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Offline Vozella

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If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« on: Thu, 24 September 2015, 15:52:57 »
If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and take the case from that? Or is it not a good case?
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 24 September 2015, 15:55:17 »
I thought that myself some days ago. It seems like a good die casted case, but the milled ones are better, or in the worst case heavier.
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Offline Steezus

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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 25 September 2015, 14:40:20 »
The case for the Pok3r is bad at all and has a nice weight to it, downside though is that any milled case would be a better option.
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 25 September 2015, 14:50:32 »
My Pok3r case is not bad considering it came with the board. However, the case is VERY roomy compared to other aluminum case options. I think this is because they have very loose tolerances on what is considered an acceptable plate length - mine was quite a bit longer on one side. I question some of the QC they are doing on these...my case has a screw stuck in one of the mounting holes; the screw head was sheared off. It came like that, I didn't break the screw.
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 25 September 2015, 16:25:15 »
Pok3r case also has a plastic cover between the PCB and the case for insulation since it's cast aluminum.
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 08:14:36 »
I really wanted to go with a tex case, but i couldn't put $120 of my budget into the case. So i looked at the pok3r cases, they acctually sell them new on https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1002

But i found someone selling a pok3r case on the mech market subreddit for $40 when i made a post looking for a cheaper option, so i took that offer as fast as i could.

( was just going through this part of the forum for tips on first time builds and didn't realize i was commenting on a nearly dead thread)
« Last Edit: Sun, 20 December 2015, 08:16:45 by Connly33 »
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 08:42:48 »
The case on my Pok3r does not sit flat -- it wobbles. However, if you don't mind having a cast aluminum case, you can buy them separately for less than the cost of a CNC aluminum case.
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 09:04:50 »
Is it possible to sand the pok3r case and anodise it again with a different color?
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Re: If cases for 60% keyboards cost over $100, can't I just buy the Pok3r and tak...
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 09:37:56 »
Quote from: lolpes on Sun, 20 December 2015, 09:04:50
Is it possible to sand the pok3r case and anodise it again with a different color?
I don't know, but I think it isn't desirable because of the way anodization works.

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