What do you guys do with your extra boards?

[Jixr]

Hi everyone.

So I have a bit of an addictive personality when it comes to hobbies, ( which is why I held off on mech keyboards at first, as I knew how deep I would probably get into them )

So I just finished another build last night, and currently, I have 6 keyboards ( had probably 12 different ones in the last 2 years ) , all customized, and stuff, and I don't know what to do with them.

I have more than I need, and was wondering what you guys do with your keyboards? do you display them? toss them in a closet? or just sell off the ones you don't use anymore?

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Give them to me.

[Touch_It]

Closet/lying around randomly.  I don't have space right now.  Ideally though I would like to get a large desk or table, and have them all lie on that, so I can see them and have easy access.

[azhdar]

I keep the one I use often around , the other ones sit in the closet in individual boxes with protection .
Right now I have the QFR and the faceU plugged in , the Gon and poker sitting on a table beside me . Cherry and IBM in the closet .
Maybe i forgot one board I'm unsure .

In a close future I'd like to display them .

[SpAmRaY]

I pile stuff up in boxes for now. I hope to have mine on display eventually.

[Geroximo]

closet

[hwood34]

Display the ones I don't use often on my shelf, the ones in frequent rotation I have on my desk

[Battou62]

TRY to sell them in the classifieds : /

[Jixr]

Yeah, I only need 3 max, but would like to try and sell some to recoup some cash I've put into them, but at the same time I like having them, even though I never use them.

I just have my extras sitting on my shelf. I'm moving soon, and hope to display them a bit better when I move.

[natzim]

Sell them. Let's be honest you don't *need* 6 keyboards. Keep just 2 or 3. You'll get some extra cash and have less clutter

[Puddsy]

Mine sit in their boxes next to me.

I should honestly sell a few of them off, but I like them too much.

[snipars]

my desk drawers are full of keyboards

[Jixr]

Sell them. Let's be honest you don't *need* 6 keyboards. Keep just 2 or 3. You'll get some extra cash and have less clutter

Yeah, I'm big into the minimalistic thing, So I'll probably sell of at least one of my 60%'ers ( I have 4 )

[henz]

right now im selling off all my keyboards which are not custom built. Trying to get to where you are at.

I remember seeing a guy who had a keyboard stand in the media section. That looked aswesome, im going to make one myself when i get the time and when i get ahold of all my custom keyboard orders

[sethk_]

I regularly use my Poker II and ErgoDox, but my Razer BWU is lying on the floor next to my desk.

[cptmullet]

one on my desk at home, one at work, one in my car, one beat up QFR on the floor in my room. The rest are boxed and need to be sold 

[Jixr]

In my case, I have my ipad poker that usually stays in my bag, my poker at work, my main 60% at home, and my 'pretty' 60% that looks nice, but I never use it, and then my QF-XT that I have all painted and decked out, and then in my closet a crappy old kaihl switched keyboard that has a broken stablizer that I've not gotten around to repairing.

[kaboom]

As I go through my day whether at school or work, I constantly keep them concealed under my clothes. As I feel the keys pressed against my my bare flesh my body pulses with an indescribable joy. Not only am I always properly prepared to deal with the commonly pitiful excuses of input devices often implemented by modern technological equipment, but when harbored by a true master these keyboards can be used as a most lethal weapon to vanquish ones enemy.
As people pass me in the streets,
they never will know my power,
the ultimate strength hidden out of sight,
for I am keyboard man.

And that is what I do with my spare keyboards.

or something like that.

[ComradeSniper]

I bought a couple floating wall shelves to display my keyboards when they're not in use:

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Of course, not all my keyboards fit there, so the rest go in the closet 

[berserkfan]

I desolder them and sell the parts. Then I dump the casings and PCBs. Just threw away 6 casings and 8 PCBs this month and will throw away a few more before the end of the year.

[rowdy]

I bought a couple floating wall shelves to display my keyboards when they're not in use:

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Of course, not all my keyboards fit there, so the rest go in the closet  :p

No dust covers? :eek:

[hwood34]

I desolder them and sell the parts. Then I dump the casings and PCBs. Just threw away 6 casings and 8 PCBs this month and will throw away a few more before the end of the year.

So yeah maybe just send those to me?

[Puddsy]

I desolder them and sell the parts. Then I dump the casings and PCBs. Just threw away 6 casings and 8 PCBs this month and will throw away a few more before the end of the year.

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you can sell those too

[ComradeSniper]

I bought a couple floating wall shelves to display my keyboards when they're not in use:



Of course, not all my keyboards fit there, so the rest go in the closet 

No dust covers?

A little dust won't hurt them  )

[rowdy]

I bought a couple floating wall shelves to display my keyboards when they're not in use:



Of course, not all my keyboards fit there, so the rest go in the closet 

No dust covers?

A little dust won't hurt them  )

If I did that here, after a week there would be a noticable layer of dust.  After a month there would be nearly as much dust as keyboard.

I seem to live in a very dusty area

[HPE1000]

My dresser has a shelf behind a door in the middle part of it that I store them in. Not deep enough to fit a full size board but TKL and below fit just fine. 4 TKL boards and a JD40 will fit. Keeps the boards out of the sun and away from dust so it's perfect, just not enough space to fit everything.

