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Title: Chicony KB-5181
Post by: Manyak on Sun, 26 April 2009, 23:58:31

Blue Alps Switches! :bounce:

Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250139895902&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=360149007715&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m184&_trkparms=algo%3DDR%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu%3DISS%252BUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4)

(http://i23.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/9e/1d/7b2b_1_b.JPG)
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Title: Chicony KB-5181
Post by: zwmalone on Mon, 27 April 2009, 00:05:24

I've never seen any ALPS that look like that before...  It has a rounded case unlike the standard ALPS "squared" casing and there are no notches on the edges of the switch...

Title: Chicony KB-5181
Post by: skriefal on Mon, 27 April 2009, 00:33:36

That doesn't look like an Alps switch.  Omron maybe?

Edit: According to this (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/chicony_kb-5181.html) page it's an SMK or "Monterey" switch.

Title: Chicony KB-5181
Post by: Manyak on Mon, 27 April 2009, 00:43:30

Quote from: skriefal;87474

That doesn't look like an Alps switch.  Omron maybe?

Edit: According to this (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/chicony_kb-5181.html) page it's an SMK or "Monterey" switch.

Ah ok. I was kind of wondering why they didn't have the notches, I figured maybe it was some temporary design or something.

Either way, I'm pretty curious as to what the switch is actually like. Not curious enough to buy it though..heh :)

Title: Chicony KB-5181
Post by: skriefal on Mon, 27 April 2009, 00:47:40

At $77... I think I'll pass, too. :smile:

Title: Chicony KB-5181
Post by: keyb_gr on Mon, 27 April 2009, 03:49:43

That may have been the kind of Chicony 'board that I once typed on years ago and found to be somewhere between BS and Cherry blues. Not a big fan of the small backspace though.