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Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: Necroleachate on Mon, 02 August 2010, 13:58:14

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-Mac-Split-Keyboard-Number-Pad-VARY-RARE-/230504495187?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item35ab237853 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-Mac-Split-Keyboard-Number-Pad-VARY-RARE-/230504495187?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item35ab237853)

I'm not sure if it's mechanical. But looks cool.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 02 August 2010, 14:09:27

They are mechanical, but the build quality supposedly sucks and the switches are mediocre.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 02 August 2010, 15:14:41

It doesn't seem that Apple's too into ergonomic keyboards anymore.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: hyperlinked on Mon, 02 August 2010, 16:26:46

Quote from: ch_123;208410

They are mechanical, but the build quality supposedly sucks and the switches are mediocre.

But the item is "VARY RARE!"

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: Laggy-gaga on Mon, 02 August 2010, 19:04:33

Don't spend more than $40 on them, I have seen more than 10 of them in the past 6 months

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 02 August 2010, 19:13:44

$40 seems like a reasonable price. Those things aren't M15's...

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 02 August 2010, 20:00:43

Quote from: hyperlinked;208448

But the item is "VARY RARE!"

But it isn't HACKER STYLE.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Mon, 02 August 2010, 20:33:39

Those are pretty cool, my friend has one and it's not really all that great though, the keys are kind of rough to press.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: Laggy-gaga on Mon, 02 August 2010, 22:29:34

It uses ALPS switches, just w8 for caution, my $ 40 included original package.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: ricercar on Tue, 03 August 2010, 14:49:43

Both of mine failed. I'll never spend money on one again.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 03 August 2010, 16:30:14

Quote from: Laggy-gaga;208563

It uses ALPS switches, just w8 for caution, my $ 40 included original package.

They aren't the usual Alps CM switches, some lesser one.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 03 August 2010, 17:15:37

From what I see here, I'll infer that those keyboards are pieces of crapple.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Tue, 03 August 2010, 18:22:20

Quote from: microsoft windows;208816

From what I see here, I'll infer that those keyboards are pieces of crapple.

unless it's lightly used or newish then yeah I think that would be a safe assumption but still a cool keyboard if you don't want a big one for your mac

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 03 August 2010, 19:21:55

You mean your Mac from the '90's unless you got a Griffin I-mate.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 04 August 2010, 01:23:20

Looks like a bastard of an M15. The i15.

Title: Apple Split Keyboard
Post by: Jim66 on Sat, 07 August 2010, 07:33:54

It looks VARY YELLOW..