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Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Human on Sun, 15 May 2011, 10:32:59

From Datalux.
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9998730579
(http://img01.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i1/285249698/T2kuNeXfhMXXXXXXXX_!!285249698.jpg)

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Human on Sun, 15 May 2011, 10:41:52

Quote from: ripster;346597

Mei yucky linears (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:9536).  As opposed to "meh".

Chalk another one up for ...


I think I'm gonna AHK this quote.

In fact i just searched that review just now b4 I post this thread and feel more wonder on the switch on that keyboard(the picture quality not clear enough to show me even there is a Cherry MX alike stem on it).

BTW, nice circuit board the datalux have there, like a racing circuit...

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Human on Sun, 15 May 2011, 10:46:29

Also, there is how many variant(in term of switch) of Datalux SSK available out there? Just now search through Taobao found mostly Cherry ML and the strange switch just now, any Cherry MX?

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Human on Sun, 15 May 2011, 11:00:24

Apart from that, what switch is this? Looks like the face of transformer...
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=7631073008
(http://img01.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i1/78247566/T2xY0oXoXXXXXXXXXX_!!78247566.jpg_310x310.jpg)

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: bhtooefr on Sun, 15 May 2011, 11:23:46

Wow. Someone has an ego.

On-topic: Is it just me, or are those keys rather loose on their stems, or their stems loose on the switch?

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: bhtooefr on Sun, 15 May 2011, 11:59:05

Quote from: ripster;346640

My modesty is one of my best features.

It's interesting to see that you're admitting that you have no redeeming characteristics.

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Izza on Sun, 15 May 2011, 14:10:14

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=16203&d=1300508849)

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: daerid on Sun, 15 May 2011, 21:26:43

You should prolly just put that in your sig, Rip ;)

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Human on Tue, 17 May 2011, 10:53:31

Quote from: Human;346614

Apart from that, what switch is this? Looks like the face of transformer...
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=7631073008

Show Image

(http://img01.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i1/78247566/T2xY0oXoXXXXXXXXXX_!!78247566.jpg_310x310.jpg)

Found some update/info on the ''transformer'' switch in the picture. They called it 黑脸愤怒熊(blackface angry bear)
(http://www18.babidou.com/pic/2007/12/24/xiaoqli/jxkb/rt8755c+/NMB2.jpg)
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=3267319684
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=4388210948
Also take a look at the strange spring used in it(joining 2 switch)
(http://www18.babidou.com/pic/2007/12/24/xiaoqli/jxkb/rt8755c+/NMB1.jpg)

It is having clickly(note the small white stem thing)
(http://v7.freep.cn/3tb_100206122731h2p4235178.jpg)

and non clicky variant(no the white thing)
(http://v6.freep.cn/3tb_100206122526i43r235178.jpg)


EDIT: Oh wait, just note that the face of both switch isn't the same...

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Human on Tue, 17 May 2011, 13:28:48

LOL i dont own one of it. That's why i am seeking opinion and details of it here.
Wonder if it worth to spend about 30USD for it(postage almost half of it for postage...)?

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: keyb_gr on Tue, 17 May 2011, 17:37:41

The clicky ones are supposed to be similar to Cherry blues. Should thus be pretty nice. Their main weakness is them being a bit fragile, they require a bit of a special keycap removal technique to avoid damage.

Title: Anyone know or ever met this switch?
Post by: Orange8 on Mon, 16 January 2012, 07:52:01

i bought a black datalux and the switches are horrible. first they are linear but end up tactile near bottoming out. the keys are really small and the layout isn't bad, but the overall quality is bad. weight is light. i like the look but not to type on.

the keyboardmodel is TORGC and it's called the Space Saver Keyboard.