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Offline spash11

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How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« on: Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:21:31 »
Hey guys, I have done a lot of searching and I cannot figure out how to tell if a WYSE keyboard is using Cherry MX switches. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with these keyboards, and could shed a little insight on whether these keyboards are in fact using mechanical switches.

Main keyboard in question: WYSE 900130-01  (http://www.ebay.com/itm/WYSE-900130-01-84-Key-Keyboard-/110989756525?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item19d781486d)

Any ideas would be appreciated!!
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Offline IvanIvanovich

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 21 February 2013, 11:46:35 »
It's the first time I have seen that model, but I will say that it is highly likely that is MX based as it appears to have the navy on white/beige doubleshots.
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Offline volatilecoffee

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 21 February 2013, 15:15:39 »
are you just trying to find a cheap alternative? or I mean just a cheap Cherry MX board?
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 21 February 2013, 17:51:54 »
I have not seen that keyboard before. I think that it is likely to be MX, though, as I don't see any key that is of any different style from those of the Wyse PCE or Wyse ASCII.
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Offline spash11

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 23 February 2013, 01:00:07 »
Quote from: ybnrmalatall on Thu, 21 February 2013, 15:15:39
are you just trying to find a cheap alternative? or I mean just a cheap Cherry MX board?

Really just looking to scrounge some keycaps :P
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Offline spash11

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 23 February 2013, 01:01:26 »
Thanks for the replies guys, I posted on reddit as well and some users seemed to think that the stepped caps key (as well as the blue on beige caps that you have mentioned) is a pretty strong indicator that they are cherry mx switches.
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Offline L4yercake

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 23 February 2013, 01:02:19 »
Look at that space-bar!  :eek:
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Offline DamienG

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 23 February 2013, 01:14:50 »
Quote from: L4yercake on Sat, 23 February 2013, 01:02:19
Look at that space-bar!  :eek:
10x ?

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Offline Findecanor

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 23 February 2013, 10:22:04 »
Quote from: spash11 on Sat, 23 February 2013, 01:01:26
Thanks for the replies guys, I posted on reddit as well and some users seemed to think that the stepped caps key (as well as the blue on beige caps that you have mentioned) is a pretty strong indicator that they are cherry mx switches.
A rubber-dome Wyse keyboard can also have a stepped Caps Lock key, but the "stepped" area is smaller. The mechanical keyboards' Caps Lock are like a 1.25 key with some extra on it, just like a Cherry corp Caps Lock.
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Offline aviphysics

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Re: How to tell if a WYSE keyboard is mechanical?
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 23 February 2013, 10:51:10 »
Why not ask the seller to look under a key and check for you?
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