I like that the keycaps are lasered or whatever, so they won't get shiny.
The coating is there to keep your precious bodily fluids from dissolving the lettering.
I want a whole keyboard with the "ghost-etched" caps. Those are awesome. They kinda serve the same purpose as the black-on-grey caps from Topre. They're almost blank, but there's a legend when you need it.
Link... (http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db2-bc225af77851c6d2e5e687db5828aecf.htm)Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9551&stc=1&d=1272579559)
Will order 2 or 3 next month and post a review! :)
I have a better idea. Why don't you order 1 or 2 for yourself in the next month, and order 1 for me too?Well, where do you live? And, are you willing to share shipping costs?
I love shamelessly groveling to strangers.
Not really, unless it works.
PBT keycaps for Ducky is coming out in about a week, black on black, deep laser printed.Good to hear, probably gonna get some of this PBT caps as well... Are they sold separately?
Even Ducky 87, is coming.
Well, where do you live? And, are you willing to share shipping costs?
if its like in a couple of weeks, I'll delay my order! ;)
Link... (http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db2-bc225af77851c6d2e5e687db5828aecf.htm)Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9551&stc=1&d=1272579559)
Will order 2 or 3 next month and post a review! :)
The new guy, ChineseBoy, said they're available in MX blue, black, or "dark brown" (?), and you can even have KBC customize it for you with different switches on different parts of the keyboard. They come with the ABS white WASD keys, and (maybe? wasn't clear) the 37 blank green PVT keycaps for the alphanum section. The 104-key and 108-key cost $94 and $100 respectively in China.
It certainly looks quite attractive. Just... Shipping! :(
- black shaft
Is it a tame duck or a wild one (http://www.users.cloud9.net/%7Ebradmcc/GO/wildDuck.html)?
Shipping is a big problem, maybe we should try to get a reseller.
The big differece between ducky and flco is:
the lights on the keycaps and those function keys.
I'd gladly swap my Model M or MX11800, or both, for a Ducky for cost of shipping.
I am glad to hear that. But I think the prior requirement of the swap is adequate credibility of both parties.
Are you asking Phaedrus2129 not to trust you because you are a new member? :)
If you are in HK and want a Model M, you can get them easily from Taobao. There are plenty of them being sold at very reasonable prices by sellers in Guangdong.
I am glad to hear that. But I think there are still problems to solve, for instance, adequate credibility of both parties is a prior requirement but I am still new.
I am a new member so there is impact on my creditability indeed, please forgive me if my wording causes any misunderstandings. I have got a number of nice keyboards from Taobao, the most recent one was a WNV Cherry, but I am not going to buy 2nd hand items there at this moment. Purchasing it overseas is just one of my considerations.
I didn't mean to question you. Keyboards on Taobao often come from a big pile of electronics waste shipped from the US for scavenging so the condition is a bit unpredictable. (However there's much less competition on Taobao for the rare stuff like Model F AT.) A Model M can be bought in excellent condition for around $30 in the US so I totally understand why you'd want to buy from overseas.
The IBM Models on Taobao are usually been used for a long time and there might been some dirty water from the rabbish. So I got a Model M NIB with a fairly high price as one of my collection.
I have read the term “foreign trash” in some mainland Chinese forums, but I had no clue what it exactly mean, so thanks so much for your explanation. Indeed, as production of M has stopped for quite a long time, scavenging a
The left one is bought from Japan, the right one is from Taobao, can you see the difference?Show Image(http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/pang0011/Pickers.jpg)
The Ducky (KBC) keys use a more resilient plastic than the Filco caps (PBT, IIRC). That said, Mental Hobbit is correct. No matter what plastic (or almost any material, for that matter) is used, the keys will go shiny.
yep, taobao is important for us now. I do almost buy everything from taobao but foods, it was easy to find the cheapest.
Seems these two are the same, what's the difference? the one on the right is fake? or just the different quality? I've heard that the worst production is usually been thrown to the CN market.
Incorrect, the KB-8923 keyboards are so resilient to becoming shiny that it's amazing; even ask [strike]eggbert[/strike] JBert. They use some of the best labels I've ever seen. Of course I only used the beige variants, maybe I'll buy and try a black one some day.
Seems these two are the same, what's the difference? the one on the right is fake? or just the different quality? I've heard that the worst production is usually been thrown to the CN market.
Indeed, as production of M has stopped for quite a long time, scavenging a good one is not easy, not even at ebay.
Incorrect, the KB-8923 keyboards are so resilient to becoming shiny that it's amazing; even ask eggbert JBert.
I found a burned spot on it, my immediate feeling was that it is resulted from poor craftsmanship.Show Image(http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/pang0011/Pickerswithspot.jpg)
I think anything would get shiny after a certain time, maybe a year maybe ten years,^_^
I've been using the KB-8923 for over ten years (1997), the keys haven't worn down, and the labels look brand new. Except... the ones I accidently scraped with a knife.
a keyboard been used for 20 years and still works well. I think that's IBM.
Btw: Is that true that all your things are IBM?
a keyboard been used for 20 years and still works well. I think that's IBM.
Btw: Is that true that all your things are IBM?
ok, i got a box of mac pens. you can have them. ill pay postage too.
do you have IBM Pens???i have a IBM Pen that has a 64mb USB drive built into it.
$500 and its yours.
(64Mb is worth $500, in 1970.)