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Is it generally reliable to buy such an item from aliexpress? Don't you end up with cheap version of more expensive keyboards? Asking because I've been looking
by oAlbe 7y ago
Is it generally reliable to buy such an item from aliexpress? Don't you end up with cheap version of more expensive keyboards?
Asking because I've been looking for a 75% (non-split) keyboard for a long time, and it seems like aliexpress might have what I'm looking for. I'm just worried about ending up with a knock off.
- Symbiote 7y agoI found many people on Reddit had bought the YMDK "Split 75%" keyboard [1], so I was confident that it was fine. YMDK has several designs on AliExpress. I've also purchased from https://kbdfans.com/ https://kbdfans.com/. Yes, it's a cheaper version, but most of the additional cost was for things I don't care about (aluminium case, geek cred) and the small disadvantage (different default firmware that's less programmable) can be fixed by reflashing, if I feel I need it. Depending where you live, you might be hit with import taxes when buying something direct from China. From a blogger in China [2]: > USA is thriving with crowd funded fancy keyboards that will become available in year 3000, or DIY keyboards that take a life-time to build. > Meanwhile in China, sound ergonomic keyboards, are a dime a dozen, and 5 times cheaper, and you can buy it NOW. Here's one of them. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/search/?q=VE.A%20clone&restrict_sr=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/search/?q=VE.A%... [2] http://xahlee.info/kbd/ly092_mini_keyboard.html http://xahlee.info/kbd/ly092_mini_keyboard.html