop as well. Although the Tai Hao Miami keyset is on massdrop right now, and that thing looks really good. The thin looking PBT from  the pictures is a bit of a concern though...