Author Topic: Cherry Switch Tester Holiday Tour 2011! (Read 93218 times)

Roguemaster8 · « **Reply #550 on:** Tue, 31 January 2012, 23:46:19 »

Hashbaz, is there an estimate as to when Round 2 may start?

hashbaz · « **Reply #551 on:** Tue, 31 January 2012, 23:48:50 »

Well there are five more people to go for my tester. That's another three weeks at least. I don't know what litster's plans are with his tester. I suspect he's pretty consumed with his Phantom project for now.

two4teezee · « **Reply #552 on:** Tue, 31 January 2012, 23:52:04 »

Definitely want to get in on this... I'm in LA, CA.

two4teezee · « **Reply #553 on:** Tue, 31 January 2012, 23:53:18 »

Quote from: hashbaz;504972

Well there are five more people to go for my tester. That's another three weeks at least. I don't know what litster's plans are with his tester. I suspect he's pretty consumed with his Phantom project for now.

Sorry for double post... Just wanna say I think it's awesome you guys are doing this. Really neat and brings a sense of community to everyone!

hashbaz · « **Reply #554 on:** Tue, 31 January 2012, 23:57:19 »

Quote from: two4teezee;504975

Sorry for double post... Just wanna say I think it's awesome you guys are doing this. Really neat and brings a sense of community to everyone!

Thanks! Added you to the list.

litster · « **Reply #555 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 00:38:24 »

Hehe, I am pretty busy with the Phantom GB and trying to get a batch of acrylic keyboard cases made. Hashbaz, if you don't mind organizing the tour again, I can just ship mine out for another queue.

falerus · « **Reply #556 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 00:55:43 »

Man... 5 people on the waiting list are in Los Angeles. Makes me want to try having a meetup again but I'm discouraged from last time :pout:

dewcorps · « **Reply #557 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 05:25:55 »

Quote from: litster;504864

Nice picture! where is it?

Lake Norman area, NC.

two4teezee · « **Reply #558 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 07:38:15 »

Quote from: falerus;505022

Man... 5 people on the waiting list are in Los Angeles. Makes me want to try having a meetup again but I'm discouraged from last time :pout:

What happened? Wouldn't be a bad idea, just not trivial to coordinate X many people in a city like LA :/

falerus · « **Reply #559 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 12:02:19 »

Quote from: two4teezee;505154

What happened? Wouldn't be a bad idea, just not trivial to coordinate X many people in a city like LA :/

Several people said they would come, then slowly people dropped out. I admit that it was somewhat of a bad time (finals, close to holidays) and some people did say they would be interested in a later one, so I guess it is possible.

Here was the thread: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?24752-Los-Angeles-Meetup!

two4teezee · « **Reply #560 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 12:19:03 »

Quote from: falerus;505344

Here was the thread: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?24752-Los-Angeles-Meetup!

Cool idea, and there seemed to be a good amount of interest. Maybe the keypad will be the uniting factor... ship it and they will come! errr...

litster · « **Reply #561 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 13:03:52 »

Speaking of LA, here is an interactive panorama view of LA after sunset: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=4d1cd7c0-09ec-421b-98c6-d43cc26f5a41

falerus · « **Reply #562 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 13:18:32 »

Quote from: litster;505398

Speaking of LA, here is an interactive panorama view of LA after sunset: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=4d1cd7c0-09ec-421b-98c6-d43cc26f5a41

Show Image

pretty cool! it's like the smog was photoshopped out... or this was taken on the one day of the year there isn't smog :)

dewcorps · « **Reply #563 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 17:11:25 »

Hashbaz's tester sent on!

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Roguemaster8 · « **Reply #564 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 23:03:22 »

Quote from: hashbaz;504972

Well there are five more people to go for my tester. That's another three weeks at least. I don't know what litster's plans are with his tester. I suspect he's pretty consumed with his Phantom project for now.

Glad to hear it. I had this feeling the first round wasn't going to be over until May for some reason.

Quote from: litster;505010

Hehe, I am pretty busy with the Phantom GB and trying to get a batch of acrylic keyboard cases made. Hashbaz, if you don't mind organizing the tour again, I can just ship mine out for another queue.

This would be awesome, I went to the thread about litster's tester and saw some pretty exotic switches on there. Wouldn't mind trying either one to be honest. :eyebrows:

AKIMbO · « **Reply #565 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 18:40:34 »

Like omg omg omg...one more day till nolliepopper gets the tester then it's on to me.

hashbaz · « **Reply #566 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 22:17:13 »

Quote from: AKIMbO;506762

Like omg omg omg...one more day till nolliepopper gets the tester then it's on to me.

