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Title: Question on this keyboard
Post by: Bromono on Tue, 17 February 2015, 06:34:17
This keyboard found here

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201282132667

Desko MOS 4212 UP Magnetic USB Keyboard w/ Card Reader

Is the keyboard mx cherry? And if so are those caps cherry profile? Interested in those modifiers.
Title: Re: Question on this keyboard
Post by: katushkin on Tue, 17 February 2015, 06:55:18
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/371143961079?clk_rvr_id=782070802657&item=371143961079&vectorid=229508&rmvSB=true

Here is another similar board with some keys removed.

I'm not going to pretend I know what switch type it is, but it doesn't look like Cherry compatible.
Title: Re: Question on this keyboard
Post by: Oobly on Tue, 17 February 2015, 07:23:31
Yes, those are Cherry MX compatible caps and very nice.

The switches in the board that katushkin posted are Cherry MY as found in G81 keyboards and they have MX compatible caps.
Title: Re: Question on this keyboard
Post by: Bromono on Tue, 17 February 2015, 07:47:09
Quote from: Oobly on Tue, 17 February 2015, 07:23:31
Yes, those are Cherry MX compatible caps and very nice.

The switches in the board that katushkin posted are Cherry MY as found in G81 keyboards and they have MX compatible caps.

Found an article on it.

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/review/1227083

I think it said it may have Browns. Also found a post that someone said the caps are pad printed. I hope not :/ I am specifically going for the 1.75 green shift. As my current desko set needs that size. I am hoping that green one matches the current set I have.
Title: Re: Question on this keyboard
Post by: katushkin on Tue, 17 February 2015, 08:08:45
Quote from: Oobly on Tue, 17 February 2015, 07:23:31
Yes, those are Cherry MX compatible caps and very nice.

The switches in the board that katushkin posted are Cherry MY as found in G81 keyboards and they have MX compatible caps.

Oooooo. TIL.

:)
Title: Re: Question on this keyboard
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 17 February 2015, 10:31:12
They have MX brown or sometimes black, with 2KRO only. Keycaps are the cheapest of the cheap type of OEM profile thin crappy abs pad printed. They won't be a good match with Cherry/BSP keycap at all.
Title: Re: Question on this keyboard
Post by: Bromono on Tue, 17 February 2015, 11:05:40
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 17 February 2015, 10:31:12
They have MX brown or sometimes black, with 2KRO only. Keycaps are the cheapest of the cheap type of OEM profile thin crappy abs pad printed. They won't be a good match with Cherry/BSP keycap at all.

Bah.. Guess Ill stick to my pbt oem mods for now then. Thought these where cherry profile. I have the nice Desko thick cherry profile set but need that stupid 1.75 mod. I don't like mixing OEM with low profile cherry. /sigh