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Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:29:21

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330705266496?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_973wt_1139

This WYSE keyboard has cherry mx keycaps right?  Not the nice think doubleshots like the WYSE 60...but it still has doubleshots right?

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:40:17

Yes, it's an MX one. Even the 'thin' ones are still better than SP keycaps.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: demik on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:41:14

according to SP, they made them.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:44:48

Oh nice...and really SP made them?  Cool well I just bought one and also a WY60 ASCII 840338-01 (which is the one with the thicker doubleshots right?)

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:45:30

Ok better than CURRENT SP keycaps.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: demik on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:46:35

they look and feel no different to me

-insert any of the ripster theories here-

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:50:47

I'll take pics of keycaps from both boards when they arrive Ripster.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:51:04

There was 3 different thickness in Wyse boards from super thick to what SP makes now. The in between thick is the most common, imagine the thickness without the blue part of the sidewall in the above picture. Thats still like 2x thick as current SP keys.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: demik on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:53:58

Quote from: lysol;551872

There was 3 different thickness in Wyse boards from super thick to what SP makes now. The in between thick is the most common, imagine the thickness without the blue part of the sidewall in the above picture. Thats still like 2x thick as current SP keys.

havent seen these super thick ones you're talking about.

i only have the medium thick and the sp thin ones

rip, what keys do you need? i'll take a picture of them right now. the SP thin ones that is

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: robat on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:55:19

I just received two from that seller.  Thin caps unlike my WY50 terminal board.  One is in fairly clean condition the other very dirty.  Both have paint splatters on several keys.  You can scrape the paint off but it takes a while.  I just needed the tab and ~ keys to complete my set (and the upcoming moogle kit).

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:03:35

20 years of declining quality!

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: demik on Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:11:01

Quote from: ripster;551883

F up, D down, S sideways (use gum or tape or putty or whatever).

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20408132/Kb%20pics/Photo%20Mar%2020%2C%206%2008%2013%20PM%20(1).jpg)

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: Quarzac on Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:11:38

I ordered a board from him last week. It should get here this week. We'll see how it goes. I asked him to send me the nicest one he had.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 28 March 2012, 12:26:02

I recieved my second Wyse today (WYSE 840358-01).

My WY60 ASCII 840338-01 had thin DS keycaps throughout the board, but my WYSE 840358-01 had thick DS arrow keys (with the remaining keys on the WYSE 840358-01 being thin DS). I'll post pics later...the WYSE 840358-01 keys are currently getting a retrobrite treatment.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: Tranquilite on Wed, 28 March 2012, 12:56:47

I just bought myself one of these, but it just occurred to me that I don't particularly like beige keycaps. Oh well, at I can probably still salvage the board for switches or something.

Title: This Wyse has cherry mx keycaps right?
Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 28 March 2012, 15:05:22

Quote from: ripster;559458

Can someone confirm if these are DCS profile by comparing with other Signature Plastic keys?

(http://i43.tinypic.com/1568hes.jpg)
(http://i42.tinypic.com/1671m6r.jpg)

Left= Filco Esc key
Middle= SP Esc key
Right= WYSE Esc key