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Offline armani

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Managed to find a Monterey (Rayton) K108 with green ALPS
« on: Thu, 30 April 2020, 13:10:35 »
I have never seen this keyboard before with green ALPS, but I managed to find this one NOS for $75. This specific keyboard went under the moniker "Rayton," however it is clearly a Monterey K108 keyboard. It definitely looks like it, and the FCC ID on the back is the same as it is for all the other Monterey K108s.

I can't seem to dig up anything on the "Rayton" company, either. Very, very interesting stuff, though. I want to use it as my daily driver, but I kind of don't want to, also.

https://imgur.com/gallery/JZiTUvf

Does anyone here know about this keyboard or the brand "Rayton" at all?


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Re: Managed to find a Monterey (Rayton) K108 with green ALPS
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 30 April 2020, 14:06:50 »
Those are SMK blue switches
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Offline armani

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Re: Managed to find a Monterey (Rayton) K108 with green ALPS
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 30 April 2020, 14:11:08 »
Those are SMK blue switches
For real? Must be my slight colorblindness kicking in.

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Re: Managed to find a Monterey (Rayton) K108 with green ALPS
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 30 April 2020, 14:14:45 »
yep, i had one K108 as well

here you can take a look at the switch: https://deskthority.net/wiki/SMK_Alps_mount
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Offline armani

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Re: Managed to find a Monterey (Rayton) K108 with green ALPS
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 30 April 2020, 14:19:28 »
yep, i had one K108 as well

here you can take a look at the switch: https://deskthority.net/wiki/SMK_Alps_mount
Thank you! Really love the feel and sound of these switches

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Re: Managed to find a Monterey (Rayton) K108 with green ALPS
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 30 April 2020, 21:49:24 »
Would have been great if it had Green Alps such a nice switch. NOS SMK switches are also nice nonetheless.
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Re: Managed to find a Monterey (Rayton) K108 with green ALPS
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 01 May 2020, 16:07:17 »
Would have been great if it had Green Alps such a nice switch. NOS SMK switches are also nice nonetheless.

Agreed. I was literally just typing on my beige label Zenith Z-150 last night, testing TMK function with an experimental build for Hasu last night. It has Green Alps. Absolutely wonderful switches, even when they're not 100% perfectly smooth. There's just something magical about linear Alps, and I normally like clickies.