Author Topic: KBC the keyboard to cheer u up, a new brand by kbd enthusiast. (Read 47341 times)

fireglow · « **Reply #150 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 10:01:06 »

Fist off, I am very interested in a Ducky board.

Let me direct some questions to imsto:

1. In your pictures I have noticed different case (or border) colours for the boards,
   what are the available colour-options? (for both the 104 and 108 version)
   So far I could see: standard black, red, yellow.
2. How are the different case-colours priced?

3. Keycaps: What kind of plastic are the keycaps made of?
4. Keycaps: How are they inscribed?
5. Keycaps: When the 104 sets are available, how will they be priced?
6. You mentioned a free set of keycaps (32) for every Ducky order[1].
   Is that still the case, and if yes, can they be every colour you mentioned earlier[2]?

7. You mentioned a cover to be included for every Ducky order[3],
   is that still the case?

I would be most thankful if you could answer these questions.

[1] http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=136084&postcount=55
[2] http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=136155&postcount=38
[3] http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=136150&postcount=36

imsto · « **Reply #151 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 19:40:38 »

Quote from: fireglow;140919

1. In your pictures I have noticed different case (or border) colours for the boards,
   what are the available colour-options? (for both the 104 and 108 version)
   So far I could see: standard black, red, yellow.
2. How are the different case-colours priced?

3. Keycaps: What kind of plastic are the keycaps made of?
4. Keycaps: How are they inscribed?
5. Keycaps: When the 104 sets are available, how will they be priced?
6. You mentioned a free set of keycaps (32) for every Ducky order[1].
   Is that still the case, and if yes, can they be every colour you mentioned earlier[2]?

7. You mentioned a cover to be included for every Ducky order[3],
   is that still the case?

1. that's a kbd moded
2. so..
3. ducky abs kbc pbt
4. I do not understand what do u mean....
5. about 2×× rmb
6. yes,no
7. yes

fireglow · « **Reply #152 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 19:51:32 »

Thank you for your answers!

Quote from: imsto;141187

4. I do not understand what do u mean....

I meant how the ink makes it into the keycaps, are they lasered?

imsto · « **Reply #153 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 20:47:38 »

Quote from: lowpoly;140911

Will these fit Cherry 'boards or Filco only? I think the stabilizers are different.

that's the point.. just the difference of the stabilizers.
the small keycaps like a b c fits any cherry mx kbds like das plum flco tg3.
therewould be suitable big keycaps for filc etc..

imsto · « **Reply #154 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 20:53:33 »

Quote from: fireglow;141196

Thank you for your answers!

I meant how the ink makes it into the keycaps, are they lasered?

welcome yes..

fireglow · « **Reply #155 on:** Fri, 11 December 2009, 17:28:37 »

Thanks again, imsto; Big thumbs up!

imsto · « **Reply #156 on:** Fri, 11 December 2009, 19:40:52 »

Do you guys getting busy at the end of the year?
I was deadly busy with my job.

Chao · « **Reply #157 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 12:04:18 »

Quote from: imsto;137059

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This is tg3,lol

That is very similar to what I am trying to make, but I would like to make the keys only light up when pressed...

Chao · « **Reply #158 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 12:32:30 »

I've had that bookmarked (you referred it, actually) and read it through twice now. It does way more than I'm aiming for, but the info is nonetheless priceless. Thanks again.

imsto · « **Reply #159 on:** Wed, 23 December 2009, 20:37:19 »

Merry Christmas.

soloz2 · « **Reply #160 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 13:17:14 »

i cant seem to access http://www.kbc-china.com/ and the other site i get a malware warning

exia · « **Reply #161 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 13:48:12 »

i can't see what you have available on the kbc site? plus I am getting "Reported Attack Site!" warnings from google (even though I am on linux)

do you sell tenkeyless keyboards (like the filco or realforce or IBM mini?

didjamatic · « **Reply #162 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 14:01:33 »

They haven't updated their website and are very slow to respond to messages (like 1-2 weeks slow). They don't have much product and it seems they are mostly interested in selling in China.

