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Offline Phaedrus2129

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Blue Alps
« on: Thu, 12 August 2010, 22:00:18 »
Do Japanese collectors go nuts over blue Alps switches, or is it just the pinks?
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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Blue Alps
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 12 August 2010, 22:11:13 »
I think I just found one. No clue if they're real Alps or fakes until it arrives though. Might be SMKs, but for the price I paid I wouldn't mind. At the very least I could sell it here and break even, and get to try a new switch. It'd be nice if I could resell it for $400 though. :p
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Currently own: IBM Model M 1391401 1988,  XArmor U9 prototype
Previously owned: Ricercar SPOS, IBM M13 92G7461 1994, XArmor U9BL, XArmor U9W prototype, Cherry G80-8200LPDUS, Cherry G84-4100, Compaq MX-11800, Chicony KB-5181 (SMK Monterey), Reveal KB-7061, Cirque Wave Keyboard (ergonomic rubber domes), NMB RT101 (rubber dome), Dell AT101W

Offline Phaedrus2129

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Blue Alps
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 12 August 2010, 22:18:02 »
Anyway, I'm not going to post the buy here until it arrives, because it'll probably get ID'd as SMKs right away or something. ;) I'd prefer to be disappointed myself. Just to be clear, do SMKs have "ALPS" printed on them like real switches?
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Currently own: IBM Model M 1391401 1988,  XArmor U9 prototype
Previously owned: Ricercar SPOS, IBM M13 92G7461 1994, XArmor U9BL, XArmor U9W prototype, Cherry G80-8200LPDUS, Cherry G84-4100, Compaq MX-11800, Chicony KB-5181 (SMK Monterey), Reveal KB-7061, Cirque Wave Keyboard (ergonomic rubber domes), NMB RT101 (rubber dome), Dell AT101W

Offline Phaedrus2129

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Blue Alps
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 12 August 2010, 22:24:48 »
Thanks. The pictures I have are too far away/blurry to tell for sure, only thing I can make out clearly is they are Alps style sliders and they're blue.
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Currently own: IBM Model M 1391401 1988,  XArmor U9 prototype
Previously owned: Ricercar SPOS, IBM M13 92G7461 1994, XArmor U9BL, XArmor U9W prototype, Cherry G80-8200LPDUS, Cherry G84-4100, Compaq MX-11800, Chicony KB-5181 (SMK Monterey), Reveal KB-7061, Cirque Wave Keyboard (ergonomic rubber domes), NMB RT101 (rubber dome), Dell AT101W

Offline Phaedrus2129

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Blue Alps
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 13 August 2010, 00:14:40 »
Ok, it's SMKs. Confirmed. Ah well, at least I get to try these supposedly very good switches. It's a Chicony KB-5181 which I got for $25, plus I picked up an AT->PS/2 converter for $2.85. Depending on how I like it it might replace my Model M for my workshop rig. Slightly heavier MX blues with a softer landing sound divine and good contenders against buckling springs.
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Currently own: IBM Model M 1391401 1988,  XArmor U9 prototype
Previously owned: Ricercar SPOS, IBM M13 92G7461 1994, XArmor U9BL, XArmor U9W prototype, Cherry G80-8200LPDUS, Cherry G84-4100, Compaq MX-11800, Chicony KB-5181 (SMK Monterey), Reveal KB-7061, Cirque Wave Keyboard (ergonomic rubber domes), NMB RT101 (rubber dome), Dell AT101W

Offline Brodie337

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Blue Alps
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 13 August 2010, 03:38:36 »
You've got yourself a damn fine switch in what strikes me as a mediocre board. The plastics are utter crap on mine, but the typing experience is very, very good.
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Blue Alps
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 13 August 2010, 08:22:55 »
I got a Chicony board with the old white ALPS switches, but it's in such bad shape even I wouldn't use it (It gets used for switch harvesting).
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