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Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: Sam on Tue, 26 April 2011, 22:10:44

Two Model M Rubber Dome keyboards currently listed, with one of them calling their's a clicky.
Link1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190527132927)
Link2 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180659316250)

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: weipim on Wed, 27 April 2011, 02:59:15

thanks so much

honestly i dunno why the seller would list them clicky....

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: sndstrm on Wed, 27 April 2011, 03:46:26

Quote from: Sam;337838

Two Model M Rubber Dome keyboards currently listed, with one of them calling their's a clicky.

How did you identify this?

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: javifast on Wed, 27 April 2011, 03:54:28

The serial number....

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: Sam on Wed, 27 April 2011, 04:29:13

Quote from: sndstrm;337911

How did you identify this?

Because of the model number.  71G4644's are one of the model numbers for Model M rubber dome boards.  Basically if a Model M begins with the digit '7' and has a 'G' in the third digit's position is probably a rubber dome.  All that I'm aware of are.  I believe anything else is buckling spring.  For non Model M's, I don't know, other than I've seen that the Model M2 60G0817 is a rubber dome.

The vast majority of eBay sellers are very ignorant about the different models of keyboards, and they just assume that all Model M's are clicky.  So for the most part I don't believe it's any attempt by the seller to pawn off rubber domes...it's just that they don't know, and they obviously didn't test it either.  If they say they tested all the keys and they have a wonderful clicky sound, then they probably are attempting to scam an unaware buyer, or just flat out lying about testing the keyboard.

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: sndstrm on Wed, 27 April 2011, 06:16:11

Quote from: Sam;337918

Because of the model number.  71G4644's are one of the model numbers for Model M rubber dome boards.  Basically if a Model M begins with the digit '7' and has a 'G' in the third digit's position is probably a rubber dome.  All that I'm aware of are.  I believe anything else is buckling spring.  For non Model M's, I don't know, other than I've seen that the Model M2 60G0817 is a rubber dome.

Thanks for that information.  I knew that it would have something to do with the model number but I have not seen a breakdown of clicky vs rubber dome boards pertaining to the model number.

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: sndstrm on Wed, 27 April 2011, 07:08:31

IBM wiki has all the information on it: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=IBM+Wiki

Didn't realize there was one =P.

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: kinkng on Wed, 27 April 2011, 08:13:35

For a rubberdome, they are still quite nice (but that's just my opinion) compared to the feel of the other rubber domes that I have used. I used to use one in the bedroom so my wife would not complain about the noise. Since then, she has banned all computers in the bedroom so I am happily using a SSK. I'm keeping mines as possible donors for my BS Model Ms (I think that the controller, barrel plate, and perhaps the membranes can be used on a regular BS model M).

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: Findecanor on Wed, 27 April 2011, 08:48:34

There are many sellers also that believe that a keyboard is "clicky" if it bottoms out hard.

Title: Model M Rubber Dome Warning
Post by: sndstrm on Wed, 27 April 2011, 09:21:57

Selling used Model Ms, its a dirty business.