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Title: M15
Post by: lowpoly on Sat, 11 April 2009, 15:59:36: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260391814776

Shipping is $$$, at least to where I live.
Title: M15
Post by: bigpook on Sat, 11 April 2009, 16:01:40: It will be interesting to see what the final price will be.
Title: M15
Post by: wheel83 on Sat, 11 April 2009, 16:04:04: it will be mine. o yes it will be mine.
Title: M15
Post by: bigpook on Sat, 11 April 2009, 17:19:54: Quote from: wheel83;28375
it will be mine. o yes it will be mine.

lol, now that made me laugh.: )
Title: M15
Post by: MANISH7 on Sat, 11 April 2009, 17:43:54: i'll be patient and save my money for (1) split hhkb pro 2 (2) unicomp to manufacture m15 with lighter buckling springs (3) most likely outcome - someone to produce my wanted keyboard. in the meanwhile i can handle standard layout just fine.
Title: M15
Post by: itlnstln on Sun, 12 April 2009, 09:03:36: If I could get my house sold, I might lay out for one of these at some point. Then again, at around $400 an auction, that might just be stupid, anyway.
Title: M15
Post by: rnak92a on Sun, 12 April 2009, 10:43:29: Too bad about the non-functioning scroll lock indicator and missing ancilllary parts. Maybe a call to Unicomp can fix these things? :confused:
It'll be interesting to see what it goes for.

Cheers,
~rn.
Title: M15
Post by: xsphat on Sun, 12 April 2009, 18:08:36: "Item location: God's country"

I have a feeling I would have to pass a bible test or renounce something in order to get it, so I think I will pass.
Title: M15
Post by: FKSSR on Sun, 12 April 2009, 18:15:27: I personally don't like ergo boards, but I'm interested in seeing what this goes for as well.
Title: M15
Post by: eugenius on Sun, 12 April 2009, 19:34:37: The price for shipping to Romania is just 257$. :)

I asked him if it can be lowered ... he'll get back to me ...
Title: M15
Post by: xsphat on Mon, 13 April 2009, 17:10:33: That's funny — shipping to me is $8 bucks. Maybe you should have someone here buy it and ship it to you for $25-$40.
Title: M15
Post by: wheel83 on Mon, 13 April 2009, 17:33:15: if god owns this m15, does that mean someone died for it? lol

a mere 2 days after i wished for this. mind games, god. mind games.
Title: M15
Post by: DesktopJinx on Tue, 14 April 2009, 13:55:59: You might want to wait for the next one, wheel83.
Title: M15
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 14 April 2009, 14:09:00: Quote from: webwit;85460
Two M15's eh? Care to elaborate for the M15 wannabees here? I'll trade ya for this amazing Fujitsu Peerless keyboard I have here!

LOL! He... errr... you would be on the losing end of that deal. ;)
Title: M15
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 14 April 2009, 14:10:22: Man, this thing's already $210+, and there are six days left in the auction.
Title: M15
Post by: wheel83 on Tue, 14 April 2009, 14:30:11: desktopjinx:
i challenge you to a duel! (whips out ebay bidding glove)

i occasionally trade options and this is the options one. let me win this one. you have 2 already!
Title: M15
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 14 April 2009, 14:47:06: Quote from: webwit;85492
Ah he's another contender! That reminds me of that other guy on wheel83's hitlist, the one with the three M15s. Surely there is some rule against people with three M15s :D

That's just hoarding. There was someone in the Keyboard Pics thread that had something like 4-6 of them. It was nuts. They need to give some to charity, like the United Italian Typists Fund.
Title: M15
Post by: wheel83 on Tue, 14 April 2009, 14:59:44: ya that guy has all three versions. no fair!
Title: M15
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 14 April 2009, 15:58:41: I'm going with KRAPS: Keyboard Restoration And Preservation Society.
Title: M15
Post by: DesktopJinx on Tue, 14 April 2009, 20:30:09: wheel83 -- I've had them since they were new, and they're wearing out. I really do hope you get your hands on one.

webwit -- I have an older Fujitsu clicky keyboard, without the Windows keys. It's a nice light touch, but not as precise as an IBM M. As for a trade... try to touch my M15 and you'll draw back a bloody stump.
Title: M15
Post by: lowpoly on Wed, 15 April 2009, 05:58:56: Here he is:

http://geekhack.org/search.php?searchid=1002

He just stopped by to show off. :smile:
Title: M15
Post by: lowpoly on Wed, 15 April 2009, 06:33:49: Here are his posts:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?p=63216#post63216
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?p=63224#post63224
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?p=63227#post63227
Title: I should have kept my boxes.
Post by: DesktopJinx on Wed, 15 April 2009, 10:21:26: I really should have kept my boxes.

*looks down*

I really should clean my keyboard. No way I'm posting a high-res picture of this mess. How does everyone keep their keys so clean?

$305 this morning, over five days to go...
Title: M15
Post by: bigpook on Wed, 15 April 2009, 10:49:59: I don't eat Cheetos when I am typing.
Title: M15
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 15 April 2009, 16:19:34: Quote from: bigpook;85720
I don't eat Cheetos when I am typing.

