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Title: Acer with Alps compatible caps $20 or less shipped
Post by: nubbinator on Fri, 16 August 2013, 11:44:47
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231033745598

Make an offer and you could have your first Alps board nice and cheap.
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 16 August 2013, 11:59:31
Nubs you find the coolest alps deals!
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:03:45
Where's CDT!? He LOVES Black Acer Alps. And you know that if he does, being on of the biggest Alps hipsters, you will too.
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: nubbinator on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:06:23
After looking more, I may be wrong about this being Alps.  This may only be an Alps compatible board with some funky foam and foil bit that looks like an Alps setup.
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:10:56
Not Alps. Acer switch (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Acer_switch), which is clicky. White and black Acer switches differ only in the colour.
Acer 6311 is well-known to have Acer switches and nothing else.

If I recall correctly, the click point is somewhat lower in the stroke than white Alps, other than that, it feels a lot like Alps. The Acer switches on my keyboard are a bit scratchy, but that may be just my keyboard.
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: fohat.digs on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:12:18
I wonder what those legends are. People are always looking for good alternative Alps caps.
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:17:40
Quote from: esoomenona on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:03:45
Where's CDT!? He LOVES Black Acer Alps. And you know that if he does, being on of the biggest Alps hipsters, you will too.

/me saw your Alps-signal and came on his fixed-gear bike as fast as he could go

And I actually find the Acer version of Alps to be very scratchy and stiff. Not my favorite.
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:25:44
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:17:40
Quote from: esoomenona on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:03:45
Where's CDT!? He LOVES Black Acer Alps. And you know that if he does, being on of the biggest Alps hipsters, you will too.

/me saw your Alps-signal and came on his fixed-gear bike as fast as he could go

And I actually find the Acer version of Alps to be very scratchy and stiff. Not my favorite.

Don't lie to the people, man.

He just wants to snatch it up himself. Don't wait for him to make an offer. BUY IT NOW!
Title: Re: Acer with Black Alps $20 or less shipped
Post by: kmiller8 on Fri, 16 August 2013, 12:28:19
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46980.0

#4 is Acer switches.

and fwiw, I got my acer board for like $4+11 shipping. It's an okay switch, kinda like a dampened alps switch. The only reason they're alps-like is they use an alps click leaf to make a nice... click.

EDIT: infact if you want to compare it to alps switches, #1 is black ALPS.