What is this presumeably white alps keyboard worth

[MyNameIsFinn]

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[MyNameIsFinn]

Its a friend of mines, I doubt hes going to sell it but he is wondering

[MyNameIsFinn]

Less than the ADB adapter.

Why is that?

[MyNameIsFinn]

So should my friend skip buying a ADB adapter or just get this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-DELL-WHITE-CLICKY-KEYBOARD-CLEAN-PS-2-ALPS-KEYS-IBM-HP-Model-AT101W-/290679991402?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item43ade0ac6a

[NorrisB]

Dell AT101W is a piece of crap tell him to buy something with Cherry switches

[Grimey]

I paid $10 plus shipping for a board like that to harvest switches from once.  Perhaps look for someone wanting to fix up a Focus or something?

Or if you friend likes those White Alps, but the AT101W and swap the switches.  That will give you a keyboard that will work on modern computers with a battleship size and switches of his/her liking.

[Daniel Beardsmore]

Wait, what? What keyboard is that?

Got a full-size photo of it? Really curious, as there aren't a lot of Mac keyboards out there in the first place, and I'd like to see whether this one is hot or not.

Also, a macro shot of the switch would be nice – I can't quite be sure that it isn't XM. It would also be nice to see a switch disassembled sufficient to determine:

a) is it simplified, and
b) if not, is the switch plate long or short (the grey/white block within the switch that houses the electrical switch should ideally reach down to the bottom of the inside – not sure whether any white switches were long switch plate)