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Title: What's the best way to get a Tada68 with Zealios?
Post by: Draculala on Mon, 04 June 2018, 22:57:07

I'm interested in the Tada68 or similar 65% keyboards. I also want to try zealios switches. On KBDFans website, I can get it for $140. However if I order from Taobao, I can get the version with Bluetooth and cherry switches for $75 and then buy zealios switches seperately. I could then desolder the cherry switches and sell them and end up with Zealios Tada68 with Bluetooth that is cheaper than on KBDFans.

I'm wondering if there is a quality difference between the KBDFans Tada68 and the one on Taobao. Is there anything I should be aware of? Is this a good idea or should I just save up and buy it straight from KBDFans?

Link for Taobao:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.15.20c32b2ejkpZuU&id=561384714316&ns=1&abbucket=3#detail

Title: Re: What's the best way to get a Tada68 with Zealios?
Post by: Harms on Mon, 04 June 2018, 23:13:16

Going through Taobao would be a hassle unless you have a proxy and stuff.
They would be the same either way though.
Therefore, I would personally recommend getting it from KBDfans.
It would be much easier.

Title: Re: What's the best way to get a Tada68 with Zealios?
Post by: Draculala on Mon, 04 June 2018, 23:17:07

I believe that Taobao ships to North America directly so I won't have to use a proxy. If they are the same then I wonder why one costs more than the other while offering less features.

Title: Re: What's the best way to get a Tada68 with Zealios?
Post by: Harms on Tue, 05 June 2018, 00:52:11

Quote from: Draculala on Mon, 04 June 2018, 23:17:07

I believe that Taobao ships to North America directly so I won't have to use a proxy. If they are the same then I wonder why one costs more than the other while offering less features.

Hmm my mistake. I failed to look at the taobao page properly.
Anyways, I beleive the Taobao Tada68 that you listed is bluetooth.  :)

Title: Re: What's the best way to get a Tada68 with Zealios?
Post by: Kevadu on Tue, 05 June 2018, 01:22:23

Quote from: Draculala on Mon, 04 June 2018, 23:17:07

I believe that Taobao ships to North America directly so I won't have to use a proxy. If they are the same then I wonder why one costs more than the other while offering less features.

Although it's honestly hard to tell from the pics that Taobao one could easily be the plastic case version of the Tada68.  That's the price it usually goes for.  While I don't think plastic cases are necessarily a bad thing that's also probably why it's cheaper.  The one you usually see on KBDFans is aluminum.

Title: Re: What's the best way to get a Tada68 with Zealios?
Post by: Harms on Tue, 05 June 2018, 02:13:49

Quote from: Kevadu on Tue, 05 June 2018, 01:22:23

Quote from: Draculala on Mon, 04 June 2018, 23:17:07

I believe that Taobao ships to North America directly so I won't have to use a proxy. If they are the same then I wonder why one costs more than the other while offering less features.

Although it's honestly hard to tell from the pics that Taobao one could easily be the plastic case version of the Tada68.  That's the price it usually goes for.  While I don't think plastic cases are necessarily a bad thing that's also probably why it's cheaper.  The one you usually see on KBDFans is aluminum.

Yea great suggestion. To add on to that, Bluetooth keyboards are usually plastic because transmitting a Bluetooth signal through aluminum is tough.
Therefore, that Bluetooth one on taobao may be plastic as suggested.