What is this non-cherry switch on a Dolch PAC?

[n0rvig]

I picked up this keyboard on eBay. It looked too good to be true. It was.

I expected a Dolch PAC keyboard with MX blues.


However, it has switches like this


What kind of switch is that?

[Laser]

Cherry ML?

http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/ml.htm

[esoomenona]

It is ML, and that's a FlexPAC.

[n0rvig]

Dammit! That's totally what it is!

Thanks for being so quick laser & esoomenona

[Daniel Beardsmore]

ML is a fun little switch; too bad that so few proper keyboards ever used it.

[Linkbane]

I heard that it felt like an octopus on wet newspaper.

[PointyFox]

I heard that it felt like an octopus on wet newspaper.

No, that's a Cherry MY switch.  The Cherry ML switch feels kind of like a MX Brown but less bumpy, and is harder to press if you press it off-center.

[Linkbane]

I heard that it felt like an octopus on wet newspaper.

No, that's a Cherry MY switch.  The Cherry ML switch feels kind of like a MX Brown but less bumpy, and is harder to press if you press it off-center.

I see, sounds like something interesting to try, and I'd think that the boards with them aren't too expensive, either.

[Findecanor]

There seems to be quite a few who have tried Cherry ML and liked it.

There is no Dolch keyboard with Cherry MX and trackpad. Some with trackpoint above the numeric keypad, though.

[Dubsgalore]

Cherry ML ~~

always too good to be true on ebay

[IvanIvanovich]

Indeed it is Cherry ML, and this is one of very few 'fullsize' standard layout that use ML.

[Findecanor]

Yeah. Most ML keyboard have keys that are a bit smaller than standard.