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Title: Zenith ZKB-2 80$ BIN
Post by: mike52787 on Thu, 08 December 2016, 14:24:59
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenith-Data-Systems-ZKB-2-Vintage-Mechanical-Keyboard-22-A-25-/201737616606?hash=item2ef87fbcde:g:SOMAAOSwj85YQwn~ (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenith-Data-Systems-ZKB-2-Vintage-Mechanical-Keyboard-22-A-25-/201737616606?hash=item2ef87fbcde:g:SOMAAOSwj85YQwn~)
Decent deal for a decent keyboard
Title: Re: Zenith ZKB-2 80$ BIN
Post by: chyros on Thu, 08 December 2016, 16:18:26
Noice! This one should be yellow Alps. If anyone buys it and it's not that, please let me know :) .
Title: Re: Zenith ZKB-2 80$ BIN
Post by: jwaz on Thu, 08 December 2016, 16:21:00
$120..? Too rich for my blood

What's your opinion on those alps, chyros?
Title: Re: Zenith ZKB-2 80$ BIN
Post by: chyros on Thu, 08 December 2016, 17:18:35
I don't actually own a yellow Alps board yet, so I couldn't say.
Title: Re: Zenith ZKB-2 80$ BIN
Post by: ThoughtArtist on Sat, 31 December 2016, 21:04:38
Looks awful. The one I had, with Green Alps, looked much better but was still underwhelming. Felt about as scratchy as MX and pinged like a mother****er.

The Dell bigfoot with early Black Alps that I linearised sounds better with no ping, and the switches are much, much smoother despite feeling a tad stiffer.

I can only imagine how filthy this thing is under the keys. It probably feels like typing with sand in the switches.
Title: Re: Zenith ZKB-2 80$ BIN
Post by: ander on Mon, 02 January 2017, 02:08:20
Quote from: chyros on Thu, 08 December 2016, 17:18:35
I don't actually own a yellow Alps board yet, so I couldn't say.

If Chyros doesn't own one, it's not worth owning. – #1 Chyros Fan, moi
Title: Re: Zenith ZKB-2 80$ BIN
Post by: chyros on Mon, 02 January 2017, 03:57:26
Quote from: ander on Mon, 02 January 2017, 02:08:20
Quote from: chyros on Thu, 08 December 2016, 17:18:35
I don't actually own a yellow Alps board yet, so I couldn't say.

If Chyros doesn't own one, it's not worth owning. – #1 Chyros Fan, moi
Hahaha cheers mate xD .