Which Switch Is This?

[SamirD]

In this listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Keytronic-Blackship-E03435XTAT-Clicky-Keyboard-/371262663925?hash=item5670faacf5

I've seen this switch a couple of times.  Nice doubleshot keycaps too.

[nubbinator]

It's ****.

[fknraiden]

It's ****.

/thread

[SamirD]

Mmmkay.  I'm more interested in this from a historical viewpoint as we almost bought a 'clicky' Keytronic board back in the day which would have been similar to this one.  But we never had our hands on one, so we never knew the feel.

[Oobly]

Interesting. From what I know, Keytronic never made actual "clicky" switches. They had "foam and foil" and rubber domes only. This one looks to be a rubber dome board, since the foam and foil boards all had either a coil spring or rubber sleeve spring above the plate.

If it is a rubber dome, though, it's a GOOD rubber dome. Apparently KeyTronic rubber dome boards are quite nice to type on: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=9997.0

They seem to have been the manufacturer of the early Microsoft Natural boards, too.

[chyros]

Apart from the EXTREMELY vintage stuff they made I don't think Key Tronic ever made anything that's really good :/ .

[SamirD]

Interesting. From what I know, Keytronic never made actual "clicky" switches. They had "foam and foil" and rubber domes only. This one looks to be a rubber dome board, since the foam and foil boards all had either a coil spring or rubber sleeve spring above the plate.

If it is a rubber dome, though, it's a GOOD rubber dome. Apparently KeyTronic rubber dome boards are quite nice to type on: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=9997.0

They seem to have been the manufacturer of the early Microsoft Natural boards, too.

That's what I was trying to recall as I remember they made a clicky version, but even when coming from an M, we decided to spec the non-clicky version.  It is a very, very smooth rubber dome, although I recall the keys have a definite wobble that was more annoying than affecting function.

Apart from the EXTREMELY vintage stuff they made I don't think Key Tronic ever made anything that's really good :/ .

Did they change their manufacturing over the years?  They're still around and still have a lifetime warranty on their keyboards.

[chyros]

Interesting. From what I know, Keytronic never made actual "clicky" switches. They had "foam and foil" and rubber domes only. This one looks to be a rubber dome board, since the foam and foil boards all had either a coil spring or rubber sleeve spring above the plate.

If it is a rubber dome, though, it's a GOOD rubber dome. Apparently KeyTronic rubber dome boards are quite nice to type on: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=9997.0

They seem to have been the manufacturer of the early Microsoft Natural boards, too.

That's what I was trying to recall as I remember they made a clicky version, but even when coming from an M, we decided to spec the non-clicky version.  It is a very, very smooth rubber dome, although I recall the keys have a definite wobble that was more annoying than affecting function.

Apart from the EXTREMELY vintage stuff they made I don't think Key Tronic ever made anything that's really good :/ .

Did they change their manufacturing over the years?  They're still around and still have a lifetime warranty on their keyboards.

Apparently they had some kind of bona fide mechanical switches in the 70s or something. Thei foam and foil boards suck ass and their rubber domes are ok but overrated IMO. As far as I know they haven't made a quality product in many decades.

[SamirD]

Great info chyros!