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Offline Phaedrus2129

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NIB Chicony KB-5191
« on: Tue, 17 August 2010, 17:27:44 »
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Chicony-KB-5191-FCC-ID-E8H5IKKB-5191-Keyboard-/310238348603?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs

$15+$8 shipping. Less than I paid for my used, damaged-in-shipping 5181.
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Offline Infinite north

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NIB Chicony KB-5191
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 17 August 2010, 19:19:40 »
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Offline ThirdLap

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NIB Omnikey 101 - Starting bid $250(!)
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 17 August 2010, 19:28:04 »
NIB Northgate Omnikey 101

Yeesh, seems ridiculously high.  But hey, free shipping! :rolleyes:
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Offline EverythingIBM

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NIB Chicony KB-5191
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 17 August 2010, 21:32:46 »
It would be interesting to get, but the backspace kills it for me. Even though I am a fan of chicony keyboards it seems.
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Offline Voixdelion

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NIB Chicony KB-5191
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 21 August 2010, 11:28:10 »
Still - $23 shipped for a NIB board that's WAAAAAY better than the freewithpc.  Even beats most crappy rubber dome boards available retail.  Even with the better boards I have, I'm quite pleased I picked up one of these, seeing as how I can't even touch a rubber dome board without a very strong sense of disgust and revulsion now.  I paid over 55 bucks for a M$ optical wireless thing a few years ago that started giving me problems within 8 months.  The mouse was what I was after, but still can't believe that cost that much considering what I know now.  Even the cheap plastic construction of the Chicony beats that POS and is much better to type on at half the price.  Or if anybody need MX compatible keycaps (after drying theirs in the oven or something, for example) they do fit on the real deal...  Really not a bad backup idea if you have $25 bucks to spend.
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Offline EverythingIBM

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NIB Chicony KB-5191
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 21 August 2010, 16:55:05 »
Quote from: Voixdelion;215372
Still - $23 shipped for a NIB board that's WAAAAAY better than the freewithpc.  Even beats most crappy rubber dome boards available retail.  Even with the better boards I have, I'm quite pleased I picked up one of these, seeing as how I can't even touch a rubber dome board without a very strong sense of disgust and revulsion now.  I paid over 55 bucks for a M$ optical wireless thing a few years ago that started giving me problems within 8 months.  The mouse was what I was after, but still can't believe that cost that much considering what I know now.  Even the cheap plastic construction of the Chicony beats that POS and is much better to type on at half the price.  Or if anybody need MX compatible keycaps (after drying theirs in the oven or something, for example) they do fit on the real deal...  Really not a bad backup idea if you have $25 bucks to spend.


Actually, the KB-8923 chicony rubber dome boards are *very* good. I think they're the best rubber domes ever made, very nice keyboards.
But that's just my opinion. I certainly don't think they're disgusting, better than all the other rubber domes out there.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 21 August 2010, 17:11:17 »
AFAIK, these are the keyboards with fake Cherry switches.
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Offline EverythingIBM

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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 21 August 2010, 20:28:24 »
Quote from: ripster;215495
You should try some keyboards that don't say IBM on them sometime.  

Ya know, branch out a little.  Explore.  Be adventurous.


If I were to get a non-IBM keyboard, it would either be a SGI granite with ALPs, or a Dolch AT with ALPs.

Apparently I can't obtain either of those, so, IBM it is!
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