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Title: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: Blaise170 on Wed, 24 June 2015, 12:22:27: www.ebay.com/itm/351430981557

Should be Mitsumi, Cherry MX Blue, Futaba clicky, or Aristotle clicky MX clone.
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Wed, 24 June 2015, 22:39:04: That doesn't seem like a good bet to make to me. Even if I were trying for any of those it would be the Mitsumi and Futaba because I haven't used either before, and that doesn't mean I'd like them.
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: Blaise170 on Wed, 24 June 2015, 23:33:26: Quote from: False_Dmitry_II on Wed, 24 June 2015, 22:39:04
That doesn't seem like a good bet to make to me. Even if I were trying for any of those it would be the Mitsumi and Futaba because I haven't used either before, and that doesn't mean I'd like them.

I actually saw a Mitsumi board earlier but I forgot to bookmark it. :confused:
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: chyros on Thu, 25 June 2015, 03:00:52: Aaaaand it's gone. That was quick Oo .
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: ander on Thu, 25 June 2015, 16:03:19: Quote from: False_Dmitry_II on Wed, 24 June 2015, 22:39:04
That doesn't seem like a good bet to make to me. Even if I were trying for any of those it would be the Mitsumi and Futaba because I haven't used either before, and that doesn't mean I'd like them.

The only way ~~to know is~~ to have known would've been to try them. Personally, I loved the Futaba switches in my friend's Chicony 5181, despite the iffy things I'd read about them here. People have all kinds of opinions... You need to be a little adventurous sometimes. :?)
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 25 June 2015, 21:25:20: Yeah, but that was 50% of definitely getting and being stuck with cherry switches again. That added to the other made it not a good bet.
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: Blaise170 on Thu, 25 June 2015, 22:19:26: Quote from: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 25 June 2015, 21:25:20
Yeah, but that was 50% of definitely getting and being stuck with cherry switches again. That added to the other made it not a good bet.

Vintage blues though! :p I just bought another 5181 so we'll see what I get this time.
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 25 June 2015, 22:46:14: I don't see why I would like those when I dislike normal blues, because both space invaders and monterey blues do the same thing better. With no downsides.

Something about cherry switches - probably the pure linearity - makes me hit them about 5 times harder than need be, so at that point I'm just typing on the plate. Not helpful.
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: Blaise170 on Thu, 25 June 2015, 23:17:31: I tend to sell them when I get them anyways. Their "rarity" make them valuable.
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 25 June 2015, 23:51:35: Do you just resell the board, or?
Title: Re: Chicony KB-5191, around $40 shipped
Post by: Blaise170 on Fri, 26 June 2015, 08:34:24: I desolder the switches and sell them as long as I don't pay more than about $25-30 for it. It's not really all that profitable but it gives me a chance to try out other switch types at least.