Cheap linear boards

[grasshopper]

I sent cumb.de an email through their web form a couple of days ago.

I've just checked my emails, and once again, I've received an automated response saying the message hasn't been delivered. I've therefore resent my message to the two email addresses provided in this thread. I'll let you guys know whether I'm more successful this time.

[cable]

I sent cumb.de an email through their web form a couple of days ago.

I've just checked my emails, and once again, I've received an automated response saying the message hasn't been delivered. I've therefore resent my message to the two email addresses provided in this thread. I'll let you guys know whether I'm more successful this time.

Alright man! Waiting with patience.

[grasshopper]

A quick update. The good news is that I haven't received any messages saying that my latest emails have not been delivered. The bad news is that I haven't had a response from the seller. I can see this is going to be hard work.

I'm now pondering what to do next. Maybe I'll try converting my email to German using google translate.

[vun]

A quick update. The good news is that I haven't received any messages saying that my latest emails have not been delivered. The bad news is that I haven't had a response from the seller. I can see this is going to be hard work.

I'm now pondering what to do next. Maybe I'll try converting my email to German using google translate.

You could just ask one of the German members on this forum to help you with it?

[sinis]

how much of these boards do you want?

edit: i bough mine here. its a good online shop! quickly and reliable correspondance.
http://www.2hpc.de/index.php?cat=c15_Ma ... f7e34c22c0

let me know if I can help you with correspondance in german language.

[yakill]

edit: i bough mine here. its a good online shop! quickly and reliable correspondance.
http://www.2hpc.de/index.php?cat=c15_Ma ... f7e34c22c0

Looking into the Impressum you can see that this is just another shop of the same dealer running cumb.de, those berlin based guys

C.R.M. Computer and more GmbH

Weimarer Straße 29

10625 Berlin

[grasshopper]

let me know if I can help you with correspondance in german language.

Thanks for that.

I'd be grateful if you could translate the following for me:

Hi,

Can you tell me whether you would be willing to ship three G80-1800 keyboards to my address in the UK, and if so, how much the shipping cost would be?

Also, can you tell me the full model number of the USB version of the G80-1800 keyboard that you're selling?

Thanks for your help.

[lal]

I'd be grateful if you could translate the following for me:

Hi,

Can you tell me whether you would be willing to ship three G80-1800 keyboards to my address in the UK, and if so, how much the shipping cost would be?

Also, can you tell me the full model number of the USB version of the G80-1800 keyboard that you're selling?

Thanks for your help.

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

wären Sie in der Lage und willens 3 (drei) Tastaturen des Typs Cherry G80-1800 auch nach Großbritannien zu versenden? Wenn ja, wie hoch würden sich die Versandkosten dafür belaufen?

Darüber hinaus wäre ich höchst erfreut wenn Sie mir die exakte Modellnummer der von Ihnen offerierten USB-Tastatur G80-1800 nennen könnten. Vielen Dank im Voraus.

Freundliche Grüße
Your Full Name

[AvenZerg]

this might have been asked before but what kind of switches do the keyboards have? it says it's linear but not what color.. cherry mx black or red or something else? thanks in advance =) i'm very interested in purchasing a few of those babies ^^

[Ascaii]

blacks. They only have blacks.

[grasshopper]

I'd be grateful if you could translate the following for me:

Hi,

Can you tell me whether you would be willing to ship three G80-1800 keyboards to my address in the UK, and if so, how much the shipping cost would be?

Also, can you tell me the full model number of the USB version of the G80-1800 keyboard that you're selling?

Thanks for your help.

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

wären Sie in der Lage und willens 3 (drei) Tastaturen des Typs Cherry G80-1800 auch nach Großbritannien zu versenden? Wenn ja, wie hoch würden sich die Versandkosten dafür belaufen?

Darüber hinaus wäre ich höchst erfreut wenn Sie mir die exakte Modellnummer der von Ihnen offerierten USB-Tastatur G80-1800 nennen könnten. Vielen Dank im Voraus.

Freundliche Grüße
Your Full Name

Thanks lal.

