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Title: Sunshine kb, possible alps clone?
Post by: ianxblog on Mon, 05 January 2015, 22:35:07
I have found this keyboard (with other two with no pictures, probably nothing interesting, all three using 5 pinDIN connectors) the three for around $4.5 USD.

Apparently it's brand is Sunshine, I've seen some keyboards that have this brand name and use some sort of black alps clones, do you know this keyboard?
The seller doesn't have them at hand so he can't take pictures of the switch.

Pics:
(http://mla-s2-p.mlstatic.com/teclado-para-p-c-lote-de-3-3895-MLA4871972007_082013-F.jpg)
(http://mla-s1-p.mlstatic.com/teclado-para-p-c-lote-de-3-3839-MLA4871956961_082013-F.jpg)

Yeah, the pictures suck. And again I get another old PC/AT keyboard with that big ass enter D:
In other news I may be getting an Acer 6311 in the next weeks.
Title: Re: Sunshine kb, possible alps clone?
Post by: ianxblog on Tue, 06 January 2015, 06:49:36
fixed the first picture  :eek:
Title: Re: Sunshine kb, possible alps clone?
Post by: Dihedral on Tue, 06 January 2015, 11:33:43
Assuming you can't see the switches, it's probably not worth any more than a tenner.
Title: Re: Sunshine kb, possible alps clone?
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Tue, 06 January 2015, 15:40:31
The closest match to that is the Monterey K208, which is rubber dome with Alps-mount sliders. The design is the same, but the keycaps are different. The raised area around the keycaps is a match for the K208 (rubber dome) but not the K108 (mechanical).

The giveaway is the pseudo-grille at the top right (which I can see now that the photo is visible). However, here's a grille-less K108 with SMK switches:

http://kbtalking.cool3c.com/article/22963

(I never knew that design existed.)