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post #13381 of 14107
7/21/12 at 4:47pm
Hi folks - I'd love a mechanical keyboard, but I don't have much to spend. It's just for typing, and I do need the tenkey. From what I've read, seems like Cherry MX Blue is the way to go.

Any suggestions for an inexpensive choice?

Thanks!

....Oops, sorry - I see there are a whole bunch of threads to look through.
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7/21/12 at 5:48pm
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Hi folks - I'd love a mechanical keyboard, but I don't have much to spend. It's just for typing, and I do need the tenkey. From what I've read, seems like Cherry MX Blue is the way to go.
Any suggestions for an inexpensive choice?
Thanks!
....Oops, sorry - I see there are a whole bunch of threads to look through.

There are, but right now the best deal in boards is probably the CM Storm Quick Fire Rapid. I have the red a below version. Good boards at a good price.
Or find an old Model M at a yard sale for $5 and you are good to go wink.gif Good luck with that. Ebay has them for much more.
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7/21/12 at 6:54pm
Are them simplified Blue Alps? Should that be tactile not linear like the description says? I am not a fan of Alps, I am a Himalayan guy myself.
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post #13384 of 14107
7/25/12 at 10:41am
First of all, excellent topic on mechanical keyboards! I've never read something so complete and now I understand (or at least I think I do) the difference between the switches.

However, I have a doubt. I live in Brazil and here we use ABNT2 layout and I wonder if I there is a place where I can order a custom mechanical keyboard. Or can I just buy custom keys with the character I want and replace the existing keys of US based keyboard ?

To illustrate:

US Layout:
800px-KB_United_States-NoAltGr.svg.png

ABNT2 (Brazilian Layout):
800px-KB_Portuguese_Brazil.svg.png

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post #13385 of 14107
7/25/12 at 11:32am
Have a look at WASD Keyboards. I'm not 100% sure, but I think they could probably make you up a set of Brazilian Layout keys if you got in touch with them.

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/
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post #13386 of 14107
7/25/12 at 11:46am
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Have a look at WASD Keyboards. I'm not 100% sure, but I think they could probably make you up a set of Brazilian Layout keys if you got in touch with them.
http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/

Thanks, I'm checking it right now.
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post #13387 of 14107
7/25/12 at 12:26pm
Never tried a mechanical keyboard afaik, looking around work to see if theres one stored somewhere lol
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post #13388 of 14107
7/25/12 at 1:17pm
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First of all, excellent topic on mechanical keyboards! I've never read something so complete and now I understand (or at least I think I do) the difference between the switches.

....I wonder if I there is a place where I can order a custom mechanical keyboard.


Unicomp. I'm not sure if WASD is setup for ISO style layouts yet.

BTW This IS the most complete Mechanical Keyboard Guide On The Planet.

ESPECIALLY since the Geekhack Moderator team seemed to have lost all of this!
http://imgur.com/oGyhu

>500K page views, all R00TW0RMED because of poor backup processes.
http://i.imgur.com/LfTcK.png
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7/30/12 at 2:45am
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Unicomp. I'm not sure if WASD is setup for ISO style layouts yet.
BTW This IS the most complete Mechanical Keyboard Guide On The Planet.
ESPECIALLY since the Geekhack Moderator team seemed to have lost all of this!
http://imgur.com/oGyhu
>500K page views, all R00TW0RMED because of poor backup processes.
http://i.imgur.com/LfTcK.png
Apparently WASD has ISO layout in brown black and red. ANSI in blue brown black and red. Red is $10 extra.
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7/30/12 at 11:28am
WASD is great!


http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/wasd-v1-105-key-iso-semi-custom-mechanical-keyboard.html
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