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thokir wrote:

Blaise170 wrote:

green-squid wrote: Epson keyboard

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Epson-Keyboard/ ... 0005.m1851

Not even the worth the 20 seconds I spent looking at it.

Eh... didn't you know that before looking at it, due to seeing who posted it?

????

I just thought this was something neat and decided to post it here!

Peerless. Keep away unless you want scratchy switches.

I thought Peerless was neat when I first found one, but quickly learned that they are one of the worst switches I've personally used (right there with foam & foil and MEI).

Blaise170 wrote: I thought Peerless was neat when I first found one, but quickly learned that they are one of the worst switches I've personally used (right there with foam & foil and MEI).

Correct, which is wierd because Fujitsu made some brilliant switches before that with the Leaf Spring generations. Of course PFT who makes the HHKB is a Fujitsu daughter.

seebart wrote: Peerless. Keep away unless you want scratchy switches.

Sorry man.

But here is something you guys will like: a Realforce for $35. I was bidding on it, but now it's gonna be over my budget

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/q206070820

I wish topre wasn't so bloddy overpriced. The tenkeyless realforce was one of the first ever Mechanical keyboards I found out about. At first, I though it was a neat retro-looking keyboard from the video I watched on it (I think it was TaeKeyboards and another channel's), then I saw the price and flipped out!!!

Honestly I don't see the big deal with Topre. I tried it and didn't like it at all. Just felt like a soft rubber dome.

green-squid wrote:

seebart wrote: Peerless. Keep away unless you want scratchy switches.

Sorry man.

But here is something you guys will like: a Realforce for $35. I was bidding on it, but now it's gonna be over my budget

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/q206070820

I wish topre wasn't so bloddy overpriced. The tenkeyless realforce was one of the first ever Mechanical keyboards I found out about. At first, I though it was a neat retro-looking keyboard from the video I watched on it (I think it was TaeKeyboards and another channel's), then I saw the price and flipped out!!!

Sweet price atm, but no doubt it will go over 100 in the last hour or so

green-squid wrote:

seebart wrote: Peerless. Keep away unless you want scratchy switches.

Sorry man.

But here is something you guys will like: a Realforce for $35. I was bidding on it, but now it's gonna be over my budget

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/q206070820

I wish topre wasn't so bloddy overpriced. The tenkeyless realforce was one of the first ever Mechanical keyboards I found out about. At first, I though it was a neat retro-looking keyboard from the video I watched on it (I think it was TaeKeyboards and another channel's), then I saw the price and flipped out!!!

$35 is over your budget? dont try to buy topre then

Nice, and yes Topre is really overpriced and always was. New ones aren't much cheaper even in Japan.

Blaise170 wrote: Honestly I don't see the big deal with Topre. I tried it and didn't like it at all. Just felt like a soft rubber dome.

They have the audacity to charge $100+ for these! Suckers. If someone can explain to me where all that money is going (besides spherical springs and rubber sheets), please do. I'd love to know why.

Probably not a bad keyboard, but they could bring down a price.

mike52787 wrote:

green-squid wrote:

seebart wrote: Peerless. Keep away unless you want scratchy switches.

Sorry man.

But here is something you guys will like: a Realforce for $35. I was bidding on it, but now it's gonna be over my budget

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/q206070820

I wish topre wasn't so bloddy overpriced. The tenkeyless realforce was one of the first ever Mechanical keyboards I found out about. At first, I though it was a neat retro-looking keyboard from the video I watched on it (I think it was TaeKeyboards and another channel's), then I saw the price and flipped out!!!

$35 is over your budget? dont try to buy topre then

I don't always have $40 to spend with PayPal!

green-squid wrote:

Blaise170 wrote: Honestly I don't see the big deal with Topre. I tried it and didn't like it at all. Just felt like a soft rubber dome.

They have the audacity to charge $100+ for these! Suckers. If someone can explain to me where all that money is going (besides spherical springs and rubber sheets), please do. I'd love to know why.

Probably not a bad keyboard, but they could bring down a price.

These go for like 220$ new (200EUR) btw

green-squid wrote:

mike52787 wrote:

green-squid wrote: Sorry man.

