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Alps SKCM Blue in Focus FK2001?
Sick Robotron:
Hey guys - I have been a lurker here for some time now, but just created this account to make this post! (hopefully I've properly followed the rules and posted in the correct spot -- please let me know if I haven't!!)
This week I went on something of an alps binge and purchased three keyboards...
An "old logo" Dell Bigfoot with complicated blacks
A Monterey MTEK 104 with whites
...and a Focus FK2001 with an unknown switch type: https://imgur.com/gallery/yN4Sc9D (the one I purchased is depicted in the lower half of each picture)
I have looked through some other threads discussing the Focus FK2001 and potential indicators as to whether they have SKCM Blues. So far I've learned only that some range of serial #s beginning with "8" had blues. It seems like the conventional knowledge is that none of the versions with windows keys had blues, some of the boards with blank keys where there should be windows keys had blues, and some of the winkeyless versions had blues.
What do you guys think about the winkeyless board in the lower half of both linked pictures? I am dying for it to get here next week!
JP:
Well this is more a place to give back by sharing finds with others.
Sick Robotron:
So if all goes well I will be back in this thread soon :). Could you suggest where I might post this instead?
p_blaze:
Sadly, those aren't blue alps. I've been on this hunt before, and those are an omron alps clone shown here: http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/focus2001.html
number 5 on the list: http://hw001.spaaqs.ne.jp/kaineko2/album20120131.html
before you buy these, always ask for the seller to remove a keycap and send a picture. They almost always do it, and it helps a lot with identification.
the alps clone lists the weird looking numbering on the bottom of the back label unlike the genuine alps version
Sick Robotron:
I'm not sure how you can tell? what number on the label is the giveaway?
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