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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: KyesaRRi on Sat, 24 March 2012, 12:24:13

Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: KyesaRRi on Sat, 24 March 2012, 12:24:13: Trying to get the seller to post a picture of the underside of a keycap. Even if they are not doubleshot its a steal at that price.

Think they are blacks but the title is a bit misleading.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hcl-diamond-key-cap-Mechanical-Keyboard-Cherry-MX-Blue-PS2-connector-/270941930419?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_KeyboardsMice&hash=item3f1565c3b3
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 24 March 2012, 12:37:02: Seller says it has NO key roll over, so it's not working? LOL... Not familiar with it, and not finding much useful info other than its another India keyboard like TVS. Not a bad price, if it is blues I might pick one up.
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: tobr1an on Sat, 24 March 2012, 12:38:39: so its just no n key rollover? but its a working keyboard with blues? or black?
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: KyesaRRi on Sat, 24 March 2012, 12:54:40: There were made for offices so I'm saying blacks. I think the seller is referring to a blue ps2 plug
Quote
V. R. Kirubakaran, manager-marketing (display products), said “The additional features of the product viz., extra three keys having special functions – power, sleep and wakeup - 50 million operations per switch, keyboard with noiseless operations, etc., will definitely find a good market segment amongst all users.”

taken from
http://www.channeltimes.com/story/tech-pacific-to-distribute-hcl-diamond-keyboards/
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 24 March 2012, 12:54:55: I think seller is just confused on what n key means... probably works fine, I was just joking. TVS comes in blues (only?), and these probably made in same factory, so could have blues. You never know. Maybe they will get the switch in if they bother to take a keycap pic like you asked.
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: chrisw87 on Mon, 02 April 2012, 13:19:32: So I received mine today, I'm not a real keyboard expert but the keys are really stiff, there's no audible clack and although the keyboard is a HCL Diamond it isn't the same as the one in the picture (although this is less important as he probably just took a picture of one of them seeing as he has 25).

The sticker on the bottom of the keyboard has this information,

HCL Diamond
HCK 440 (AT / PS/2)
Power : 5v DC: 75mA
SSNO:5759

As I say I'm not the most educated keyboard enthusiast so I may be incorrect or missing something but compared to my Majestouch and even a rubber domed keyboard this HCL isn't fun to use. Hopefully someone else who purchased one can offer a bit more insight.

Thanks.
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: KyesaRRi on Tue, 03 April 2012, 04:22:14: Quote from: chrisw87;564740
So I received mine today, I'm not a real keyboard expert but the keys are really stiff, there's no audible clack and although the keyboard is a HCL Diamond it isn't the same as the one in the picture (although this is less important as he probably just took a picture of one of them seeing as he has 25).

The sticker on the bottom of the keyboard has this information,

HCL Diamond
HCK 440 (AT / PS/2)
Power : 5v DC: 75mA
SSNO:5759

As I say I'm not the most educated keyboard enthusiast so I may be incorrect or missing something but compared to my Majestouch and even a rubber domed keyboard this HCL isn't fun to use. Hopefully someone else who purchased one can offer a bit more insight.

Thanks.

Could you try removing one of the keycaps and taking a photo of the stem on the keyboard? Maybe even one of the keycaps top side and underneath too.

Maybe its a black like i thought. Interested!
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: chrisw87 on Wed, 04 April 2012, 00:24:11: Quote from: KyesaRRi;565461
Could you try removing one of the keycaps and taking a photo of the stem on the keyboard? Maybe even one of the keycaps top side and underneath too.

Maybe its a black like i thought. Interested!

I haven't got a key puller so I'll try and grab one off Amazon or somewhere and go from there. Is it possible that it just needs a lot of breaking in and that's why its so stiff?
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 04 April 2012, 01:09:48: Could be the keyswitch. If it's cherry blacks, it'll feel pretty stiff.

If you need to make a keypuller, you can do pretty well by bending some paperclips, or using a butter knife and being very careful. If you don't need it for long, you can get a nice wire keypuller from somewhere, and sell it to me when you're done. I've been needing one for a while.

Also, while you're at it, check the underside of the keycaps to see if they are doubleshot.
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: Zoxc on Fri, 13 April 2012, 07:45:28: It's Cherry MX Black with pad printed keycaps (mine had some labels missing).
Title: [Ebay] HCL Diamond ~ Possibly MX Black ~ $29.00 AUD Delivered
Post by: dirge on Fri, 13 April 2012, 08:04:16: Stay away from this seller, the boards are so low quality they should be binned. See my pics in another TVS thread.