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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: jksteger on Sun, 07 April 2013, 19:32:56

Title: Micron PC 5121 keyboard switch type
Post by: jksteger on Sun, 07 April 2013, 19:32:56

I just purchased a Micron PC 5121 online and it's described as "clicky", does anyone have information on this model?  Thanks

Title: Re: Micron PC 5121 keyboard switch type
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 07 April 2013, 21:09:49

Hope you didn't pay much, because it's probably a domes or maybe a foam and foil made by BTC. It sure as $hit won't be clicky.

Title: Re: Micron PC 5121 keyboard switch type
Post by: rootwyrm on Sun, 07 April 2013, 23:55:02

Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 07 April 2013, 21:09:49

Hope you didn't pay much, because it's probably a domes or maybe a foam and foil made by BTC. It sure as $hit won't be clicky.

Micron 5121 == BTC 5121.
Rubber dome.

Title: Re: Micron PC 5121 keyboard switch type
Post by: jksteger on Mon, 08 April 2013, 11:02:11

thanks, i paid 12 bucks for it.  Oh well.  I had seen on youtube where a user had a Micron PC keyboard that was some type of mechanical switch.   It seemed to be buckling spring or maybe NMB space invaders and took a shot in the dark at which model as there is not much info that I can find on them.

Any chance anyone knows which Micron PC keyboards had the clicky mechanical switches?

Thanks,
J

Title: Re: Micron PC 5121 keyboard switch type
Post by: jksteger on Mon, 08 April 2013, 12:03:15

i found out which ones.  they are super expensive!  and they are not buckling spring but NMB Hi-Tek or also know as "Space Invader"

J

Title: Re: Micron PC 5121 keyboard switch type
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 08 April 2013, 12:07:46

You can get space invaders for not too much, like this one (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-ZEOS-NMB-Right-Touch-RT101-Clicky-Keyboard-IBM-Space-Invader-Keys-/350583901489?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item51a06dcd31#ht_1280wt_1127). I didn't spend much time searching so there is likey some for a better price.