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Title: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: scotprice on Sat, 25 June 2016, 16:35:52
This is the first time Ive ever seen a mechanical keyboard at a surplus store.  Cherry MX 8100 w/browns!  It only cost $3.25 so I had to buy it.

(http://i.imgur.com/0AYwmf5.jpg)
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 25 June 2016, 17:37:09
Cool! I just bought one exactly like it on ebay for $22 and thought that I got a pretty good deal, even as a parts donor.
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: Moistgun on Sat, 25 June 2016, 17:41:42
This is the first time Ive ever seen a mechanical keyboard at a surplus store.  Cherry MX 8100 w/browns!  It only cost $3.25 so I had to buy it.

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(http://i.imgur.com/0AYwmf5.jpg)


Never pass on a mech board at a thrift, ever!
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: Fullcream on Sat, 25 June 2016, 17:48:51
What a bargain. I'd be really happy with that
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: geekhack360 on Wed, 29 June 2016, 02:37:29
Very cool.
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: scotprice on Thu, 30 June 2016, 15:16:20
Cool! I just bought one exactly like it on ebay for $22 and thought that I got a pretty good deal, even as a parts donor.

are you just using it for the switches too?
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: QuincyJones on Thu, 30 June 2016, 15:45:44
it's a point of sale keyboard with a magnetic strip reader (that thing in the top left) for swiping cards.
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: user 18 on Thu, 30 June 2016, 16:20:15
Nice find! I wish I could find cheap keyboards, but everywhere I've gone has just been cheap rubber dome junk. My dad found a nice Dell rubber dome once, but this is much nicer.

Does the trackpad work properly for you?
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: scotprice on Thu, 30 June 2016, 16:26:24
Nice find! I wish I could find cheap keyboards, but everywhere I've gone has just been cheap rubber dome junk. My dad found a nice Dell rubber dome once, but this is much nicer.

Does the trackpad work properly for you?

the trackpad worked just fine, but I already took it apart, and stripped the board.  I had no use for such a big board.  I just used it for the switches. 
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: QuincyJones on Thu, 30 June 2016, 16:37:09
the trackpad worked just fine, but I already took it apart, and stripped the board.  I had no use for such a big board.  I just used it for the switches.

Dude... The geek in me would love to play with the MSR - maybe use it as a means to change keyboard layout by swiping different cards, or modifying logged in user or whatever!
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: xtrafrood on Thu, 30 June 2016, 16:50:04
Oh cool, one could use Cherry Tools to reprogram all the extra macro keys. All kinds of OS compatibility. Windows 98 -> Windows 8 + Debian/SUSE (Linux 2.6.27) Neat stuff and definitely an awesome price
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 30 June 2016, 16:57:31
the trackpad worked just fine, but I already took it apart, and stripped the board.  I had no use for such a big board.  I just used it for the switches.

Dude... The geek in me would love to play with the MSR - maybe use it as a means to change keyboard layout by swiping different cards, or modifying logged in user or whatever!

Point-of-sale keyboards are very plentiful and cheap. The trick is to find them before they get worn out.
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: zcmy on Sat, 02 July 2016, 07:42:08
the trackpad worked just fine, but I already took it apart, and stripped the board.  I had no use for such a big board.  I just used it for the switches.

Dude... The geek in me would love to play with the MSR - maybe use it as a means to change keyboard layout by swiping different cards, or modifying logged in user or whatever!

Point-of-sale keyboards are very plentiful and cheap. The trick is to find them before they get worn out.

At what point would you consider them "worn out"?
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: xtrafrood on Sat, 02 July 2016, 07:49:51
the trackpad worked just fine, but I already took it apart, and stripped the board.  I had no use for such a big board.  I just used it for the switches.

Dude... The geek in me would love to play with the MSR - maybe use it as a means to change keyboard layout by swiping different cards, or modifying logged in user or whatever!

"Worn out" is when the keyboard smells like hotdogs. Hotdog smell is the point of no return

Point-of-sale keyboards are very plentiful and cheap. The trick is to find them before they get worn out.

At what point would you consider them "worn out"?
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: zcmy on Sat, 02 July 2016, 07:58:48
the trackpad worked just fine, but I already took it apart, and stripped the board.  I had no use for such a big board.  I just used it for the switches.

Dude... The geek in me would love to play with the MSR - maybe use it as a means to change keyboard layout by swiping different cards, or modifying logged in user or whatever!

"Worn out" is when the keyboard smells like hotdogs. Hotdog smell is the point of no return

Point-of-sale keyboards are very plentiful and cheap. The trick is to find them before they get worn out.

At what point would you consider them "worn out"?

Thanks. Brain seems to be not working at the moment. :)
Title: Re: Surplus Store Find Cherry MX 8100 w/browns
Post by: xtrafrood on Sat, 02 July 2016, 09:04:12
the trackpad worked just fine, but I already took it apart, and stripped the board.  I had no use for such a big board.  I just used it for the switches.

Dude... The geek in me would love to play with the MSR - maybe use it as a means to change keyboard layout by swiping different cards, or modifying logged in user or whatever!

Point-of-sale keyboards are very plentiful and cheap. The trick is to find them before they get worn out.

At what point would you consider them "worn out"?

"Worn out" is when the keyboard smells like hotdogs. Hotdog smell is the point of no return

Thanks. Brain seems to be not working at the moment. :)

FTFY :)