Where can I find the old school spring keyboards?

Kantastic · Oct 21, 2009, 10:57 PM

I want a keyboard to abuse but I don't want to do it to my Illuminated... so where can I find one of those old school el-cheapo spring keyboards? I smashed my old one so hard the space bar cracked clean in half... =x

Jstn7477 · Oct 21, 2009, 11:01 PM

You can get keyboards starting at $5 on Newegg. I'm abusing one right now.

Binge · Oct 21, 2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kantastic

I want a keyboard to abuse but I don't want to do it to my Illuminated... so where can I find one of those old school el-cheapo spring keyboards? I smashed my old one so hard the space bar cracked clean in half... =x

Those old school keyboards were never cheap. Buckling spring keyboards always have and always will cost $50+

lemonadesoda · Oct 21, 2009, 11:03 PM

ebay

Binge · Oct 21, 2009, 11:04 PM

Buckling spring,

http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html

and for mechanical spring keyboards,

http://www.elitekeyboards.com
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-001-_-Product

erocker · Oct 21, 2009, 11:11 PM

Hey Binge! Thanks for the info, I've been thinking that Buckling spring keyboards were the same as some of these newer mechanical gaming keyboards. Now, I feel like I must try out a mechanical keyboard. What would be your recommendation for a mechanical gaming keyboard? It's fickle but I like blue lights too.

Jstn7477 · Oct 21, 2009, 11:16 PM

Oh sorry, I didn't realize that you wanted a "spring" keyboard. All the cheapie keyboards are the cheap dome switch "membrane" ones nowadays. You'll have to cough up more for a spring one.

Kantastic · Oct 21, 2009, 11:17 PM

I don't even know if it was spring, all I know is the spacebar that broke had 2 springs and this metal tab thingie. I want one that makes loudass noises when key smashing, because noise usually means it's popping up as fast as it's going down.

GREASEMONKEY · Oct 21, 2009, 11:23 PM

Goodwill usually has a good selection for real cheap.

BumbleBee · Oct 25, 2009, 01:07 PM

SolidTek 6600 uses ALPS White (Simplified) they are Tactile and Clicky. should make some noise and it's on sale right now the cheapest I have ever seen it

you can hear it, the Unicomp Customizer Binge posted and some others in this video.

Binge · Oct 25, 2009, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kantastic

I don't even know if it was spring, all I know is the spacebar that broke had 2 springs and this metal tab thingie. I want one that makes loudass noises when key smashing, because noise usually means it's popping up as fast as it's going down.

The customizer will be the loudest/longest lasting keyboard you'll ever own.

sttubs · Oct 25, 2009, 05:16 PM

Keytronic kb's take a good amount of abuse. They're about the closest thing you are looking for.

Binge · Oct 25, 2009, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sttubs

Keytronic kb's take a good amount of abuse. They're about the closest thing you are looking for.

Why? Just why? There's already plenty of info in this thread that tell the OP exactly what kind of keyboard he's looking for. Keytronic kb's have been dome membrane keyboards for a while now. They are no more durable than your average Dell keyboard, and they are far less durable than buckling spring/mechanical.

sttubs · Oct 26, 2009, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Binge

Why? Just why? There's already plenty of info in this thread that tell the OP exactly what kind of keyboard he's looking for. Keytronic kb's have been dome membrane keyboards for a while now. They are no more durable than your average Dell keyboard, and they are far less durable than buckling spring/mechanical.

Oct 21, 2009, 10:57 PM	#1
Kantastic Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Big Apple Posts: 4,991 (3.33/day) Thanks: 1,252 Thanked 992 Times in 748 Posts System Specs	Where can I find the old school spring keyboards? I want a keyboard to abuse but I don't want to do it to my Illuminated... so where can I find one of those old school el-cheapo spring keyboards? I smashed my old one so hard the space bar cracked clean in half... =x __________________ Heatware

System Name:	Silencio
Processor:	Intel Core i3-3225
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI
Cooling:	Corsair A70 (Passive)
Memory:	Samsung 8GB MV-3V4G3D/US
Video Card:	MSI GTX 650 1GB + Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Plus (Passive)
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 4 128GB
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp U2312HM
Case:	BitFenix Prodigy (Arctic White)
PSU:	FSP Zen 400 (Fanless)
Software:	OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion

