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so i want to know if there are any really dirt cheap mechanical keyboards just wondering :)

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so i want to know if there are any really dirt cheap mechanical keyboards just wondering :)

Corsair K65.. Cooler Master Quickfire TKL..

Sometimes Razer's Blackwidow tournament edition is cheap-ish..

 

How much do these cost where you live?

How much dirt would you spend on a keyboard?

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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i live in the u.s and dirt cheap would be like under 60 bucks 

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Look for something with Kailh switches (cheapo Chinese knockoff switches). Be warned- you get what you pay for

 

 

Or snatch up a used corsair keyboard, not a bad deal sometimes. 

If you pay attention and get one when they are in stock, you can get a k60 for 39USD

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-k60-performance-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-refurbished

Not the greatest keyboard, but better than membrane. 

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Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

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i live in the u.s and dirt cheap would be like under 60 bucks 

This! :D : http://www.amazon.com/Datamancer-The-Sojourner-Keyboard/dp/B00MJ3M91E/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1435699745&sr=8-5&keywords=mechanical+keyboard

/jk

 

Please quote me so I am notified of your reply. 

The keyboards I suggested are really the lowest I would personally go. I searched around a bit on Amazon.com for prices. (just be careful, when you search for 'mechanical keyboard' you get non-mechanical keyboards too. Such as Corsair's K30 or 40.)

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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-SNIP-

Dat's pretty dope bro

 

 

What type of switches lol

 

Currently roaming the forums in boredom

I like mice and keyboards and the sort

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Dat's pretty dope bro

 

 

What type of switches lol

 

Oh shoot, thought I linked the one Linus reviewed...

 

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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loooool

Currently roaming the forums in boredom

I like mice and keyboards and the sort

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This! :D : http://www.amazon.com/Datamancer-The-Sojourner-Keyboard/dp/B00MJ3M91E/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1435699745&sr=8-5&keywords=mechanical+keyboard

/jk

 

Please quote me so I am notified of your reply. 

The keyboards I suggested are really the lowest I would personally go. I searched around a bit on Amazon.com for prices. (just be careful, when you search for 'mechanical keyboard' you get non-mechanical keyboards too. Such as Corsair's K30 or 40.)

Pfft. I own like 1000 of those.

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Whatever is on sale in your country.

 

Or of course eBay, has heaps of cheapo keyboards on auction.

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Pfft. I own like 1000 of those.

rich af ^

Currently roaming the forums in boredom

I like mice and keyboards and the sort

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so i want to know if there are any really dirt cheap mechanical keyboards just wondering :)

cheapest?http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-ZM-K500-USB-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B00A53LCQ8/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1435763014&sr=1-2&keywords=rosewill+mechanical+keyboard

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Just save up more money and get a decent keyboard. You will thank yourself later. It will be worth the wait. 

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