Hey folks,
I have some friends planning an extended visit to Taiwan.
Would it be worth it to trouble them to buy/bring back some mechanical keyboards (filcos, ducky, leopolds & other nice brands) in Taiwan back to the states for me?
My friends are perfectly willing to bring back some keyboards (and they will have space in their luggage) but they are not well versed in keyboards (they are content with generic keyboards with regular membranes
)
Here in the States, we go through a bit of effort to buy mechanical keyboards ,because our general retailers don't carry the good stuff, with the expectation to spend more than $100 at least.
Is it easier to buy mechanical keyboards in Taiwan at general retailers without having to go through specialty stores/sellers like we do back here?
For those in the know:
Are the prices in Taiwan much more competitive than here?
Is the selection of keyboards larger/better?
Are the keyboards easy to buy (in general retailers etc?).
I'm currently using a Filco Majestouch 2 Ninja with Cherry MX Red switches.
I see that it's about $160 on Amazon with 2 free day shipping (prime)
Using this as my baseline, how much would this keyboard cost in Taiwan (NT)?
I know that alot of other keyboards are around the same price with shipping from tankguys, tigerimports and other websites.
This is only my second mechanical keyboard so my knowledge of keyboard pales in comparison to pretty much everybody here.
Are there any good exclusive models (any type of switch, brand) that can only be obtained overseas that are worth looking into?
Thanks!
