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Title: Can you identify this?
Post by: trievalot on Thu, 11 February 2010, 06:04:38

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Used-USB-PC-Cherry-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ150412711633QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Input_Peripherals?hash=item23054bd6d1

Are these cherry MX/MY switches?

Title: Re: Can you identify this?
Post by: bsvP585hUO2Y6 on Thu, 11 February 2010, 07:02:38

trievalot wrote on 6007 September 1993:

> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Used-USB-PC-C...item23054bd6d1
>
> Are these cherry MX/MY switches?

No way.  It's a G83 case on the picture and the title says "RS 6000",
which is another name for G83-6000.

Title: Can you identify this?
Post by: trievalot on Wed, 10 March 2010, 04:36:52

looks like he has a stack of these......
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/USB-Used-Desktop-PC-Computer-RS-6000-Cherry-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ150421805960QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Input_Peripherals?hash=item2305d69b88

Title: Can you identify this?
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Wed, 10 March 2010, 04:57:04

The G83 is total garbage.

Title: Can you identify this?
Post by: keyb_gr on Wed, 10 March 2010, 08:20:45

Quote from: Mental Hobbit;162879

The G83 is total garbage.

At least they seem to be quite reliable and inexpensive, though I guess they've now been overtaken by the basic models from Logitech etc.

Title: Can you identify this?
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Wed, 10 March 2010, 13:57:04

In German offices, I usually see either Cherry G83s or Fujitsu Siemens SCs, which are both €15-20. The Fujitsus feel much better in every respect. Most notably, they don't have the terrible friction of cheap Cherries.