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Offline MrCynical

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« Reply #50 on: Thu, 30 June 2011, 12:39:35 »
I also asked if it was possible for a Cherry MX Clear spacebar as that seems like a much desired configuration on these forums, but idk if that will work out but one can hope :D

Darn, they said all brown or all blue only :(
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« Reply #51 on: Sat, 02 July 2011, 04:44:41 »
when I talked to him on ebay he said it was possible to do MX Black now aswell.
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« Reply #52 on: Sun, 03 July 2011, 03:15:09 »
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when I talked to him on ebay he said it was possible to do MX Black now aswell.
I don't like MX Blacks :S
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« Reply #53 on: Sun, 03 July 2011, 09:31:41 »
I am desoldering 200+ clear switches from 2 donor boards.  I can send you one if you want to switch the spacebar switch when you receive the keyboard.
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« Reply #54 on: Sun, 03 July 2011, 16:05:56 »
Thanks for the offer, but no thanks, I don't feel comfortable enough with my soldering skills to try it on a $400 keyboard. :P
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« Reply #55 on: Sun, 03 July 2011, 17:19:44 »
It is basically the cost of the carved alu case. You can always replace the rest with a leopold.
Btw I'm sure you can find geekhackers in your area who are willing to help you with the soldering.
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« Reply #56 on: Sun, 03 July 2011, 17:47:04 »
while de-soldering my clear switch donor board, there is a grey switch for the spacebar.  Maybe a grey switch is even better!
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« Reply #57 on: Mon, 04 July 2011, 08:32:03 »
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while de-soldering my clear switch donor board, there is a grey switch for the spacebar.  Maybe a grey switch is even better!

 
Compaq G80-11802 (MX Brown) uses a grey switch for space bar, it PISSES ME OFF.  way too stiff compared to the rest of the keys; I try to use a light touch on the browns and end up missing spaces.  Maybe it'd be better with clears?  I haven't tried them yet, still waiting for my Cherry POS board (what I assume you are taking apart) to arrive.

If I end up not using the POS board I might put a clear in the 11802, although I can't really see myself using it seriously due to the weird layout (bought it to try the browns as I don't really have any kind of store that sells a variety of mech. keyboards nearby to try)
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« Reply #58 on: Wed, 06 July 2011, 18:23:08 »
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« Reply #59 on: Wed, 06 July 2011, 21:33:11 »
I just picked this up today from the post office (it was supposed to come yesterday July 5th but I missed the post office guy signature.)

The weight of the keyboard is very nice and comes with multi colored keys (green shifts, red controls, and teal alt's). idk if this is some kind of placebo effect, but the browns feel nicer on this keyboard than they do on the Zowie keyboard I also own. The orange honestly isn't that noticeable. I feel a little more cramped on this keyboard but that's probably just because I'm used to the keyboards with the tenkey. The sacrifices you make :L
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« Reply #60 on: Wed, 06 July 2011, 22:03:47 »
That is very fast shipping!  Good to know IOMania is for real.  Pictures please!  Still want MX clear switch? ;)
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« Reply #61 on: Wed, 06 July 2011, 23:11:40 »
Where can I purchase custom keycaps? I wanna pimp this ***** out :P
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« Reply #62 on: Wed, 06 July 2011, 23:21:05 »
Not gonna tell you anything until you post pictures of your new found love.  No, I am kidding.

You can go to the Group Buy forum to join Noodles RGB group buy.  Take a look at all the cool keycaps from Round 3 here.  And wait for Round 4.  Round 4 ordering should start as soon as Round 3 orders are all shipped out.  It is hard to say when that will be though.
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« Reply #63 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 02:41:39 »
I honestly like this keyboard so much the next time an auction comes up I'm gonna buy one in MX Blue

New favorite keyboard <3

It's 3:40 am right now, I'll post pics tomorrow.
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« Reply #64 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 03:06:18 »
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I honestly like this keyboard so much the next time an auction comes up I'm gonna buy one in MX Blue

New favorite keyboard <3

It's 3:40 am right now, I'll post pics tomorrow.

And please do a review after you have used it a few more days.  Thanks.
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« Reply #65 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 06:31:09 »
Congrats! Don't forget to post pics here.
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« Reply #66 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 06:41:54 »
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I honestly like this keyboard so much the next time an auction comes up I'm gonna buy one in MX Blue

New favorite keyboard <3

It's 3:40 am right now, I'll post pics tomorrow.


Did you buy it in ebay from the user called iomania?
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« Reply #67 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 07:05:30 »
You can buy it cheaper from the iomania website directly.
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« Reply #68 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 07:17:47 »
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You can buy it cheaper from the iomania website directly.
As far as I know iomania.co.kr does not ship outside korea nor takes PayPal :-(
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« Reply #69 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 11:01:22 »
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As far as I know iomania.co.kr does not ship outside korea nor takes PayPal :-(

 
http://iomania.kr/
This is the site I meant. Send the guy an email for quote.
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Offline MrCynical

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« Reply #70 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 20:26:28 »
Yeah, I bought another one (MX Blue) direct from the guy. He gave me a discount for buying 2 :)
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« Reply #71 on: Thu, 07 July 2011, 20:40:24 »
Plctures please.
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« Reply #72 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 00:28:12 »
Good things come to those who wait ;)

My current camera is absolutely positively FUBAR (spilled Sprite on it TT) so I ordered a Panasonic Lumix LX5 and will be taking pictures of the MX Blue and MX Brown and posting my review when I get it.
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« Reply #73 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 06:15:16 »
So you were able to get the 2nd one for less than $350 shipped?
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« Reply #74 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:13:08 »
LOL!  Group buy anyone?
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« Reply #75 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:22:59 »
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LOL!  Group buy anyone?

