Author Topic: Cherry Keyboard Source in Canada (Read 3214 times)

HaaTa · « **on:** Sun, 24 January 2010, 16:55:13 »

So just cause I can, I will disprove Ripster that Cherry boards are actually available in North America.

Compunation Cherry Page

Yes, the website looks just as sketchy as Unicomp. But I bought my G81-1800LUMUS-2 from them (It did take them a while to order one in though, as they don't exactly keep any stock of them). And unfortunately you have to understand the Cherry Corp. product number system, as they only show product numbers, and no pictures

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Compunation is based in Ottawa (I just went and picked up the board myself to save shipping when I was living there).

As a bonus it seems they have an even larger selection now than when I last checked.

The only reason I found this company, was because I was looking for a source of mechanical switch keyboards in Ottawa. I guess I got lucky.

trievalot · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 24 January 2010, 17:57:04 »

reminds me of a triffid!

kishy · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 24 January 2010, 18:39:01 »

Importing the neighbours, the triffids, or something I missed?

That supplier the OP linked to looks interesting...they seem to have all sorts of interesting goodies.

HaaTa · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 24 January 2010, 18:40:00 »

Quote from: ripster;153474

But what if you don't want Tako switches?

I'm pretty sure I've walked past that building before (hard to miss...).

microsoft windows · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 24 January 2010, 20:14:47 »

I never knew Japan was big on Mexican food!

patrickgeekhack · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 24 January 2010, 20:23:31 »

Quote from: HaaTa;153470

So just cause I can, I will disprove Ripster that Cherry boards are actually available in North America.

Compunation Cherry Page

Yes, the website looks just as sketchy as Unicomp. But I bought my G81-1800LUMUS-2 from them (It did take them a while to order one in though, as they don't exactly keep any stock of them). And unfortunately you have to understand the Cherry Corp. product number system, as they only show product numbers, and no pictures .

Compunation is based in Ottawa (I just went and picked up the board myself to save shipping when I was living there).

As a bonus it seems they have an even larger selection now than when I last checked.

The only reason I found this company, was because I was looking for a source of mechanical switch keyboards in Ottawa. I guess I got lucky.

What is the difference between G81-1800LUMUS-2 and G81-1800LUMUS-0?

HaaTa · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 24 January 2010, 21:15:09 »

I'm guessing the board colour. Mine (G81-1800LUMUS-2) is black, and the 0 seems to be Light Grey from the description.

The cherry corp website agrees with me. But who knows...

HaaTa · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 25 January 2010, 01:41:10 »

Unfortunately ripster, the Compunation (Cherry page 2) site lists 4 Cherry keyboards explicitly with MX switches (no info on what kind of MX switches mind you).

I'll leave the letter writing to someone else. I have a better supply in Tokyo atm.

patrickgeekhack · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 25 January 2010, 08:09:34 »

Quote from: HaaTa;153511

I'm guessing the board colour. Mine (G81-1800LUMUS-2) is black, and the 0 seems to be Light Grey from the description.

The cherry corp website agrees with me. But who knows...

What type of switch is in this keyboard? I don't know why I'm asking this for I know I'll never get this board. I'm so used to having my delete key just above my left arrow key.

Mazora · « **Reply #9 on:** Wed, 05 January 2011, 13:53:16 »

Cherry MX Black , as explained in the Dataing Cherry Keyboards' post here on geekhack. I find the keyboards on this website to be very expensive and all of them mostly have MX Black switches

itlnstln · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 05 January 2011, 13:55:23 »

If it's G81, it's an MY switch, not MX.

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Author Topic: Cherry Keyboard Source in Canada (Read 3214 times)