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Offline jacobolus

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Chicony roulette: KB-5181, starting bid $23 shipped
« on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:01:52 »
Could be: white Alps, MX blue, SMK “monterey” blue, MX-mount Futaba, or maybe something else entirely! I asked the seller to take a picture of the back label and a switch w/ a keycap pulled, but no reply in several days.

If someone gets this one, please report back with the results!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390817096672

Also, a KB-5331 (very similar to 5181) for $55 shipped OBO; again no switch pictured so it could be anything: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330877902281
« Last Edit: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:09:34 by jacobolus »

Offline jacobolus

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Re: Chicony roulette: KB-5181, starting bid $23 shipped
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:05:40 »
There’s also a KB-5161 with Aristotle MX clones, starting bid $40 shipped:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141251919312

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Re: Chicony roulette: KB-5181, starting bid $23 shipped
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 14 April 2014, 08:44:48 »
dat Backspace bar...

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Re: Chicony roulette: KB-5181, starting bid $23 shipped
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 14 April 2014, 09:15:40 »
dat Backspace bar...

Yes, it is a shame. These are really delightful boards, but that tiny Backspace makes them all but unusable for me.
"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
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Offline ed_avis

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Re: Chicony roulette: KB-5181, starting bid $23 shipped
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 14 April 2014, 11:02:04 »
I'll take the tiny backspace if it means I can have a proper sized Enter key.

Offline kirby145

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Re: Chicony roulette: KB-5181, starting bid $23 shipped
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 16 April 2014, 22:14:32 »
It was tempting but due to the damage not worth the guess on key color. And the backspace is perfectly fine if you are used to it. It's pretty easy for my fingers to find and press at the corner.

Also this captcha is bull****.