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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: dabeshu on Mon, 18 June 2012, 16:25:05

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: dabeshu on Mon, 18 June 2012, 16:25:05

I am looking for an original Happy Hacking Keyboard, I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find one. Thanks.

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: cactux on Mon, 18 June 2012, 16:37:42

What do you mean by original? I have not seen a single hhkb not made by PFU.
Which hhkb model are you looking for ( pro 2, hhkb lite, etc)

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: laffindude on Mon, 18 June 2012, 17:06:18

Quote from: cactux;616467

What do you mean by original? I have not seen a single hhkb not made by PFU.
Which hhkb model are you looking for ( pro 2, hhkb lite, etc)

Not sure if serious o__0
There is a HHKB before they added the pro and lite label to it. It was a rubber dome over membrane board.

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: cactux on Mon, 18 June 2012, 17:57:56

^ What is your point? I did no mention every single hhkb version ever made. My point is OP did not mention the hhkb model that he/she is looking for

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: laffindude on Mon, 18 June 2012, 18:31:31

Quote from: cactux;616526

My point is OP did not mention the hhkb model that he/she is looking for

He did. The original was just called HHKB.

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: dabeshu on Mon, 18 June 2012, 19:13:35

I am looking for model PD-KB02, the one with Fujitsu switches. Some people prefer Fujitsu to capacitive in the same way one might prefer Cherry MX Blacks to Cherry MX Clears

Here is a picture:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]53197[/ATTACH]

Another picture, the PD-KB02 being in the bottom left-hand corner:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]53198[/ATTACH]

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: cactux on Mon, 18 June 2012, 19:22:24

^ Good luck, that one is hard to get. IMO you will have more chances to get one in Yahoo Japan or in the Korean forums.

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: nar on Mon, 18 June 2012, 20:38:11

Too bad you didn't ask earlier, there was a HHKB (PD-KB02) on auction on Yahoo Japan just under a month ago.

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: hasu on Mon, 18 June 2012, 21:13:44

Right. PD-KB01/02 occasionally comes up on Yahoo Japan Auction at like $40-100. Watch there.

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d131621983
http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n106899701

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 18 June 2012, 23:03:38

They pop up periodically on ebay and aren't too expensive since they aren't Topres, do a saved search and wait or post a wanted in classifieds and you might get lucky.
I have some HHKB Lites if you need a rubber dome board to tide you over.

Title: Original HHKB
Post by: captain on Mon, 18 June 2012, 23:41:26

They vanish faster than outspoken psychologists around here though.



I hope we can help old Ally out.  :-)