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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 30 January 2011, 21:43:09

Title: NIB Quietkey
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 30 January 2011, 21:43:09

Yeah, it's not a mechanical, but it's probably one of the best rubber dome keyboards ever made. I don't own one, but I've typed on them before and I'd rank them alongside Keytronics for feel.

This one's NIB:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DELL-REF-0162C-QUIETKEY-KEYBOARD-SK-1000REW-/190496932715?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2c5a80836b
So should feel fantastic (for a rubber dome)

Title: NIB Quietkey
Post by: wanabe on Sun, 30 January 2011, 22:43:33

yeah definitely a pretty solid rubber dome, but i think they turn mushy pretty quickly.

i prefer my MS comfort curve 2000 for anything around this price

Title: NIB Quietkey
Post by: msiegel on Sun, 30 January 2011, 22:46:55

Quote from: wanabe;287584

pretty solid, but they turn mushy

hmm, what about the keytronics?

Title: NIB Quietkey
Post by: wanabe on Sun, 30 January 2011, 23:16:46

i'm not really sure about keytronics.  i was only judging the dell from the piles of them that i've come across sitting in empty cubes at work that are used as dumping grounds.

Title: NIB Quietkey
Post by: funnyperson1 on Mon, 31 January 2011, 09:24:52

These are pretty good as far as rubber domes go, its probably worth the price.

Title: NIB Quietkey
Post by: msiegel on Mon, 31 January 2011, 10:16:02

99 cents?

Title: NIB Quietkey
Post by: Pylon on Mon, 31 January 2011, 15:38:50

I formerly had a well used and well shined Quietkey and the tactile feel was pretty decent.

Remember, get the Made in Thailand models (RT7D5JTW). The made in China SK-8000s are worse.