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Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: digi on Mon, 22 February 2010, 13:37:55

Sooo, the cherry blue switch under the space bar on my Scorpius M10 died this morning. After some soldering and super glue in a fail attempt to repair it, I'm just going to buy a new keyboard.

I have a Filco 87 w/ Brown's at home and absolutely love it. However, I need to find something cheaper for the office, any cheaper keyboard's out there with Cherry Browns?

Thanks.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 22 February 2010, 14:01:30

I have some used Cherry Brown keyboards, PM me if your'e interested.  They're full sized with a keypad and have double-shot key caps.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: salcan on Mon, 22 February 2010, 14:48:41

Quote from: ripster;159994

Wow, your Scorpius only lasted 3 months. (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=129162&postcount=5)  Sounds like they still are having quality problems with their PCBs/Soldering.

Was considering one for a cheap cherry Blue keyboard, despite what I had heard about it. Think it's being crossed off the list...

Buy nice or buy twice...

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Mon, 22 February 2010, 15:05:00

Are you planning to keep or sell the bum Scorpius board?

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: digi on Mon, 22 February 2010, 15:19:06

Quote from: ripster;159994

Wow, your Scorpius only lasted 3 months. (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=129162&postcount=5)  Sounds like they still are having quality problems with their PCBs/Soldering.

You could try the Cherry Corp SPOS keyboard at Dell - $70 (http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Retail_POS_Keyboards/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=A0471542)(PROBABLY Brown Cherry) but I'd ask them to give you the full product code first to see if it's the same as the Ricercar SPOS keyboard.  You can drive your companies security department nuts by swiping ID cards and spoofing them.

Thanks, from Dell's website, Manufacturer Part# : G86-62410EUAGSA. Is that the correct model with browns?

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: mp29k on Mon, 22 February 2010, 18:17:23

Quote from: digi;160000

Thanks, from Dell's website, Manufacturer Part# : G86-62410EUAGSA. Is that the correct model with browns?

The good "Ricercar SPOS" models had a second part number that indicated it has browns... a second code starting with G80...

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 22 February 2010, 18:49:21

Well, if all else fails, I'm selling a Filco w/browns in the classifieds section.  Holla!

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: elbowglue on Mon, 22 February 2010, 20:27:30

How to tell a cherry brown g86 SPOS from a rubber dome g86 spos

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=8836

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 22 February 2010, 20:54:50

Someone should buy one from Dell and report whether it has Cherry browns in it.  I nominate elbowglue!

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: digi on Mon, 22 February 2010, 21:46:39

Quote from: didjamatic;160054

Someone should buy one from Dell and report whether it has Cherry browns in it.  I nominate elbowglue!

Just ordered it, I'll report back to the wolf pack.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: TexasFlood on Mon, 22 February 2010, 22:25:37

Quote from: ripster;159994

You could try the Cherry Corp SPOS keyboard at Dell - $70 (http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Retail_POS_Keyboards/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=A0471542)

What about the IBM SPOS keyboard (http://www.brutman.com/PCjr/pcjr_pictures.html)?
(http://www.brutman.com/PCjr/images/PCjr_Chiclet_keyboard_small.jpg)
Of course, in this case SPOS stands for Sad Piece Of ****e rather than Small Point Of Sale.
Muhahaha :-D .  Sorry, couldn't resist.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: salcan on Tue, 23 February 2010, 11:40:58

Quote from: ricercar;159996

Are you planning to keep or sell the bum Scorpius board?

it can probably be fixed without too much trouble right?

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 23 February 2010, 11:54:17

This virgin?
 
(http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/we-love-telly/assets_c/2009/04/susan-boyle-pic-itv-150409-thumb-450x324.jpg)

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: mrbill on Thu, 25 February 2010, 00:22:12

Quote from: ricercar;159996

Are you planning to keep or sell the bum Scorpius board?

I've got a perfectly-good M10 that could be looking for a new home, now that I've got the Filco.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Thu, 25 February 2010, 01:04:01

I'll talk to you in PM nearer to the weekend; maybe my Compaq 11802 and sweetener for your M10.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: mrbill on Thu, 25 February 2010, 13:29:29

Quote from: ricercar;160614

I'll talk to you in PM nearer to the weekend; maybe my Compaq 11802 and sweetener for your M10.

I'd be open to a straight trade, too.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Thu, 25 February 2010, 19:08:00

Quote from: mrbill;160669

I'd be open to a straight trade, too.

Deal!

Must ship 11802 quickly before he changes his mind....

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: spolia optima on Fri, 26 February 2010, 00:36:03

Quote from: ricercar;160744

Deal!

Must ship 11802 quickly before he changes his mind....

if you ask me, the 11802 is worth more money than the m10
WAY more

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Fri, 26 February 2010, 18:27:20

Blues are more scarce in my collection, increasing their value. I have five other boards with Cherry browns and zero with Cherry blues. And no cash.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: digi on Mon, 01 March 2010, 18:13:34

*cry

(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u282/djdigi44/IMAGE_071.jpg)

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: digi on Mon, 01 March 2010, 18:31:20

Yea, I knew it was a gamble...it is a very sturdy keyboard however.

I'm keeping it, my Model M should be showing up any day now :).

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: keyb_gr on Wed, 03 March 2010, 13:22:05

They used an interesting way of guiding the key nonetheless. What about wobble and friction levels?

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: elservo on Wed, 03 March 2010, 17:10:30

I'd return that beyotch with extreme prejudice.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Fri, 05 March 2010, 16:51:01

bwah ha ha! We got another one guys. I have mrbill'S Scorpius M10 keyboard! and I'm such a lowlife that I haven't even shipped the Compaq 11802 I offered to 'trade' him.

What a trusting fellow. heh. Solid deal, good communication. Forgiving soul, too.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: EnergizerFellow on Sat, 06 March 2010, 01:43:07

What about the Cherry G80-3000 /w browns from Datacal (http://www.datacal.com/p-1254-cherry-g80-3000-keyboard-with-brown-switches.aspx)?  It's my daily driver at work these days.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: itlnstln on Sat, 06 March 2010, 14:21:18

I second that motion.  Good choice.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: digi on Mon, 08 March 2010, 16:33:09

That would be the smart thing to do if I wasn't so lazy...I've been pounding on my new model M while making rude gestures at my Dell POS.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Mon, 08 March 2010, 18:17:42

> cheap Cherry brown for office.

The G81-8000 HPCUS (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330409965979&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT) has browns, plus Double-shots, plus true n-key rollover. Each of mine was <$30 shipped.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Mon, 08 March 2010, 19:36:20

Quote from: ricercar;162615

> cheap Cherry brown for office.

The G81-8000 HPCUS (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330409965979&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT) has browns

Do not buy a keyboard by that model number unless you've actually seen and touched it! The regular G81-8000 (http://www.cherry.de/deutsch/produkte/alle_produkte_business_MultiBoard_G81-8000.htm) has MY-switches. If Ricercar got one with MX browns, then it was mislabeled, plain and simple.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Tue, 09 March 2010, 15:14:34

Quote from: ripster;162633

Yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing Ricercars back label on that Brown Cherry version.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8256&stc=1&d=1268169224)

EDIT: That ricercar is full of ****. This is the bottom of a G80 HPDUS, not a G81. I'll get him to post the color of the switches when the G81 HPCUS arrives.

Title: Need a keyboard for the office, help!
Post by: ricercar on Fri, 12 March 2010, 18:12:34

Alas, G81-8000 HPCUS indeed is MY with double shots. At least it has double shots.