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Title: Cherry MX8100 - Nkey Brown Cherry
Post by: washuai on Sat, 12 June 2010, 12:44:42
Considering there were two lots $15 BIN + $8 shipping (although those were blacks, but they had doubleshots) and there are $49.99 used with lasered browns - definitely offer low.  I guess switches are worth slightly more than keys, if that is what one is after cannibalizing, though.
Title: Cherry MX8100 - Nkey Brown Cherry
Post by: TexasFlood on Sat, 12 June 2010, 13:41:28
Quote from: ripster;192445
Like Gump's box of chocolates ya never know what you'll get with a Cherry POS keyboard.  This one IS N-key and Cherry brown it looks like to me.

Not sure.  I don't know the Cherry code system very well.  So I tend to go by the captain crunch decoder ring info posted here.

The label on the ebay page says "G80-8113LRCUS-2 / 02" and on the Wiki "Cherry switches and boards" (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Dating+Cherry+keyboards), under exceptions, says:

"Cherry G80-8113LRCUS (Beige MX8100): Lasered Keys, White or Clear switches (non-clicky, tactile, stiffer than browns), 120 Keys Layout with Touchpad, PS/2, serial plug for barcode scanner".
Title: Cherry MX8100 - Nkey Brown Cherry
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 12 June 2010, 21:57:44
I'll save Chloe from reputation damage, but 8113/8100 boards and white/clear switches ain't in my collection or knowledge.
Title: Cherry MX8100 - Nkey Brown Cherry
Post by: Oqsy on Sat, 12 June 2010, 22:14:51
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Brown. Not Black, Not Clear and DEFINITELY not White.

Racist...  switches is switches, man.
Title: Cherry MX8100 - Nkey Brown Cherry
Post by: erricrice on Mon, 14 June 2010, 08:12:20
Well, brown black or white, they're mine now, I don't discriminate.

Got em for $30 too!

I'm interested to see what kind of condition the switches are in, the listing doesn't look too promising....

They'll probably just end up in my first cannibalization project.