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Title: Used Chicony KB-5181, Clicky Blue Monterey Alps-like switches, $29.99 Free ship
Post by: elbowglue on Mon, 12 July 2010, 20:58:31

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-CHICONY-KB-5181-Clicky-Keyboard-Blue-Sliders-/380250135627?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item5888ac9c4b#ht_1515wt_930

$29.99 BIN, free shipping

If you can handle the layout (small backspace, reverse shaped L enter) this is a great keyboard.

Title: Used Chicony KB-5181, Clicky Blue Monterey Alps-like switches, $29.99 Free ship
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 12 July 2010, 21:01:26

I definitely couldn't handle that.

Needs to be KB-8923.

Title: Used Chicony KB-5181, Clicky Blue Monterey Alps-like switches, $29.99 Free ship
Post by: aegrotatio on Mon, 12 July 2010, 22:26:36

While KB-8923 is an awesome rubber dome keyboard that looks great and is heavy, I would not say it's better than the Chicony Monterey keyboard.