I don't eat, period, when I am typing. I also wash my hands when I am done and about to type.
Title: M15
Post by: huha on Mon, 20 April 2009, 20:01:10: Wow, $590. Amazing.

-huha
Title: M15
Post by: DesktopJinx on Mon, 20 April 2009, 20:28:38: I think it would have gone for more had the clock not run out on the (literally) last-minute bidder(s). $425 to $590 in the last 11 seconds.
Title: M15
Post by: DesktopJinx on Mon, 20 April 2009, 23:04:03: The snipers never had a chance.

Quote from: ripster;86596
What a shame that $590 is going to such a bad typist.

Bad typist probably means less wear and tear on the keyboard :) That's what I'm hoping for, anyway. I am anxious to see how it compares to my daily-driver pair.

Soon I'll be willing to risk sending one off for a refurbishment...
Title: M15
Post by: wheel83 on Mon, 20 April 2009, 23:27:07: so you won it ??

congrats. i flipped a coin to see if i would bid. tails i didnt. haha
Title: M15
Post by: DesktopJinx on Tue, 21 April 2009, 01:49:20: Yeah, wheel83. I hope the next one comes along soon so you don't have to wait long.

I haven't updated my sig yet -- not until I actually have the keyboard.
Title: M15
Post by: lowpoly on Fri, 19 June 2009, 08:08:11: Another one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260431590809
Title: M15
Post by: o2dazone on Fri, 19 June 2009, 08:42:04: +1 to the department of silly keyboards
Title: M15
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 19 June 2009, 08:47:15: Quote from: webwit;97591
I might have a shot at this one.

We're pulling for you.
Title: M15
Post by: o2dazone on Sun, 28 June 2009, 22:30:15: grats?
Title: M15
Post by: Rajagra on Mon, 29 June 2009, 01:17:33: Quote from: ripster;99856
I know how that movie ends.

Yes, it's a real tear jerker.

Arnie approves.
Title: M15
Post by: o2dazone on Mon, 29 June 2009, 09:02:43: So what do you do now that you've spent so much money for the custom Datahands setup and now the M15? Is the M15 your work keyboard?
Title: M15
Post by: lowpoly on Mon, 29 June 2009, 10:00:58: Quote from: webwit;99894
I sniped.
4 seconds to the end, not bad. There must have been somebody who thought he won it... not.
Title: M15
Post by: timw4mail on Mon, 29 June 2009, 10:21:40: Quote from: lowpoly;99897
4 seconds to the end, not bad. There must have been somebody who thought he won it... not.

I hate you people.

And hence why I use "Buy it Now"
Title: M15
Post by: DesktopJinx on Tue, 30 June 2009, 18:18:01: Congrats.

The last one was missing two rubber feet, so the logo isn't the only difference.

I must admit, this one tempted me -- after all, it was a chance to have one of each logo, and I could have turned the imperfect one around. But I've spent the last two months trying to undo muscle and tendon injuries -- the right keyboard isn't everything -- and refining my keyboard collection seemed like kicking myself in the balls. I'm still not sure I'll ever be back to typing full-time.

Actually, I'd much rather kick myself in the balls than be unable to type. Speech recognition is like dictating to a seven-year-old who's had too much Cap'n Crunch.

Anyway, nice score, happy to see it go to someone here.

And BTW, this group is much cooler than the speech recognition & microphone geeks I've found out there.
Title: M15
Post by: DesktopJinx on Fri, 03 July 2009, 18:59:40: I have an Evoluent wireless on order for work (they were kind of pushing me to order something, I think to prove they're trying to do something about my condition). From my test drive it feels awfully big. I learned that I have quite large hands, and it just fits me, but it "drives" big, like you'd need to turn down the speed and use a lot of desk space to be precise, the mouse equivalent of a 1970s heavy duty truck gearshift.

The mouse I've been using since the pain got bad is the Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. It's the only retail mouse I found that doesn't pronate your hand much. (I was actually surprised and disappointed that there weren't more alternatives; have ergonomists just given up on the whole pronation thing?) Last week I went back to my old office where I'd dumped my previous Microsoft wireless mouse, which I used to love, and it felt SO uncomfortable -- the MS Natural 6000 has corrupted my sense of normal.

Anyway, if the Evoluent doesn't work for you, think about trying the MS Natural 6000. Like a good automotive gearshift knob, it feels more comfortable than it looks.
Title: M15
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 04 July 2009, 07:53:35: We're no match for the people who buy $10,000 watermelons.
Title: M15
Post by: lal on Sat, 04 July 2009, 12:22:14: Quote from: webwit;101139
THE PRECIOUS! MINE! MINE-MINE-MINE-MINE-MINE!

So now you own *two* keyboards which cost nearly one thousand bucks each. Respect, you're a serious keyboard nut :)

EDIT: IIRC you got the Touchstream for cheap. Otherwise that would be three.
Title: M15
Post by: wheel83 on Sat, 04 July 2009, 13:59:30: ripster and webwit.

i respect both of your ingenuity greatly. haha ... class a people

ripster are those sanwa buttons ? and what do they do?
Title: M15
Post by: lal on Sun, 05 July 2009, 07:30:11: Please explain why the M15 costs you nothing? And you're right, these boards make a very good capital investment. I'd bought them too if I'd the money.