Author Topic: What did you get in the mail today? (Read 20275517 times)

absyrd · « **Reply #2350 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 14:00:08 »

Nice 1800. I still need to find one.

boost · « **Reply #2351 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 14:01:52 »

Quote from: absyrd on Wed, 28 November 2012, 14:00:08

Nice 1800. I still need to find one.

You and I both -_-

leesofi · « **Reply #2352 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 14:02:40 »

i saw that group chat about what they want for sell korean custom.
if you know their low story, the cheat, kmac and many things are any more rare.
they want your soul.

be careful mans using cunning.

boost · « **Reply #2353 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 14:04:41 »

Quote from: leesofi on Wed, 28 November 2012, 14:02:40

i saw that group chat about what they want for sell korean custom.
if you know their low story, the cheat, kmac and many things are any more rare.
they want your soul.

be careful mans using cunning.

What are you referring to lee?

samwisekoi · « **Reply #2354 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 14:54:42 »

CM QF Pro (Browns) from Newegg Black Friday sale.

Impressions:

- About as gamy as expected. CM Fire logos everywhere.
- LEDs not awful. In fact, the three normal LEDs are behind some white plastic and are nicely muted.
- Build quality seems fine; naturally labeled "made in China".
- Included a keycap-puller, but no replacement keycaps. (?)
- Keycap quality and feel as expected; font face less annoying than expected.
- MX Brown switches feel fine.

And on the plus side:

- The single best removable USB cable I have ever seen. Truly. nice fabric sheath, gold-tone connectors, well-made; all normal things.

The happy surprise came after I pushed the connector into the keyboard and my PC and got nothing. Then I removed and re-inserted -- with more force -- and it actually "clicked" into place. It was physically hard to remove. This cable is not coming out by mistake.

Again, on first impression, this is perhaps the best mini-USB connector pair I have ever used.

I was expecting to be underwhelmed. I was not.

Good job, Cooler Master.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #2355 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 15:01:28 »

Nice 1800 welcome to the club.

AKIMbO · « **Reply #2356 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 15:23:38 »

I bought this Dell AT101 on ebay this weekend for $30 shipped. Didn't know if it was a 101R or 101...but I decided to roll the dice. It showed up today and is in amazing condition (even had the plastic cover still protecting the num lock cap lock scroll lock LED area). The ALPS switches are probably in the best condition I have ever seen amongst the many ALPS boards I've owned. IDK why more people don't like black ALPS...they are like a better cherry brown...a little heavier...a little more tactile..but they don't have that heaviness you generally associate with ALPS switches.

rowdy · « **Reply #2357 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 15:29:08 »

Nice. I like the classic white/gray colour scheme too, kinda reminds me of when all keyboards I used were like that.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #2358 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 15:42:58 »

How would you compare the black Alps to the salmon Alps?

AKIMbO · « **Reply #2359 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 15:46:20 »

Quote from: metalliqaz on Wed, 28 November 2012, 15:42:58

How would you compare the black Alps to the salmon Alps?

Salmon ALPS seem heavier with more of the weight being at the top of the switch. Black ALPS seem a little lighter and much less tactile than salmon alps.

Edit: I still like salmon ALPS more though.

Sifo · « **Reply #2360 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:09:26 »

Okay sorry guys back from work. Opened them boxes up:

ty feng!

But what's this??!?!

Hello there...

Silver on black base girldc whale keycap!!!

Thank you feng and CYG and girldc!!!

Alessandro · « **Reply #2361 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:11:54 »

That is one sexy whale! Want!

baldgye · « **Reply #2362 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:31:35 »

that whale cap looks so strange to me

Sifo · « **Reply #2363 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:46:42 »

I like it the best out of the girldc caps so far ^^ it looks kinda weird from a frontal angle like that yeah..

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #2364 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:47:00 »

I thought it was the top half of a tomato or something... doesn't look like a whale to me at all.

MMB · « **Reply #2365 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:58:04 »

I like it. But it reminds me of that bell you ring at a help desk.

baldgye · « **Reply #2366 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:59:51 »

Quote from: MMB on Wed, 28 November 2012, 16:58:04

I like it. But it reminds me of that bell you ring at a help desk.

yeah i thought it was some strange bike bell or something for ages untill someone said it was a whale lol

samwisekoi · « **Reply #2367 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:00:19 »

Dang! And then the USPS brought my package of Hearts, Billiard Balls, and Yin/Yang keycaps from Techkeys!

And now the replacement Filco MJ2 has arrived from the UK courtesy of DHL! That came very fast!

Must leave them in boxes. Must do actual work. That Filco doesn't really need a top row of billiard balls now.

A profusion of riches! Thanks Brad and KeyboardCo!

- Ron | samwisekoi

Sifo · « **Reply #2368 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:04:18 »

That would be cool if it actually rang when I press on it...

absyrd · « **Reply #2369 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:05:34 »

Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:04:18

That would be cool if it actually rang when I press on it...

