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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Parabellum on Sun, 20 February 2011, 11:48:04

Title: Yellow fake cherries
Post by: Parabellum on Sun, 20 February 2011, 11:48:04

Blasphemy!

(http://i54.tinypic.com/1zpjkao.png)

What's the word on the street about these?

Title: Yellow fake cherries
Post by: manfaux on Sun, 20 February 2011, 12:07:33

I think Cherry violets feel better than them yellowz

(http://i54.tinypic.com/2mw5cw0.png)

Title: Yellow fake cherries
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 20 February 2011, 13:00:13

Quote from: Parabellum;298295

Show Image

(http://i54.tinypic.com/1zpjkao.png)

You got that picture from a seller on Tradera, did you not? ;-)

Interesting...
I have read a bit on this page (http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-2571-1-1.html) (where Ripster got his image?) using Google Translate to understand the Chinese.
It shows two types of yellow MX-compatible switches. Both are linear. None of them has a switch housing that matches that picture perfectly.
However, the page also shows a clicky white MX-copy called "TJ White Shaft" that has a switch housing that looks identical the one in your picture. The page quotes a rumour that the Taiwanese manufacturer of the white switch also makes yellow and blue switches .. or so I interpret the output from Google. (Perhaps someone else here who really knows Chinese could provide a better translation)

The seller had told me that the keys do not click but that there is a distinct stop at the bottom of the stroke. I am not a fan of linears, so I did not search or inquire for more information.

Title: Yellow fake cherries
Post by: aegrotatio on Sun, 20 February 2011, 22:20:34

At first I started evangelizing over my fake yellow ALPS in the phenomenal DSI big-font keyboard but had to start over and post this instead.