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Offline Proyoyo

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Hello from Melbourne!
« on: Wed, 04 May 2016, 22:40:49 »
Hi everyone,

I'm fairly new in this hobby. Currently I'm using Ducky Zero Shine Zone with MX Brown since last year.
Looking to get Pok3r RGB when it comes out and Winkeyless B.87.

Does anyone know where is the best place to get keycaps (PBT) and less mainstream boards in Australia? It's kinda difficult to find a place to buy stuffs here.
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Offline hkf

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Re: Hello from Melbourne!
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 04 May 2016, 23:14:26 »
Hi welcome,

same place as everyone else just ours costs $20-40 more. :)
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Offline gain

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Re: Hello from Melbourne!
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 04 May 2016, 23:27:58 »
MechKB is pretty good imo. You don't get the most extreme selection as you'd expect in a market like ours but I've always had great experiences.

Failing that, pay more and take it up the ass via shipping rates  :thumb:
(Fortunately our dollar seems to be picking up a little)

Welcome!
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Offline Proyoyo

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Re: Hello from Melbourne!
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 05 May 2016, 04:31:59 »
I see. Too bad AUD wasn't as high as it was before.
I just learnt that Korean custom keyboards look so good but so expensive.
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Offline rowdy

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Re: Hello from Melbourne!
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 05 May 2016, 06:07:21 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Seeing as you're in Melbourne, PCCaseGear would be the first place to check.

Followed by MechKB in Sydney.

PCCaeGear used to have a good range, including RealForce boards, but that was a long time ago.  They still have quite a few, but more mainstream brands.

MechKB has lots of odd keyboards, and still sells RealForce.

Apart from that, you'll need to order from the US, which is, as hkf indicated, where most of us get our keyboards from.
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Offline Proyoyo

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Re: Hello from Melbourne!
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:46:25 »
Cool. Thanks for the info!
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Offline RiotGiraffe

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Re: Hello from Melbourne!
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 12 May 2016, 03:20:31 »
Hey! I'm also from Melbourne, pretty new to it all and awaiting the RGB Pok3r too. I asked MechKB about the RGB Pok3rs, they are supposedly going to stock them.
If they don't I may consider the TKL RGB Ducky when its released   :thumb:
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Re: Hello from Melbourne!
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 15 May 2016, 01:54:13 »
Quote from: RiotGiraffe on Thu, 12 May 2016, 03:20:31
Hey! I'm also from Melbourne, pretty new to it all and awaiting the RGB Pok3r too. I asked MechKB about the RGB Pok3rs, they are supposedly going to stock them.
If they don't I may consider the TKL RGB Ducky when its released   :thumb:

Welcome to Geekhack!

Many PC stores in Australia do sell some mechanical keyboards, but mostly limited to Razer and one or two other unfamiliar brands.  There was one place in Sydney that had a good range, but prices were noticeably higher than other stores, and when I did order something a little less common the order sat around for about 3 months until they decided they couldn't get any in.
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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