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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: dante on Sun, 27 October 2013, 21:13:02
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Do any of our Korean bros know anything about the Absolute K7 keyboard?
Rough translations indicate it's made in Taiwan and come in two variants: Linear Green and Clicky Blues.
Some sort of picture page: http://www.playwares.com/xe/mainpreview/20692026
Edit: This isn't even on TaoBao
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Looks like ALPS switches according to the link you posted. Interesting...
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This makes me all tingly inside. A true modern successor to the old school linear green ALPs and complicated blues would be amazing.
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Do any of our Korean bros know anything about the Absolute K7 keyboard?
Rough translations indicate it's made in Taiwan and come in two variants: Linear Green and Clicky Blues.
Some sort of picture page: http://www.playwares.com/xe/mainpreview/20692026
Edit: This isn't even on TaoBao
I don't know much about the keyboard but here's my translation judging from the pictures you provided.
The keyboard uses ALP switches and has 2 variations. Mint Green(Non-clicky) & Dark Blue(clicky)
The box itself claims that it has the feel of a mechanical keyboard but does not produce any(little?) sound.
It claims to have a "noise filter" located on the usb cable to take care of the sound.
-Gold USB connection
-Sleeved cable
-106 Key layout
-Life expectancy: 20,000,000 clicks
-Keyboard Dimensions: 465 x 160 x 36 mm
-Cable Length: 152.4 cm
The big red lettering on the box says "New standard of mechanical keyboards"
Most of the korean comments below have a lot of people commenting on the appealing price and the fact that they are very curious about the feel.
I think it is a relatively new product as most of the people commenting have never heard of it before.
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So I wonder if it will be as much of a pain in the ass to import as the Leopold FC700R...
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Does anyone with Korean connections have the ability to contact Absolute and maybe arrange shipping some switches stateside?
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would be quite interested if these were Complicated Blues.
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This is well abandoned last year in Korean general Consumer market. The Absolute Korea had admitted the SW problems... A Bad case of ALPs compatible SW.
And We can refer the date of that Review : 2011-11-02 17:03
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The board itself looks a lot like those inexpensive "clicker" brand ALPS-alike boards, even down to the nonstandard "ISO enter, but big left shift" layout.
I could see some concept of "noise cancelling" via a microphone and embedded speakers, but likely very clunky.
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The noise filter probably relates to a signal noise filter on the USB, not actual noise.
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/usb-noise-filter.html
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would be quite interested if these were Complicated Blues.
They aren't. Visibly, they look more like clones (xiang min, hua-jie or tai-ho) so I think its' just another alps clone that's come out. COmplicated alps aren't made anymore.
If they are actually Matias clones, then they might be good quality though.
I agree with Jvx104: they are almost certainly referring to the ferrite on the USB cable for noise filtering and spike suppression.
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Those are Taiwan Tai-Hao APC series switches. The keyboard might even be made by Tai-Hao — it looks like a variant of the APC Clicker F21-7D.