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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: beyond on Fri, 25 September 2015, 01:06:41

Title: Hello ~ I'm new here!
Post by: beyond on Fri, 25 September 2015, 01:06:41

Hi guys, been using this website a little as a non-registered user but I decided I'd pop my face up to purchase some artisan keycaps and to take part in an active community dedicated to something I really enjoy! I've been using mechanical keyboards for quite some time now (Model-M from 2005-2013, Razer Blackwidow from 2013-2015, and now I use a Vortex Pok3r). I really love Cherry MX Blues, but I'm thinking about trying out clears soon.

I work as a Traffic Engineer (mainly drafting and browsing reddit), and I like to play Magic: The Gathering and Final Fantasy XIV in my spare time. I'm also from Australia, which makes obtaining most things from here or to do with this hobby a pain in the backside.

Look forward to speaking to you all.
Ben. :)

Title: Re: Hello ~ I'm new here!
Post by: reaper on Fri, 25 September 2015, 09:30:05

Hey Ben, welcome aboard!  :)

Title: Re: Hello ~ I'm new here!
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 06 October 2015, 01:57:59

Welcome to Geekhack!

Yes, difficult to find things here.  There's not many Aussie keyboard shops. PCCaseGear has a reasonable range.  MechKB.com.au also has some harder to find items.

There are one or two other places that sell mechanical keyboards, but not usually as a main stock item.

Btw if you liked the buckling springs, you might like MX greens.  Kinda like MX blues, but with stiffer springs.

Clears are also great, I love typing on my CODE with MX clears.

Oh, nearly forgot - Massdrop can offer reasonable shipping prices on most keyboard-related items, and if enough people buy into the drop then the price can start to appear quite good too.