I see. Still looking for a reputable seller in taobao. 

buy switch, re-solder myself.

I just received the item this morning thru GDEX! Damn, fast! I bought it from Jayacom thru Lazada. Funny thing is that Jayacom sells it for RM 409 based on their sticker at the box itself. While the receipt of Jayacom to Lazada is 389(which is the price in Lazada itself). Then I purchased it thru the Lazada app which has a Voucher for RM25 so I got it for 366.98- which is like 10% off in total.   

Mind letting me know which vendor? Im looking for ikbc poker 3 too. Thnks! 😀

Yea so far Taobao is the only option that I found. But I'm so noob at purchasing item outside Malaysia @__@

Haha.. me too bro! 

Can go 2 different ways...
Learn to purchase at oversea, cheaper! Money saved.
But, there's a lot of pretty choices at oversea, more poisons, bank account empty. 

Test the typing to make sure no key chatter and all the click works as it should.
Tap more on the bigger modifier keys.
Fire up 10fastfinger.com or any typing test thingie to make sure you like it and feel comfortable with it.
Then see if all the led is alright and consistent, meaning no flicker or dim led.

I think these are some basic ones that I would do. Hope it helps

i would definitely try to nego more, probably RM180.. yea, i am cheap i guess 

Not very sure about replacing the cable, it have a huge chunk of plastic at the place which it connects to the keyboard housing. If you're modding the cable, not sure if it'll look nice.

Keycaps, Yes. Any MX stem compatible keycaps will do. But, you'll very likely run into issue with the spacebar row, because it's not standard layout. So take some time and read up before you drop your money on buying any keyset.

actually, i think it is perfectly fine for a RM180 keyboard. u still can replace keycaps for those frequently used keys and skip the bottom row, and i doubt u will type ctrl, winkey, alt as frequent as a-z, etc. the caps on my razer bwu (first gen) after 3 years of daily usage still perfectly fine when i sold it. mind you, i only have 1 mkb that time and i used it everyday, i even bring it outstation if i carry my laptop with me.

i'd say, go ahead, pull the trigger (after u tested it and make sure no problem with switches and led), and enjoy the mkb.

no need to buy if you are on budget.. just find something to pull the keycaps - DIY style.... for example paper clips....

google the pic of key caps puller and you find your instinct....

there could be a lot of factor to "hating" kailh switch.
my guess is that they being one of the early cherry mx clone, suffers the heaviest discrimination and prejudice and thus, tarnishing the reputation of kailh.

with all the hate and prejudice still heavy for kailh, razer handshake with kailh to make the new razer switch with lower actuation point.
because of that, the hate for kailh spills out to razer as well.

but gateron came in at a good time when majority of the mkb users around the world are looking into cheaper mx switches.
on top of cheaper mx switch, gateron offers translucent and transparent switch as well. some people gave it a try, and they give positive feedback. there's some issue with first generation gateron switches, but later on they fixed it, and then that's it. its swarming the mkb market already.

keycaps customization is...expensive 
but woe to me, because one of the main thing that attracts me to mkb is the ability to change/customize keycaps.
so to me, having standard layout is a must. that's why i have to avoid those non-standard layout keyboards until the aftermarket keycaps industry introduces universal spacebars. when that happens, there will be more peace among mkb users. hahaha!

what shift and spacebar not suit for your keyboard?

Hey guys, wondering if these 2 are really a mechanical keyboard as they claim , abit sketchy because of the price/lack of details.

http://www.lazada.com.my/waterproof-mechan...op-7098376.html
http://www.lazada.com.my/m-200-mechanical-...er-2725341.html

Also, mechanical keyboards do not get ghosting issues right?

Thanks in advance!

technically with most normal keycaps groupbuy, you can get the standard kit + winkeyless or tsangan kit, you *should* have enough keys to change all the keycaps on blackwidow except for the spacebars.
but davey.havoc did post up a couple of links for some groupbuys in MD that does include 6u spacebar. i'm not sure if that spacebar can fit blackwidow or not.
need someone with a blackwidow and that otaku keyset to confirm