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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: berserkfan on Sat, 17 January 2015, 10:26:05

Title: Weird keyboard is calling for buyers and a teardown/ review
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 17 January 2015, 10:26:05: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Professional-Gaming-Mechanical-Keyboard-Black-Free-Shipping-/231455440457?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e3d1be49

$40 shipped only for a backlit board!

And are these WHITE kailh switches I see?

I frankly admit I don't want to spend money on this board, not even $40. But surely there are some of you who like to experiment, and I'm really hoping someone will buy the board and do some keyboard porn / thorough scientific review.
Title: Re: Weird keyboard is calling for buyers and a teardown/ review
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 17 January 2015, 10:30:18: Those don't look like any switches I've seen but I admit I am curious simply because they look like mx clear stems. :))
Title: Re: Weird keyboard is calling for buyers and a teardown/ review
Post by: Melvang on Sat, 17 January 2015, 10:43:07: The keys on the bottom row remind me of the cheap base model Dell keyboards that shipped with there machines for a few years. I would be curious as well, but like berserkfan, don't feel like spending my money, mostly because I have enough projects right now.
Title: Re: Weird keyboard is calling for buyers and a teardown/ review
Post by: mougrim on Sat, 17 January 2015, 11:05:12: Quote from: Melvang on Sat, 17 January 2015, 10:43:07
The keys on the bottom row remind me of the cheap base model Dell keyboards that shipped with there machines for a few years. I would be curious as well, but like berserkfan, don't feel like spending my money, mostly because I have enough projects right now.

Yeah... And I can remember of A4Tech keyboard with optical switches and exactly same spacebar. Personally I think this is ugly. And leaves off any ideas of buying replacemens set of keys.
Title: Re: Weird keyboard is calling for buyers and a teardown/ review
Post by: FoxWolf1 on Sat, 17 January 2015, 11:23:07: Rubber domes with Cherry-compatible sliders. And, although there IS a backlit version of this keyboard (with color-changing ability, no less), the link is to the non-backlit version. Don't get confused by the fact that the non-backlit version has colored printing on the keycaps. The backlit version has translucent slider housings so that the light can shine through, whereas the non-backlit version has black housings as shown in the link.

I see no reason whatsoever to suspect Kailh involvement with this product.

$40 is a bit much for the non-backlit version IMO.
Title: Re: Weird keyboard is calling for buyers and a teardown/ review
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Sat, 17 January 2015, 11:55:27: Eek.

At least it resolves the annoyance with actual Dell keyboards where print screen/scroll lock/pause were exchanged with the LEDs, making Windows+break impossible to press single-handedly.