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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: travnewmatic on Thu, 28 January 2010, 17:27:39

Title: SIIG 80-key minitouch plus enhanced keyboard at (black)
Post by: travnewmatic on Thu, 28 January 2010, 17:27:39

What kind of switches are in here?  

"Switch mechanism: Mechanical-key switch"

http://www.eworldsale.com/siig-80-key-minitouch-plus-enhanced-keyboard-at_8644_22969.html

i've been wanting a compact mechanical keyboard for a loong time...

Title: SIIG 80-key minitouch plus enhanced keyboard at (black)
Post by: travnewmatic on Thu, 28 January 2010, 18:51:27

are those alps switches?
(http://www.vshopu.com/SIIG_JKAPS311S1/DSCF0012.jpg)
source http://www.vshopu.com/SIIG_JKAPS311S1/index.html (http://www.vshopu.com/SIIG_JKAPS311S1/index.html)

Title: SIIG 80-key minitouch plus enhanced keyboard at (black)
Post by: rdjack21 on Thu, 28 January 2010, 20:31:52

Sorry but that is a rubber dome board. The Alps version of the SIIG looks like this:

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=7589&stc=1&d=1264732256)

Title: SIIG 80-key minitouch plus enhanced keyboard at (black)
Post by: chimera15 on Sat, 30 January 2010, 16:30:43

This is a new "plus" version 99%.  They probably have been selling siig minitouch's since the old one and just haven't updated their titles/links, but switched to selling the rubber dome plus version from the old one thinking it wouldn't matter to most individuals.