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Title: Best source for finding Blue Alps?
Post by: IBMPCDOS5 on Sun, 26 March 2017, 21:00:27

So, I have been scouring my local thrift stores for months to find a mechanical keyboard to no avail. The closest I could find was a BTC 51xx DwS.  Is there any specific model that has the highest chance of finding the thick bassy Blue Alps I've been craving for a long time? Thanks!
-IBMPCDOS5

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Title: Re: Best source for finding Blue Alps?
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 27 March 2017, 09:08:27

It took me 2 years to get a blue Alps keyboard. The most common and reliable source is the Leading Edge 2014. Prices have typically been in the low-mid-$100 range in recent years, but of course you might get lucky and find something at a fraction of that.

Tao bao or whatever it is often has cheap dirty ones if you van figure out how to order them.

Title: Re: Best source for finding Blue Alps?
Post by: alienman82 on Mon, 27 March 2017, 09:16:45

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Title: Re: Best source for finding Blue Alps?
Post by: merlin64 on Mon, 27 March 2017, 09:30:59

The Leading Edge 2014 is the only one I've found in person. You might want to try recycled electronics stores rather than thrift stores.