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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Avazee on Tue, 24 May 2011, 19:15:12

Title: Inquiry about Apple Extended Keyboard II w/changed switches
Post by: Avazee on Tue, 24 May 2011, 19:15:12

I recently found and purchased a brand-new Apple Extended Keyboard II.  I bought it because I want to use its dampened ALPS switches in one of my existing Omnikey keyboards.

My question is- if I put in the Omnikey's switches in the AEKII keyboard, would its value/demand be decreased? If so, by how much?  

Thanks in advance for any insight.

Title: Inquiry about Apple Extended Keyboard II w/changed switches
Post by: orytek on Tue, 24 May 2011, 23:51:02

a brand-new Apple Extended Keyboard II should be left alone. It is worth a lot more new and rare if it not meddled with.
Get a used one to pull the switches out of. They are cheap and easy to find used.