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"MG Flame" USB, ALPSalike, 104 layout - $53
« on: Sat, 13 September 2014, 14:14:07 »
http://www.dxsoul.com/product/qxjp-usb-wired-104-key-mechanical-keyboard-black-901318430

I can't guarantee it's the same, but I see a fair number of other "goods from China" sites offering a board under the MG Flame name.   See, for example, http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mg-flame-wired-mechanical-keyboard-white-shaft-169-cherry/1521519997.html

Based on that site's more detailed pics and advertising:

* It appears the caps are lasered, but the typography is downright appaling-- inconsistent fonts and capitalization.

* Possibly a 6KRO/NKRO toggle

* PCB-mounted ALPSalike switches?!  (these might be worth the cost of admission by themselves for some projects)

* What looks like a claimed 50M cycle switch life.  Although I assume these days, all the mech switch manufacturers say that number or more just because Cherry has traded on it for so long.

It looks interesting as a replacement (in the market space) for the Ducky 1008XM.  I was thinking "Matias swap", but with PCB-mounted switches, that probably wouldn't be advisable.  OTOH, it might be fun for parts.
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