Author Topic: Blue cubes on ebay uk (Read 5747 times)

hoggy · « **on:** Fri, 03 September 2010, 15:14:09 »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-Male-PS-2-Female-PS2-Active-Keyboard-Adapter-/330462567421?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item4cf11a9bfd#ht_3769wt_1137

ch_123 · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 06:37:48 »

Bought two Blue Cubes from this vendor. I give them my thumbs up.

WhiteRice · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 07:19:10 »

$12 US Shipping?! No thanks...

ch_123 · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 07:21:51 »

There are plenty of vendors in the US, these guys are in the UK.

WhiteRice · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 10:43:02 »

Am I mistaken?

ch_123 · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 10:47:10 »

In fairness, if you're paying postal insurance that is more expensive than the item you're insuring...

MissileMike · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 10:58:19 »

Instead of paying that shipping, I would recommend the Belkin.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Belkin-USB-PS-2-Adapter-F5U119VE1-/150488061455?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2309c9960f

Nearly the same chip, cheaper, doesn't block ports, can hook up two devices.

ch_123 · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 11:23:00 »

Quote from: MissileMike;219845

Instead of paying that shipping, I would recommend the Belkin.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Belkin-USB-PS-2-Adapter-F5U119VE1-/150488061455?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2309c9960f

Nearly the same chip, cheaper, doesn't block ports, can hook up two devices.

It also works better. Go go Belkin!

WhiteRice · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 11:25:40 »

Quote from: kishy;219850

My apologies, I didn't realize that you prefer to pay for the more expensive shipping option which offers less value because it requires you to be home to provide a signature.

I thought the difference was domestic and international.

ch_123 · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 11:37:58 »

Domestic shipping is free

Half-Saint · « **Reply #10 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 14:35:27 »

Quote from: MissileMike;219845

Instead of paying that shipping, I would recommend the Belkin.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Belkin-USB-PS-2-Adapter-F5U119VE1-/150488061455?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2309c9960f

Nearly the same chip, cheaper, doesn't block ports, can hook up two devices.

Right, these guys are even worse than cable_star in regard to intl. postage! $10 for a single adapter? You gotta be kidding me

J888www · « **Reply #11 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 17:27:21 »

Quote from: MissileMike;219845

Instead of paying that shipping, I would recommend the Belkin.
Nearly the same chip, cheaper, doesn't block ports, can hook up two devices.

Which is the Dark Side of This. US $1 + 10 Cents for Shipping, note that the seller has already sold more than 1K of these Lighter Side and that's just this Listing.
I purchased from the more expensive Listing of £0.99p + Free Shipping. At this price-point, I purchased three, didn't thought it would be any good, but to my surprise it works. :bounce:
Even opened it and de-soldered the mouse cable from the converter chip so it wouldn't dangle from my laptop (more weight on the connectors).

My four blue Cubes have now been assimilated into the cardboard box to join with other keyboards.

J888www · « **Reply #12 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 21:13:03 »

Quote from: ripster;219990

What's the chip in that $1 Hong Kong special?

Exactly as Kishy stated, when I have a little time, I'll open up another and scrape off the resin and see if there's any info.
Not sure if it's compatible with all keyboards, I've not had time to try them all (need to un-pile them), but ATM it's working with my ACCESS.

TexasFlood · « **Reply #13 on:** Sat, 04 September 2010, 21:20:50 »

Quote from: J888www;220021

Exactly as Kishy stated, when I have a little time, I'll open up another and scrape off the resin and see if there's any info.
Not sure if it's compatible with all keyboards, I've not had time to try them all (need to un-pile them), but ATM it's working with my ACCESS and SIIG Mini.

Can you confirm it doesn't have the same issue as the one I have which looks like that? This is, if you hold the Shift, Alt, or Ctrl keys for more than 3 seconds, the status is "forgotten". For example, if you want to save a file using the Shift-S shortcut, and you held the Shift key for too long - you are only going to see the letter 's' added instead of having the file saved.

erricrice · « **Reply #14 on:** Sun, 05 September 2010, 08:49:53 »

Quote from: ch_123;219854

It also works better. Go go Belkin!

Is this sarcasm, or does the belkin actually do as well as the blue cube?

MissileMike · « **Reply #15 on:** Sun, 05 September 2010, 09:12:00 »

Quote from: erricrice;220085

Is this sarcasm, or does the belkin actually do as well as the blue cube?

Not sarcasm- the belkin is great.

The el cheapos usually have issue with the model m- so I'd be curious to know the chip in that one too.

J888www · « **Reply #16 on:** Sun, 05 September 2010, 12:05:07 »

Quote from: MissileMike;220089

Not sarcasm- the belkin is great.

The el cheapos usually have issue with the model m- so I'd be curious to know the chip in that one too.

Agreed.
Just found out the "El Cheapos" does NOT work with ALL keyboards. Maybe there's some truth to the saying "you get what you pay for".

erricrice · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 05 September 2010, 12:57:21 »

Quote from: ripster;220149

At least it saved you $4 and took 2 weeks to ship from Hong Kong. Some might question whether that was an effective use of time versus picking one that is well tested on multiple keyboards, multiple OS's and motherboards.

Maybe I'm looking at it wrong.

Yeah, I've just had way too many that would work fine with some keyboards, and not with others, and then would kernel panic anytime I plugged it into a Mac, so I just had to go with the blue cube and finally just bite the bullet(such a huge bullet too, god it was like 12 whole dollars in the end, lol)

Findecanor · « **Reply #18 on:** Sun, 05 September 2010, 13:22:13 »

Eleven dollars is close to the retail price of "El Cheapo" adapters over here in Sweden anyway, so I ordered one.

erricrice · « **Reply #19 on:** Sun, 05 September 2010, 14:05:17 »

Quote from: Findecanor;220159

Eleven dollars is close to the retail price of "El Cheapo" adapters over here in Sweden anyway, so I ordered one.

Oh yeah, retail is a b*tch. The place where I worked, we regularly marked up cables/converters well over 100%. We were still less than half the price of best buy though...

J888www · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 05 September 2010, 17:14:41 »

Need to go disassimilate the Blue Cubes from box.

ch_123 · « **Reply #21 on:** Mon, 06 September 2010, 12:10:46 »

Quote from: ripster;220149

Some might question whether that was an effective use of time versus picking one that is well tested on multiple keyboards, multiple OS's and motherboards.

You're talking about the Belkin here, amirite?

WhiteRice · « **Reply #22 on:** Thu, 09 September 2010, 23:04:39 »

Man there are no cheap belkins on ebay!

J888www · « **Reply #23 on:** Fri, 10 September 2010, 10:33:50 »

Quote from: WhiteRice;221500

Man there are no cheap belkins on ebay!

I purchased and received one for £9.99 + Free Shipping, UK seller.

Sometime a less expensive NIB pops up, just need to keep eyes open.

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