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Rubbermilitia
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Apr 17, 2018
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Way too expensive for an ABS plastic case with ABS keycaps. Also, this is just an opinion, but zealios are overrated and overpriced. On top of that, it has white-only backlighting, no programmable firmware, and only 6-key rollover.
What exactly makes this board worth 200$? Save your money and spend it on one of the many boards that cost half the price with better specs and more customization options. WASD has very cool ABS keycap printing options, but that's about it. Not sure why so many people buy their boards.
Apr 17, 2018
natecook
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Apr 17, 2018
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RubbermilitiaI buy WASD boards because I prefer swapping alt and OS keys using the dip switches, but don’t want a full Mac OS layout. But this price is a dealbreaker for me.
Apr 17, 2018
lumafoxy
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Apr 17, 2018
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natecookIf this is functionality you're looking for, you can definitely get much cheaper options that are fully programmable (pretty much any GH60 variant pcb, tada keyboards, even the poker 3 could do this even though it's not fully programmable)
Apr 17, 2018
dead_pixel_design
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Apr 17, 2018
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RubbermilitiaThey make great boards, of the 10+ keyboards I own, Including an M65-A, a VE.A, HHKB, Vortex and Minivan boards, Two IC Fox boards, and the Exent, the WASD was the cheapest, and it is still one of my favorites, and a common daily.
They are solid, well built boards made with grade A materials (ABS isn't bad itself, it's that a lot of companies use thin, shitty ABS, WASD doesn't). I agree there are a lot of cheaper options, but WASD delivers for the price.
Zeal switches, whether you like them or not, are expensive, no way around that, but WASD offers a lot of options without them. Mine doesn't have them, and it wasn't $200.
Apr 17, 2018
thefella
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Apr 20, 2018
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RubbermilitiaIf you have $200, which mechkey would you buy with brown switches and compatible with macOS/*unix/Win?
Apr 20, 2018
rubbermilitia_alt
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Apr 20, 2018
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thefellaDo you want a full size board or something smaller?
Apr 20, 2018
thefella
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Apr 20, 2018
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rubbermilitia_altRecommendation for a 61- and 87-keys would be perfect.
Apr 20, 2018
rubbermilitia_alt
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Apr 23, 2018
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thefellaThe vortex race 3 is a great 75% option, at a great price. Drevo gramr is also a decent option if you're looking for way cheap, but it's hard to find keycaps for.
As for 60%, just go for a poker. If you want a poker with an alum case, get the poker 3.
Of course this is just the cheap-but-quality, surface level, pre-built stuff. There's a whole world of kits and korean boards which will be all around higher quality and cooler looking, but the prices get insane.
Apr 23, 2018
natecook
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Jun 14, 2018
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lumafoxyYou sent me down a rabbit hole and now I'm $350 poorer and two boards richer. I'm also much happier with my keyboard solutions :)
Jun 14, 2018
rubbermilitia_alt
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Jun 14, 2018
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natecookYes this was my intention muahaha
Jun 14, 2018
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