I emailed that text to him late last night. Unfortunately he still hasn't responded....

[lal]

Be patient. Customer service isn't something Germany's well known for. Turnaround times of several days or even weeks for email inquiries are not uncommon.

[ripster]

Germans HAVE customer service?

My Braun Razor was DOA btw. Nicht Gut Service!!!!

[mintberryminuscrunch]

Be aware that those are used and in need of cleaning. Btw the seller obviosly wants to get rid of them he is selling them on ebay:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Posten-400X-Cher ... 0798818746
30cents a piece^^

[TOZZIL]

Hey all,
I have somewhen read somewhere around DT that somebody ( xD ) bought several of these and also got some with doubleshots. Can anybody affirm this fact?
Ascaii, IIRC you mentioned u worked there? Do you know about doubleshots-ones there or do you have one?

Best regards!

[Ascaii]

Yes, that was me. Its more of a lucky find. I am still planning to go back and buy another hundred or so, but im currently busy with a different doubleshot group buy.

[TOZZIL]

So you mean you'll have some g80-1800 doubleshots available soon?
Otherwise I'd order 10 or so and hope to have a doubleshot one...
How do you think the chances are for that case?

Regards

[mintberryminuscrunch]

why dont u just buy some double shots off ebay?

[grasshopper]

Has anyone here successfully communicated with this company recently, and if so, how did you do it? I'm getting increasingly frustrated by their lack of response to my emails.

[Ascaii]

To be quite honest its hard even for germans to communicate with them since the entire company is made up of egyptian and other arab emigrees. Ill give them a call this week or next week and shake the metaphorical tree.

[TOZZIL]

why dont u just buy some double shots off ebay?

I don't know if it's just me, but I srsly can't find any...
Especially no g80-1800 layout ones.
And even if I bought 10 boards from cumb.de to get one doubleshot-board, I would pay less than 20 €

Regards

[rich0d]

Grasshopper - if you manage to get something out of them, let me know as I'd be interested in a couple too - I'd also split the postage with you, and then postage to myself (or if you live in London, I'd meet you there and grab them off you.)

[rich0d]

I want to replace the caps on this - but the right shift looks like a really odd size, can anyone with this board clarify what kind of cap I'd have to get for this? I'm assuming I can just get a set of Filco caps for the rest of the board but this one I will have to get something special for.

[kbdfr]

The G80-1800's right Shift key is 1.75, exactly the same size as the CapsLock key (but with a centered stem).

[rich0d]

Interesting, are such sized keys hard to come by? I noticed that the right shift on my choc mini is the same size as caps, but I'm assuming that I'd also have the same kinda issue if I wanted to replace the caps on this too?

[kbdfr]

Sorry, here is all I know about choc mini:

[RC-1140]

Hey, I just want to share my experiences with this seller. I just received the keyboards I ordered from them. Well, nearly all of them. I ordered 10 PS/2 and 2 USB G80-1800, but only received 9 and 2. Looks like I have to give them a call. And even though the boards are offered as "cleaned" (gereinigt on German btw.) they definitely aren't. I even found 5 paper clips in one of them. Good thing I opened it before plugging it in, as one of them was lying on the soldering points of the cable.

But on the other hand, these boards are fully functional, and when you clean them they are as good as most boards on ebay. And I don't think there is another place where you could get mechanical keyboards for only 1€.

So if they send me the missing keyboard too I will be absolutely happy with my purchase.

edit:

huh, now it's getting complicated, a friend of mine, for whom I ordered one of the PS/2s originally wanted a USB. So now I have exactly the amount of PS/2s I wanted for myself, but have 1 USB too less. Maybe I can get them to send me USB instead of a PS/2 when I pay the shipping for them.

[grasshopper]

Hi RC-1140, can you tell me the full model number of the USB keyboards?

Thanks

[RC-1140]

yes, of course. Here it is:

G80-1851LUCDE-0

As far as I can see it's just an ordinary 1800 with lasered pbt keycaps, German layout and an USB-Connector.

[rich0d]

Just out of interest, I have a few on their way to me soon - have any of the boards recieved been overly yellowed?