Oct 21, 2009, 11:01 PM	#2
Jstn7477 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA Posts: 3,248 (2.34/day) Thanks: 397 Thanked 1,249 Times in 840 Posts System Specs	You can get keyboards starting at $5 on Newegg. I'm abusing one right now. __________________ Intel Crunchers (34 threads): 4770K 4.3G (7t), 2x 3770K 4.3G (14t), 2600K 4G (7t), X3210 (3t), P-M 735A, P4 HT 3G AMD Crunchers (12 cores):1100T 3.6G (3t), 1045T 3.4G (2t), X4 640 3.2G, X2 4200+, T64 ML-37 AMD Folders (6272 GCN cores): 2x 7950 1125/1475, 7970 1150/1650, 7770 1100/1200 NV Folders (2336 GF10x + 1344 GK104 cores):GTX 470 & 465 720/1715, 4x 460 768MB 825/2000, GTS 450, 660Ti 1228/6000 HEATWARE

System Name:	Awesomesauce 3.0\| Laptop (Toshiba A665D-S6091) \| "The Shoebox"
Processor:	Intel Core i7-4770K 4.3GHz/4.3GHz uncore 1.18v \| AMD PII Mobile X4 X920 @ 2.3GHz\|AMD E-350 APU
Motherboard:	ASRock Z87 Extreme6 \| NWQAE S1G4 (880G/SB850) \| Gigabyte E350N-USB3
Cooling:	Cooler Master TPC-812, 2x Cougar CF-V12HB + 5 Rosewill RFA-120-RL
Memory:	G.Skill RJ-X 16GB DDR3-2133 CL11 \| Stock 2*2GB DDR3-1066 CL7 \| 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card:	MSI ref. HD 7970 1150/1650 w/ GB Windforce 3 cooler swap \| ATI MR 5650 1GB DDR3 @ 550/900 \| 6310 IGP
Hard Disk:	Mushkin Chronos 240GB + Seagate Green 2TB \| WD Scorpio Black 750GB \| Samsung F1 1TB
Optical Drive:	ASUS 24x SATA \| Sony Optiarc AD-7703S 8x Labelflash \| Samsung Writemaster 22x SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VG236HE 23" 120Hz 1080p \| 16.0" 1366*768 LED laptop glossy LCD \| Samsung 940BW
Case:	NZXT Source 210 \| Toshiba A665D \| Rosewill MI-01-BK ITX "shoebox"
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC1150 \| Realtek ALC269 with harman/kardon speakers \| Realtek ALC892
PSU:	Rosewill CAPSTONE 550w (80Plus Gold) \| 75W 19.5v brick \| Seasonic 350w ITX
Software:	Windows 7 Pro x64 + Ubuntu 13.04 \| Windows 8 Pro x64 (laptop)
Benchmarks:	120FPS in the games I play? :P

System Name:	Molly
Processor:	i5 3570K
Motherboard:	Z77 ASRock
Cooling:	CooliT Eco
Memory:	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 680
Case:	Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
PSU:	Corsair HX-1000

Oct 21, 2009, 11:03 PM	#4
lemonadesoda Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,346 (2.15/day) Thanks: 749 Thanked 960 Times in 710 Posts System Specs	ebay

System Name:	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor:	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory:	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card:	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
CRT/LCD Model:	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Sound Card:	Audigy 2
Software:	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation

Oct 21, 2009, 11:04 PM	#5
Binge Overclocking Surrealism Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA, USA Posts: 6,065 (3.49/day) Thanks: 948 Thanked 1,768 Times in 1,308 Posts System Specs	Buckling spring, http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html and for mechanical spring keyboards, http://www.elitekeyboards.com http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-001-_-Product __________________ I UNITE streamers and content providers on TPU! My Heatware Matias Quiet Pro (PC) / KBTalking Pro / Das Keyboard Professional S

Oct 21, 2009, 11:11 PM	#6
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 32,274 (12.78/day) Thanks: 2,814 Thanked 12,445 Times in 7,912 Posts System Specs	Hey Binge! Thanks for the info, I've been thinking that Buckling spring keyboards were the same as some of these newer mechanical gaming keyboards. Now, I feel like I must try out a mechanical keyboard. What would be your recommendation for a mechanical gaming keyboard? It's fickle but I like blue lights too. __________________

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

Oct 21, 2009, 11:16 PM	#7
Jstn7477 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA Posts: 3,248 (2.34/day) Thanks: 397 Thanked 1,249 Times in 840 Posts System Specs	Oh sorry, I didn't realize that you wanted a "spring" keyboard. All the cheapie keyboards are the cheap dome switch "membrane" ones nowadays. You'll have to cough up more for a spring one. __________________ Intel Crunchers (34 threads): 4770K 4.3G (7t), 2x 3770K 4.3G (14t), 2600K 4G (7t), X3210 (3t), P-M 735A, P4 HT 3G AMD Crunchers (12 cores):1100T 3.6G (3t), 1045T 3.4G (2t), X4 640 3.2G, X2 4200+, T64 ML-37 AMD Folders (6272 GCN cores): 2x 7950 1125/1475, 7970 1150/1650, 7770 1100/1200 NV Folders (2336 GF10x + 1344 GK104 cores):GTX 470 & 465 720/1715, 4x 460 768MB 825/2000, GTS 450, 660Ti 1228/6000 HEATWARE