Erm yeah, about that. I kinda told nollipopper to send it to Jam first since they're both in the Orlando area. Sorry, I know that sucks for you. :-/

nolliepoper · « **Reply #567 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 12:30:44 »

I received the tester on Friday, looks like my previous post was deleted.

hashbaz · « **Reply #568 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 12:45:50 »

Whoa, some posts on this thread were made, deleted, and then restored (which deleted the other branch of posts that came after the initial deletion). Geekhack is pretty f'd lately.

AKIMbO · « **Reply #569 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 12:57:04 »

Quote from: hashbaz;506959

Erm yeah, about that. I kinda told nollipopper to send it to Jam first since they're both in the Orlando area. Sorry, I know that sucks for you. :-/

No problem...then I revise my statement to "Like omg omg omg...one more person till Jam gets the tester then it's on to me."

XD

Quote from: hashbaz;507381

Whoa, some posts on this thread were made, deleted, and then restored (which deleted the other branch of posts that came after the initial deletion). Geekhack is pretty f'd lately.

A deletion within a deletion. It's deleteception!
Sorry I couldn't help myself.

hashbaz · « **Reply #570 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 22:22:06 »

nolliepoper, how's the tester? Is it shipping to Jam soon?

nolliepoper · « **Reply #571 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 22:45:16 »

Hello, I plan to ship it out to Jam and write the review tomorrow.

hashbaz · « **Reply #572 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 22:54:41 »

Quote from: nolliepoper;509841

Hello, I plan to ship it out to Jam and write the review tomorrow.

Thank'e kindly

heuristicist · « **Reply #573 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 23:13:05 »

I'm in for your second Canada-friendly round

Jam · « **Reply #574 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 18:05:25 »

Hopefully I get it before Monday/Tuesday. Then I can take it to Disneyworld. Not sure what I should take a picture with though.

wcass · « **Reply #575 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 20:59:19 »

i dare you to take it to the Princess Tea.
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/perfectly-princess-tea-party/

hashbaz · « **Reply #576 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 21:18:10 »

Quote from: wcass;510696

i dare you to take it to the Princess Tea.
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/perfectly-princess-tea-party/
Show Image

This. ^^^

The thread demands a pic of the most attractive princess holding the tester.

Roguemaster8 · « **Reply #577 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 23:09:22 »

I live near Orlando and take regular trips to Disney.

I'm game to get it with all of them.

nolliepoper · « **Reply #578 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 15:04:22 »

Shipped USPS to Jam via Small Flate Rate Box.
Tracking: 03112550000015386004

Brown: This is my favorite switch. Lightwieght force, and very small tactile bump.
Blue: A little more of a initial bump to overcome next to browns, but just too noisy for my suroundings and could potientially cause some double tapping issues.
Black: Great response on the linear switch but may be too heavy for typing.
Red: Perfect lightweight force on a linear switch, but I have no interest in using linear switches.
Clear: Very heavy and a larger tactile bump compared to browns.
Ergo Clear: Just like browns with a bigger tactil bump except something about the spring doesn't feel right to me, as if double tapping could cause some problems.

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hashbaz · « **Reply #579 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 15:28:13 »

Quote from: nolliepoper;511217

Shipped USPS to Jam via Small Flate Rate Box.
Tracking: 03112550000015386004

Brown: This is my favorite switch. Lightwieght force, and very small tactile bump.
Blue: A little more of a initial bump to overcome next to browns, but just too noisy for my suroundings and could potientially cause some double tapping issues.
Black: Great response on the linear switch but may be too heavy for typing.
Red: Perfect lightweight force on a linear switch, but I have no interest in using linear switches.
Clear: Very heavy and a larger tactile bump compared to browns.
Ergo Clear: Just like browns with a bigger tactil bump except something about the spring doesn't feel right to me, as if double tapping could cause some problems.

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Thanks for the review and the pic.

As much as I like the extra tactility of ergo clears, I had to stop using them because of the spring issue. :-/

litster · « **Reply #580 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 15:39:46 »

What is the spring issue?

hashbaz · « **Reply #581 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 16:22:16 »

Ergo clears frequently have a slight stick to them as they pop back up.

litster · « **Reply #582 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 16:24:00 »

I see. Maybe once modded, the weaker spring is not as powerful as the original Clear spring to push the stem back up because the bump is a bigger?

hashbaz · « **Reply #583 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 17:00:30 »

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I see. Maybe once modded, the weaker spring is not as powerful as the original Clear spring to push the stem back up because the bump is a bigger?

Yeah that sounds right. Keyboardlover says the sticking diminishes over time.

Jam · « **Reply #584 on:** Sun, 12 February 2012, 14:56:04 »

I have received the Tester. Review and Pics will be posted soon.

FiXXXerX · « **Reply #585 on:** Mon, 13 February 2012, 14:41:50 »

Jam, if you still have the tester, I'm in Orlando as well and would love to try it out before you send it back... let me know!

Snowmill · « **Reply #586 on:** Mon, 13 February 2012, 20:48:47 »

Sign me up, I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Roguemaster8 · « **Reply #587 on:** Mon, 13 February 2012, 21:11:38 »

I was just in Orlando, should have had a Tester party.

