Chinese IBM keyboard proxy - In the post to you.

fossala · 16 Jan 2013, 14:26

All collected, I'll post tracking numbers tonight. My misses is going to be happy when she gets home, there isn't keyboards all over the living room for the first time in 2 weeks.

002 · 16 Jan 2013, 14:29

Thanks for you efforts, fossala. Pretty smooth GB overall

fossala · 16 Jan 2013, 14:48

002 wrote:Thanks for you efforts, fossala. Pretty smooth GB overall

Cheers, the only delay was fedex getting me custom charges.

Kurk · 18 Jan 2013, 12:49

Indeed, thx!
My board arrived today, very well packed. I will examine it closely when I'm at home.

mr_frag · 18 Jan 2013, 12:52

PICS PICS PICS

webwit · 18 Jan 2013, 13:23

Got it too!

fossala · 18 Jan 2013, 13:33

Nice to see them starting to turn up. Cheers guys.

7bit · 18 Jan 2013, 14:31

Still nothing here ...

fossala · 18 Jan 2013, 14:35

7bit wrote:Still nothing here ...

The big package to you is 3-5days everyone else is 2-3days. Thought you guys would like to pay the amount you did, not 130gbp+vat.

webwit · 18 Jan 2013, 16:55

Ooooh NIB fetish! Great stuff man.

7bit · 18 Jan 2013, 17:04

I like the unpacking instruction.

fossala · 18 Jan 2013, 17:28

7bit wrote:I like the unpacking instruction.

In the packing instructions it tells you how to remove the packing instructions!

webwit · 18 Jan 2013, 18:27

Luckily it has pictures, otherwise I wouldn't be able to read it and remove the packing.

phetto · 18 Jan 2013, 18:28

webwit wrote:Luckily it has pictures, otherwise I wouldn't be able to read it and remove the packing.

lol'd hard

Icarium · 18 Jan 2013, 18:51

I'm still sad I missed this. Now that I see the pictures it's getting worse again.

EDIT: I call super-Überdibs in case somebody wants to sell his!

fossala · 18 Jan 2013, 18:52

I can do another 10 if anyone wants. I can also give you his email address and you can get 1 yourself but postage/import charges get expensive.

7bit · 18 Jan 2013, 19:23

?????-----> super-Überdibs <----?????

mintberryminuscrunch · 18 Jan 2013, 19:32

me me me me me me

Half-Saint · 19 Jan 2013, 10:07

Now if only someone could do an adapter

fossala · 19 Jan 2013, 10:10

Half-Saint wrote:Now if only someone could do an adapter

AFAIK, HaaTa will do one, he just has to find the time. We could also nag Soarer as he has one as well.

nacho · 19 Jan 2013, 15:13

webwit wrote:Ooooh NIB fetish! Great stuff man.

Is this the Chinese or JP version ?

fossala · 19 Jan 2013, 15:17

nacho wrote: Is this the Chinese or JP version ?

JP

nacho · 19 Jan 2013, 15:23

fossala wrote:
nacho wrote: Is this the Chinese or JP version ?
JP

Do you have a picture of the Chinese one ?

fossala · 19 Jan 2013, 15:28

nacho wrote:
fossala wrote:
nacho wrote: Is this the Chinese or JP version ?
JP
Do you have a picture of the Chinese one ?

The rest of the keyboard (numbers and blank section) is the same I think.
I'll take pictures of them side by side later if you want.

nacho · 19 Jan 2013, 15:32

It's enough, I can compare them now. How do the switches feel ?
I have an old Chicony with the same old green Alps.

fossala · 19 Jan 2013, 15:35

Best linear switch I have tried with some of the best keycaps I have tried. It's why I have 2 and am looking at getting a third. Wouldn't buy more than that as it seems like a good backup number... I don't know if I will use it as much as my model F's but I will get use out of them when someone makes a converter.

In feel, they are smooth with 3.5mm travel, it does feel shorter travel than most keyboards. I didn't know it was shorter until I pretended to type on it and it felt weird.

nacho · 19 Jan 2013, 15:38

fossala wrote:Best linear switch I have tried with some of the best keycaps I have tried. It's why I have 2 and am looking at getting a third. Wouldn't buy more than that as it seems like a good backup number... I don't know if I will use it as much as my model F's but I will get use out of them when someone makes a converter.

In feel, they are smooth with 3.5mm travel, it does feel shorter travel than most keyboards. I didn't know it was shorter until I pretended to type on it and it felt weird.

My daily driver is a terminal F, so I would experience same thing as you.

Kurk · 19 Jan 2013, 16:47

fossala wrote:Best linear switch I have tried with some of the best keycaps I have tried. It's why I have 2 and am looking at getting a third. Wouldn't buy more than that as it seems like a good backup number... I don't know if I will use it as much as my model F's but I will get use out of them when someone makes a converter.

In feel, they are smooth with 3.5mm travel, it does feel shorter travel than most keyboards. I didn't know it was shorter until I pretended to type on it and it felt weird.

Indeed, one of the best linear switches in my opinion as well. The short travel distance needs to get used to but after a few minutes I was typing away nicely. The board has a lot op "ping" though, sounds almost like a tuning fork.
The key profile is also rather interesting, kind of Signature Plastic's SA family but different:

: Japanese_IBM_key_profile.jpg (148.3 KiB) Viewed 10584 times

nacho · 19 Jan 2013, 20:01

What is the PN for the Chinese version ? For the JP, I saw that's 5954339.

fossala · 19 Jan 2013, 20:11

There is more than one number for each type. I'll dig out my numbers later tonight.