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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: flyball on Wed, 09 February 2011, 12:20:15

Title: black alps dell keyboards $40
Post by: flyball on Wed, 09 February 2011, 12:20:15

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Dell-Clicky-Keyboard-Black-Alps-Slider-Switches-/290531338650?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item43a504699a#ht_1744wt_890

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Dell-Clicky-Keyboard-Black-Alps-Switches-No-WIN-/300523488230?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item45f89883e6#ht_1746wt_890

free shipping to US, +$30/$46 for canada/international.

Title: black alps dell keyboards $40
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 09 February 2011, 12:36:22

Good ol' scarry-garcia.  Too bad he's charging about 10-15 times what these are worth.  You could get these for $10 NIB.  These keyboards don't age well.  Used models are generally pretty bad to type on.

Title: black alps dell keyboards $40
Post by: Ascaii on Wed, 09 February 2011, 12:36:35

personally, I wouldn't pay more then 10$ for one, and I'm one of the rare folks that actually like black alps^^.
Typical case of a seller thinking mechanical=big bucks. Sadly, I'm sure someone uneducated on the matter, wanting to join the mechanical keyboard club, will end up buying one of these.

Title: black alps dell keyboards $40
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 09 February 2011, 12:59:42

True that.  I think I ended up selling mine for $20 each.  That said, I wouldn't pay more than about $1 for a used one.  In fact, I would probably go for a rubber dome over a used AT-101W.

Title: black alps dell keyboards $40
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 09 February 2011, 13:32:13

You'd even use a Logitrash G15 (Garbage-15) keyboard?
 
 
I've used the big old Dell keyboards and they aren't that bad. But I'd say some of my good rubber domes are better. The original Dell Quietkey keyboards are some of the best rubber domes out there.