Cherry MX and Matias switches

[7bit]

And how does this benefit DT?

Is it just to cover that club membership of yours that's about to expire? (It actually expired on January 1st but I'm a kind executioner!)

I will pay really soon.


Just think of all those club member who came to DT because of one of my never ending group buys.

[7bit]

THE CONTEST!
5 Years DeskThority and almost 1000 people who ordered from CherryMX

In a few days, the 1000th customer will order from CherryMX!


If you never ordered from CherryMX and are the lucky 1000th customer, you get everything you order for 50% of the price!


Here is what you can order:

Code: Select all

Order-ID             |Stock|Price|Cur|  Pcs|Description
ALPSMC               |stock| 0.36|EUR|    1|Clicky
ALPSMC200            |    4|56.00|EUR|  200|Clicky 200 pack
ALPSML               |stock| 0.36|EUR|    1|Linear
ALPSMT               |stock| 0.36|EUR|    1|Tactile
ALPSMT200            |    3|56.00|EUR|  200|Tactile 200 pack
G8011900PCB          |    5|   25|EUR|    1|G80-11900 without blank caps+
G8011900UUM          |    7|   30|EUR|    1|G80-11900UUM-2 (blank)+
G8011915/TOPSHELL    |    4|   25|EUR|    1|Cherry G80-11915 top shell black+
G8011915LUMUS2       |    2|   65|EUR|    1|G80-11915LUMUS-2 NIB+
G8011915LUMUS2/2     |    1|  109|EUR|    2|G80-11915LUMUS-2 NIB (2x)+
G8011915LUMUS2/3     |    1|  175|EUR|    3|G80-11915LUMUS-2 NIB (3x)+
G8011915UK           |    4|   30|EUR|    1|G80-11900 UK-layout+
G8011915US           |    1|   30|EUR|    1|G80-11915 US-layout+
G803000LSCGB0/3      |    1|   28|EUR|    1|G80-3000LSCGB-2 lgrey ldirt USB+
G803000LSCGB2/1      |    1|   35|EUR|    1|G80-3000LSCGB-2 black USB+
G803000LSCGB2/2      |    1|   35|EUR|    1|G80-3000LSCGB-2 black USB+
G803000LSCGB2/5      |    1|   30|EUR|    1|G80-3000LSCGB-2 black USB+
G803850LYBGB2A       |    2|   30|EUR|    1|G80-3850LYBGB-2 used+
G803850LYBGB2B       |    1|   25|EUR|    1|G80-3850LYBDE-2 defect, no box+
G803850LYBGB2C       |    1|   20|EUR|    1|G80-3850LYBDE-2 defect, dirty+
G803850LYBGB2D       |    1|   30|EUR|    1|G80-3850LYBDE-2 like new defect+
G803850LYBGB2N       |    1|   50|EUR|    1|G80-3850LYBGB-2 NIB+
G803850LYBGB2S       |    1|   35|EUR|    1|G80-3850LYBGB-2 like new+
G803850LYBGB2T       |    1|   28|EUR|    1|G80-3850LYBGB-2 used, no box+
G808100PCB           |    7|   35|EUR|    1|701-2215 PCB(G80-8100 w/browns)+
IBM101M13/US         |    1|   59|EUR|    1|Mod. M13, US, trackp. industrial grey, damaged
IBM122SHELL          |    1|   19|EUR|    1|IBM Model M 122 key shell (black)
IBM3270M             |    1|   80|EUR|    1|IBM 3270 emulator, Mod. M, DE 1995(NIB)
IBMINDGREYSHELL      |    1|  159|EUR|    1|IBM Model M industrial grey shell
IBMLEDCOVER          |    1|    3|EUR|    1|IBM Model M LED-cover (grey with text)
IBMSTABINSERT        |    8|  0.5|EUR|    1|IBM Model M stabiliser insert (used)
M5GREY               |   78| 0.10|EUR|    1|M51-0131
M8CLEAR              |   75| 0.60|EUR|    1|M84A-0100
M9CLEAR              |stock| 0.10|EUR|    1|M94A-18NI
MXBLACK/CT           |    1|    6|EUR|    1|MX1A-11DW clear top (Nixdorf-PCB)
MXBLACK/JW           |  488| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-11JW
MXBLUE/DW            |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-E1DW
MXBLUE/NW            |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-E1NW
MXBROWN/DW           |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-G1DW
