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Offline MissileMike

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 17:49:57 »
What was the best deal you ever got on a good keyboard?  Here's mine:

I was at a computer show/sale thing in Illinois around 2005.  This guy had a box of 20 keyboards he was selling for 4$ each.  They were all model m's, a lot of them being the 42H from Scottland.  So I said, "how much for the whole box?".  The price: 20$ for the whole box.

The only downside was attempting to carry a box of 20 model m keyboards to my car... HEAVY

So what was YOUR deal?
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BS: 5 Space Savers  ||  9 42H  ||  10 1391401 or similar  ||  1x 1390131  || AT&T 305b  ||  Dell Model M
Cherry: Leopold FC200RC/AB  ||  3 Ducky 1087  ||  PLU ML87 ||  Cherry G80-8113LUVEU-2  browns
Alps: Filco Zero Tenkeyless (fukka)  ||  ABS M1  ||  3x Dell AT101w  ||  Ancer KF-191  ||  6 Vivanco Compact
Misc: NMB RT6855T+  ||  NMB RT101 Space Invader  ||  Dell Quietkey  ||  Ge Fanuc Industrial Metal

Offline keyboardlover

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 17:56:53 »
I think $215 shipped for my second Realforce 103UB 55g was a pretty rockin' deal. Especially since it was like new when I got it.
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Offline mr_a500

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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 18:53:52 »
I got a perfect condition 1991 Model M for $4.24 - on eBay last year. It must have been a slow day or something because every other Model M I saw that month went for over $50 - and a lot of them looked like crap.
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Offline didjamatic

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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 19:18:18 »
Armload of fantastic boards including my first and favorite Northgate "Northy"... Free.  

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Offline elbowglue

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 19:22:12 »
Ricercar SPOS, $1 + shipping.  It was missing a few of the crystal relegendable key covers though.
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My keyboards: Filco Cherry Blue Tenkeyless(daily home), Compaq MX11800 (modded to blacks), Compaq "MX 84u",  Wellington\'s Dampened Endurapro, Pinkalicious Filco Blue Cherry, Chicony KB-5191, Chicony KB-5181, Desko MOS 5023 UP "elbowglue" spos (modded to blues), Siig Minitouch (monterey blue), SMK-88 (blue cherries), Ricercar SPOS
Smallest to biggest keyboards in inches (Length X Height) - Length is most important for a midline mouse position
KBC Poker: 11.6 x 3.9 - HHKB: 11.6 x 4.3 - Siig Minitouch (Geekhack Space Saver): 11.6 x 6 - Deck/Tg3 82: 12 x 6 - Noppoo Choc Mini 12.4 x 5.3 - Compaq "MX 84u": 13.1 x 7.5 - Filco Tenkeyless: 14 x 5.3 - Cherry "ricercar spos" G86-62410EUAGSA: 14 x 7.75 - Topre Realforce 86u: 14.4 x 6.65 - Desko "elbowglue spos" MOS 5023 UP: 14.5 x 8.4 - IBM Model M Spacesaver: 15.3 x 7 - G80-1800: 15.9 x 7.1 - Adesso MKB-125B: 16 x 7.3 - Compaq Mx11800, Cherry G80-11900: 16.25 x 7.5 - Filco Standard: 17.3 x 5.4 - Unicomp Endurapro: 17.9 x 7.1 - Adesso MKB-135B: 18.3 x 6.0 - Cherry G80-3000: 18.5 x 7.6 - IBM Model M, Unicomp Customizer: 19.3 x 8.27

Offline WhiteRice

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 19:28:02 »
I got a 91 Model M for $10.
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Offline TexasFlood

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 19:30:24 »
Quote from: didjamatic;229732
Armload of fantastic boards including my first and favorite Northgate "Northy"... Free.

From where might I ask?
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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 19:49:00 »
probably my best deals were:
<$10 for NIB at101w alps
~$25 for NIB tvs gold blue cherry
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Offline laden3

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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 20:58:55 »
$5 Macally MK-96 + $7 shipping for a bunch of clicky ALPS switches
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Offline MissileMike

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 21:05:28 »
Ahhh sorry for the duplicate thread- the old one was before my time and I didn't see it in search.
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BS: 5 Space Savers  ||  9 42H  ||  10 1391401 or similar  ||  1x 1390131  || AT&T 305b  ||  Dell Model M
Cherry: Leopold FC200RC/AB  ||  3 Ducky 1087  ||  PLU ML87 ||  Cherry G80-8113LUVEU-2  browns
Alps: Filco Zero Tenkeyless (fukka)  ||  ABS M1  ||  3x Dell AT101w  ||  Ancer KF-191  ||  6 Vivanco Compact
Misc: NMB RT6855T+  ||  NMB RT101 Space Invader  ||  Dell Quietkey  ||  Ge Fanuc Industrial Metal

Offline Phaedrus2129

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 22:29:29 »
A brand new $160 XArmor U9BL for free plus about two hours of picture taking and writing.
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Daily Driver: Noppoo Choc Mini
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 8_INCH_FLOPPY

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 04 October 2010, 23:40:03 »
Gateway 2000 Anykey: 1.50
Black Cherry keyboard with built in trackpad : 2.50
Really dirty black Cherry board: 2.00
Blue ALPS keyboard : 2.00
Black ALPS usb keyboard : 2.50
3 83-key black Cherry XT keyboards: 2.00 each.
My favorite Fujitsu Peerless : 3.00

I go to a lot of swap meets, and my 'new' keyboards usually take a lot of cleaning up, so I spend more $ in time than actual cash.
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Notable Switches I have tried:
black cherry, blue cherry, brown cherry, clear cherry, cherry M84, white alps, black alps, cream alps, Monterey blue alps, Fujitsu Peerless, Gateway2000 rubber dome, Keytronic rubber dome, Model M buckling spring, Model F buckling spring, futaba, black space invader

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Offline hoggy

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 05 October 2010, 00:31:29 »
M2 without the IBM logo - 99 pence (plus shipping)
Goldtouch keyboard with cherry brown keypad 6 pence (plus shipping)

The fujitsu peerless I got for free is NOT the best deal...
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Offline hoggy

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« Reply #13 on: Tue, 05 October 2010, 00:32:32 »
Edit: double post - please feel free to delete...
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http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54680.0

Offline Findecanor

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« Reply #14 on: Tue, 05 October 2010, 02:46:36 »
Like new AEK clone with white clicky ALPS for 1 SEK (0.14 USD). Won at net auction but I picked it up locally. I have no ADB converter, but I will transplant the switches to another board.

Then there are the dumpster finds ...
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Offline Senor_Cartmenez

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Time to brag about the best deal you got on a keyboard.
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 05 October 2010, 05:09:21 »
Reading all this my 66€ Das Model S Ultimate (new) doesn't seem like such a great deal anymore :D
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