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Offline tehsprayer

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Costar or Stabilizers?
« on: Sun, 26 February 2012, 08:35:40 »
Just wondering if the CM Storm Quickfire rapid has cherry stabilizers or costar. I just got a new keyboard so just wondering and im new to this so :P

Thanks once again!
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Offline laffindude

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 26 February 2012, 08:36:04 »
Costar.
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Offline tehsprayer

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 26 February 2012, 08:36:41 »
^^ Does this keyboard have costar?
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Offline tukkez

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 26 February 2012, 09:29:25 »
CM Storm uses Costar stabilizers.
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Offline WhiteFireDragon

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 26 February 2012, 22:13:14 »
Gonna beat the dead horse.

COSTAR!

In genaral, most plate mounted boards are costar (except leopold).
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Offline wuBu

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« Reply #5 on: Sun, 26 February 2012, 22:14:57 »
Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;527567
Gonna beat the dead horse.

COSTAR!

In genaral, most plate mounted boards are costar (except leopold).

and ducky~
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 00:44:11 »
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All Costar keyboards  have Costar stabilizers but not all Costar style stabilizer keyboards are made by Costar.

People seemed to conclude that CM boards are made by costar based on the stabilizer.
Are there any other solid sources that indicated where the CMs are made by?
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 00:44:58 »
Quote from: ripster;527658
All Costar keyboards  have Costar stabilizers but not all Costar style stabilizer keyboards are made by Costar.

People seemed to conclude that CM boards are made by costar based on the stabilizer and its similarity in construction compare to filco.
Are there any other solid sources that indicated where the CMs are made by?
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Offline laffindude

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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 02:42:13 »
Solid source? No. However, take a look at vortex's new tenkeyless. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.256507101083674.57911.241720585895659&type=3 Looks like Rapids without the gaudy branding.
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Offline alaricljs

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« Reply #9 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 08:59:01 »
Uhm, I seem to recall battlesheep or someone else (claiming to be a CM rep) stating that it was Costar.  Maybe I'm mistaken.
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Offline kaiserreich

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« Reply #10 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 09:27:59 »
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Uhm, I seem to recall battlesheep or someone else (claiming to be a CM rep) stating that it was Costar.  Maybe I'm mistaken.

Yeap. It was battlesheep.
CM storm are made by Costar.


I prefer Costar on vanilla/normal switches
Cherry style Stabilizers on properly lubed or Vintage switches. The lube on the switches itself affects the feeling of the stabilizers, based on my RO59 lubed switches and Vintage Blacks.
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Offline laffindude

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« Reply #11 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 09:51:48 »
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?21254-Here-comes-quot-CM-Storm-Quick-Fire-Rapid-quot-pictures&p=434320&viewfull=1#post434320 This post is full of goodies. Establishes Rapid as a Costar, Filco is based on a reference board (\KL read this), different blend of ABS for keycaps (ripster ;)).
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #12 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 12:06:11 »
Quote from: laffindude;527962
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?21254-Here-comes-quot-CM-Storm-Quick-Fire-Rapid-quot-pictures&p=434320&viewfull=1#post434320 This post is full of goodies. Establishes Rapid as a Costar, Filco is based on a reference board (\KL read this), different blend of ABS for keycaps (ripster ;)).

Hmm... he did say "I think," which is not the most definite statement, but putting all the information together it is  hard not to believe.


Now, laffindude, the golden keyboard guy claimed CM boards are not made by Costar and would only rate the quality of it equivalent to some ducky at around the same price point. Either he was lying and trying to defend for the product he had available in store, or he doesn't have a damn clue. And I remember someone said he has a pretty close relation with the Filco rep in TW? I would assume he would have insight info on keyboard industry.
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #13 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 12:14:23 »
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Golden keyboard guy?  Is that like Golden Showers?


lol, just a owner of a small keyboard shop in TW, who also does services like switch swapping and repair.
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #14 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 12:50:00 »
Quote from: ripster;528181
Do you have an address? - I can add to the WW Shopping Wiki.

its already listed as "keyboard king”  Golden keyboard is a better translation IMO. but that's beside the point

I　noticed that both "keyboard king" and “gold keyboard” are listed and they are the same store. I don't know how to edit wiki, so could you fix it? I guess you can change it to Keyboard King (Golden Keyboard)

also here is a pic of the store front. see that small black sign right where the DVD flag is?

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« Reply #15 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 14:03:51 »
Lets just say almost everyone in here is right ;)
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Offline laffindude

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« Reply #16 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 21:05:28 »
Quote from: pitashen;528140
Hmm... he did say "I think," which is not the most definite statement, but putting all the information together it is  hard not to believe.


Now, laffindude, the golden keyboard guy claimed CM boards are not made by Costar and would only rate the quality of it equivalent to some ducky at around the same price point. Either he was lying and trying to defend for the product he had available in store, or he doesn't have a damn clue. And I remember someone said he has a pretty close relation with the Filco rep in TW? I would assume he would have insight info on keyboard industry.


I've talked with him before too and I'd take his insights with a grain of salt. Though he's kinda right, since it does look like only the Rapid is going to be Costar made. He may have seen the other boards together and assumed they're all not Costar. He's a retailer, I doubt he cares as much about the details as enthusiasts (I don't think he is one).

Quote from: ripster;528300
I'll add to Wiki.

The guy with the paper bag outside the store - he begging for ClickClacks?

Now it makes sense - Keyboard King I follow on Facebook.


Front of the store is a store front shared with a food cart/stall.
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Offline kaiserreich

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« Reply #17 on: Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:51:10 »
Quote from: pitashen;528155
lol, just a owner of a small keyboard shop in TW, who also does services like switch swapping and repair.

I only went to 总麒 (ZhongQi) on main road during my stay in Taipei
Golden Keyboards seems too complicated to navigate especially at night.
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