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Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: Infinite north on Sun, 25 July 2010, 20:15:46: $45 a piece, someone should talk them down quite a bit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/57-GENOVATION-683-CONTROL-PAD-KEYPAD-USB-PS2-NEW-/360283498637?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e291e88d (http://cgi.ebay.com/57-GENOVATION-683-CONTROL-PAD-KEYPAD-USB-PS2-NEW-/360283498637?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e291e88d)
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: ironman31 on Sun, 25 July 2010, 20:38:25: whats special about them
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: microsoft windows on Sun, 25 July 2010, 20:41:28: They might have Cherry switches by the looks of the keys,
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 26 July 2010, 03:55:11: There is an extensive review of it here (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6365&&do=comments&highlight=genovation+683).
It has Cherry black switches, relegendable keycaps: normal and wide, comes with a key cap puller and is completely programmable. USB and PS/2 with passthrough.

I bought one last week for a bit less than $45 just because I wanted to try out Cherry black switches. I thought that I would sell it on with blues + double-shots here for $45.. but I guess that I could ask for more. :-D
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 26 July 2010, 14:10:29: what's $2,565 divided by 56?
I don't have a calculator on me :(
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: glo on Mon, 26 July 2010, 17:46:34: Were it not stated just above, I would have reminded you of calc.exe
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: isp on Mon, 26 July 2010, 17:49:09: about $45 a pop
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: nanu on Sat, 31 July 2010, 21:14:21: I'd be in if it were lower. I still don't have a numpad (that I don't require either, apparently).
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: Oqsy on Sun, 01 August 2010, 00:44:12: that's a lotta dimp.
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: Infinite north on Sun, 01 August 2010, 14:31:58: Well, I imagine that the number could be talked down quite a bit since it's a bulk sale.
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: stickemup on Sun, 01 August 2010, 15:10:49: I wonder why he doesn't change the sale and sell the lot as individual items, like our hong kong seller moving the G80-3494 boards.

If they're an actual cherry switch (brown or blue) I'd be down for this.
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: Oqsy on Sun, 01 August 2010, 15:35:34: I'd love a cherry pad... would help me realize the dream of sawing off my mx11900 and putting the trackball between the arrow cluster and the num pad.
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 04 August 2010, 01:33:53: iMav can buy them and rebrand them as "geekpads". For tenkeyless or something...
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: Infinite north on Tue, 10 August 2010, 14:52:45: Now listing 24 of them at the same price per unit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/24-GENOVATION-683-CONTROL-PAD-KEYPAD-USB-PS2-NEW-/360287386887?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 (http://cgi.ebay.com/24-GENOVATION-683-CONTROL-PAD-KEYPAD-USB-PS2-NEW-/360287386887?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0)
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Tue, 10 August 2010, 20:50:53: I don't think anyone is going to buy those.
$1080 huh? That's a high definition price.
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: Infinite north on Tue, 10 August 2010, 21:58:22: So originally i really had no interest in dealing with 50+ units but if I am able to talk him down to around $20+shipping a piece who would be interested in one?

Remember these are completely programmable, with cherry black switches.
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: JBert on Wed, 11 August 2010, 15:24:35: I could use two to throw in a new controller and make a ghetto split keyboard. Just $20 would be awesome, maybe could even buy a spare set that way!
Title: So which 56 of you want to go in on this?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 11 August 2010, 15:29:20: Quote from: ripster;211241
I was tempted but the PS/2 part killed it for me. USB keypads make more sense to me.

Not if you're using a USB keyboard & mouse. Then you'll have a spare PS/2 port! I always use my PS/2 ports, I feel they have to be used if present.