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Offline iMav

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macally mk96's, apparently, grow on trees
« Reply #50 on: Mon, 30 June 2008, 12:40:15 »
Quote from: xsphat;6086
I'm glad you like the white Alps iMav, I figured you would.
They are nice.  However, let it be known that, now having used both, I prefer the blue Cherry switches over the white Alps.  The "click" of the blue Cherries seem more exact or precise...somehow crisper than the white Alps switches.  (it may simply be that the "crosshair"/plus protrusion in the Cherry switch provides a more stable connection to the keycap (no wobble) compared to the single "dash" notch in the Alps switch)

But the white Alps are certainly respectable...and I can see how someone might favor them.

Given an optimal layout, I'd be happy to type on a white Alps 'board on a regular basis.

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macally mk96's, apparently, grow on trees
« Reply #51 on: Mon, 30 June 2008, 12:48:05 »
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Offline patrickgeekhack

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« Reply #52 on: Wed, 08 September 2010, 15:18:07 »
What switch is in this keyboard? Does the iMate work with Windows?
Cherry MX Blue: Cherry G80-3000, Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate
Cherry MX Brown: Filco Majestouch, Compaq MX11800
ALPS: AEK, AEK II, Northgate Omnikey Ultra, Matias Tactile Pro 4
Topre: Realforce 103UB
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M 1390120
Previous owned: Unicomp Customizer 104, IBM Model M 1390141, ABS M1

Offline Megaweapon

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macally mk96's, apparently, grow on trees
« Reply #53 on: Sat, 11 September 2010, 16:15:19 »
Quote from: patrickgeekhack;221025
What switch is in this keyboard?

Quote from: xsphat;62242
it has clicky white Alps sliders


Quote from: patrickgeekhack;221025
Does the iMate work with Windows?


Yes, it does.  I still have some of these available, too:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=9505
Ancer Research Groop DFK191ABA11 IBM Model M13 Part 92G7461 (white) Rosewill RK-9000
Matias Tactile Pro 3 Apple Extended Keyboard II (ALPS)
Rosewill RK-9000I

Offline patrickgeekhack

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macally mk96's, apparently, grow on trees
« Reply #54 on: Sat, 11 September 2010, 16:23:09 »
Are they complicated or simplified white Alps?
Cherry MX Blue: Cherry G80-3000, Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate
Cherry MX Brown: Filco Majestouch, Compaq MX11800
ALPS: AEK, AEK II, Northgate Omnikey Ultra, Matias Tactile Pro 4
Topre: Realforce 103UB
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M 1390120
Previous owned: Unicomp Customizer 104, IBM Model M 1390141, ABS M1