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Offline berserkfan

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TG3 New Keyboard
« on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 13:46:56 »
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 13:48:44 »
Tempting...
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 13:50:04 »
I have one with mx clears I am looking to get rid of. Also brand new.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 13:51:41 »
USB connection, eh?  NIB, plus the price, makes it an easy choice if someone wants to try a TG3 board!

There are quite a few TG3s on the market at the moment, although the one with MX Clears is now up to $85.  Sheesh...

The ones with PS2 connections (and MX Blacks, I think...): http://www.ebay.com/itm/TG3-Electronics-BL82-Series-82-key-LED-Backlit-KeyboaRD-KBA-BL82-5RBIVS-PS2-/230929437364?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item35c47792b4
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 13:56:01 »
I came in her expecting to see a 'new' product as in a different design or something...doh!!

Thanks for the link anyways!

This would be good for a spare server keyboard.

oh for anyone interested here is one of these in the wild


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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:57:41 »
I'm getting one: great for dvorak layout.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:15:33 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:57:41
I'm getting one: great for dvorak layout.

San nibs? or do those keys remain the same?
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:40:58 »
These are 2KRO and backlit, correct?  Seems crazy cheap considering they are new.

Edit: are these definitely MX Clears?
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:41:55 »
Ray, that's the one I have.

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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:44:21 »
Quote from: Dianoda on Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:40:58
These are 2KRO and backlit, correct?  Seems crazy cheap considering they are new.

Edit: are these definitely MX Clears?

I thought these were blacks??

If they are clears I'll order a few of them :eek:
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:45:18 »
There are Blacks and Clears. AFAIK, the Clears don't work because of the voltage required by the board. They're different.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:45:41 »
Quote from: jwaz on Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:15:33
Quote from: dorkvader on Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:57:41
I'm getting one: great for dvorak layout.

San nibs? or do those keys remain the same?

I don't remember if they have them or not, but they are easy enough to ignore.

These are probably cherry MX blacks.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:54:17 »
Interesting. These look slightly different than the usual cop car variant on ebay. Are there backlit? The caps look a little different and they don't have the brightness symbols on the arrow keys. I have one of the data 911 variants attached to the htpc and it's just about the ideal keyboard for the job. Compact, decent touch pad, backlighting, splash guard, bomb-proof. I'm tempted to pick up another as a backup just because.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #13 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 16:02:57 »
Quote from: FuriousGeorge on Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:54:17
Interesting. These look slightly different than the usual cop car variant on ebay. Are there backlit? The caps look a little different and they don't have the brightness symbols on the arrow keys. I have one of the data 911 variants attached to the htpc and it's just about the ideal keyboard for the job. Compact, decent touch pad, backlighting, splash guard, bomb-proof. I'm tempted to pick up another as a backup just because.

I'm thinking this one is not backlit.

The model number isn't returning anything but notice on the actual keyboard it has has 'nBLT' not 'BLT'...dunno
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Offline Thechemist

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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 16:15:08 »
This is the non-backlit version that has black mx switches; however, TG3 does custom bulk orders that included the clear switches. I have sent a message to the seller to see what kind of switches are in those keyboards.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 16:18:25 »
wow 21$ whats the catch? a fire?
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:31:31 »
And just shot up to $70.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #17 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:33:35 »
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #18 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:35:37 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:31:31
And just shot up to $70.

Wow! Wonder how many were sold today before it jumped up?
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #19 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:55:30 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:35:37
Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:31:31
And just shot up to $70.

Wow! Wonder how many were sold today before it jumped up?

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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #20 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 21:58:19 »
Perhaps there were lots of messages sent?

Unless these have clears don't think they are worth 70.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #21 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 22:12:40 »
Wow, this is damn ridiculous.

Not the first time a posting on geekhack has led to prices escalating.

Clears or not, I ain't paying $70 for something with this layout. Was a good deal in the twenties; still a good deal if price rose to the forties; totally not a good deal now.

MODERATOR, CAN I CLOSE THE THREAD? PLEASE LOCK IT, THANKS.

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Wed, 24 July 2013, 21:58:19
Perhaps there were lots of messages sent?

Unless these have clears don't think they are worth 70.
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #22 on: Wed, 24 July 2013, 22:16:30 »
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #23 on: Thu, 25 July 2013, 08:23:14 »
We saw the same pricing pattern with the SkiData boards.  Sell them cheap at first, then the next batch were $10 Euros more expensive, then another batch $10 Euros more...

It's just eBay price optimization, but I agree it sucks.  Trouble is, once the prices go high, they rarely drop. 

The exact same TG3 I bought for $50 (plus shipping) is now $85, so the seller must be getting some nibbles to keep them at that level.  I talked to him when I picked up the keyboard (he's local to Virginia) he said he'd just heard about GH, wasn't aware there was this much demand for surplus mechanical boards.



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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #24 on: Sun, 28 July 2013, 00:07:58 »
Whoa, what's up with the change in key caps? It looks like they switched to SP equipment or something...
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Re: TG3 New Keyboard
« Reply #25 on: Sun, 28 July 2013, 15:26:21 »
As the thread starter I am locking this topic because price has tripled and it is no longer a good deal.

Guys, please hold back your enthusiasm. If seller says there is plenty of stock or if auction has 7 days left, don't rush to ask questions. If a seller gets like 10 inquiries within the first day of listing, it'll give him ideas and make him push up prices!
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