imsto · « **Reply #163 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 21:49:57 »

try bbs.kbc-china.com plz.
sorry for the delay....
I am going to ship one 104blue ducky to Australia. to joneslee85.with a few keycaps.

soloz2 · « **Reply #164 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 22:00:16 »

Quote from: imsto;149922

try bbs.kbc-china.com plz.
sorry for the delay....
I am going to ship one 104blue ducky to Australia. to joneslee85.with a few keycaps.

shows as a reported attack site. Makes me a little leery... I was interested in importing a few sets of keys to the US too...

imsto · « **Reply #165 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 22:34:34 »

Quote from: soloz2;149923

shows as a reported attack site. Makes me a little leery... I was interested in importing a few sets of keys to the US too...

bbs.kbc-china.com is working properly. I don't know why. but joeslee85 could visit it. ... Because it's a Chinese website so the US government blocked it??
how about try to use a proxy?

didjamatic · « **Reply #166 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 23:00:19 »

If you are hosting on a shared server, there could be another site on the same server spreading malware.

When I click links for models on the site, it wants a login.

spolia optima · « **Reply #167 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 23:33:38 »

Quote from: itlnstln;140899

Are these going to be a little easier to come by in the US, too? I was thinking they could be distributed through an eBay store, or maybe majestouch might want to sell them through elitekeyboards.com.

both great suggestions.

there isn't any sort of keycap market on ebay. it basically doesn't exist. they would be selling to a pretty small group of people....

then again, they could test the waters on some gamers who swear by their logitech gaming gear. I bet they could move aftermarket keycaps for high-end logitech keyboards. Make a few sets for the most popular games, maybe a generic FPS one... Use an expensive plastic which might reduce friction and "improve response time"; maybe modify the stem a tad bit and reduce travel "and increase precision". Something like that. Basically tell them it's a real gaming "upgrade". Make the caps colorful and flashy. Something like that will draw in the pubescent TF2 players, and they buy the ugliest ****. They also have their stepmother's mastercard, which is great for buying video game stuff. Using some selling points like that, they might be able to gain notoriety in the "check out my l33t logitech $200 frag-o-matic keyboard and mouse" crowd. There are quite a few of them.

imsto · « **Reply #168 on:** Sun, 10 January 2010, 23:47:36 »

Quote from: ripster;149933

No, it's one of these.

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Could be malware on your site or somebody hooking into links and redirecting.

maybe there's some problems, but I've never saw this warning before.
I will try to figure it out.

imsto · « **Reply #169 on:** Mon, 11 January 2010, 04:07:40 »

Still tring to figure it out, and find nothing.

sixty · « **Reply #170 on:** Mon, 11 January 2010, 07:50:59 »

Quote from: imsto;149968

Still tring to figure it out, and find nothing.

When using Firefox the browser actually offers you to check out why a site was blocked. Firefox claims this is why:

http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=Firefox&hl=en-US&site=http://bbs.kbc-china.com/

imsto · « **Reply #171 on:** Mon, 11 January 2010, 08:32:45 »

it's realy strange, is that a kind of advertisment of Google?

imsto · « **Reply #172 on:** Wed, 13 January 2010, 06:57:41 »

I have just heard the news that google is giving up the business in China.....

itlnstln · « **Reply #173 on:** Wed, 13 January 2010, 07:48:05 »

Quote from: imsto;150476

I have just heard the news that google is giving up the business in China.....

Yeah, I just saw the story on it here.

Mental Hobbit · « **Reply #174 on:** Wed, 13 January 2010, 07:59:47 »

Good move. Gives Google back some of it's fading credibility.

imsto · « **Reply #175 on:** Fri, 15 January 2010, 03:12:41 »

Seems I should stop using googletalk and gmail. These would be a history...
this **** Gov..

wilse · « **Reply #176 on:** Mon, 18 January 2010, 00:46:02 »

imsto, i am curious
is the ducky keyboard with 108 keys and cherry brown switches available for sale anywhere?

imsto · « **Reply #177 on:** Mon, 18 January 2010, 02:11:28 »

Quote from: wilse;151675

imsto, i am curious
is the ducky keyboard with 108 keys and cherry brown switches available for sale anywhere?

