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Title: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: nubbinator on Sun, 29 June 2014, 00:03:31: Not an amazing keyboard, but not a bad price for some lasered cherry caps and if you have a project that needs some MY sliders:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cherry-MY-1800-AT-Style-Space-Saver-PC-AT-Keyboard-/151339592243?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item233c8aea33

And even cheaper lasered G81:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-SmartCard-Multi-Functional-Keyboard-G81-8010LQAUS-/310995167234?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4868c1a802
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: bexleycorona on Sun, 29 June 2014, 02:10:25: That's a pretty cool looking actually.

What type of switches does it have?
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Doesntknowwhattosay on Sun, 29 June 2014, 05:09:38: Quote from: bexleycorona on Sun, 29 June 2014, 02:10:25
That's a pretty cool looking actually.

What type of switches does it have?

Cherry MY Switches. I believe they are linear and feel a little bit mushy.
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Battou62 on Sun, 29 June 2014, 14:31:30: Cherry MY switches feel like crap. I recently picked up a two tone set off of a G81-3000. The key caps feel surprisingly nice, and the legends look really good for laser. Be aware that you wont be able to use the majority of the mods though. They have some weird stabs that are built into the key caps. This is what is usable on a Filco.

http://i.imgur.com/saKJRAZ.jpg
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Pacifist on Sun, 29 June 2014, 14:43:51: Quote from: Battou62 on Sun, 29 June 2014, 14:31:30
Cherry MY switches feel like crap. I recently picked up a two tone set off of a G81-3000. The key caps feel surprisingly nice, and the legends look really good for laser. Be aware that you wont be able to use the majority of the mods though. They have some weird stabs that are built into the key caps. This is what is usable on a Filco.

http://i.imgur.com/saKJRAZ.jpg

WRONG

You can use everything on this board, because its 1.5x. But if you try to use it on a filco, yes it'll look somewhat like that, but if you do it on a MX board with 1.5x and off center caps, all will work
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Battou62 on Sun, 29 June 2014, 16:31:44: This is what I was referring to.

http://img02.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i2/783706884/T2BnNcXcROXXXXXXXX_!!783706884.jpg

You can see the floating mods there. If the boards OP mentioned aren't like this then my apologies. I assumed they would be, but my cheery-foo is relatively weak :)
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Pacifist on Sun, 29 June 2014, 18:07:49: Quote from: Battou62 on Sun, 29 June 2014, 16:31:44
This is what I was referring to.

http://img02.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i2/783706884/T2BnNcXcROXXXXXXXX_!!783706884.jpg

You can see the floating mods there. If the boards OP mentioned aren't like this then my apologies. I assumed they would be, but my cheery-foo is relatively weak :)
its a winkeyless, 1.5x MY, which has centered stems like MX. Only 1.25 is uncompatible
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:32:44: It's recent production so even though it has 1.5 modifier the keys that are stabilized still may be like that. This ONLY effects PBT (white/beige lasered set) so consider yourselves warned.
(http://i.imgur.com/bcs18.jpg)

If you want Cherry PBT new sets, you can get Cherry KC104 sets that are for MX for even less off TaoBao. Those only come in ANSI 104 though.
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Pacifist on Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:37:41: Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:32:44
It's recent production so even though it has 1.5 modifier the keys that are stabilized still may be like that. This ONLY effects PBT (white/beige lasered set) so consider yourselves warned.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/bcs18.jpg)

If you want Cherry PBT new sets, you can get Cherry KC104 sets that are for MX for even less off TaoBao. Those only come in ANSI 104 though.
could you shave off the excess?
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 29 June 2014, 20:03:18: Yeah I suppose, but they still won't have stem for Cherry type stabs so they would be all wobbly. They sort of work with costar type if you adjust the wire part.
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Battou62 on Sun, 29 June 2014, 21:08:13: Quote from: Pacifist on Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:37:41
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:32:44
It's recent production so even though it has 1.5 modifier the keys that are stabilized still may be like that. This ONLY effects PBT (white/beige lasered set) so consider yourselves warned.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/bcs18.jpg)

If you want Cherry PBT new sets, you can get Cherry KC104 sets that are for MX for even less off TaoBao. Those only come in ANSI 104 though.
could you shave off the excess?

I tried shaving the excess plastic off, and it wasn't too hard to do. But yeah, you don't have any stems for stabs, and those mods feel real bad without stabs.
Title: Re: G81-1800LAAUS $35
Post by: Battou62 on Sun, 29 June 2014, 21:18:36: Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:32:44
It's recent production so even though it has 1.5 modifier the keys that are stabilized still may be like that. This ONLY effects PBT (white/beige lasered set) so consider yourselves warned.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/bcs18.jpg)

If you want Cherry PBT new sets, you can get Cherry KC104 sets that are for MX for even less off TaoBao. Those only come in ANSI 104 though.

But they don't have two tone. I believe B7ad has a set of these for sale.