But here is something you guys will like: a Realforce for $35. I was bidding on it, but now it's gonna be over my budget

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/q206070820

I wish topre wasn't so bloddy overpriced. The tenkeyless realforce was one of the first ever Mechanical keyboards I found out about. At first, I though it was a neat retro-looking keyboard from the video I watched on it (I think it was TaeKeyboards and another channel's), then I saw the price and flipped out!!!

$35 is over your budget? dont try to buy topre then

I don't always have $40 to spend with PayPal!

You know that shipping is like 50$ for those?
With the current prices cherry boards are the only ones which are really worth its money imo, everything else is just reaching stupid dimensions (except if you camp on ebay all day long and get a good price)

Dingster wrote: These go for like 220$ new (200EUR) btw

The ones I got were more expensive. But meh, I don't care. I love them, even the RGB.

thokir wrote:

Blaise170 wrote:

green-squid wrote: Epson keyboard

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Epson-Keyboard/ ... 0005.m1851

Not even the worth the 20 seconds I spent looking at it.

Eh... didn't you know that before looking at it, due to seeing who posted it?

Iggy wrote:

Dingster wrote: These go for like 220$ new (200EUR) btw

The ones I got were more expensive. But meh, I don't care. I love them, even the RGB.

Yea they sound like amazing boards, but im not quite ready to drop that much. Still Ill enjoy every picture/sound test of topre that is posted

kbfr, why do you always post these smiley gifs under my comments?

Ahh I see kbdfr is having fun as usual. Good...good.

green-squid wrote: kbfr, why do you always post these smiley gifs under my comments?

It was not under your comment, but under someone else's comment making fun of you.
Remember how I ranted shortly about your noise to signal ratio?
Said comment expressed the same in a way I found funny.

green-squid wrote: kbfr, why do you always post these smiley gifs under my comments?

You've already almost matched my post count, and I consider myself someone who talks too much.
You actually remind me of a polite version of mr.Duul

seebart wrote: Ahh I see kbdfr is having fun as usual. Good...good.

haha

seebart wrote: Peerless. Keep away unless you want scratchy switches.

I have a NIB peerless and it's objectively one of the smoothest switches I've ever tried.

Don't forget that sometimes keyboards that are "crappy" according to you guys are quite sought after by vintage computer collectors and they may be quite rare and sought after, hence higher than average cost. For example, a rubber-dome Mitsumi might be "crappy" to you internally but it goes with an Amiga 3000 or an Apple II, etc.

It's all about supply and demand no matter how you slice it.

snuci wrote: Don't forget that sometimes keyboards that are "crappy" according to you guys are quite sought after by vintage computer collectors and they may be quite rare and sought after, hence higher than average cost. For example, a rubber-dome Mitsumi might be "crappy" to you internally but it goes with an Amiga 3000 or an Apple II, etc.

It's all about supply and demand no matter how you slice it.

My man Snuci is speaking some [pound key]truth!

I'm well aware of that, I know that snuci was wanting my Sharp X68000 PCB a couple of years ago because his was incomplete. Peerless are pretty common though so it's not too hard to find them.

balotz wrote: I have a NIB peerless and it's objectively one of the smoothest switches I've ever tried.

Correct these type of keyboards using these switches MUST always be New In Box.

It's one of those switches that's affected by dust far more than any Alps switch. Of course see the Alps disaster's being sold on Flebay punished and used beyond their existence.

You can certainly try and save an Alps keyboard by cleaning, replacing springs if need be or the switch itself and return it back to it's once 'pristine' condition. Although you have to be a true maestro to be able to resurrect some of these Flebay keyboards.

wobbled wrote:

green-squid wrote: […]

You've already almost matched my post count, and I consider myself someone who talks too much. […]

wobbled, you joined DT on 03 Jul 2016 and since then had 836 posts, which amounts to 1.28 posts per day,
while green-squid joined on 07 Oct 2017 and since then had 794 posts, which amounts to 4.09 posts per day.
In other words, his average daily post count is more than three times yours.

The problem, though, is not the average post count, but the average inanity/ineptitude/futility content.
There he wins by fare more than three times

Grumpy chocolate has an average of 3.71 posts/day.

Blaise170 wrote: Grumpy chocolate has an average of 3.71 posts/day.

That used to be way more and he was grumpier back in the day. Way more fun.