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Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: Hanjin on Fri, 08 January 2010, 10:03:00

Came across this on ebay and was wondering what model of keyboard it may be.

This the only picture they had of the keyboard:

(http://i47.tinypic.com/ad2mht.jpg)

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 08 January 2010, 10:43:40

If I remember right, it's a Chicony.  A couple of people here have one (zwmalone, and bhtooefr, IIRC).  It has white (complicated, I think) ALPS switches.  It's ugly, but it's a pretty nice keyboard.

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 08 January 2010, 10:46:57

I was right: Chicony KB-7001, complicated white ALPS.

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: Hanjin on Fri, 08 January 2010, 18:32:53

Thanks for the help will definitely be buying its only $10 AUD.

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 08 January 2010, 18:39:04

$10 AUD for a complicated White Alps board? Not bad at all!

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 08 January 2010, 18:58:53

Oh ALPS Wizard - if I put Cream sliders into a Blue Mechanism, what colour is my switch?

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: andrey on Thu, 14 January 2010, 17:32:34

Hi, wanted to say hello to everyone and thanks to Hanjin for posting this ebay find. I received the keyboard today and so far I like it.

It is clicky! I wanted to see what year it was manufactured but could not find it anywhere.

BTW it is down to AUD $5 now!

Here some photos:

(http://sites.google.com/a/aleksandrovsky.com/ebay/_/rsrc/1263511218682/Home/keyboard/P1020211.JPG)

(http://sites.google.com/a/aleksandrovsky.com/ebay/_/rsrc/1263511225875/Home/keyboard/P1020210.JPG)

(http://sites.google.com/a/aleksandrovsky.com/ebay/_/rsrc/1263511258789/Home/keyboard/P1020205%20copy.jpg)

(http://sites.google.com/a/aleksandrovsky.com/ebay/_/rsrc/1263511250602/Home/keyboard/P1020203.JPG)

(http://sites.google.com/a/aleksandrovsky.com/ebay/_/rsrc/1263511335439/Home/keyboard/P1020199%20copy.jpg)

(http://sites.google.com/a/aleksandrovsky.com/ebay/_/rsrc/1263511268248/Home/keyboard/P1020206%20copy.jpg)

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: ch_123 on Thu, 14 January 2010, 18:25:04

I spot Fakes!

Then again, for $5, you can't go wrong. And it would make a great mod board for those inclined.

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: zwmalone on Thu, 14 January 2010, 19:46:54

Mine was White Complicated.  A fair bit more use than the NIB whites in my northgate, but I nice crisp feel none the less.  Wheels (is he still around?) Had 2 of these boards (I ended up selling mine to him for a total of 3), and they also had complicated whites...

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: lal on Fri, 15 January 2010, 15:24:24

zwmalone, your sig looks sad :(

Title: Keyboard Identification
Post by: zwmalone on Fri, 15 January 2010, 15:29:09

It is.  I don't even have a computer anymore.  I'm useing my blueberry iMac from 2001 :(