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Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: godly_music on Sun, 02 January 2011, 23:38:06
NOT USED, 25€ plus shipping.

Please be courteous and stick to one keyboard per person.

http://cgi.ebay.de/CHERRY-G80-3000-PS2-Tastatur-Goldkontakten-/250751089309?pt=M%C3%A4use_Tastaturen&hash=item3a61edfa9d

http://cgi.ebay.de/CHERRY-G80-3000-PS2-Tastatur-Goldkontakten-/250751089647?pt=M%C3%A4use_Tastaturen&hash=item3a61edfbef

http://cgi.ebay.de/CHERRY-G80-3000-PS2-Tastatur-Goldkontakten-/250751089914?pt=M%C3%A4use_Tastaturen&hash=item3a61edfcfa

http://cgi.ebay.de/CHERRY-G80-3000-PS2-Tastatur-Goldkontakten-/250751090243?pt=M%C3%A4use_Tastaturen&hash=item3a61edfe43

By the way, what switch does the P stand for?
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: Laggy-gaga on Mon, 03 January 2011, 07:03:08
1st time to hear this model
I assume P stands for PS/2 interface
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 03 January 2011, 07:07:31
Quote from: Laggy-gaga;272293
1st time to hear this model
I assume P stands for PS/2 interface


This.  The switch type is not in the in the model number.  There is, typically, one switch type per model number, but it doesn't always have to be the case.  In other words, you can't just look at the model number and know what switch is in a Cherry 'board.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: godly_music on Mon, 03 January 2011, 08:08:03
Well, that still leaves me with some hope that it might be a Blue MX board! Even though the older ones are usually Black. We'll see.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 03 January 2011, 08:42:00
I would just ask the seller to pop a cap.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: godly_music on Mon, 03 January 2011, 09:00:11
The thing is that they're still in original packaging. The seller didn't even attest that they work at all, because they've been stored for so long. I don't think she's going to unbox one and pop a key off. Since I already bought one, I'm just going to wait and see.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: 7bit on Mon, 03 January 2011, 10:52:16
Quote from: godly_music;272315
The thing is that they're still in original packaging. The seller didn't even attest that they work at all, because they've been stored for so long. I don't think she's going to unbox one and pop a key off. Since I already bought one, I'm just going to wait and see.


What I don't understand is that they say they are yellowed. How can they yellow in th box? These are not crappy apple keyboards.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: godly_music on Mon, 03 January 2011, 11:20:35
Maybe the seller isn't used to beige keyboards. These are pretty old.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: sixty on Mon, 03 January 2011, 11:30:32
Quote from: itlnstln;272295
This.  The switch type is not in the in the model number.  There is, typically, one switch type per model number, but it doesn't always have to be the case.  In other words, you can't just look at the model number and know what switch is in a Cherry 'board.


Usually they are. Cherry Germany sticked very close to the original product codes. I have two HPDs and they are both MX Black.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: Zen on Mon, 03 January 2011, 11:37:09
19.00€ BIN was a fair price, dunno why somebody wanted to get cheap on these ..
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: Ascaii on Mon, 03 January 2011, 12:30:56
Sorry to threadjack, but I have a handful of G80-1000s with Blues if people are interested.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: 7bit on Mon, 03 January 2011, 12:50:01
Quote from: Ascaii;272386
Sorry to threadjack, but I have a handful of G80-1000s with Blues if people are interested.


Just got a response from  the seller. He says that they are dirty and yellowed.

NIB? nope!

Maybe they are really unsed, or barely used, but not new in box. They would not get dirty and yellowd if they would have been in a box for 15 to 20 years!

@Ascaii: if you have a decent one (not yellowed and not much shiny), I would be interested.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: godly_music on Fri, 07 January 2011, 05:01:43
I just received my keyboard today, and it's definitely NIB. The PCB is perfectly clean, the keyboard had a line of dust on the top end of the case and a few smudges on the back, probably not perfectly stored. The coiled cable looks like new too. It's from the old "made in Germany" line but it uses clamps and not screws. It's MX Black and the keys are doubleshot. It also has the standard 2KRO. The F and J keys are extra curved.

The keys are a mixture of white and a rather dark gray. Enter, Backspace, Shift, Tab, Caps etc. have picture and no text. The "S-Abf" on the front side of the Druck key is dark green. Weird.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: sixty on Fri, 07 January 2011, 05:07:57
Quote from: godly_music;274441
Weird.


Perfectly normal. Actually that is all the standard for any G80-3000. They never existed with screws. Only 1000 series uses screws.

"Made in Germany" also is not related to the age of the board, they have been making boards parallel in Germany and Czech for a while.

"S-Abf" is also green on all Cherry double shots, besides the black boards where its light blue.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: Zen on Fri, 07 January 2011, 09:17:59
Quote from: sixty;274442

"Made in Germany" also is not related to the age of the board


But 'Made in WEST-Germany' IS somewhat related to the age ...

Quote
I just received my keyboard today, and it's definitely NIB.

So, he had 5 of them ?
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: sixty on Fri, 07 January 2011, 09:20:09
Quote from: Zen
But 'Made in WEST-Germany' IS somewhat related to the age ...


Yeah, but godly_music said Germany not West-Germany! :redface:

PS: Cherry still used the "Made in West-Germany" cardboard boxes until they ran out of them, even after the wall had fallen. I have a board made in 1993 that still came in one of the old west-Germany boxes.
Title: [de] 4x G80-3000HPD
Post by: godly_music on Fri, 07 January 2011, 09:58:46
Yes, it only says made in Germany. It also says on the box "Date of Prod: J50 00".

She had 5, I bought one. 2 are still up for grabs.