Tiger Imports - Feedback? (looking to buy cherry mx red)

[devinkato]

I have gotten it in my head that I NEED to have a Cherry MX red board.  I have a 2 brown Filcos, and a black.  I prefer typing on the black, but I get fatigued after a while, which is why I am obsessed with getting a red.

So I have searched wide and far for a Chery MX red board in a Filco style layout in the US.  I've been unable to find any.  I checked some chinese/TW sites, and they seemed to be out of stock as well.  The closest I found was a Flico red board being sold at Keyboard Co UK, but would cost me close to 300 dollars after shipping.

I then found a Ducky red board for sale at Tiger Imports from a link on overclock.net.  I haven't seen Tiger Imports in all my years of lurking here, so I am a bit wary of their service.  (I did a search of the shopping wiki, and a global search of the forums for their name - found nothing.  

Does anyone have any experience with this company?  Any overall feedback about the Duckys vs filco?  From what I've read, they seem very close to the Filco/Leopold boards, and have the layout that I love.

Thanks!

BTW, tried to post a link - the board won't let me for some reason.  Any hints on how to link?

[SmallFry]

I'd buy a Poker X from iMav's group buy. They are fairly cheap. I cannot confirm any sort of reliability as I'm an ALPSoholic :smile: People seem to like them though, plus you can get engraved PBT's or blanks etc. Good luck!

[devinkato]

I'd buy a Poker X from iMav's group buy. They are fairly cheap. I cannot confirm any sort of reliability as I'm an ALPSoholic :smile: People seem to like them though, plus you can get engraved PBT's or blanks etc. Good luck!

 
Aren't those all mini layouts?  I need number pad, context menu button, 2 window keys.

[squarebox]

Have you considered a Leopold FC500R?

[devinkato]

Have you considered a Leopold FC500R?

I haven't!  Do you have anywhere in the states with these in stock?

[squarebox]

I haven't!  Do you have anywhere in the states with these in stock?

I've no idea where to purchase them in the states as I live in Singapore which have recently introduce them to retail level.
If you can wait, there's also the Rosewill RK9000-RE which Ripster was the first to post about it. Read here

[redpill]

In regards to Tiger Imports, I have an open order with them, I'll let you know how it goes.

[IvanIvanovich]

Easiest way to get a Leopold FC500R is probably to order it from Leopold Japan. Should cost $135 with ems, or at least that is what my friend paid about a month and a half ago. The only Leopold distributor in US is elitekeyboards, but they only stock tenkeyless and not red switch.

NEVERMIND, appears that elitekeyboards.com just added them, so there you go.

[sordna]

Not bad, EK sells it for $109 and includes free keypuller to the first 300 customers

EDIT: just noticed this thread had that info already: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?20689-full-size-leopolds-quot-coming-in-august-quot

[devinkato]

OMG!  awesome!

Too bad I just ordered a ducky from tiger imports - says they ship out.  Hopefully I won't regret it.

I know that the ducky 1007 is known for some quality issues, how about the ducky 1008 series?

[johnny walker]

I have dealt with Tiger Imports, all i can say is that the service is very good.


<> shipping (fast)
<> phone support
<> Ducky arrived well packed.


JW.

[devinkato]

I have dealt with Tiger Imports, all i can say is that the service is very good.


<> shipping (fast)
<> phone support
<> Ducky arrived well packed.


JW.

How do you like your ducky?

[johnny walker]

Price and shipping:


the ducky was $ 112 plus $30 for shipping.


JW.

[frodeflintstone]

FWIW, I bought a ducky 1087 from tiger.  They shipped it fast and were happy to answer questions I had.  My problem was that I ordered the browns and what I got was all browns except the spacebar, which had a gray switch and felt wrong.  I am sending it back to today and placed an order for a leo from EK  (they confirmed that all switches are the same).

Tiger was very cool about the return, as long as it was in new condition, no problem.

FF

[redpill]

Price and shipping:


the ducky was $ 112 plus $30 for shipping.


JW.

Where were you having it shipped to?  My entire invoice for a Ducky 1087 was only $98.08 from Tiger Imports.  I'm assuming you got one of the full size ones that was more expensive?

[redpill]

Just received the Ducky 1087 today, all's well.  Packaged well, appears to be brand new, came with extra lavender WASD key caps, 2 Ducky escape keys, a keyboard cover, and a keycap puller.  All for under $100 delivered, pretty sweet deal.  My first blue switch board too, it's fun!  Not as loud as I was expecting.  When typing a sentence it sounds like pouring handfuls of chicklet gum into a glass dish.

[itlnstln]

How's the Pingking Duck?

I think my Ducky pings, but I'm not sure.  WASD does not ping.

[redpill]

Faint ping on backspace if you smack it, but thankfully no ringing like my Filco pre-foam.  Just those satisfying clickity clicks.

[itlnstln]

From what I understand, Cherry blue 'boards don't resonate as much anyway since the click-slider (or whatever you call it) sends antipathetic waves that sort of cancel out the resonance.  Glad to hear you like it.  Duckys aren't so bad.  I like mine quite a bit.

[sordna]

Congrats on the new board, is the spacebar switch blue or green? I had a Poker with blue switches for a while, it's a fun switch, but the keyboard had a green one for the spacebar which was stiffer and louder.

[redpill]

Spacebar switch is green.  Feels a bit stiffer,  but not by much.  The detachable cable is handy, I can swap to the Poker and back on a whim.

[sordna]

Ah, I love detachable cables. I even swap between my Poker and a Canon P&S camera with the same cable, it's so handy.