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Offline Squalljericho

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Cheap mechanical keyboard
« on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 10:51:21 »
Hello , my friend is going to be building a budget PC and wants know if there are any budget mechanical keyboards that are good and reliable .
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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 10:53:50 »
It would help to know a dollar range.

As well as any desired features.
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Offline Squalljericho

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 10:55:15 »
Sorry , anything under $100 no special functions .


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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 10:56:17 »
And what size keyboard? 60%, TKL, full size?
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Offline Squalljericho

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 10:58:07 »
Full size is what he wants


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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 11:46:56 »
Dell AT101W, should be had second-hand for $30 or less. You might well find one lying around for free.
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Offline Squalljericho

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 11:47:37 »
Wow , I will look into it , thanks


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Offline supamesican

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 01 June 2016, 12:16:54 »
Quote from: chyros on Wed, 01 June 2016, 11:46:56
Dell AT101W, should be had second-hand for $30 or less. You might well find one lying around for free.
seriously so many were made and its an actual decent board that isnt going to break the bank. can even be made in to a good linear board too.
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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 05 June 2016, 01:27:47 »
Quote from: chyros on Wed, 01 June 2016, 11:46:56
Dell AT101W, should be had second-hand for $30 or less. You might well find one lying around for free.

Wish I could find one down here for that price :))

How about a Model M?  I managed to get 2 for around $16, plus a little work on my side to make a cable for one of them.
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Offline Squalljericho

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Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 05 June 2016, 01:28:47 »
Not a bad idea but the last one I got was around $50 , where did you get yours ?


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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 05 June 2016, 01:50:19 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 05 June 2016, 01:27:47
Quote from: chyros on Wed, 01 June 2016, 11:46:56
Dell AT101W, should be had second-hand for $30 or less. You might well find one lying around for free.

Wish I could find one down here for that price :))

How about a Model M?  I managed to get 2 for around $16, plus a little work on my side to make a cable for one of them.
Model M is a superb keyboard, but if he is a gamer the Model M is not very pleasant to game on because of the 2KRO and quite stiff, very tactile switches. But for typing few keyboards beat it.
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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Sun, 05 June 2016, 11:04:45 »
Quote from: supamesican on Wed, 01 June 2016, 12:16:54
Quote from: chyros on Wed, 01 June 2016, 11:46:56
Dell AT101W, should be had second-hand for $30 or less. You might well find one lying around for free.
seriously so many were made and its an actual decent board that isnt going to break the bank. can even be made in to a good linear board too.
Amen to that, if I were into linears I'd use it like no tommorow.

And the mod isn't even that hard:

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 06 June 2016, 03:09:02 »
Quote from: Squalljericho on Sun, 05 June 2016, 01:28:47
Not a bad idea but the last one I got was around $50 , where did you get yours ?


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eBay, and the seller was local so I could drive around to collect them.

Both were missing cables (I fabricated a cable for one out of an old PS/2 cable and bought an orihalcon SDL to USB cable for the other).

Both were missing some keycaps - with a little patience and the right questions at the right time all keycaps have been obtained through GH.
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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 06 June 2016, 07:03:24 »
Where do you live?  Because the best deal depends on your country.
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Offline Squalljericho

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 06 June 2016, 07:06:56 »
I am in the USA . I will have to see if there are any local sellers on eBay .


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Offline phoible

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 06 June 2016, 09:18:27 »
If you want a new keyboard (and are ok with a 60% layout), the Magicforce 68 can be acquired for about $40 off of Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Qisan-Mechanical-Keyboard-68-Keys-Magicforce/dp/B01ABUJ0FY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465222487&sr=8-1&keywords=magicforce
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Offline Krustyboomer

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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 06 June 2016, 13:37:33 »
Redragon k551 on amazon.  Full size mechanical gaming for $60.
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Re: Cheap mechanical keyboard
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 06 June 2016, 14:27:09 »
Quote from: phoible on Mon, 06 June 2016, 09:18:27
If you want a new keyboard (and are ok with a 60% layout), the Magicforce 68 can be acquired for about $40 off of Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Qisan-Mechanical-Keyboard-68-Keys-Magicforce/dp/B01ABUJ0FY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465222487&sr=8-1&keywords=magicforce

Quote from: Squalljericho on Wed, 01 June 2016, 10:58:07
Full size is what he wants


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