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Offline JonasDK

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Picking out a keyboard
« on: Mon, 20 August 2012, 12:36:17 »
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Offline Djuzuh

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 20 August 2012, 15:56:57 »
IBM aren't considered great for gaming, as they are only 2KRO.
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Offline trax

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 20 August 2012, 18:38:39 »
Why buy an old board?
Most people here prefer new ones with cherry switches for gaming.

As Djuzuh mentioned, many old boards are 2KRO. This means you can only press 2 buttons at the same time, any others won't be registered.
6KRO or more is really recommended for gaming.
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Switches tried so far
Cherry MX Red Blue Black Clear
ALPS White Black (fake)Blue Montereys
ACER White Black
Futaba
Buckling Sprin

Offline N8N

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 20 August 2012, 18:52:18 »
Why buy an old board?  Because a Model M, if you can stand the racket, is a standard layout keyboard (in fact it defines the standard layout) which has more tactility and better keycaps than any Cherry MX based board and yet is still available for a reasonable price often in need of just a good cleaning.

I'm sure Alps fans will chime in with their equivalents...
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Filco Majestouch-2 with Cherry Corp. doubleshot keys - Leopold Tenkeyless Tactile Force with Wyse doubleshots - Silicon Graphics 9500900 - WASD V1 - IBM Model M 52G9658 - Noppoo Choc Pro with Cherry lasered PBT keycaps - Wyse 900866-01 - Cherry G80-8200LPBUS/07 - Dell AT101W - several Cherry G81s (future doubleshot donors) (order of current preference) (dang I have too many keyboards, I really only need two)

Offline kaiserreich

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 20 August 2012, 18:54:54 »
Could you pull a keycap on the NCR?

They look like Dye Sub to me.
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Offline dorkvader

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 21 August 2012, 09:24:49 »
Clearly one should go with a model F for NKRO and buckling spring.
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Offline PointyFox

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 21 August 2012, 23:24:03 »
Buckling spring is pretty bad for gaming.  Rubber dome and cherry mx switches are much better.
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Offline Carnage

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 21 August 2012, 23:54:19 »
Pfft cherry silly cherry switches find some alps. -inserts electronic drool- alpsss
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Offline sth

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Re: Picking out a keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 22 August 2012, 00:04:30 »
nubs and their opinions...

That NCR looks like a cherry rebrand -- specifically the g8x-3000 series case. Can you take some pics of the bottom? It might be worth leaving as is rather than painting.
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