MXBROWN/NN           |   48| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-G1NN
MXBROWN/NW           |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-G1NW
MXCLEAR/NW           |   78| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-C1NW
MXGREEN/NN           |   90| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-F1NN
MXGREEN/NW           |  105| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-F1NW
MXGREY/NN            |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-D1NN
MXGREY/NW            |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-D1NW
MXRED/DW             |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-L1DW
MXRED/NN             |   16| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-L1NN
MXRED/NW             |  269| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-L1NW
MXWHITE/NN           |   67| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-A1NN
MXWHITE/NW           |stock| 0.65|EUR|    1|MX1A-A1NW
HYPER/TESTING        |  pre|    0|EUR|    1|Prototype testing
HYPER/MICRO/P1       |    7|   20|EUR|    1|Prototype PCB (4x12; req. TEENSY20)
HYPER/MICRO/SYM100   |    9|   10|EUR|    1|normal plate
HYPER/MICRO/7BITH    |    6|   10|EUR|    1|plate with trackpoint-hole
HYPER/MICRO/ANSI400H |    7|   10|EUR|    1|plate with trackpoint-hole
HYPER/MICRO/ANSI700H |    9|   10|EUR|    1|plate with trackpoint-hole
HYPER/MICRO/SYM100H  |    9|   10|EUR|    1|plate with trackpoint-hole
HYPER/MICRO/SYM700H  |    9|   10|EUR|    1|plate with trackpoint-hole
HYPER/QHACK/PA       |  pre|   24|EUR|    1|Prototype Alps   (5x15; req. TEENSY20)
HYPER/QHACK/PC       |  pre|   24|EUR|    1|Prototype Cherry (5x15; req. TEENSY20)
HYPER/MACRO/P        |  pre|   27|EUR|    1|Prototype PCB (5x22; req. TEENSYPP)
TEENSY20             |    7|   22|EUR|    1|Teensy 2.0 controller
TEENSY31             |  pre|   29|EUR|    1|Teensy 3.1 controller
TEENSYPP             |    6|   32|EUR|    1|Teensy++ 2.0 controller
DIODE10              |  pre|    1|EUR|   10|1N4148 diodes (10)
DIODE100             |  pre|    3|EUR|  100|1N4148 diodes (100)
DIODE150             |  pre|    4|EUR|  150|1N4148 diodes (150)
DIODE500             |  pre|    8|EUR|  500|1N4148 diodes (500)
DIODE1K              |  pre|   12|EUR| 1000|1N4148 diodes (1k)
DIODE2K              |  pre|   23|EUR| 2000|1N4148 diodes (2k)
DIODE5K              |  pre|   55|EUR| 5000|1N4148 diodes (5k)
DIODE10K             |  pre|  105|EUR|10000|1N4148 diodes (10k)
ROUND3/FR            |    1|    4|EUR|   30|FR language add on kit
ROUND3/PHANTOMNOBLANK|    1|    7|EUR|    9|Round 3 Phantom without blanks kit
ROUND3/NUMERIC       |    2|   12|EUR|   87|Round 3 Numeric kit
ROUND3/POS           |    2|   14|EUR|   46|Round 3 POS kit
ROUND3/POSMINI       |    1|    5|EUR|   10|Round 3 POS mini kit
ROUND3/ALPHA/BLACK   |    1|   89|EUR|   55|Alpha Black (very dark grey)
ROUND3/SPACE600/GREY |    2| 0.99|EUR|    1|Space 6u for G80-1800
NOIR/DVORAK          |    1|    2|EUR|   25|DVORAK language kit
NOIR/UKX             |    2|    1|EUR|    6|UK language kit no JRET
YELLOW/DIAMOND100    |   42|  0.5|EUR|    1|black on yellow diamond 1 unit
YELLOW/DIAMOND125    |   91|  0.5|EUR|    1|black on yellow diamond 1.25 u
YELLOW/MARK          |    6|  0.1|EUR|    1|yellow MARK printed key
YELLOW/LEARN         |    1|  0.1|EUR|    1|yellow LEARN printed key
YELLOW/MARKLEARN     |    3|  0.1|EUR|    1|yellow MARK or LEARN printed key
ORANGE/WASD          |    2|    2|EUR|    1|WASD with arrows (row 1)

