Nib 1391401 $99.10 bin

[MANISH7]

Very tempting but I'll pass. I like that it is Feb. 15 1991 since that is 6 weeks before Lexmark took over. However, only M's issued in 1988 or earlier are guaranteed to have support wires in the numeric pad.

[ch_123]

I like that it is Feb. 15 1991 since that is 6 weeks before Lexmark took over.

Yep, and you get to miss out on drainage channels, and additional supports for the keyboard assembly.

[MANISH7]

Whatever.  I'd rather have NIB without support wires than Used with support wires  in a numpad.

And my working assumption is that Lexmark took over but didn't drastically change anything for a while.  I have a NIB Mini where the Lexmark label was slapped over the IBM label.

O, just to be clear, I consider only NIB keyboards. I agree that I'm being awfully picky but if I wasn't then I would have no reason to get another M. I already have 3 NIBs. I'm still waiting on a 1988 NIB 1391401. Ebay automatically e-mails me any listings that can be found with the terms: "New Model M" or "New 1391401". Every week I get a notification for Minis that I don't care for. It's annoying. Finally when New M shows up, it is those Lexmarks. The few rare times we see a 1391401, it's from the 90s.

[microsoft windows]

Both keyboards sold.  Looks like NIB Model Ms are now moving to the above $100 range.

My 6 NIB Model Ms are now officially 100% better investments than Microsoft or Intel.  Maybe I shouldn't have dropped that Boscom 12 feet?!?!!

That's what crappy Dell keyboards are for.