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Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: erricrice on Fri, 10 September 2010, 12:23:32

What 'boards out there have cherry browns that are PCB mounted?

Obviously the cherry made 'boards, but mainly I'm looking for a source of new cherry browns with a standard(or close to standard) layout.  

Now that datacal is out of stock, I don't know where else I would get a new one  since all the filcos are plate mounted...

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: aegrotatio on Fri, 10 September 2010, 12:49:18

Is the Das Keyboard Silent PCB or plate mounted?  It has no resonating or pinging sound, just flat tap-tap-taps.

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: washuai on Fri, 10 September 2010, 12:55:37

It was my understanding that DAS Professional S are plate mounted (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=149284&postcount=54).

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: erricrice on Fri, 10 September 2010, 12:59:53

Yes, the Das are very plate mounted.

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 10 September 2010, 13:00:07

As far as I know, Cherry is the only manufacturer of PCB-mounted-switch 'boards.  If Datacal is out, you will probably have to find something on eBay or import one from Asia.

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: erricrice on Fri, 10 September 2010, 13:06:49

Quote from: itlnstln;221657

As far as I know, Cherry is the only manufacturer of PCB-mounted-switch 'boards.  If Datacal is out, you will probably have to find something on eBay or import one from Asia.

Yeah, I thought that might be the case...

...*shiver*....importing....scary things can happen....

Quote from: ripster;221658

I like plate mounted better.

Keyboards are better solidly built.  Manly.
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I agree, I love the build quality of Costar 'boards, but I need the quietness of PCB cherry browns.  And I don't want to have to buy two topre 'boards (I hate typing on a different 'board at work than at home, it messes up my finger muscles and typing speed)

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 10 September 2010, 13:08:22

Get a HHKB.  That way, you can just take it with you.  I pack mine in my laptop bag.

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: erricrice on Fri, 10 September 2010, 13:09:29

I thought about that, but I need my arrow keys.  I like the layout for the HHKB, but it just doesn't work out for me practically.  I used some Lites for quite a while, and loved it, but again, it ended up just being too much trouble.

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: erricrice on Fri, 10 September 2010, 13:29:25

Quote from: ripster;221664

Wow, the DataCal ones are out.  The Chinese Lettered Blue Cherry Special is no more.  That means there ARE no Cherry Corp G80-3000 keyboards available new in the USA.

Damn US Cherry Corp Sales Manager!!!

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That's the problem I came across...

Oh cherry, why don't you sell standard keyboards in the US?

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: washuai on Fri, 10 September 2010, 14:33:04

I'd say just get one of the compaq MX11800, or cherry POS with browns off ebay.  Do the Kinesis cherry browns count as plate mounted?  They're curved seperate pcbs, from what I saw.

If plate mounted is the only alternative, you could get a set of doubleshots and do the dental band mod (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:8857&redirect=no).

Have you already tried out plate mounted browns at work and been told they're too loud?  

Seriously, I think it disturbs my coworkers more, when I type super quiet (silent to them) on a silicone board.
Word is Elitekeyboards has double shot keysets on the horizon.

Title: PCB Mounted Cherry Browns
Post by: erricrice on Fri, 10 September 2010, 14:36:44

Yeah, I used to have my DAS at work, and they were OK with that, but we're in a small room and it sometimes disrupts them when they're on a call or something.

Luckily they're not *****y about it, which is great, but I just want to keep the noise to a minimum.  I will probably end up just getting a Filco, but for now I have a used g80-8113.  

I'm just going to replace it in the near future as the keys are pretty worn and kind of uneven.