Does anyone remember when mx reds were rare?!

[AKIMbO]

I feel old remembering how elusive mx reds were.  Does anyone else remember when mx reds weren't readily available?  Remember the Filco Linear R edition...how crazy is that, right?   

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I remember! T'was several years ago when reds were just coming into the mech kb scene.

I was such a newb back then. I didn't even have my first MX board yet...

[mougrim]

Two years ago I even didn't know that there are MX REds in existence. I thought they were either Blue, Black or Brown

[daerid]

Yeah, I remember when the Linear-Rs were on Amazon, and I impulse bought one when they had 2 left, just because I didn't want to miss out.

[hashbaz]

I remember that too.  I had a Compaq 11800 with the "ghetto red" mod -- blacks stems + brown springs. Shortly thereafter they stopped being "rare" and EK stocked Leopolds with reds.

[False_Dmitry_II]

I also remember when the only place to get clears was to find old stuff with them already in it. I read something from awhile ago about them becoming discontinued or something?

That was back before I stopped posting here, and all I had when I started was an acer switches. Which I still like.

[eyesmiles]

I remember when people would camp the keyboardco vendor page to see when the US shipments carrying Filco MJ2s with Reds would come in. That was only a few years back too.

[daerid]

I also remember when the only place to get clears was to find old stuff with them already in it. I read something from awhile ago about them becoming discontinued or something?

That was back before I stopped posting here, and all I had when I started was an acer switches. Which I still like.

I'm pretty sure they were headed that way, but with the re-surging popularity of Ergo Clears (not to mention the CODE keyboard selling out in a matter of hours), Cherry should hopefully ramp production of Clears back up.

[litster]

My Filco tenkeyless Red from China!  It was LIMITED!

[hashbaz]

Anyone remember when these babies were near-mythical?

[jdcarpe]

Anyone remember when these babies were near-mythical?

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Oh, those spacebar switches from the Dolch PAC keyboards, you mean? ;)

[dante]

People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds

[tjcaustin]

[hashbaz]

People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds

Haha I remember that fiasco well.  The classifieds were flooded with clear Leos that no one wanted.

[Hyde]

lol it happened to MX Red too, everyone bought a Linear R even though it was something like $200+.

But as soon they got it then dump it in classifieds and went back to MX Brown.

At the time I was such a noob and didn't have the balls to spend that much on a keyboard. 

[JaccoW]

People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds

The same is going to happen to Topre and it's keycaps if the MX sliders thingy works out.

[litster]

Remember when these were rare?



This thread is turning into a thread to remind us the crazy sh!t we do (I did) for our hobby.

[hashbaz]

Obtaining a Cherry red Escape used to be a noble quest.

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=23272

[litster]

this is pretty rare

[Findecanor]

Oh, those spacebar switches from the Dolch PAC keyboards, you mean?

Or every space bar from every keyboard with MX Blues before Filco came along?

[hashbaz]

Oh, those spacebar switches from the Dolch PAC keyboards, you mean?

Or every space bar from every keyboard with MX Blues before Filco came along?

Allow me to clarify.  This was once a fabled creature that people yearned for but had no hope of attaining:

[nubbinator]

People want what they can't have!

MX Greens are like MX Clears: When EK started carrying FC200R's with Clears everyone bought one - but then as soon as they received them they got dumped in the classifieds

The same is going to happen to Topre and it's keycaps if the MX sliders thingy works out.

I do hope that's the truth and that they start going for cheaper.  I'd like to try a heavy Topre board on the cheap instead of a way too light 30g one.

[litster]

Remember when Topre was rare?  EK was out of stock all the time.  I tried to buy directly from Japan and they just stopped shipping them out of Japan.  I bought my 20th year anniversary edition from South Korea. for $450 shipped.  It *is* a lot cheaper now than before.

[TheSoulhunter]

I remember the time you had to import Filcos from Japan because there were no distributors in the west...

[mougrim]

Remember when Topre was rare?  EK was out of stock all the time.  I tried to buy directly from Japan and they just stopped shipping them out of Japan.  I bought my 20th year anniversary edition from South Korea. for $450 shipped.  It *is* a lot cheaper now than before.

Still worth a lot, though

[rowdy]

Remember when every computer came with a mechanical keyboard of some sort?

In the good old days, before MX switches were even a thing.

Before robber dome keyboard were conceived.

[laffindude]

Allow me to clarify.  This was once a fabled creature that people yearned for but had no hope of attaining:

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People hated greens before it became hip. People were threatening to return certain keyboards for false advertising because it had green spacebar switches.

[rowdy]

Allow me to clarify.  This was once a fabled creature that people yearned for but had no hope of attaining:

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People hated greens before it became hip. People were threatening to return certain keyboards for false advertising because it had green spacebar switches.

My first Ducky Shine with MX blues had a green switch under the space bar and I didn't even realise!

Now I have a TKL keyboard of all MX green that I don't even use.

[phoenix1234]

My first Ducky Shine with MX blues had a green switch under the space bar and I didn't even realise!
Now I have a TKL keyboard of all MX green that I don't even use.

It's just like one wife per man is enough but 100+ wives per man would be a disaster  )

//
Just kidding, with all respect to ladies anyway 

[ChronoBodi]

Yea, MX reds became common, that's good. Can the same happen to MX Clears too?

[phoenix1234]

Does anyone feel the scratchiness on some Cherry MX Red recently?
Of course, it has nothing to do with keyboard manufacturer.
Is it because of Cherry production line ?

[Hyde]

^  Yeah I feel the same too.  I never felt any scratchiness on my Filco 1-2 year ago.

But the Poker II I got 5 months ago feels scratchy.

Did Cherry start cutting corner or something?

[hcry4]

^  Yeah I feel the same too.  I never felt any scratchiness on my Filco 1-2 year ago.

But the Poker II I got 5 months ago feels scratchy.

Did Cherry start cutting corner or something?

Not sure, but I definitely agree that the Filco Limited R feels better than the Poker, Poker 2, or the Pure.

[daerid]

The linear R was the best Red board I ever tried. Better than the poker, better than the QFR.

[aref]

I remember MX Red switches were difficult to get in 2012.

I, too, found three MX Red keyboards, CMQFR/Filco M2/Corsair K65, I owned were the key switches felt scratchy to me.
I would think it's a of the MX Red switch. I gave up on them; they required too little down force for me and I had too many
accidental key strikes. I'm rather heavy handed and I rest my fingers with slight pressure on my keyboards.

[rowdy]

I have one keyboard with reds, it seems smooth enough.

But then I am used to blacks and greens - maybe I just hammer the keys too much and don't notice.