Author Topic: Found a Hebrew keyboard. Worth picking up? (Read 2854 times)

Bromono · « **on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 08:13:16 »

Found this keyboard:

http://imgur.com/66i7J4r

$15. Worth picking up?

Bromono · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 08:29:37 »

From the picture. The box above the keyboard looks like alps keycaps

Battou62 · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 08:33:32 »

I would say it is definitely worth $15.

hwood34 · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 08:42:31 »

Looks a lot like alps keyboards I've seen in the past, though I can't rember exactly what model they were. Even if the switches aren't great, the caps are pretty cool.

davkol · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 10:43:15 »

I'm not familiar with this particular case design, but the layout with colored modifier printing screams Silitek to me. It's very likely that the keycaps are Alps-compatible (on Alps switches) and either pad-printed, or doubleshot.

Bromono · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 11:49:15 »

Meh I'm going to go grab it. Guy only wants $15. If anything I can donate the caps to people with alp boards. Hard to find nice alp keys

RoflCopter4 · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 12:25:49 »

Give it a go. For $15 you can't really go wrong.

mougrim · « **Reply #7 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 12:49:11 »

It's more rare than cyrillic Alps keycaps, yes.

Puddsy · « **Reply #8 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 13:49:11 »

It's like ultra rare. Do it.

hwood34 · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 15:17:46 »

Quote from: Bromono on Tue, 16 December 2014, 11:49:15

If anything I can donate the caps to people with alp boards

* hwood34 sees opportunity to make Omnikey even l33ter

Puddsy · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 15:30:37 »

Quote from: hwood34 on Tue, 16 December 2014, 15:17:46

Quote from: Bromono on Tue, 16 December 2014, 11:49:15
If anything I can donate the caps to people with alp boards
* hwood34 sees opportunity to make Omnikey even l33ter

I concur.

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #11 on:** Tue, 16 December 2014, 16:33:54 »

That's a Tai-Hao keyboard. I think some used Alps switches, but you might get one with Aruz switches, which I think was Tai-Hao's original clone:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Fame_GOG3YLTH-5539

There are suggestions that TH-5539 is the model number.

Edit: here's one with four-tab clones, that interestingly enough seem to have Himake mould numbering, instead of Tai-Hao APC-branded switches:

http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/14x3ky/need_help_identifying_this_keyboard/

I wonder if that's a suggestion that Himake originated the four-tab clone, not Tai-Hao?

Bromono · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 15:29:21 »

Bought it. I was right! Alps

http://imgur.com/a/6NdAR

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 15:33:50 »

I don't know what those are. Is there anything written on the switch? It should say "APC", but it appears to say nothing at all. The keyboard is Tai-Hao (under their APC brand) and the switches should be APC, which means that the top-left should be numbered something like "A12" in narrow type:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Tai-Hao_APC_series

However, I can't see any clear numbering from that photo.

It's most certainly not Alps — it's a four-tab clone of some variety.

nubbinator · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 15:44:49 »

Quote from: Bromono on Wed, 17 December 2014, 15:29:21

Bought it. I was right! Alps

http://imgur.com/a/6NdAR

Nice. Pad printed?

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #15 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 15:47:16 »

They look like Tai-Hao standard doubleshots to me. Unlike me, though, he lucked out with a proper 2 u backspace (something I need for my AT102W, along with the correct colour backslash, suitable modifiers (maybe from a broken Focus as those used Tai-Hao doubleshots) and a stepped caps lock with off-centre stem).

nubbinator · « **Reply #16 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 15:53:49 »

I was asking about the Hebrew sub legend.

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #17 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 15:55:30 »

My mind reader broke some years ago, and getting spares for them is really difficult on this planet. Seems you've not succeeded in inventing one here yet.

nubbinator · « **Reply #18 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 16:31:57 »

Since the thread is about the Hebrew characters, I thought it was implied. I guess I need to stop assuming.

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #19 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 16:35:02 »

Tai-Hao definitely do pad printing; I'm not aware that they've ever done dye sublimation, so your guess should be correct. The recent group buys have finally introduced double-shot Windows keys to their repertoire; the Focus FK-2001 had pad-printed Windows and menu keys.

Bromono · « **Reply #20 on:** Wed, 17 December 2014, 16:39:49 »

Out and about right now. I'll take a closer picture of the caps when I get home. Never experienced alps before. It feels like a heavy blue with the actuation point higher in the switch

Bromono · « **Reply #21 on:** Thu, 18 December 2014, 08:14:39 »

Was able to take closer pictures. They appear to be double shot. Also there is no model number on the keyboard. Just seems generic.

http://imgur.com/a/eRJLg

davkol · « **Reply #22 on:** Thu, 18 December 2014, 08:52:32 »

I actually have the same keyboard (GOG3YLTH-5539), only in Czech layout. Mr. Beardsmore is correct about the switches; they're clicky white APC.

nubbinator · « **Reply #23 on:** Thu, 18 December 2014, 08:59:32 »

Quote from: Bromono on Thu, 18 December 2014, 08:14:39

Was able to take closer pictures. They appear to be double shot. Also there is no model number on the keyboard. Just seems generic.

http://imgur.com/a/eRJLg

The legends are doubleshot, but, again, the sub-legends are probably pad printed. It's doubtful that they did triple shot caps.

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