New mod. Dinging bell instead of click. Get to work. Then we can really talk about the "infamous ping".

MMB · « **Reply #2370 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:10:33 »

I would like all my switches to sound like hotel desk bells.

Halverson · « **Reply #2371 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:12:21 »

Beautiful whale Sifo! I may come find you in TO and steal it..bwahahah

baldgye · « **Reply #2372 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:16:44 »

Quote from: MMB on Wed, 28 November 2012, 17:10:33

I would like all my switches to sound like hotel desk bells.

have them all tuned slightly diffrentally...

metalliqaz · « **Reply #2373 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:41:38 »

MOAR hearts! Cyber Monday @techkeys

Enough for a few possible configurations

rowdy · « **Reply #2374 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:43:41 »

metalliqaz hearts hearts keys

Acetrak · « **Reply #2375 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:45:37 »

Got my MY7000 HPBUS-2 for some cherry harvest

Will post pics later

Halverson · « **Reply #2376 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:52:57 »

Nice Metalliqaz! I ordered more full hearts for my collection, planning on using them on a G80-2100 up top. Have a 24 heart health bar on top

metalliqaz · « **Reply #2377 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:01:10 »

Wow 24? Someone likes them even more than I do! I figured I'd do either the Fn row.

jwaz · « **Reply #2378 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:06:00 »

Quote from: Halverson on Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:52:57

Nice Metalliqaz! I ordered more full hearts for my collection, planning on using them on a G80-2100 up top. Have a 24 heart health bar on top

that's pretty legit! let's see some pics

Halverson · « **Reply #2379 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:06:14 »

Quote from: metalliqaz on Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:01:10

Wow 24? Someone likes them even more than I do! I figured I'd do either the Fn row.

20 full, 1 half, 3 empty. Figure when the sale came up, I'd go all out. Think it'll look nice on the G80. I have no room on my normal boards for the hearts hehe. But I am a crazy zelda fan, so I may like them more than you

Looking forward to seeing what you put yours on!

Quote from: JesuswasaZombie on Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:06:00

Quote from: Halverson on Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:52:57
Nice Metalliqaz! I ordered more full hearts for my collection, planning on using them on a G80-2100 up top. Have a 24 heart health bar on top

that's pretty legit! let's see some pics

I'll have some up when I'm back from vacation. Sometime second week of December. I'll have lots of stuff to upload!

metalliqaz · « **Reply #2380 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:09:29 »

When I get a set of winkeyless mods for my fake alert, I'll see how they look on teh cheatz

Halverson · « **Reply #2381 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:10:49 »

Quote from: metalliqaz on Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:09:29

When I get a set of winkeyless mods for my fake alert, I'll see how they look on teh cheatz

Mmmm I bet that would be full of swag!

Champloo · « **Reply #2382 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:14:59 »

I didn't get it in the mail but I am thrilled to have it in my collection.

My brother-in-law and fellow Geekhacker brought this bad boy home today from the law office he is working at, they are switching offices and we have been finding all sorts of goodies that they have deemed unworthy. It needs a bit of cleaning and it's missing a control keycap and the F9 keycap but other than that it works great and types even better!

We don't know too much about these so I will be reading up on which type I have tonight and how to go about cleaning it and restoring it back to new.

SmallFry · « **Reply #2383 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:38:01 »

Stickers! I got 2 sheets of switch stickers! Whooooooo!

MMB · « **Reply #2384 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:42:39 »

I didn't get any mx clears in the mail

SmallFry · « **Reply #2385 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 19:54:25 »

It was just the springs, did you misunderstand the trade?

Edit: I see that they did arrive...

MMB · « **Reply #2386 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 20:08:57 »

I guess I did..... because I wouldn't have traded for some springs I already have 1000's of

SmallFry · « **Reply #2387 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 20:21:54 »

Sorry about that... I tried making it as "clear" as possible.

MMB · « **Reply #2388 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 20:29:34 »

You're a f'in riot.....

1391401 · « **Reply #2389 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:04:17 »

No pics because I suck at pics but I got my first poker and excited and already loving it

Now for R4 to be finished in 2016 and I can get a set of caps on there

Acetrak · « **Reply #2390 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:42:11 »

Pretty good for $9

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #2391 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:51:28 »

Not bad at all. Looks like you got lucky and were sent a pretty good one.

Acetrak · « **Reply #2392 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 22:00:04 »

Yeah definitely. There's shine on keys with more use (numpad keys, enter, esc,) but for the most part it's good.

Unfortunately I wasn't gentle enough, and got a piece of a broken stem stuck in the F12 key

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #2393 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 22:10:52 »

Find one of those tiny loop screw, and be careful and thread it into the broken stem, get a good grip and pull it out.

I use this method many time, same idea as remove cork from the wine bottle.

balanar · « **Reply #2394 on:** Wed, 28 November 2012, 22:25:05 »

Just received the package from imsto containing my aluminum poker cases! Funny that I receive the actual item on the day I received the tracking number haha. Will have pics up later!