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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: okaydoke on Wed, 04 March 2015, 23:49:58

Title: What is OEM keycaps?
Post by: okaydoke on Wed, 04 March 2015, 23:49:58: Hi All,

what's the different between Cherry's and OEM keycaps? I often saw ppls said OEM keycaps is a little bit higher than the Original Cheery one. Are there any other different beside the height?

Thanks,
Title: Re: What is OEM keycaps?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 05 March 2015, 00:01:48: OEM is much taller.

OEM = original equipment manufacturer, and refers to the (often cheap) keycaps that the keyboard manufacturer puts on a new keyboard in the factory.
Title: Re: What is OEM keycaps?
Post by: okaydoke on Thu, 05 March 2015, 02:06:48: Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 05 March 2015, 00:01:48
OEM is much taller.

OEM = original equipment manufacturer, and refers to the (often cheap) keycaps that the keyboard manufacturer puts on a new keyboard in the factory.

Thanks rowdy ;)
Title: Re: What is OEM keycaps?
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 05 March 2015, 02:34:30: (http://i.imgur.com/kFxqOm8.jpg)

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Title: Re: What is OEM keycaps?
Post by: drewba on Thu, 05 March 2015, 12:10:58: Quote from: jacobolus on Thu, 05 March 2015, 02:34:30
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/kFxqOm8.jpg)

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This is great, thanks for the picture
Title: Re: What is OEM keycaps?
Post by: Firebolt1914 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:10:00: Aren't there different OEM profiles, or is it all a standard?
Title: Re: What is OEM keycaps?
Post by: hking0036 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:42:00: Quote from: Firebolt1914 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:10:00
Aren't there different OEM profiles, or is it all a standard?
There's probably variation but they're all in the same general ballpark, I think.