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Title: what is this?
Post by: mmgoose on Thu, 30 July 2009, 09:00:35

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/591/3977111640x480.jpg)
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6277/3977112640x480.jpg)

Title: what is this?
Post by: CX23882 on Thu, 30 July 2009, 09:12:17

Rubber dome

Title: what is this?
Post by: mmgoose on Thu, 30 July 2009, 09:32:04

Quote from: ripster;105568

Aw..... I was expecting Fujitsu Peerless baby!

aren't those rubber domes as well?

Title: what is this?
Post by: keyb_gr on Thu, 30 July 2009, 10:20:48

Fujitsu FKB872x series.

Title: what is this?
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 30 July 2009, 10:48:38

Quote from: ripster;105574

Kind of an inside joke. They are kind of modified rubber domes that end up being what's best described as "an acquired taste".

Well... they are "Peerless."

Title: what is this?
Post by: CX23882 on Thu, 06 August 2009, 05:00:33

I've not fully disassembled my example of this keyboard, but if you pop off the key-caps, there is a separate white-coloured plastic piece underneath. I don't think there is anything fancy like there is with the peerless switches though.

Mine has a dodgy space-bar which pops off if you hit it off-center. I'll give it it's due though - it's 12 years old and still feels okay to type on - no stiffness at all and the lettering has held up well in spite of extreme shinyness of the keys. The lettering is rough as with the beige Dell AT101W - lasered? We can talk about the merits of mechanical switches all day, but it seems that rubber domes aren't all that bad. Most people are happy with them, and they can be long-lasting. I'm still a fan of the Cherry Cymotion Expert, but for now I'm getting on well with the G80-3000 with MX blue.