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Title: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 12 April 2013, 16:15:14
http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/SKIDATA-PS-2-TASTATUR-MIT-TRACKBALL-FUR-KASSE-SERVERSCHRANK-MULTIMEDIA-DISKO-OK-/310643702188?pt=DE_Computing_Tastaturen_Keypads&hash=item4853ceb9ac#ht_8577wt_1100

Hey Greystoke and anyone out there who likes skidata

Woooo... too bad, no money to get this toy.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: watterrbottle on Fri, 12 April 2013, 16:19:51
Ouch. Dat shipping...
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: Binge on Fri, 12 April 2013, 16:28:36
FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU  :eek:
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 12 April 2013, 16:44:36
Oh, Alles4PC is back... it's like $15 more than last time when I got mine.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: guilleguillaume on Fri, 12 April 2013, 17:42:18
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 12 April 2013, 16:44:36
Oh, Alles4PC is back... it's like $15 more than last time when I got mine.

There have been some in stock for months now. They didn't sell them all at that price.

There was one last HASRO in stock for more than 300€ and suddenly it disappeared. I don't know if he did sell it or he's just waiting to put it up for sale some day again.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: metalliqaz on Fri, 12 April 2013, 17:44:42
If only it was US layout...
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 13 April 2013, 10:20:47
There was some US ISO keycaps only sold on taobao before anyone knew what it was from.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: metalliqaz on Sat, 13 April 2013, 10:22:33
Okay... ANSI!
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: leesofi on Sat, 13 April 2013, 10:43:47
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 13 April 2013, 10:20:47
There was some US ISO keycaps only sold on taobao before anyone knew what it was from.
:D
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: elttaboi on Mon, 15 April 2013, 01:32:52
That's simply an amazing keyboard.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: ed_avis on Mon, 15 April 2013, 08:37:14
So what's so great about this board?
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 15 April 2013, 11:13:43
Mostly people just like the keycaps colorway. It has clears, and some have a pretty ok trackball.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: tricheboars on Mon, 15 April 2013, 16:57:45
it is also super rare and hails from Germany. These are collectors items more than anything else, but i am sure someone out there uses it as their daily driver. I think 7-Bits avatar on Deskthority is one of these blue bastards.

Also the trackball is alluring for some input fetish folks. But take that with a grain of salt cause i see skidata boards go for hundreds of dollars without the trackball.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 15 April 2013, 18:24:48
I only kept the keycaps and will put them on ISO 1800 winkeyless eventually. I might have kept the board if programming utility was available to make the top half have some usefulness.
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: guilleguillaume on Mon, 15 April 2013, 19:53:04
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 15 April 2013, 18:24:48
I only kept the keycaps and will put them on ISO 1800 winkeyless eventually. I might have kept the board if programming utility was available to make the top half have some usefulness.
I would be able to use them on a GH-60 :D
Title: Re: awesome stuff... if you can afford it! Skidata keyboards
Post by: Tarzan on Mon, 15 April 2013, 19:57:53
Quote from: tricheboars on Mon, 15 April 2013, 16:57:45
it is also super rare and hails from Germany. These are collectors items more than anything else, but i am sure someone out there uses it as their daily driver. I think 7-Bits avatar on Deskthority is one of these blue bastards.

Also the trackball is alluring for some input fetish folks. But take that with a grain of salt cause i see skidata boards go for hundreds of dollars without the trackball.

I use the one I bought from Ivan2 as my work keyboard.  Sheer intimidation factor alone makes it my preferred choice.   :cool:  I've got most of a Wyse set on it now, as I bought it sans keycaps.

Not sure if it came stock this way, but it has Cherry MX Whites in the main key area, MX Blues for number pad, and MX Clears for the LED keys.  MX Whites are rapidly becoming my favorite Cherry switches.

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Edit: The trackball works under Windows 7, too.