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Offline Phaedrus2129

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G80-8200, $35 nib
« on: Thu, 13 May 2010, 19:49:43 »
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-CHERRY-BEIGE-PS-2-POS-KEYBOARD-G80-8200LPDUS-/310219589994?cmd=ViewItem&pt=BI_Credit_Card_Terminals&hash=item483a87496a

Just ordered mine, these retail for $230 and go used for $50+. It doesn't have double shots, but **** it, $35? Sold.


Two left. Go get it, boys.
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Offline ricercar

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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 13 May 2010, 20:22:11 »
The 8200 is my 3rd favorite Cherry brown board. I love programming all those retail keys, as well as covering them with 'antique' key caps like RESET, ACK, RECALL, BIG MAC, and my favorite: Chef Salad.

I've also drilled discrete holes to bolt the PCB down to the casing, to improve the feel.

Enjoy.
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 13 May 2010, 20:30:25 »
What's your #1 and #2? I'm guessing your Kinesis and...?
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« Reply #3 on: Thu, 13 May 2010, 20:32:35 »
Kinesis and my ricercar SPOS.

And I forgot--the 8200 has NKRO! Get your gaming fingers on.
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 13 May 2010, 20:33:45 »
Do all 8200s, or just some?

This is a G80-8200LPDUS. So MX blacks (I think), which have been on my "want to try" list. If it does have NKRO, then this could be a great gaming keyboard. Hell, it has more macro keys than a G19. :p
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Offline ricercar

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 13 May 2010, 20:36:39 »
I think the 8200 pc board gives the NKRO to all of the boards in this form factor. My exact board is a G80-6955HPDUS, but the PCB says 8200.
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 13 May 2010, 20:38:45 »
Let's hope then. :)

Hmmm, a bit of Rit dye and black spraypaint... >:D
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Offline ruumis

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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 14 May 2010, 10:48:48 »
as of right now, 7 available on the re-listed version of the ebay item:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310220138310#ht_3789wt_1139
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« Reply #8 on: Fri, 14 May 2010, 10:51:16 »
This would be perfect if it had a rectangular or L-shaped Enter.  I hate that funky vertical Enter key.
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 14 May 2010, 12:23:15 »
Anyone know if these are NKRO or not for sure?
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Offline didjamatic

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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 14 May 2010, 12:25:55 »
The G80-8200HPDUS-2 boards that I have had were all NKRO.
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Offline xxxquandomxxx

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« Reply #11 on: Fri, 14 May 2010, 13:00:10 »
I snatched one. They seem to have a website also. This is my first mechanical keyboard. It is pretty cheap compared to others, hope it will satisfy me.

On the Cherry site, it says the G80-8200LPDUS has MX gold crosspoint keyswitches. What is that?
« Last Edit: Fri, 14 May 2010, 13:44:00 by xxxquandomxxx »
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« Reply #12 on: Fri, 14 May 2010, 15:58:07 »
> MX gold crosspoint keyswitches. What is that?

Cherry MX are mechanical switches with gold on the contacts to prevent corrosion.
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 19 May 2010, 10:47:13 »
It's out for delivery by the local UPS warehouse. Let's hope they get it here before 7:15 PM (the time FedEX delivered my Emacs PSU last week).
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #14 on: Wed, 19 May 2010, 15:51:44 »
The guy's packaging needs work; he shipped just the retail box, no additional packaging or padding. But it came in one piece and everything works. Great buy. Only thing bugging me is the vertical enter key, and I'm adjusting to that, I think.


For $35 I don't care if it's double shot or not, this is a great deal.
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Offline xxxquandomxxx

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« Reply #15 on: Wed, 19 May 2010, 19:34:53 »
Did you find out if it has NKRO or not? Also, what color switch does it have?
« Last Edit: Wed, 19 May 2010, 19:43:44 by xxxquandomxxx »
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Offline EverythingIBM

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« Reply #16 on: Wed, 19 May 2010, 21:46:44 »
That keyboard actually does look like a good buy. However, I wouldn't dare order one; I doubt it'd make it in one piece. No UPS for me!

Is it possible to change the enter key? Just out of curiosity.
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Offline Infinite north

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« Reply #17 on: Wed, 19 May 2010, 22:13:40 »
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-CHERRY-BEIGE-PS-2-POS-KEYBOARD-G80-8200LPDUS-/310220138310?cmd=ViewItem&pt=BI_Credit_Card_Terminals&hash=item483a8fa746

it looked like the first link died to me. found this one, same seller with the same deal. six left at time of post.
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Offline xxxquandomxxx

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« Reply #18 on: Wed, 19 May 2010, 22:34:48 »
Would changing the "|\" key to "enter" and remapping "|\" to a blank key be a good solution?
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #19 on: Wed, 19 May 2010, 22:39:00 »
Posting a review now.



EDIT: Review posted.
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:10034
« Last Edit: Wed, 19 May 2010, 23:01:02 by Phaedrus2129 »
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #20 on: Thu, 20 May 2010, 14:21:30 »
I sent them an email about their packaging:




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Dear eSpot Deals,

Thank you for your prompt delivery and excellent communication on my purchase of a Cherry G80-8200LPDUS (Ebay auction http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/706-53473-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=5336101931&toolid=10001&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D310219589994 ). This is by far the lowest price I've seen on one of these boards, especially new in box, and I'm glad I found you.

However, when it arrived I was afraid the keyboard had been damaged. You shipped the retail box bare, with no extra protection. The keyboard and accessories were fortunately unharmed; however, with UPS's rough treatment it very well could have been damaged in shipping. It may behoove you to, in the future, pack the retail box in another box with bubble wrap or foam or other padding material, to prevent potential mishaps. This may add to the shipping cost; however, I wouldn't have minded paying $5-$10 extra to ensure the keyboard wouldn't be damaged.

I've been recommending this keyboard to some of my friends looking into getting a mechanical keyboard, and
this is currently the best deal on the market. I'd just like to know that they won't have to worry about the board being damaged in shipping.

Thank you for your time!

Sincerely,
Michael


And their response:

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Dear Phædrus,

Thank you for contacting eSpot Deals.

Thanks for your follow up. We're sorry to hear of this and are glad to hear the the keyboard was not damaged. We will instruct our shipping staff to be more careful when shipping these. Please let us know if there is anything else.

Regards,

-- Brad
eSpot Customer Care



So hopefully any concerns over shipping should be alleviated somewhat, though we'd have to see how they ship out the next one to be sure.
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« Reply #21 on: Sat, 22 May 2010, 04:00:51 »
I still can't get over "Gorf"
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