stock means: more than 500 pieces in stock!

Example:
If you want to order 100 MXBROWN/DW and a TEENSYPP, you pm to user CherryMX:

MXBROWN/DW 100
TEENSYPP 1
your e-mail address
ADDRESS
your shipping address

You have only one attempt!


Good luck!

[Muirium]

Your ability to edit other people's posts for your own benefit is about to expire. Fear the mighty power of the Club!

edit by 7bit: It's still working!


Edit by µ: for now!

[matt3o]

want me to add a note to the 5th anniversary thread?

[Muirium]

I'm sure he does. But what does DT get out of this? As far as I see it's a simple promotion for 7bit with zero upside for DT.

[matt3o]

I see nothing wrong with this, it's 7bit not a complete stranger, but I see your point.

[7bit]

It is big fun!


You can order 500 switches and get them for the price of 250.

Then, you can donate 162.50 EUR to Deskthority.


ps: I bet in a few weeks someone totally unaware of this contest will win.

[harvvvvv]

Any info on 930? The package in perpetual limbo.

[7bit]

Has been re-shipped. Should arrive next week, if it does not come back again ...

[gianni]

Mine arrived thanks

[7bit]

Contest is still running!

[katushkin]

Goddammit, I was order #0999

Any updates on it?

[7bit]

And the winner is ...

Spoiler:

Ictogan!!!!

[Ictogan]

And the winner is ...

Spoiler:

Ictogan!!!!

Nice . I just noticed that only 78 clear switches were in stock, whereas I wanted to buy 110. Do you know when more will be in stock again?

[7bit]

I've got some reserve, so you can have 110.


Please wait for a new invoice ...

[Ictogan]

I've got some reserve, so you can have 110.


Please wait for a new invoice ...

Just paid for it . Btw I will build a Phantom 7Bit with this, so I think it's kinda fitting that I'm ordering the switches from you .

[7bit]

Goddammit, I was order #0999

Any updates on it?

I think I will pack and ship both next Monday or Tuesday.

[katushkin]

Goddammit, I was order #0999

Any updates on it?

I think I will pack and ship both next Monday or Tuesday.

Fantastic, thanks dude.

[riffus]

Umm, I think during a moment of delusion, I thought Cherry stabs were in stock and ordered some

#997 here, any hope for restocking these? Otherwise I think I'll have to ask for a refund

[Madhias]

I ordered again switches, namely Cherry MX Reds, PCB mounted for my Leeku 1800 PCB.

I have to admit I wanted to go the Chinese way, but then there were several reasons why I did not do so. You could compare this story to normal business companies, where companies struggle probably with similar problems. At least we (in the company where I work) have to think of such situations. They call it smart-sourcing, not out-sourcing.

There is merchant one, selling an European product. It is good, but little bit expensive at first look. Then there is the Asian counter part, which is cheaper, and may be better (all say that) - no one really knows yet about quality I would say (Gaterons are not there for more than 30 years). Of course it is just the same switch (is it?), so what could go wrong. Then there are the ones sold by ZealPC, which are probably superior to standard Cherry MX switches, but are more expensive again (at least for me when ordering 120 pcs for example). To be honest I really don't want to spend now $150 (+$30 = $180 when caught by customs) in total for switches. For comparison I think it would have been about $25 for the same amount of standard Gaterons at TaoBao. I checked what would have been the total sum there, with the agent fees, credit card fees, shipping (I am wondering why they don't have a fee for visiting there web page), and it was then not $25 anymore. Of course not, but it was not that nice looking $25 anymore. Fearing customs too!

So is it then just because of being lazy to go the European way? Or is it because it is in total almost the same amount of money spent in the end? Or because there are the magic words 'CHERRY' on the plastics? To have the original? I don't care that much about that a switch feels better, in the end it is for me more or less the same. I am thinking only about linear MX switches!

[chzel]

I am thinking only about linear MX switches!

So am I, but I went the vintage MX black way!

[Madhias]

I am thinking only about linear MX switches!

So am I, but I went the vintage MX black way!

On my 60% board I have vintage or old Blacks! Now I don't have enough switches left for the 1800 keyboard to do so.

[mashby]

The following payments have been received for this group buy: Katushkin, dezoe, Madhias.


Has It Shipped?
If your payment came via PayPal, your invoice has been marked as shipped to keep them from locking up the PayPal account. Keep checking this thread for the actual ship date(s).

Additionally, note that the address on your Paypal notifications/notes are not necessarily the addresses 7bit will ship your order to, he ships to the address on your invoice.

Questions?
Either ask in this thread, or PM 7bit.

[7bit]

These shipped today:
0817
0842
0892
0993
0999
1000

[maxmati]

Any update on 0994?

[aledrobt]

I tried to make my first order via the bot. And recieved no answer :S

[Scottex]

Hi looking to make an order, is there a specific format for the address?

[katushkin]

These shipped today:
0817
0842
0892
0993
0999
1000

Sweet! Where are they shipped from out of curiosity?

[mashby]

Processed a refund today for dvjz.dh.

[mashby]

These shipped today:
0817
0842
0892
0993
0999
1000

Sweet! Where are they shipped from out of curiosity?

They are shipped from Germany.