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Title: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 14 April 2014, 19:31:23
Don't exactly know what switches these are, little pricey but:
http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/42810-perkin-elmer-55000-0147-infrared-data-station-keyboard
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: E TwentyNine on Mon, 14 April 2014, 20:36:03
Hi-Tek.  http://deskthority.net/wiki/Perkin-Elmer_3700_keyboard
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 14 April 2014, 23:30:31
Don't exactly know what switches these are, little pricey but:
http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/42810-perkin-elmer-55000-0147-infrared-data-station-keyboard

avoid buying from recycled goods. Their prices are high, even by geekhack or deskauthority standards.
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: ebacho on Tue, 15 April 2014, 00:06:31
Stackpole/Hi-tek switches aren't the greatest either.  YMMV of course but...
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Tue, 15 April 2014, 01:32:02
It certainly does seem expensive. Especially given it's missing keys and has maybe a broken spring or something.
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 15 April 2014, 02:17:04
It certainly does seem expensive. Especially given it's missing keys and has maybe a broken spring or something.

'seems expensive'? Nothing from recycled goods are ever 'not expensive'. I was looking for a cable and they wanted to sell it for $47.
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: StylinGreymon on Tue, 15 April 2014, 03:09:07
I like that font, though.
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: jacobolus on Tue, 15 April 2014, 07:17:31
The keycaps on these things are really pretty, but those switches are pretty mediocre feeling.
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: quochung1989 on Tue, 15 April 2014, 10:30:25
The keycaps on these things are really pretty, but those switches are pretty mediocre feeling.
I don't like both switch & keycaps :/ Very ugly :(
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 15 April 2014, 18:28:51
It certainly does seem expensive. Especially given it's missing keys and has maybe a broken spring or something.

'seems expensive'? Nothing from recycled goods are ever 'not expensive'. I was looking for a cable and they wanted to sell it for $47.

they used to have good deals: look through their site sometime and you will see: unsaver model F for like $50, APL model F for cheap, etc.

I haven't seen anything interesting there of late, so I avoid them regardless of price.
Title: Re: Perkin-Elmer Infrared Data Station
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 18 April 2014, 01:03:18
It certainly does seem expensive. Especially given it's missing keys and has maybe a broken spring or something.

'seems expensive'? Nothing from recycled goods are ever 'not expensive'. I was looking for a cable and they wanted to sell it for $47.

they used to have good deals: look through their site sometime and you will see: unsaver model F for like $50, APL model F for cheap, etc.

I haven't seen anything interesting there of late, so I avoid them regardless of price.

they changed their prices a number of times, but I remember the cheapest the Unsaver ever got was $56 +$26 shipping. That's way too much to pay for an unusable second hand keyboard that requires lots of modding work.