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Northgate 101
« on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:20:39 »
This is a beauty that won't last long:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192735478432?ul_noapp=true
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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:41:15 »
Man. Does it really cost $25 to ship items now days?
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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:47:06 »
I wish!
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<armin> i have the impression the only reason the mx red switch was invented was drunk people

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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 09:52:47 »
Sending a keyboard in a priority mail box for things shaped like keyboards is around $19. I'd expect 2 day FedEx for $25. A perfectly packaged keyboard is a bit awkward in size...much like a poster or art in a tube.
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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 10:01:59 »
I'm going to hold off on this one just b/c I have several white alps boards now.  Also, I see a few on r/mm for around $80 shipped.  But it's pretty :)
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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 16:53:16 »
Quote from: pixelpusher on Mon, 26 November 2018, 10:01:59
I'm going to hold off on this one just b/c I have several white alps boards now.  Also, I see a few on r/mm for around $80 shipped.  But it's pretty :)

Really? 101s? Those are the only true US ANSI layouts and are much harder to find without yellowed keys.
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"The old Republican Party was a stool with three legs: social conservatism, economic conservatism and national security conservatism.
So too is the MAGA Republican Party. One of those legs is the nativist extremism of Stephen Miller. The second is the anti-government extremism of Russell Vought.
And the last is the open, flamboyant corruption of Donald Trump — a corruption that degrades a people’s faith in government and makes it all the easier to remake the state in the image of a single man."  - Jamelle Bouie 2025-11-17

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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 16:56:22 »
What is that fascination with the ANSI layout anyway?
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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 26 November 2018, 19:29:52 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 26 November 2018, 16:53:16
Quote from: pixelpusher on Mon, 26 November 2018, 10:01:59
I'm going to hold off on this one just b/c I have several white alps boards now.  Also, I see a few on r/mm for around $80 shipped.  But it's pretty :)

Really? 101s? Those are the only true US ANSI layouts and are much harder to find without yellowed keys.

Here’s one. This guy says he has a lot of them and plans to slowly sell them off

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/9xfos7/usct_h_obins_anne_pro_rgb_bt_kailh_blue_omnikey/?st=JOZ2CDO8&sh=18a525e0
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Re: Northgate 101
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 01 December 2018, 03:14:29 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:20:39
This is a beauty that won't last long...

Nope, it didn't. Definitely underpriced.

I love eBay's "We found something similar" feature:


208146-0


Right—like those keebs are anything alike, huh?


Quote from: pixelpusher on Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:41:15
Man. Does it really cost $25 to ship items now days?

Yes, this one would cost that much. Omnikeys are particularly prized for their weight and stability—they're the "tanks" of Alpses.

Of course if this seller knew about USPS's flat-rate Priority Mail "Game Board" boxes, he could send it anywhere in the US for around $18. It's mostly a keeb-geek thing, though.
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