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Offline agbiotec

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is that a cherry with mechanical switches ?
« on: Fri, 18 December 2009, 19:06:32 »
Price seems very good :

http://tinyurl.com/yfx8w2o

My concern is that I could not find the G80-11900LPMUS / 10 on Cherry's website.
(they go up to LPMUS-0, -1 or -2)

Does the MX always specify that they have mechanical switches?

Offline AndrewZorn

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is that a cherry with mechanical switches ?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 18 December 2009, 19:11:50 »
i know the MX-11900 is black cherry, but that page has 3 different model numbers...

i would hope that MX series Cherry keyboards use Cherry MX switches...

and yes, total steal if it goes for that price, if it really is in the condition he states.

Offline ch_123

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is that a cherry with mechanical switches ?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 18 December 2009, 19:20:41 »
From the listing -

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Her being picky means big deals for you!


Oh dear...


As has been said before, those boards probably have linear switches.

Offline keyb_gr

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is that a cherry with mechanical switches ?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 18 December 2009, 19:22:08 »
You mixed up the revision (/10) with the color spec there (which would be -0, for a total model number of G80-11900-0 / 10). See Dating Cherry keyboards.

And yes, a G80 is always a board with MX switches, which in turn are always mechanical. The 11900 does not tend to be as well-liked though - mostly the layout and the MX black switches (which are linear and commonly considered to be on the stiffer side, especially when new).
Hardware in signatures clutters Google search results. There should be a field in the profile for that (again).

This message was probably typed on a vintage G80-3000 with blues. Double-shots, baby. :D