First, thanks to all three of you for your answers!
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@xyzzy
Good to know that about the Raptor, because I would have been pretty disappointed to buy one only to see it has black stems. I once had one with brown stems but had to sell it again because I needed the money.
I like the Filco Majestouch, but I could buy 3 new Cherry Keyboards with brown stems here in Germany for that price plus shipping. As I wrote, I'm a little short on budget.
The tip with the Compaq keyboard is really useful, though, I think I have seen them on ebay Germany, but didn't give them a second look. I will look out for these now, knowing they use brown stems. Indeed I would swap the switches with one of my other boards :-)
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@eclairz
N-key rollover is not important for me, it's all about the stems.
The keyboard layout, may it be German or US, doesn't matter. I prefer US layout myself, especially for programming, but in Germany of course German layout is more common and therefore easier and cheaper to get.
I'm aware of the available products from Cherry, of the meaning of the letters, and I also know where I could buy a new one. :-) As I wrote, I'm just not able to afford a new one at the moment. About 50 EUR plus shipping is a lot of money for me, and I am therefore looking for alternatives.
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@shadyguido
I bet shipping will be already more than I can spend on the whole keyboard, otherwise I'd be interested.
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It seems I will just have to save some money and wait until a can afford a new Cherry. Other than the Compaq, there seem to be no affordable alternatives. Thank you very much to all three of you for your help!
meltie