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Offline Geeek

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Tenkeyless mechanical for both Mac and PC?
« on: Sun, 20 March 2011, 10:35:21 »
Hi everyone, new poster here- former lurker.

I'm looking for a mechanical keyboard that I can use on my dual boot OSX/Win Vista machine. I was pretty set on grabbing a Noppoo Choc Mini but then I found out it didn't work on Mac :(. It looks like the PLU ML-87 suffers from the same problem.

I'm looking for a small tenkeyless board that will work on both OS's...any suggestions?

Offline RiGS

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Tenkeyless mechanical for both Mac and PC?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 20 March 2011, 10:36:28 »
Nope. The PLU don't have this problem.

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Offline thirdkind

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Tenkeyless mechanical for both Mac and PC?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 20 March 2011, 11:15:43 »
My Filco Majestouch Linear R tenkeyless works fine in OS X. I'd be surprised if their other keyboards didn't work also.

Offline Geeek

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Tenkeyless mechanical for both Mac and PC?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 20 March 2011, 11:38:58 »
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Nope. The PLU don't have this problem.


ooh...I thought I found someone complaining of the same issues but this is encouraging.

I do love the even smaller size of the Noppoo though. Are there any other keyboards that small that work on Mac as well?

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Tenkeyless mechanical for both Mac and PC?
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 20 March 2011, 11:43:15 »
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Offline elbowglue

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Tenkeyless mechanical for both Mac and PC?
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 20 March 2011, 19:36:53 »
I'm selling a smk-88, works on mac and PC, almost same size as the noopoo:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=16195

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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