Oct 21, 2009, 11:17 PM	#8
Kantastic Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Big Apple Posts: 4,991 (3.33/day) Thanks: 1,252 Thanked 992 Times in 748 Posts System Specs	I don't even know if it was spring, all I know is the spacebar that broke had 2 springs and this metal tab thingie. I want one that makes loudass noises when key smashing, because noise usually means it's popping up as fast as it's going down. __________________ Heatware

Oct 21, 2009, 11:23 PM	#9
GREASEMONKEY Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pacific N.W. Posts: 573 (0.23/day) Thanks: 2,098 Thanked 425 Times in 217 Posts System Specs	Goodwill usually has a good selection for real cheap. __________________ http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60283

System Name:	SYS-1//SYS-2//SYS-3//SYS-4
Processor:	AMD FX-8150@4.0//AMD FX-8120@4.0//AMD X6 1090T @ 3.8//AMD X6 1090T @3.6
Motherboard:	Biostar TA990FXE//Biostar TA990FXE//MSI 890GXM-G65//ASUS M489GTD-Pro
Cooling:	ZEROtherm Nirvana//Corsair H-50//AMD PII Cooler//AMD CL Water Cooler
Memory:	MUSHKIN PC3-10700(4X4g)//Mushkin PC3 10700(2X4G)//Geil PC-3 10700F(2x2G)//XMS-PC3 107004(4x4G)
Video Card:	2-XFX 6850 BE's X-Fire//XFX HD7950-3g//1-XFX 6850//2-XFX HD-7870 X-Fire
Hard Disk:	Corsair ForceIII GS-240 SSD//Corsair ForceIII GS-360SSD//WD Blk 750G 64mb//WD Blk 640G 64mb
Optical Drive:	Samsung dvd rw x2//Samsung dvd rw//Samsung dvd rw//Samsung dvd rw
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 214T 21.3" LCD//BENQ G2400WD 24" LCD
Case:	SIGMA LUNA//NZXT GAMMA //Silverstone SG-01//Thermaltake Armor JR.
Sound Card:	X-FI Fatality Pro//X-FI Xtreme Gamer//X-FI Titanium PCI-E//Sound Blaster Z
PSU:	Corsair HX620W//Corsair HX620//Corsair HX520//Corsair HX620
Software:	Win 7 Ult-64//Vista Premium-64//Win 7 Ult-64//Vista Ult-64

Oct 25, 2009, 01:07 PM	#10
BumbleBee Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cybertron aka Canada Posts: 4,083 (2.61/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,202 Times in 920 Posts System Specs	SolidTek 6600 uses ALPS White (Simplified) they are Tactile and Clicky. should make some noise and it's on sale right now the cheapest I have ever seen it you can hear it, the Unicomp Customizer Binge posted and some others in this video.

Processor:	Intel Core i5-3570K
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14
Memory:	8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 670
Hard Disk:	Intel 520 60GB, Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB
Optical Drive:	Asus DRW-24B1ST
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ 24" XL2420T, Sony 24" GDM-FW900
Case:	Corsair 550D
Sound Card:	Mytek Stereo 192 DSD, Cambridge Azur 550A, Graham Slee Novo, Burson HA-160
PSU:	Corsair AX650
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium

Oct 25, 2009, 05:16 PM	#12
sttubs Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rock Falls, IL Posts: 482 (0.25/day) Thanks: 538 Thanked 85 Times in 76 Posts System Specs	Keytronic kb's take a good amount of abuse. They're about the closest thing you are looking for.

Processor:	AMD 1090T
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair IV Formula 890FX
Cooling:	Corsair H70
Memory:	4x4GB DDR3 1600 GSkill Ripjaws CL7
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 660 Ti FTW+ 3GB
Hard Disk:	WD Black 1tb WD1002FAEX
Optical Drive:	Lite-On iHES108
CRT/LCD Model:	HP XP599AA
Case:	HAF 922
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Silverstone Strider 1000w
Software:	Win 7 Premium 64bit

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Post Pics of Old School Hardware "hard to find on the net"	DaMulta	General Hardware	382	Feb 22, 2012 10:21 PM
Where can i find the cd key for a game i have installed?	BradleyKZN	Games	19	May 1, 2009 02:36 PM
Where can I find the best Vista deal	xkm1948	System Builder's Advice	5	Aug 12, 2008 08:09 AM
Where online can i find consoles at the best prices?	[I.R.A]_FBi	General Hardware	4	Sep 16, 2007 02:11 AM