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Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Chron-O-John on Mon, 05 September 2011, 08:37:36: Hi,

I have the chance to buy two keyboards. One is a Cherry G80-1800 HAD. I wounder what kind of switches it has.

The other one is a bit more trickey. Its a Goldstar Keyboard. Pics here (http://s647.photobucket.com/albums/uu194/yarisbaby/2169%201%20Tastatur%20Keyboard%20v%20Goldstar%20grau%20gebr/). I can see that there is a spring. But what' underneath it? Maybe I should give it a try anyways.

BTW, I'm typing on my new G80 with black right now. I got this one for just 3 € ;) but i'm not quite sure i i like it more or less than white ALPS (quite a different feeling.)
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 05 September 2011, 09:18:39: Check out Dating Cherry keyboards (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Dating+Cherry+keyboards) in the wiki:
G80: Cherry corp G80-series keyboards, with Cherry MX switches.
1800: The 1800 model
H - High quality key caps
A - Cherry MX Black switches
D - German ("Deutsch") layout on the key caps

I don't recognize the switches in the Goldstar keyboard, but the model number indicates that it was built by BTC.
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: mbc on Mon, 05 September 2011, 09:23:36: The goldstar looks like foam and foil capacative.

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Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Chron-O-John on Mon, 05 September 2011, 09:40:05: So the Goldstar is kinda more like a Rubberdome than a MX Switch?
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Chron-O-John on Mon, 05 September 2011, 10:23:31: Quote from: ripster;410861
? It IS a rubber dome.

Sorry, I started writing my answer before I reloaded the page ;)

Thanks for you Help!
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 05 September 2011, 10:30:56: I saw that thread (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6888) also, but it does not look exactly the same. Why would a rubber dome keyboard have metal springs?
I guess that it has a linear feel but actuates at the very bottom ...
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Dox on Mon, 05 September 2011, 11:14:30: Quote from: ripster;410888
I thought I was on your ignore list?

Anyway the BTC foam foil capacitives have solid stems, not those hollowed out ones.

That is not always the case.
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Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Dox on Mon, 05 September 2011, 11:20:23: That is a capacitive foam foil BTC from 1988
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Dox on Mon, 05 September 2011, 11:28:00: Yes it's the exact same thing. The switch is sagging when the cap is removed as the spring provide the support when the keycap is installed. I think a rubber dome version wouldn't have the springs under the keycaps.
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Chron-O-John on Mon, 24 October 2011, 03:35:37: Hi,

I'll revive this thread as I found somthing interesting on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.at/itm/PC-Tastatur-/120798847750?pt=M%C3%A4use_Tastaturen&hash=item1c202c2306
and
http://www.ebay.at/itm/Tastatur-Computer-Key-Tronic-5-polig-DIN-Buchse-Verl-/130588159154?pt=M%C3%A4use_Tastaturen&hash=item1e67a92cb2

What's this?
Title: What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 24 October 2011, 07:32:09: The second one is a Key Tronic rubber dome keyboard. The best rubber dome there is, according to many.