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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: hoggy on Sun, 07 February 2010, 10:47:02

Title: Some Chicony boards on ebay.co.uk
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 07 February 2010, 10:47:02

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-X-Used-Chicony-Keyboards-PS-2_W0QQitemZ220551361475QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_ComputerComponents_KeyboardsMice?hash=item3359e2b3c3#ht_2712wt_939 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-X-Used-Chicony-Keyboards-PS-2_W0QQitemZ220551361475QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_ComputerComponents_KeyboardsMice?hash=item3359e2b3c3#ht_2712wt_939)

Any good to anyone?

Title: Some Chicony boards on ebay.co.uk
Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 07 February 2010, 11:03:09

Not the ones you've heard around here I'm afraid.

Chicony made a lot of rubber dome boards after they stopped churning out their mechanical ones. Really it's only the ones with part number KB-5181 and 5191 that you want to watch for.

Title: Some Chicony boards on ebay.co.uk
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 07 February 2010, 11:53:12

At least I didn't bid then.  Thanks for that.

Title: Some Chicony boards on ebay.co.uk
Post by: zwmalone on Sun, 07 February 2010, 12:15:45

Quote from: ch_123;156917

Not the ones you've heard around here I'm afraid.

Chicony made a lot of rubber dome boards after they stopped churning out their mechanical ones. Really it's only the ones with part number KB-5181 and 5191 that you want to watch for.

7001 as well if your looking for a split board with ALPS.

Title: Some Chicony boards on ebay.co.uk
Post by: keyb_gr on Sun, 07 February 2010, 12:48:34

Or for a 102-key (e.g. UK) layout, xxx2 instead of xxx1. The interesting ones all have model numbers below 53xx and predate 104/105-key layouts by several years.