[suby4me]

I think someone had it mounted on walls like snowboards or skateboards to show off. That'd be cool 

[Grim Fandango]

I used to keep them. But only because I was still undecided about what I liked best.

Once I figured that out, I sold one in classifieds, gave one to my brother, and kept one just in case I would ever have need for an extra keyboard. Other than that I only kept Topre. One for home, and one for at work.

[berserkfan]

I desolder them and sell the parts. Then I dump the casings and PCBs. Just threw away 6 casings and 8 PCBs this month and will throw away a few more before the end of the year.

So yeah maybe just send those to me?

Nobody wanted to pay shipping for them, so I dumped them.

[Pemdas]

8 boards owned but only 3-4 are used regularly. I keep all boxes whenever I buy anything so I keep them in their boxes under my desk. 

I've wanted to get a display case of some sort or maybe hang them on the wall to be cool but I haven't had the time to do it yet.

[RoflCopter4]

For a while I kept them in the packages they came in piled up by my computer, but the last few boards I've bought were packaged so badly I really don't want to put them back inside. The boards are currently taking up all my desk space.

[Belfong]

I sold them if I can. Recently I sold the ThinkPad USB keyboard and with the extra cash, I bought a 60%. I guess it's ok to have one of each config - 40%, 60%, TKL, HHKB. I kept them in closet. Ha ha.

[blogpop]

Instead of storing them in the cupboard, I let my family members use them.

Don't want to put them through the pain of rubber domes. 

[esoomenona]

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[berserkfan]

I sold them if I can. Recently I sold the ThinkPad USB keyboard and with the extra cash, I bought a 60%. I guess it's ok to have one of each config - 40%, 60%, TKL, HHKB. I kept them in closet. Ha ha.

I notice that you didn't mention the larger layouts. Guess you won't be keeping the larger ones in your closet?

[acidtrip69]

If i had a lot of boards i would make a fort out of them ^_^

[Belfong]

I sold them if I can. Recently I sold the ThinkPad USB keyboard and with the extra cash, I bought a 60%. I guess it's ok to have one of each config - 40%, 60%, TKL, HHKB. I kept them in closet. Ha ha.

I notice that you didn't mention the larger layouts. Guess you won't be keeping the larger ones in your closet?

Oh.. That's right. I do have only one full size and I'm keeping that because it is a Matias Alps switch. I don't think I want a Cherry full size.

[Bumbsan]

I've sold my cheaper ones to friends for very reasonable prices. I don't want them to never try a mechanical keyboard because "they're too expensive" etc 

[berserkfan]

I sold them if I can. Recently I sold the ThinkPad USB keyboard and with the extra cash, I bought a 60%. I guess it's ok to have one of each config - 40%, 60%, TKL, HHKB. I kept them in closet. Ha ha.

I notice that you didn't mention the larger layouts. Guess you won't be keeping the larger ones in your closet?

Oh.. That's right. I do have only one full size and I'm keeping that because it is a Matias Alps switch. I don't think I want a Cherry full size.

I have 160 keys now and cannot live with less that 122. So the 60% and 40% users awe me.

[LinkPro]

I have 5 boards right now, one of which has a broken cable. I try to circulate between them as often as I could but I have been getting lazier at that. Probably should sell some of them to people that will appreciate them more than I do.

[MGH]

They just lie in the closet but I'm starting to weed out my small collection

[Jersern]

I use my HHKB regularly so that sits on my desk. I have this "shelf" above my desk and I display my keyboards proudly there. I don't have much so it works out right now!

[TacticalCoder]

I have more than I need, and was wondering what you guys do with your keyboards? do you display them? toss them in a closet? or just sell off the ones you don't use anymore?

HHKB Pro JP is my daily.  HHKB Pro 2 is on a Mac Mini in the living room (hooked to both the TV and the stereo).  Industrial Model M is hooked to a secondary PC which I only use once in a while.  NIB MX-5000 is NIB in a closet.  Other industrial Model M is also in a closet.

I should sell all the rest: mostly regular Model Ms which are stockpiled in a garage but never take the time to do so 

I've also got keycaps / keypullers / cables / "blue cube" USB/PS/2 adapters etc. in a plastic box.

[Lastpilot]

I'm lucky; after about 1.5 years of Geekhack I can say with confidence that I have the three boards that I've wanted the most.

[Ngt]

I set a limit to myself for the number of keyboards I own. I don't want to surpass the number I need hence 2. I try to sell or give the one I don't use.

[katushkin]

I want to get myself one of these to store my nicest looking ones on. I have 9 in total including my numpad, so I would like something to display my nicest ones on.

[RoflCopter4]

I usually try to get people I know to try one or another of them for a period of time to test my hypothesis that anyone who uses a mechanical keyboard for a week will never be able to go back. Nobody seems to even want to try. I'm offering to let you use a $100+ keyboard for free damn it, why won't you just say yes??

[shut up]

I usually just throw them to the side, but I've got about three rubber dome keyboards sitting around and a couple of broken ones.

I use my good keyboards always though, no real rotation.

[Dubsgalore]

got boxes on boxes under my bed

[billnye]

got boxes on boxes under my bed

sell them to 3love