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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: woody on Thu, 02 September 2010, 11:24:38

Title: G84-4100lpaeu-0
Post by: woody on Thu, 02 September 2010, 11:24:38

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12322&stc=1&d=1283454483)

L: laser etched
P: PS/2
A: no windows buttons (hence good spacebar)
EU: US layout, euro legend on 5/%
0: grey

Found this new on german Amazon some time ago.

Low profile,  two retractable legs with rubber feet.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12323&stc=1&d=1283454555)

LED brightness just about right.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12324&stc=1&d=1283454555)

North side of keycaps has nub leftovers from molding. That's ugly.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12325&stc=1&d=1283454555)

Top frame and NumLock keycap removed. The thick blue wire is ground.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12326&stc=1&d=1283454951)
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12327&stc=1&d=1283454951)

MCU board under the keyboard PCB, connected via ribbon cable. MCU board shielded with foil on the bottom, and the keyboard PCB's ground layer from top. Only scary thing - RoHS. I hope they know how to do good RoHS soldering.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12328&stc=1&d=1283455017)
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12329&stc=1&d=1283455349)

Closeup of the (supposed) ML switch top.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12331&stc=1&d=1283455017)

Closeup of laser etched keycaps. Very good job here, the color seems to be made from the laser burnings, looks terrific. Black keyboards lose points on this.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12330&stc=1&d=1283455017)

Overall, satisfied with the G84-4100.

Title: G84-4100lpaeu-0
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Thu, 02 September 2010, 11:39:12

I had the PPAUS, good keyboard. Not my favorite though; the ML switches "stick" too much.

Title: G84-4100lpaeu-0
Post by: woody on Thu, 02 September 2010, 12:51:48

Yes, ML is probably not the best choice. What I meant that overall I am satisfied with the price, performance, quality, etc. It does fine for secondary compact keyboard.

I adapted to the layout, and it's ok even for heavy text editing - arrows, pgup/pgdn, home/end are ok. What I can't get used to is the "Del" position. And kinda miss the right "Ctrl", for "Ctrl" + "Alt" + arrows executed by right hand only.

This was not meant as a review, I can't do such things. :redface: Just wanted to share few pics, as I had very hard time finding photo of different Cherry keyboard models.
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Title: G84-4100lpaeu-0
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 02 September 2010, 14:45:00

Wow, laser-etched.  All the ones I have seen, including my own, have been pad-printed.  Good job.

Title: G84-4100lpaeu-0
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 02 September 2010, 14:59:30

Mine was a grody POS 'board.  It was a gift, though, so I'm not complaining.

Title: G84-4100lpaeu-0
Post by: woody on Fri, 03 September 2010, 06:15:28

I get the feeling the LPAEU is close to extinct now.
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