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Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 16:30:33 »
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 18:19:28 »
Those pad-printed legends look nice. Fortunately, either backspace was never pressed, or the keyboard has been used relatively little.
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 19:38:19 »
I agree. The only thing that makes me a little uneasy is I never saw a Chicony mech with a white plate. White between the keys make me wonder if it's just a domes board with a common Chicony part number. I would definitely want to see under a cap even at that price.
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 21:12:50 »
The seller updated with pictures.  Looks like it's monterey blues!
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 23:26:38 »
Quote from: AKIMbO on Mon, 15 October 2012, 21:12:50
The seller updated with pictures.  Looks like it's monterey blues!

I think this is going to get real serious, quite fast.  Prepare for maximum sniping in 5 days time.  8)
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 16 October 2012, 06:39:23 »
Snipe now and forget about it.

If I remember correctly, nice 5181s have been selling in the $30-40 range.

They are worth more than that.
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 16 October 2012, 14:05:45 »
I'm going to take a shot at it, been wanting to try some vintage boards to compare to my MX boards. If I get it cheap and don't like it then I will pass the deal on to someone else.
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