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Offline Phaedrus2129

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NIB Quietkey
« on: Sun, 30 January 2011, 21:43:09 »
Yeah, it's not a mechanical, but it's probably one of the best rubber dome keyboards ever made. I don't own one, but I've typed on them before and I'd rank them alongside Keytronics for feel.

This one's NIB:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DELL-REF-0162C-QUIETKEY-KEYBOARD-SK-1000REW-/190496932715?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2c5a80836b
So should feel fantastic (for a rubber dome)
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Offline wanabe

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 30 January 2011, 22:43:33 »
yeah definitely a pretty solid rubber dome, but i think they turn mushy pretty quickly.

i prefer my MS comfort curve 2000 for anything around this price

Offline msiegel

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 30 January 2011, 22:46:55 »
Quote from: wanabe;287584
pretty solid, but they turn mushy

hmm, what about the keytronics?
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Offline wanabe

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 30 January 2011, 23:16:46 »
i'm not really sure about keytronics.  i was only judging the dell from the piles of them that i've come across sitting in empty cubes at work that are used as dumping grounds.

Offline funnyperson1

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 09:24:52 »
These are pretty good as far as rubber domes go, its probably worth the price.
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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 10:16:02 »
99 cents?

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Offline Pylon

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 15:38:50 »
I formerly had a well used and well shined Quietkey and the tactile feel was pretty decent.

Remember, get the Made in Thailand models (RT7D5JTW). The made in China SK-8000s are worse.