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Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: CodeChef on Sun, 21 November 2010, 18:52:18
http://cgi.ebay.com/Keytronic-Keyboard-KT400U2-/180584012043?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2a0ba5590b#ht_500wt_1156

Brand new Keytronic KT400U2 for 8.25 and free shipping. The finest rubber domes (no) money can buy. Someone buy this and review it. It would be interesting to see what 8 bucks can get you.
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: Parak on Sun, 21 November 2010, 18:56:36
Don't tell us what to do! You're not our mother!
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: ironman31 on Sun, 21 November 2010, 19:05:16
Did you buy one?
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: msiegel on Sun, 21 November 2010, 19:06:01
Quote from: Parak;250294
You're mother


signature indicates a tendency toward hyperbole -- he's just excited :D
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: CodeChef on Sun, 21 November 2010, 19:07:15
I didn't buy one, I'm more broke than Kohan's M10. And yes, I do have a tendency towards hyperbole. But seriously, someone should buy that...
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: Azuremen on Sun, 21 November 2010, 19:50:52
So you are saying I should buy this and review it? I could afford it and likely give it to a friend after fiddling with it.
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: msiegel on Sun, 21 November 2010, 19:52:20
a nice boxing day present :)

is that really one of the best rubber domes?
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: Azuremen on Sun, 21 November 2010, 20:06:23
Quote from: msiegel;250317
a nice boxing day present :)

is that really one of the best rubber domes?


Well, I'll let people know. Just ordered one. Figured it was cheap enough it didn't matter, I just won't get as drunk over the break.

I've got a plethora of random OEM and such keyboards to compare it to, as well as some mechs.
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: TexasFlood on Sun, 21 November 2010, 20:07:28
New for $8.25 you'll be hard pressed to do better, at least not without some time, patience & luck.
That said, it surely won't meet minimum acceptable criteria for some but it's nice to know about the deal.
Nice option if you need a cheap keyboard for whatever reason and understand what it is, and isn't.
There are some reviews at Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823131131).  Below picture from here (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vshopu.com%2Fitem%2F2093-2903%2Findex.html).
(http://www.vshopu.com/item/2093-2903/2093-2903_big.jpg)
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: ironman31 on Sun, 21 November 2010, 20:09:31
This doesn't look like the better of the Key Tronics I have seen. Seems like the keys are a bit lower in profile than the variable weight ones at FSU.
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: TexasFlood on Sun, 21 November 2010, 20:15:41
Quote from: ironman31;250333
This doesn't look like the better of the Key Tronics I have seen. Seems like the keys are a bit lower in profile than the variable weight ones at FSU.

I don't think it's their top of the line, no.  Seems to be a decent compact rubber dome.  From the reviews many like it quite well, some not.
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: 8_INCH_FLOPPY on Sun, 21 November 2010, 23:22:18
The best rubber domes were all built in the 90's.  I've tried many different rubber domes, and almost everything built within the past 10 years is extremely unpleasant to type on.
Title: Someone buy this!
Post by: aegrotatio on Sat, 27 November 2010, 23:32:46
No.  This is the newest model that is a lousy, slim-type, flat keyboard.  It's not even contoured.  This keyboard stinks.  We had them at work.  It is not what you think.  Don't bother.