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Offline simon_C

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Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 18:44:46 »
http://tigerimports.net/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=13463

good set of big-legend keycaps too, shame its ISO layout. Either way, good cheap mechanical if you just want something.
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 18:46:15 »
I wouldn't even wish this keyboard on my worst enemies...
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Offline simon_C

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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 18:47:58 »
still better than a rubberdome, no?
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Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 18:54:54 »
Mech boards has had these at that price for quite awhile.
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/search.php?switch_id=13&size=ALL&keyword=&in_stock=on
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:01:20 »
Quote from: keymaster on Wed, 20 March 2013, 18:46:15
I wouldn't even wish this keyboard on my worst enemies...

loled.
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:04:02 »
Bah, you can get one that is real Alps, looks much nicer and is in Belgian! for much cheaper on ebay. Now that is ISO, not bigass enter.
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:13:40 »
Why spend $45+shipping on Tigerimports/MechanicalKeyboards.com when you can pick it up for $30 shipped from ebay:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSI-BF-I-113-BIG-FONT-LARGE-PRINT-PS-2-MECHANICAL-SWITCH-WINDOWS-7-KEYBOARD-/380543829259?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item589a2e050b
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:19:46 »
Quote from: keymaster on Wed, 20 March 2013, 18:46:15
I wouldn't even wish this keyboard on my worst enemies...
It's better than some of DSI's other keyboards with ALPS.
I believe ergocanada has had these on clearance for some time as well. They're $50, though.
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Offline simon_C

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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:41:52 »
I love that googolboard, one of my coworkers found one, its actually really solidly built, if goofy.
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Offline deazncy

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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 22 March 2013, 02:10:54 »
Looked like an awesome deal, but I can't stand those small backspace keys.
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 22 March 2013, 08:41:05 »
Quote from: deazncy on Fri, 22 March 2013, 02:10:54
Looked like an awesome deal, but I can't stand those small backspace keys.

+1 on this for me. The Backspace is the deal-killer, not the Enter.
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 23 March 2013, 13:42:31 »
I got one of these for my for my Dad (65+) who has slight vision problems and he loves using it. He initially had one of the crappy yellow/black large legend keyboards that are advertised to old people through infomercials, but it pretty much was DOA.

He's had the DSI board for roughly 6 months and has had no issues with it at all. Also, a major plus to the keyboard is its extremely low price. I don't see why people are even judging this keyboard against others that are clearly not even in the same category of use.
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #12 on: Sun, 24 March 2013, 11:35:11 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:13:40
Why spend $45+shipping on Tigerimports/MechanicalKeyboards.com when you can pick it up for $30 shipped from ebay:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSI-BF-I-113-BIG-FONT-LARGE-PRINT-PS-2-MECHANICAL-SWITCH-WINDOWS-7-KEYBOARD-/380543829259?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item589a2e050b

I am looking at that now.  Does anyone know if it is one of the ALPS switches that can be easily modified to become a linear switch?

I was told some ALPS switches can become linear by removing a small part.  If this is one of those keyboards then I am interested to try it!
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Offline simon_C

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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 25 March 2013, 11:29:08 »
Quote from: JmactheAttack on Sat, 23 March 2013, 13:42:31
I got one of these for my for my Dad (65+) who has slight vision problems and he loves using it. He initially had one of the crappy yellow/black large legend keyboards that are advertised to old people through infomercials, but it pretty much was DOA.

He's had the DSI board for roughly 6 months and has had no issues with it at all. Also, a major plus to the keyboard is its extremely low price. I don't see why people are even judging this keyboard against others that are clearly not even in the same category of use.

Thank you, Thats kind of exactly why i posted it. Its a cheap mech board. for cheap.
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Re: Tigerimports has DSI mechanical boards for $45 [yellow alps]
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 25 March 2013, 13:09:14 »
Quote from: simon_C on Mon, 25 March 2013, 11:29:08
Quote from: JmactheAttack on Sat, 23 March 2013, 13:42:31
I got one of these for my for my Dad (65+) who has slight vision problems and he loves using it. He initially had one of the crappy yellow/black large legend keyboards that are advertised to old people through infomercials, but it pretty much was DOA.

He's had the DSI board for roughly 6 months and has had no issues with it at all. Also, a major plus to the keyboard is its extremely low price. I don't see why people are even judging this keyboard against others that are clearly not even in the same category of use.

Thank you, Thats kind of exactly why i posted it. Its a cheap mech board. for cheap.

I forgot where I originally purchased it, but yeah I actually got mine from eBay for $42.89 total/shipped. The eBay price is roughly $10 cheaper than the final price that you would pay from TigerImports.

Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:13:40
Why spend $45+shipping on Tigerimports/MechanicalKeyboards.com when you can pick it up for $30 shipped from ebay:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSI-BF-I-113-BIG-FONT-LARGE-PRINT-PS-2-MECHANICAL-SWITCH-WINDOWS-7-KEYBOARD-/380543829259?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item589a2e050b

The link posted above is where I got mine from too.
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