MX Switch Cover Group Buy - Request

[TheSoulhunter]

Hello everyone!

I'm posting here on the behalf of kinruan who currently runs the MX Switch Cover Group Buy over at Geekhack. He contacted me because he is looking for someone doing the European distribution, and as he is not known around here he asked me to post a help request on DT.

If someone is interested please throw me a PM, I will give you kinruan's contact info...

Regards,
Soul

[Icarium]

I'm confused. What are these good for? Are they actually buying keyboard internals that will be a pain to swap and are not visible in a different color?

[TheSoulhunter]

Yes, No, Somewhat...
The clear covers are actually quite useful for backlit keyboards as they help to spread the light.
Also there are transparent polycarbonate caps available which make it possible to see cover and stem.

[Muirium]

They're one of those things you'd probably know you need it when you see it.

I can understand clear covers, for sure, and for the reasons you just said. The others, well, not for me.

[TheSoulhunter]

For the "pain to swap" part... With the help of switch opening tools it takes me just some seconds to open a switch -> remove stem -> replace spring -> put stem back in-> close the switch. Replacing just the covers should be even faster :)

[Neal]

I'm willing to do EU distribution as a last resort, seeing I've never done this before. I'm also in on the GB for this.

I do have experience with plenty of experience with packaging, shipping and have the free time for it. But as I said, first timer. Rather have someone else do it.

So yeah, if no one steps up. I will.

[Ascaii]

basically, they are copying these:

[mashby]

Yes, but they are also doing a solid red and a solid white colored top as well.

[Neal]

With the possibility of more colors in the feature, really a shame about not having a modification made that allows for removing of the tops with a LED installed.

[battletux]

With the possibility of more colors in the feature, really a shame about not having a modification made that allows for removing of the tops with a LED installed.

I thought they were going to support that?

[Muirium]

A bigger LED hole would also be a plus in this age of portly RGB LEDs. In fact a minimal + transparent design would be the backlighter's best pick.

[mintberryminuscrunch]

I could help, but that price :O

[TheSoulhunter]

Making molds isn't cheap, part of the price is to recover this costs...

[mintberryminuscrunch]

joined (mbc),
left a note about eu distribution