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Offline urlwolf

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light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
« on: Sun, 07 November 2010, 21:58:28 »
What's a light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
A filco weights 1.5 kg :)... not something you want on your backpack...
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Offline fuzzybyte

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Offline keyb_gr

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light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 08 November 2010, 15:44:54 »
That's remarkably light for something as well built as this. Then again, there are no metal plates involved.

A G84-4100 (compact with ML switches) weighs in at about 400 g. The USB combo varieties (you can still get 'em in PS/2-only as well) come in 83-key (LCAxx) and 86-key (LCMxx) versions. The 86-key ones have a rather short spacebar.
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Offline urlwolf

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light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 08 November 2010, 15:45:10 »
Thanks. Unfortunately : HHKB is not easily available in China it seems, and I don't agree with the idea that less keys and more combos is better (!).
What else is out there that doesn't weight a ton?
I think the Ducky are 800g? Maybe they don't pack the giant metal sheet that Filcos have?
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Offline WhiteRice

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light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 08 November 2010, 15:47:55 »
The black ducky 1087 is 800g, steel plate.

If you're in China take a look at the white ducky 1087. It has an aluminum plate and weighs only 600g.
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Offline Soarer

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light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 08 November 2010, 15:53:49 »
GHSS is 700g... plus 50g for the cable :)
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Offline Lanx

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 08 November 2010, 16:14:43 »
the g84 is basically the same exact width dimentions as a netbook.
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Offline KillerBee

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light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 08 November 2010, 21:58:59 »
Im going to go on a whim and say Model M-2
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Offline didjamatic

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light keyboard that doesn't suck (to go together with a netbook)?
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 08 November 2010, 23:12:05 »
An M2 is huge compared to other boards mentioned.  My portable is a ghss/minitouch with a dampened alps swap so I can use it even in quiet environments.  A g84-4100 is another great backpackable board.  Ortek like in my sig.  If you don't require a mechanical there are tons of options including HHKB lite.
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Offline Brodie337

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 09 November 2010, 00:57:12 »
Damn!

And here I was about to suggest a 122 key IBM!
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