Is this mechanical? - ARC Keyboad?

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macharius

13 Apr 2013, 08:27

I can buy this thing really cheap, its a strange keyboard, nothing found about "ARC" and has a strange layout, 104 ISO first time i see...

The question is anyone know about ARC Keyboards, is this mechanical?

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Zeppelin

13 Apr 2013, 14:43

it is not iso, it's ansi with big enter. I think i could be mechanical, since on 3rd picture i see something black under, it could be plate?

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macharius

13 Apr 2013, 15:08

I requested a picture without one keycap...

IvanIvanovich

13 Apr 2013, 15:10

I've seen those before, or model very close to it and it had white Alps.

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milankooo1978

13 Apr 2013, 21:49

Zeppelin wrote:it is not iso, it's ansi with big enter. I think i could be mechanical, since on 3rd picture i see something black under, it could be plate?

"I think i could be mechanical"
dude, you take it too seriously, relax bro! :lol:

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macharius

13 Apr 2013, 22:16

milankooo1978 wrote:
Zeppelin wrote:it is not iso, it's ansi with big enter. I think i could be mechanical, since on 3rd picture i see something black under, it could be plate?

"I think i could be mechanical"
dude, you take it too seriously, relax bro! :lol:
Serious business, 10€ buy or not buy, that's the question.

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milankooo1978

13 Apr 2013, 22:24

macharius wrote:
milankooo1978 wrote:
Zeppelin wrote:it is not iso, it's ansi with big enter. I think i could be mechanical, since on 3rd picture i see something black under, it could be plate?

"I think i could be mechanical"
dude, you take it too seriously, relax bro! :lol:
Serious business, 10€ buy or not buy, that's the question.
aaaah, so for 10Eur you could be even mechanical? wow, nice! :lol:

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macharius

14 Apr 2013, 15:34

Confirmed white alps

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cookie

15 Apr 2013, 14:22

10€ for a white alps keyboard, seems legit ;)

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Daniel Beardsmore

15 Apr 2013, 21:46

macharius wrote:Confirmed white alps
The switches say "Alps" on them?

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macharius

16 Apr 2013, 08:55

cookie wrote:10€ for a white alps keyboard, seems legit ;)
Dude, The woman who is selling this keyboard she did not even know she could remove the keycaps and put them back.
Daniel Beardsmore wrote:The switches say "Alps" on them?
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No, and according to the Deskthority.wiki "Early versions did not show the Alps logo on the top part of the case and seem to be identical to the older blue Alps switches."

The question is, is this a clone?

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cookie

16 Apr 2013, 14:40

macharius wrote:
cookie wrote:10€ for a white alps keyboard, seems legit ;)
Dude, The woman who is selling this keyboard she did not even know she could remove the keycaps and put them back.
Hahaha that is the probably reason you got that board for such a price ;)
I bought an old High Screen, If I am lucky, it has White ALPS in it.

I didn't like the black Alps that much, got an brand new Dell AT102 and I can't get used to them.
I removed the Metal plate to get rid of that harsh tactile feeling, now I am pretty happy with them but still not so happy to use the board as my daily driver.

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Daniel Beardsmore

16 Apr 2013, 23:57

macharius wrote:The question is, is this a clone?
Impossible to tell without a macro shot, but it's genuine Alps–shaped. Probably genuine. I've only seen the counterfeit/exceptionally dubious switches on the FK-2001 so far.

JBert

18 Apr 2013, 12:00

macharius wrote:The question is, is this a clone?
What, it's a mere €10.

Don't you hear that eerie sound at the back of your mind saying "buuuyy meee"? Aren't you dying to find out if it is some precious rare keyboard?

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macharius

18 Apr 2013, 20:29

JBert wrote:
macharius wrote:The question is, is this a clone?
What, it's a mere €10.

Don't you hear that eerie sound at the back of your mind saying "buuuyy meee"? Aren't you dying to find out if it is some precious rare keyboard?
I already buyed...

maxrunner

21 Apr 2013, 13:22

Daniel Beardsmore wrote:
macharius wrote:The question is, is this a clone?
Impossible to tell without a macro shot, but it's genuine Alps–shaped. Probably genuine. I've only seen the counterfeit/exceptionally dubious switches on the FK-2001 so far.

Like this one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teclado-Mecanic ... 3f1d48b571

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Daniel Beardsmore

21 Apr 2013, 14:14

No, those are your bog standard clones. These, on the other hand … http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=20740.0

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