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Offline dorkvader

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New In Box Focus
« on: Sun, 27 July 2014, 18:50:25 »
8000
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331271901958

5001
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231292352208

Both have the calculator, the 5001 also has the 10 function keys on the left there.
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Re: New In Box Focus
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 27 July 2014, 19:00:20 »
Too bad they're both likely to be White Alps.  If you can get them at the list price, it's not bad though.
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Re: New In Box Focus
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 27 July 2014, 19:11:46 »
The seller was lucky to get the duo for quite possibly <20 somewhere along the line...  :rolleyes:
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Re: New In Box Focus
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 28 July 2014, 16:13:01 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Sun, 27 July 2014, 19:00:20
Too bad they're both likely to be White Alps.
Good condition white Alps switches are pretty great. Not my favorites ever, but still nicer than MX switches IMO.
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Re: New In Box Focus
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 28 July 2014, 16:17:03 »
Quote from: jacobolus on Mon, 28 July 2014, 16:13:01

Good condition white Alps switches are pretty great.

I agree. Old complicated whites are just slightly stiffer than blues, but a lot of people prefer a stiffer switch. These whites will certainly not be any stiffer than MX greens, and will have the usual Alps advantages.
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Re: New In Box Focus
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 28 July 2014, 18:38:15 »
the 8000 made in Taiwan should be white futaba's vs white alps
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Re: New In Box Focus
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 29 July 2014, 13:31:09 »
Quote from: jacobolus on Mon, 28 July 2014, 16:13:01
Quote from: nubbinator on Sun, 27 July 2014, 19:00:20
Too bad they're both likely to be White Alps.
Good condition white Alps switches are pretty great. Not my favorites ever, but still nicer than MX switches IMO.

LOVE the ones on my Suntouch Jr.  I have an old Focus 5001 as well, but it's got old and dirty switches that I'm doing nasty things to.  More on that later ;)
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Re: New In Box Focus
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:15:45 »
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