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Title: Digital KB-5923 mechanical ??
Post by: da20valve on Sun, 20 April 2014, 07:05:10
This mechanical or rubber dome
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-Model-KB-5923-Computer-Keyboard-P-N-PCXLA-NA-PS-2-connector/310346523181?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.RVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D6336640490714015682%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D321214862106

Title: Re: Digital KB-5923 mechanical ??
Post by: BlueBär on Sun, 20 April 2014, 07:21:12
It's a Chicony rebrand but looks like rubberdomes to me.
Title: Re: Digital KB-5923 mechanical ??
Post by: da20valve on Sun, 20 April 2014, 08:08:12
sdlkfjdslkfjasdf, the guy said it was clicky and was hoping for a win, ow well thanks anyway.
Title: Re: Digital KB-5923 mechanical ??
Post by: BlueBär on Sun, 20 April 2014, 08:20:18
Even if it was mechanical it would probably not be worth the money ;)
And clicky has become a buzzword for people who like to sell their trash on ebay, so don't go for that keyword.
Title: Re: Digital KB-5923 mechanical ??
Post by: da20valve on Sun, 20 April 2014, 08:44:27
It's a Chicony rebrand but looks like rubberdomes to me.

How does something "look rubber dome", is there a way to tell from the pic ??, also its not that price the guy said $20, would I just be able to get him to pull a key off?, can you just pry them off  ???, of do you have to open the thing or use a special tool.
Title: Re: Digital KB-5923 mechanical ??
Post by: BlueBär on Sun, 20 April 2014, 09:48:45
How does something "look rubber dome", is there a way to tell from the pic ??, also its not that price the guy said $20, would I just be able to get him to pull a key off?, can you just pry them off  ???, of do you have to open the thing or use a special tool.

You can tell if something looks like a rubberdome with some experience, it's just how the keyboard is made, what the keycap sizes are (in this case not very usual), etc.
You can ususally just pull a keycap off with the help of for example a screwdriver. However this keyboard also has a Model number that is not listed as mechanical in the Deskthority Wiki. Chicony keyboards with a model number starting with 51 are usually more interesting.
I figured that this is a Chicony rebrand because I recognized its look and I also looked up the the first three letters of the FCC ID which leads to Chicony as well.
Title: Re: Digital KB-5923 mechanical ??
Post by: da20valve on Sun, 20 April 2014, 11:07:36
Cool thanks.