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Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: elbowglue on Mon, 01 February 2010, 01:52:52

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-GOLDSTAR-mechanical-KEYBOARD-Blue-Sliders_W0QQitemZ360066277350QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item53d59f5fe6#ht_1524wt_874

Goldstar keyboard, odd sliders, what do you guys think this is?

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: J888www on Mon, 01 February 2010, 07:34:50

Looks like a Capacitive contacts with coil spring switch, but don't quote me on the info as my eye-sight is deteriorating.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 01 February 2010, 07:49:30

Knowing Goldstar, they're probably just rubber domes with a spring for added feel.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: keyb_gr on Mon, 01 February 2010, 13:30:49

Yep - it's a rebranded BTC 5339.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: ricercar on Mon, 01 February 2010, 14:03:26

Sooo. No one has bought it now. Capacitive != invariably good?

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 01 February 2010, 14:06:13

If you don't like strange layouts, I'd be careful about buying it if I were you.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 01 February 2010, 14:08:20

Nope, if that's a capacitive keyboard, then it's a foam and foil one... Which are worse than rubber domes by all accounts.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: keyb_gr on Tue, 02 February 2010, 09:06:14

Quote from: ch_123;155376

Nope, if that's a capacitive keyboard, then it's a foam and foil one... Which are worse than rubber domes by all accounts.

...except for rollover capabilities. Some of these are still treasured by musicians. I'd expect typing feel to be similar to Cherry MYs though... or maybe even worse?

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 02 February 2010, 09:37:06

I almost bought this keyboard, but beware!  RNS-auctions has had trouble sending people the proper keyboard, I would know, they did it to me twice.  Also, the keyboards are always really dirty and disgusting.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: kishy on Tue, 02 February 2010, 09:45:26

Well...as long as they resolve any issues that arise in a timely manner and to full satisfaction of the buyer...

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: zwmalone on Tue, 02 February 2010, 18:47:07

Nope.  I got a "great condition, fully functional" chicony with one of the spacebars broken...  never got a response back.   Ended up keeping it (since I couldn't ever get a response), and fixing it.... traded it for a NIB Omnikey :)  also beware, they list real ALPS as "[x color] sliders" and sever non-ALPS switches as ALPS.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 03 February 2010, 02:53:32

I found an AT clone keyboard with what Im pretty sure were these switches in a skip... Mushy linear feel... I just chucked it back in.

Title: What is this strange slider?
Post by: alpslover on Wed, 03 February 2010, 11:39:59

spongy and mushy like a bad rubber dome.