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In China.

imsto · « **Reply #178 on:** Mon, 18 January 2010, 02:12:09 »

on Taobao

wilse · « **Reply #179 on:** Mon, 18 January 2010, 03:08:36 »

Quote from: imsto;151691

on Taobao

thanks imsto
i found it on your taobao page
now i will try to learn how to buy from taobao
i really like the ducky 108

wilse · « **Reply #180 on:** Mon, 18 January 2010, 03:09:37 »

Oh, also imsto - I know you have been busy, but have you made any progress with the 104-key sets? Thanks.

imsto · « **Reply #181 on:** Mon, 18 January 2010, 03:33:00 »

thanks, in May... maybe.

imsto · « **Reply #182 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 01:59:16 »

We got this to honour the memory of the first year of KBC and Ducky.
Black and red Cherry MX.

that logo means the year of 2009 in oracle bone inscriptions.

ricercar · « **Reply #183 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 07:59:59 »

Cherry reds! How much and how fast can I get it?

didjamatic · « **Reply #184 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 08:33:45 »

Red plate/pcb looks nice. If it was a tactile board I'd get one too.

itlnstln · « **Reply #185 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 09:00:24 »

Dammit! When can I get this in the US? I think I would rather have browns, but reds are just fine.

kriminal · « **Reply #186 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 09:53:26 »

well it seems i have found ducky's on the taobao site, if any of you guys got thru with the order post it!

imsto · « **Reply #187 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 09:57:58 »

It would be made just 100 pieces, just red mx for the abcd... area and black mx for the other keys. And it might be found on Taobao but not now. Coming soon.

itlnstln · « **Reply #188 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 10:47:19 »

That sounds hot, imsto. I just wish I didn't need to use a buying service to order through Taobao.

imsto · « **Reply #189 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 11:05:53 »

The warranty would be a big problem.

imsto · « **Reply #190 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 11:06:59 »

I'd sent one ducky 104 blue to Australia, the shipping cost is even more than half the value of the kbd.

mp29k · « **Reply #191 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 11:42:33 »

Quote from: imsto;155272

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Is this a second Keycap set that comes with the board? Are they doubleshot?

itlnstln · « **Reply #192 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 11:47:19 »

Quote from: imsto;155336

The warranty would be a big problem.

These look like quality 'boards. I doubt the warranty would be excercised often.

Quote from: imsto;155337

I'd sent one ducky 104 blue to Australia, the shipping cost is even more than half the value of the kbd.

I know these are small-run items, but the only way around this would be local distribution like Brian does with Elitekeyboards.com.

ricercar · « **Reply #193 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 14:12:32 »

Ducky is definitely on Taobao. The question is, who can read enough Japanese to get an order accomplished?

Translation doesn't seem to help

itlnstln · « **Reply #194 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 14:14:31 »

Quote from: ricercar;155378

Ducky is definitely on Taobao. The question is, who can read enough Japanese to get an order accomplished?

You could be fluent in Japanese, and you still wouldn't be able to complete an order on Taobao.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #195 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 17:25:17 »

I haven't seen iMav here in a while. I wonder what he's up to.

salcan · « **Reply #196 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 18:51:28 »

just read through the thread, after getting interesting in that "Plum" keyboard that doesn't use a PLUM arrangement. Sounds like no one ordered anything yet?

imsto · « **Reply #197 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 18:58:25 »

Quote from: mp29k;155340

Is this a second Keycap set that comes with the board? Are they doubleshot?

100% new.

Taobao is in Chinese. So if use Japnese to English you'll get nothing.:roll:

joneslee85 · « **Reply #198 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 20:53:32 »

I have got my hand on the keyboard today, going to post the review on the Review section soon.

imsto · « **Reply #199 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 21:17:55 »

arrived after 11 days finally.

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Author Topic: KBC the keyboard to cheer u up, a new brand by kbd enthusiast. (Read 47341 times)