I'm in for $350 shipped.
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« Reply #76 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:28:13 »
I bet with enough people the price would be even less...
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« Reply #77 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:29:19 »
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I bet with enough people the price would be even less...

I agree.  KL, are you in?  if we can collect enough orders here, I can ping IOMania to see if they would give us a discount.
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« Reply #78 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 13:34:59 »
I'd be in for 300 shipped or less.

Start a group buy thread!

Actually first, contact the guy and get a price estimate for like 30,50,70,100 orders or so. Then people can know what they're getting into before they vote.
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« Reply #79 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 16:57:26 »
I might be in for one... lol
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« Reply #80 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:34:37 »
I would do 300 or less aswell.
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« Reply #81 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:39:31 »
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I'm in for $350 shipped.

Here here.  I second this but of course, less is even better. lol
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« Reply #82 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:40:07 »
I already PM'ed the guy.  They should be waking up soon on their Korean Saturday morning ;)

I would be surprised if they would sell for less than $300 each even for a group buy of more than 10.  I will start a new group buy thread if he gets back to me and give me a reasonable price.
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« Reply #83 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 17:51:54 »
I am dying to pay $350 for dkserver or 356L...
layout similar like cherry 80%



but not this one.
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« Reply #84 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 18:35:25 »
IOMania got back to me.  No discount for keyboards for group buy, only shipping discount.  Keyboard is still $350 + shipping.  No deal...
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« Reply #85 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 21:01:58 »
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I am dying to pay $350 for dkserver or 356L...
layout similar like cherry 80%

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but not this one.

Those keycaps are gorgeous.
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« Reply #86 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 21:03:02 »
Looks like Cherry double shots.
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« Reply #87 on: Fri, 08 July 2011, 22:52:40 »
I would have been surprised if iomania did give a group buy discount. After all, it's their flagship keyboard that's targeted at a very few hardcore keyboard enthusiasts. And yes, they look like doubleshots do me too.
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« Reply #88 on: Sat, 09 July 2011, 07:32:40 »
Still, makes no sense that they'll discount 2 boards to the same buyer but not discount a group buy.
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« Reply #89 on: Mon, 11 July 2011, 18:54:39 »
so we gonna see these pics anytime soon?
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« Reply #90 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 03:44:25 »







I tried my best with my crappy photography skills :P
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« Reply #91 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 07:10:27 »
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I tried my best with my crappy photography skills :P
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« Reply #92 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 09:35:49 »
It actually looks better in these pics that I thought it would.
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« Reply #93 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 09:45:28 »
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Why would aluminium be superior to plastics, seriously? Look at german cars, do they use a lot of aluminium? I don't think so. Maybe for the chassis, but not for the parts that are touched, for example the stirring wheel. Stirring wheels are always plastic. Even the ones that look like wooden wheels are plastic. The whole interior is either plastics, leather or artificial leather.

this is a really ****ty comparison
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« Reply #94 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 09:46:56 »
lol
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« Reply #95 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 10:39:15 »
Very nice!  Thanks for taking the pictures.  Now, should I get an 87u, or this?  The 87u is actually more expensive now that leopold.co.jp's Bambi has dumped me.
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« Reply #96 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 10:57:49 »
Get this and be one of the very few. You already have 86U.
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« Reply #97 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 11:39:32 »
yeah, but I also have a set of new yellow topre keycaps coming that fits an 87U.  the set would work on my 86U, but the spacebar would not fit.  I could just have the whole keyboard with yellow keys and a white spacebar...  If I get an 87U, I will sell my 86U.

But I am getting off topic.  The Type Now Solid is indeed very nice.  But the Leopold spacebar is going to limit keycap options...
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« Reply #98 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 12:19:08 »
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Pics are fine.  I'm trying to remember - how heavy is that thing?

At least they licensed the Windows key.    The Chinese clone companies don't even bother with that legal stuff.
Pretty damn heavy compared to the other keyboards I own.

But the weight is just oh so nice <3

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yeah, but I also have a set of new yellow topre keycaps coming that fits an 87U.  the set would work on my 86U, but the spacebar would not fit.  I could just have the whole keyboard with yellow keys and a white spacebar...  If I get an 87U, I will sell my 86U.

But I am getting off topic.  The Type Now Solid is indeed very nice.  But the Leopold spacebar is going to limit keycap options...

Get this! It's ****ing awesome
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« Reply #99 on: Tue, 12 July 2011, 13:56:18 »
Hmmm... I would consider getting one if it's around $350 shipped. $300 would be even better. I may have to sell a couple of keyboards to make it happen.
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