TheDane · « **Reply #588 on:** Tue, 14 February 2012, 05:03:24 »

Sign me up for the Europe tour, if such a thing ever comes

I'm from Denmark

Since it's my first post, I understand that I haven't established any credability on this site, so I figured i'd introduce myself

I'm 19, live in Denmark. Currently studying in Aalborg Tech College (dunno if the Danish college is the same in the US cause our school system is alot different) on my last year, heading to university after summer to become an engineer (energy for those who are interested). I enjoy gaming (mostly League of Legends, SWTOR/WoW and of course Skyrim) and I simply love tangling with my computer. I'm very close to having my perfect setup, only thing I really need is a mechanical keyboard. I've been reading about the different Cherry switches, and I can't decide between Red or Blue, and I've only tried a freind's BlackWidow Ultimate, and I've heard that they use a modified version of the Cherry MX Blue? The testing pad is all I need to make a decision xD

FiXXXerX · « **Reply #589 on:** Tue, 14 February 2012, 13:32:09 »

Quote from: Roguemaster8;513647

I was just in Orlando, should have had a Tester party.

Agreed! Now if only Jam would come back and see this before he ships it back out ... :biggrin:

regca · « **Reply #590 on:** Wed, 15 February 2012, 20:13:43 »

Aww this is so cute! Keep up the pictures~

fohat.digs · « **Reply #591 on:** Wed, 15 February 2012, 20:26:47 »

So, is there a projected start date for round 2?

I signed up months ago and will promise a turn-around time of 48 hours.

Thanks for doing all this!

hashbaz · « **Reply #592 on:** Wed, 15 February 2012, 23:10:12 »

Quote from: fohat.digs;515674

So, is there a projected start date for round 2?

I signed up months ago and will promise a turn-around time of 48 hours.

Thanks for doing all this!

I'll start working out a Canadian route for litster's tester soon. When mine gets back to me (2 more weeks maybe?) I'll put it back out on another US tour.

Canadians, is there something similar to a USPS flat rate box that is cheap and easy for shipping to each other inside Canada?

Jam · « **Reply #593 on:** Thu, 16 February 2012, 05:16:34 »

I sent the board out yesterday, tracking number #0311 1660 0001 4177 7201.

I know some people other Orlando people wanted to see it, but I didn't want Akimbo to have to wait a couple more days while we worked it out, since I've already had it for my 3 days. I'm still working on the review and uploading my pictures, I'll try to do that this afternoon.

hashbaz · « **Reply #594 on:** Thu, 16 February 2012, 11:36:14 »

Thanks Jam.

moogatronic · « **Reply #595 on:** Thu, 16 February 2012, 21:28:01 »

I'd like to be added to round two of the tour! I'm in Bloomington, IN. A few other people in my lab are interested in mechanicals, so this opportunity will be quite nice!

Thanks!

nar · « **Reply #596 on:** Thu, 16 February 2012, 22:55:31 »

Quote from: hashbaz;515780

I'll start working out a Canadian route for litster's tester soon. When mine gets back to me (2 more weeks maybe?) I'll put it back out on another US tour.

Canadians, is there something similar to a USPS flat rate box that is cheap and easy for shipping to each other inside Canada?

We have Flat Rate Xpresspost envelopes though I'm not sure if the tester will fit in it? Depends how thick it is. It is express though so it's a bit more expensive than normal. (Just checked and shipping within a region is just over $10CAD, around $15CAD for national, not including sales tax, there's also a much thicker flat rate envelope that the tester will probably fit in, but it's almost double the price I believe).

Should we all give you our addresses or at least our general region to help with the planning if we haven't done so?
I'm in Waterloo, Ontario.

oldCrow · « **Reply #597 on:** Fri, 17 February 2012, 09:29:49 »

Sorry for the FAQ, but this thread has so many entries and so far I can't find out how to actually get on the list to receive the tester.

I'm in southern Maine and would love the change to try it out, with a one-day turnaround.

Switch tester is a great idea; thanks for doing this.

AKIMbO · « **Reply #598 on:** Fri, 17 February 2012, 10:40:21 »

I received the tester! Going to meetup with wcass on saturday most likely. Will take pictures and post a review in the coming days.

hashbaz · « **Reply #599 on:** Fri, 17 February 2012, 11:39:16 »

Quote from: oldCrow;517002

Sorry for the FAQ, but this thread has so many entries and so far I can't find out how to actually get on the list to receive the tester.

I'm in southern Maine and would love the change to try it out, with a one-day turnaround.

Switch tester is a great idea; thanks for doing this.

All you have to do is post in the thread that you're interested -- it says so in the OP.

Added you to the list.

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Author Topic: Cherry Switch Tester Holiday Tour 2011! (Read 93218 times)