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Gateron Switches (120 Pieces)
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Manufactured with clear casings, Gateron Switches have quickly become one of the most sought after names in the keyboard community. Gateron Switches use copper contact leafs and soft plastic stems, making for an unparalleled, smooth typing experience Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downhwood34
90
Feb 18, 2015
Well, if anyone wants to buy these cheaper and from the person that has been talking about selling these long before before Massdrop, here ya go: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=68943.0
BiffsBiz
205
Sep 28, 2017
Wow! 120 PCs for $24.99? Do these PCs come with processors & RAM? Can they be interconnected to form a massive computing array?
I'm really excited about this drop. :D
I'm really excited about this drop. :D
St0rmr3v3ng3
65
Nov 8, 2017
Oh, went completely over my head. English is my third language fyi so phrases like this might not be familiar to me yet.
BiffsBiz
205
Mar 23, 2018
BiffsBizOh man. I sure got confused. They have now clarified that it's "Pieces" not "PCs." How confusing these headlines are.
everyusernametaken
Feb 18, 2015
GeekHack may be cheaper, but 99% of the IC/GB's go down in flames.
Either way (GeekHack/MassDrop) - I would have liked to have bought Gateron Yellows.
Either way (GeekHack/MassDrop) - I would have liked to have bought Gateron Yellows.
kunalkumar
3939
Outreach
Feb 18, 2015
everyusernametakenWe are checking to see if we can get you guys Yellows. I'll get back to you.
AndrewLekashman
2368
Input Club
Feb 19, 2015
A little bit of background and context on this product for people that are interested in all of the discussion occurring around the internet regarding this listing.
We first received Gateron samples in November 2014 and brought a giant bag of them to the December 6th Bay Area Keyboard meetup. There was considerable feedback from the community that we ought to list Gateron switches at that time, but we wanted to gather more data about switch preference, so we launched a group buy in late December for a Varmilo Switch tester with Gateron switches inside. This meant that the switches could be used and tested by more people before we put together a group buy.
After the January 31st Bay Area Keyboard meetup, there was an overwhelming number of requests for a Gateron switch group buy, so we did the due diligence in modeling out the demand and ensuring quantities were going to be available, and then we launched the group buy. Concurrently, hwood34 has been working on launching his own group buy for the past 2 months on Geekhack. We did not steal hwood34's idea for a Gateron groupbuy (or his interest check), as we've been planning this for months.
We launched our group buy this morning, and coincidentally hwood34 launched his a few hours later. Our group buy is significantly different from hwood34's due to the price, fulfillment speed, and level of service/customization being offered. We strongly encourage users to compare the two buys and determine what is most appropriate for them.
At the same time we'll reach out to hwood34 to see if there are any merits in us working together to make the entire process more efficient for everyone and I'll post the results here.
We first received Gateron samples in November 2014 and brought a giant bag of them to the December 6th Bay Area Keyboard meetup. There was considerable feedback from the community that we ought to list Gateron switches at that time, but we wanted to gather more data about switch preference, so we launched a group buy in late December for a Varmilo Switch tester with Gateron switches inside. This meant that the switches could be used and tested by more people before we put together a group buy.
After the January 31st Bay Area Keyboard meetup, there was an overwhelming number of requests for a Gateron switch group buy, so we did the due diligence in modeling out the demand and ensuring quantities were going to be available, and then we launched the group buy. Concurrently, hwood34 has been working on launching his own group buy for the past 2 months on Geekhack. We did not steal hwood34's idea for a Gateron groupbuy (or his interest check), as we've been planning this for months.
We launched our group buy this morning, and coincidentally hwood34 launched his a few hours later. Our group buy is significantly different from hwood34's due to the price, fulfillment speed, and level of service/customization being offered. We strongly encourage users to compare the two buys and determine what is most appropriate for them.
At the same time we'll reach out to hwood34 to see if there are any merits in us working together to make the entire process more efficient for everyone and I'll post the results here.
Xyzac
530
May 30, 2019
Cheaper on Kbdfans, free shipping on orders over $40. Literally no point ordering from Drop (massdrop)
kaiden
89
Apr 7, 2016
"Gateron Yellow switches have been described as being "smoother" but similar to Cherry MX Blacks..."
- Quoted by ripster from KEYBOARD SCIENCE
Find out more here: http://imgur.com/a/g1f0A
Also does anyone know where massdrop stock these from? Are these straight from the factory?
Also does anyone know where massdrop stock these from? Are these straight from the factory?
kaiden
89
Apr 7, 2016
My first reply here was to 'spirouzi' about the confusion to Gateron Yellow and Black switches, all I did was just quote the intro line and link the whole imgur album. I don't know where you came from claiming that I didn't read anything past the first image. Perhaps you expected me to type everything? I don't know... Seriously, It's about time I'm going to start ignoring your comments, go play else where.
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Lostplanet
45
Apr 8, 2016
Just chill out man. What's wrong? Are you having a tough time at home? Come on, talk to me. I want to be your friend.
Zeal
417
Super Fly Zeal PC
Feb 17, 2016
Correct, the tactile bump on Zealios are more protruded than Gateron Browns. The Zealio stems are modeled after the MX Clear stem, minus the tight fighting cross to make changing caps easier.
Bartolomeo
103
Jan 26, 2017
p5ycho6Well, when typing on Yellows, they just feel like somewhere in between Reds and Blacks. The technical spec is confusing, Yellows have the same actuation force as Blacks at 50g, but Blacks needs 5-10g more to bottom out than Yellows. If you think Reds are too light and Black are too heavy, then you will probably like Yellows.
Kiiddo
96
May 9, 2017
I know this is late but I was wondering the exact same thing as the OP.. Good to know though that Blacks are harder to bottom out because the specs for actuation force and them both being linear was confusing.. I think the fact that Blacks actuate at the same force but are harder to bottom out will help me to learn to touch type and stop bottoming out all my keys while typing. In theory, Blacks shouldn't be any more fatiguing than Yellows if you're not bottoming out the keys. Thanks for the info man!
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