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Offline snowbang

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Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« on: Sat, 06 October 2012, 23:21:15 »
As the subject line says.
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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 06 October 2012, 23:30:55 »
The Apple wireless keyboard...sorta. Tis an odd keyboard layout, no numpad, but no navigation cluster either.

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 07 October 2012, 09:17:06 »
Logitech diNovo Edge. It had some of the best scissor switches I used. Caveat: Its wireless.

Another almost tenkeyless with scissors is the odd Lenovo ThinkPad USB Keyboard, which is essentially the keyboard from a thinkpad laptop in a freestanding form.

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 08 October 2012, 07:56:29 »
+1 that the Logitech diNovo Edge has a rechargeable battery though. At least tis better than the Apple Wireless Keyboard as it uses AA batteries.

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 08 October 2012, 08:13:54 »
+1 that the Logitech diNovo Edge has a rechargeable battery though. At least tis better than the Apple Wireless Keyboard as it uses AA batteries.
You can't quickly swap out the battery if it dies in a keyboard like the diNovo Edge, if the batteries die in the Apple keyboard, you just pull a couple out of the charger and swap them out.

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 08 October 2012, 08:26:25 »
You can't quickly swap out the battery if it dies in a keyboard like the diNovo Edge

My diNovoEdge is 5 years old and still works fine. You can replace the battery, but as you noted, it is a bit of a PITA.
   

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 08 October 2012, 08:56:42 »
Just so you know, the diNovo Edge is big. Included trackpad, etc.
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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 08 October 2012, 10:19:01 »
You can't quickly swap out the battery if it dies in a keyboard like the diNovo Edge

My diNovoEdge is 5 years old and still works fine. You can replace the battery, but as you noted, it is a bit of a PITA.

What I meant was that if you run out of power, you can quickly put in another set of AA batteries, unlike the diNovo where you need to plug it in for charging.

I've always had issues with Logitech devices that have rechargeable batteries in them, with the charge lasting significantly less than it should after only a few months of use. I'd much rather rely on standard AA Eneloops than a rechargable battery built into the device.

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 07 December 2012, 06:20:21 »
I have gone through a fairly big selection process, I looked at absolutely every tenkeyless scissor keyboard available. This is the output:

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/scissor-switch-board-tenkeyless-touchpad-mac-kb-qstn-t4535.html#p86890

I have decided to get a Perixx Periboard 804, which is a cheaper and better looking rebrand of the Cherry KW 6000. This has an integrated battery and uses the Cherry SX switches which I like a lot.

Under GNU/Linux, btw, you can change the lower right arrow keys to be ctrl/alt/whatever. It's not difficult at all. Detailed here:
http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/lp-family-keyboard-tenkeyless-with-no-cursor-keys-either-t4502.html

Hope this helps people looking for tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards in the future.

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 07 December 2012, 13:43:43 »
Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 - $99.99
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/bluetooth-illuminated-keyboard-k810?crid=26

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Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360 - $29.99
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/keyboard-k360?crid=26

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 14 December 2012, 11:22:26 »
I like my "Lenovo ThinkPad Keyboard with TrackPoint".

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002ONCC6G

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 01 June 2013, 15:42:02 »
Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 - $99.99
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/bluetooth-illuminated-keyboard-k810?crid=26

OR

Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360 - $29.99
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/keyboard-k360?crid=26

Guys

I'm also searching for a good scissor desktop board and just want to clarify that the Logitech 360, that I own, is rubber dome, not scissor. The key feel is mediocre but the layout is fantastic. I need an extremely quite keyboard but rubber domes don't do it for me. I will try the Wireless Iluminated next.

I also own the IBM laptop like keyboard. Great, just not wireless.

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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 01 June 2013, 17:20:39 »
I'm also searching for a good scissor desktop board and just want to clarify that the Logitech 360, that I own, is rubber dome, not scissor. The key feel is mediocre but the layout is fantastic. I need an extremely quite keyboard but rubber domes don't do it for me. I will try the Wireless Iluminated next.

I also own the IBM laptop like keyboard. Great, just not wireless.
They sell a Bluetooth version:
http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-Compact-Bluetooth-Keyboard-TrackPoint/dp/B00C32FWJC/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1370124773&sr=1-3&keywords=thinkpad+keyboard
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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 01 June 2013, 22:53:13 »
+1 that the Logitech diNovo Edge has a rechargeable battery though. At least tis better than the Apple Wireless Keyboard as it uses AA batteries.

Apple keyboard + rechargeable batteries?  No problem :)

http://store.apple.com/au/product/MC500X/A/apple-battery-charger?fnode=5a
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Re: Any tenkeyless scissor switch keyboards out there?
« Reply #14 on: Sun, 02 June 2013, 09:37:51 »
I have seen a scissor-switch chiclet keyboard in the familiar tenkeyless layout in a store, but I forgot to note the model number and I can't find it online. Sorry.. I think it was sold together with a HP desktop.
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