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Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 19 August 2009, 15:18:25

Welly had one of these (or another Chicony 'board with these copies), and I think he said they felt like blues but a little stiffer.

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: sixty on Wed, 19 August 2009, 15:35:55

I have this keyboard. It does not use white Cherry, nor copies. Its hammer on membrane.

edit: nvm, i have the 59xx.. hm.

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: timw4mail on Wed, 19 August 2009, 18:09:41

Quote from: ripster;110671

I thought hammer with Cherry keystems sounded odd.

Here's a pic from Sandy's page. (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/temp/temp.html#Fake%20Cherry)

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(http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/cherry_fake/sldr_1s.jpg)

I did a translate but didn't get whether he liked them or not.

If anyone here tries em (hey - cheaper even than a M10) please post what you think.

My Scorpius 32 keypad has those fake ones.

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: timw4mail on Wed, 19 August 2009, 22:06:01

Quote from: ripster;110700

So do they feel different than your M10?

Yeah, they're stiffer. They feel like a combination of the blue and white switches. The white resistance and the blue click.

I'm tempted to get one, but I really need to stop buying keyboards...especially when I just end up going back to my Model F...

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: SCTony on Wed, 19 August 2009, 22:22:54

Seller accepted my offer of $15 plus shipping = 27.45

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: timw4mail on Wed, 26 August 2009, 07:09:49

I'm getting one of these. I'll be sure to post a review when I get it.

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: timw4mail on Sun, 04 October 2009, 15:34:05

There are still some of these left at the original auction.

The price is now $19.99

They are actually pretty amusing to type with, just don't have the sophistication of some of the more common keyboards.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Chicony-KB-5191-FCC-ID-E8H5IKKB-5191-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ120466311003QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item1c0c5a075b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: ironcoder on Tue, 13 October 2009, 12:16:35

Quote from: ripster;113846

Sounds like Chicony construction isn't the greatest.

No kidding. I noted elsewhere that I smashed two Chiconys all over the floor of my office after they seized up and certain keys stopped registering within hours of use. I was actually finding key caps and other pieces for weeks. LOL. yeah, right.

I had 4 and 2 are in smithereens already. The sad thing is for a membrane board they actually feel really light and nice. Too bad the MTBF is measured in minutes.

No more Chicos for me, amigos.

Title: Chicony White Cherry Copies KB-5191
Post by: fastbuck on Sat, 27 February 2010, 07:55:58

Quote from: ironcoder;125013

No kidding. I noted elsewhere that I smashed two Chiconys all over the floor of my office after they seized up and certain keys stopped registering within hours of use. I was actually finding key caps and other pieces for weeks. LOL. yeah, right.

I had 4 and 2 are in smithereens already. The sad thing is for a membrane board they actually feel really light and nice. Too bad the MTBF is measured in minutes.

No more Chicos for me, amigos.

Iron, this boards are mechanical, not membrane, and I have a feeling they will last a long time