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Offline stancato9

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Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« on: Sun, 03 November 2013, 23:00:24 »
Can anyone give me a quick run through of the possible sets of keycaps that are cherry profile pbt? Thanks in advance.

Also is there anywhere you can buy blank pbt keycaps individually? I don't like the ones with the clear LED plastic on them that came with my set. I'd prefer them to be solid. Thanks.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 03 November 2013, 23:09:46 »
I think the most popular cherry profile pbt caps are the IMSTO thick pbt caps.  That set doesn't have windows for capslock or anything else.  feng sells them.

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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 03 November 2013, 23:16:23 »
I was aware of those, there just a little out of my price range. Looking for a more affordable set. Thanks though! :)
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 02:46:05 »
Vortex one are OEM profile
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 03:17:32 »
Try looking for an old Cherry keyboard on eBay?

Depending on the layout you might need to get a Moogle kit to make it fit a modern keyboard.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 03:30:05 »
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 04:34:02 »
Here you are, a brand new Keyboard with Cherry Profile PBT keycap (laser etched)
There are 2 important notes :
+ right shift 2.0
+ spacebar 7.0 (off-centre)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Compaq-Keyboard-w-Trackball-P-N-185152-406-/200981764791?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2ecb725ab7
« Last Edit: Mon, 04 November 2013, 05:27:32 by phoenix1234 »
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 10:37:12 »
Cherry G80 / G81 models that are white/beige/light grey with sub-model codes like SAU (dyesub), LAMUS (lasered) L**XX/XY (blank), There are many M9/MX/MY models of Triumph Adler/Royal typewriters that have PBT dyesub but won't yield you a full modern keyboard compatible set, Light color Noppoo Choc and Plum keyboard and possibly dark color too now on more recent production. There may be a few others that I'm not thinking of right now.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 10:40:31 »
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 04 November 2013, 10:37:12
Cherry G80 / G81 models that are white/beige/light grey with sub-model codes like SAU (dyesub), LAMUS (lasered) L**XX/XY (blank), There are many M9/MX/MY models of Triumph Adler/Royal typewriters that have PBT dyesub but won't yield you a full modern keyboard compatible set, Light color Noppoo Choc and Plum keyboard and possibly dark color too now on more recent production. There may be a few others that I'm not thinking of right now.

Again Ivan with the knowledge bomb.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 10:47:33 »
The most cheap ones that I know of and are new (or were) were the Vortex dyesub pbt with cherry profile GB ran by Feng like a little less than 1 year ago. I got one set and I can't compare it with an IMSTO set (yet), but the profile is definitely lower than oem (filco). These sets were like 40$ plus shipping and even if it was probably not the best dyesub ever, the caps themselves are very nice thick pbt cherry profile. I use them at home and I am very satisfied with them, but I don't think you can find them except on the classified.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 11:15:11 »
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 04 November 2013, 10:37:12
Cherry G80 / G81 models that are white/beige/light grey with sub-model codes like SAU (dyesub), LAMUS (lasered) L**XX/XY (blank), There are many M9/MX/MY models of Triumph Adler/Royal typewriters that have PBT dyesub but won't yield you a full modern keyboard compatible set, Light color Noppoo Choc and Plum keyboard and possibly dark color too now on more recent production. There may be a few others that I'm not thinking of right now.

Wow thanks for that in depth response.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 12:30:42 »
I have some more related questions (thread hijack ftw!):
What profile are stock CM keys?
Which key profile is more common?
It seems like a lot of keycap sets I've seen online don't bother to list the profile, is this because the height of the keys varies between brands?

Thanks much!!
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 12:32:49 »
Quote from: MsYutai on Mon, 04 November 2013, 12:30:42
1) What profile are stock CM keys?
2) Which key profile is more common?
3) It seems like a lot of keycap sets I've seen online don't bother to list the profile, is this because the height of the keys varies between brands?

1) OEM
2) OEM
3) Yes
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 16:12:54 »
Somewhat derailment, but does anyone know the profile of the Keycool (i.e. banggood) PBT caps? I feel like they might be both OEM, but either due to bad eyesight or my mind, I feel as if the Keycool caps are just a tad lower.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 16:31:35 »
Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 04 November 2013, 16:12:54
Somewhat derailment, but does anyone know the profile of the Keycool (i.e. banggood) PBT caps? I feel like they might be both OEM, but either due to bad eyesight or my mind, I feel as if the Keycool caps are just a tad lower.

They are the same height as my Das' caps, and QFS caps, so yes, OEM.
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Re: Which Keycaps are Cherry Profile PBT?
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 21:26:04 »
Quote from: divito on Mon, 04 November 2013, 16:31:35
Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 04 November 2013, 16:12:54
Somewhat derailment, but does anyone know the profile of the Keycool (i.e. banggood) PBT caps? I feel like they might be both OEM, but either due to bad eyesight or my mind, I feel as if the Keycool caps are just a tad lower.

They are the same height as my Das' caps, and QFS caps, so yes, OEM.

Nice, that's what I thought was most likely. I actually like OEM profile, high-profile keycaps are good-looking to me.
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