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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: fohat.digs on Tue, 06 September 2016, 07:00:02

Title: Northgate 101 not a "Great Find" as it stands, but
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 06 September 2016, 07:00:02

I bought one of these from the same seller a couple of months ago with the same gaming stickers and it was in immaculate condition. The stickers were a little hard to remove, but the keyboard was spotlessly clean inside and out.

No guarantee that this one is as nice as mine, but mine was by far the nicest of the half-dozen or so of 101s that I have owned in the last few years. And it was 1/3 the asking price of this one. Maybe because I bought mine immediately when I saw it, just a few hours after it was posted, did he realize that he probably priced it too low.

Anyway, no guarantees, but an $85+ offer would be quite fair if it is as clean as mine was.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Northgate-OmniKey101-Mechanical-Keyboard-Alpine-Switches-w-cable-/131929847009? (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Northgate-OmniKey101-Mechanical-Keyboard-Alpine-Switches-w-cable-/131929847009?)

Title: Re: Northgate 101 not a "Great Find" as it stands, but
Post by: Hypersphere on Tue, 13 September 2016, 08:41:17

To me, an Omnikey 101 with clean white Alps switches is a great find. This is one of my favorite boards. It has a superior typing feel and sound, and the construction is uncommonly solid.

I offered $120 for the board on the eBay link and was turned down. At one time he had lowered the price by about $20, but I see that it is back to the original price, which I think is too high, even if it does appear to be in excellent condition. I've had 3 of these, and the one that had the best switches was only $50. You can get these boards from "Northgate Bob" for a bit less -- even one that is hand-picked to be in excellent condition.