How many keyboards do you own?

[scottc]

Ah, thanks. Man, the audio in that video is crappy

Welcome! Nice customs, by the way... I'd love one but I really can't justify the $$$ for them. I almost traded some Cherry boards for a OTD 360c but the cash alternative was too much for me to turn down.

[metalliqaz]

During that time I wasn't married and could spend money on all sorts of wild things. At least I never got into rare Cherry dyesubs or model Ms

[scottc]

Hah, I thought that the dyesubs were a package deal with the crazy Korean customs

[Chyros]

17 keyboards and counting . There's another 8 or so that I disassembled because they were in less than ideal condition.

[eldorange]

1 IBM Model M, 2 IBM Rubber Domes KB-0225, 1 A4Tech Rubber Dome with Aluminum Back Casing, Asus chiclet keyboard...

Dream keyboards:
1 more IBM Model M or F XT
Realforce 60% with Hi Pro keycaps
Ergodox - ready to use; NO assembly and NO soldering

[Redmaus]

Just one :/ although I'm definitely looking forward to the Pok3r, and migtht also get a topre.

Which one would that be?

[Touch_It]

12, (I think). I will have to count again, then list when I get home. Edit last mental count is 13

IBM Terminal M
Unicomp M
IBM 4704 107 key
2x NMB space Invader black
Chicony 5981 monteray blues
Zenith Datasystem, yellow alps + 2 green alps.
Dell AT101W
random Ga alps clone board
Futaba Board
Solidtek white alps
IBM M2
IBM 3178



random RD keyboards that don't count.

Need to add a Unicomp 122 key and a 1986 ibm m silver label in the mix for a total of 15 boards.

I'm developing a problem.

[eldorange]

Just one :/ although I'm definitely looking forward to the Pok3r, and migtht also get a topre.

Which one would that be?

I just saw a Poker 3/Pok3r review in Youtube...It might be available market now...

[XMIT]

I cleaned up keyboard storage yet again. A trip to Costco provided these shelves:

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I can fit fourteen USPS board game boxes on a shelf. I'm still working on tidying up and may switch to smaller (but more expensive) ULINE boxes soon.

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Also hanging out there are two of my terminals and the beloved keyboard spinner.

[seebart]

ah I like that vertical box solution. I might try that. Good idea.

Your beam spring won't fit though!

[cherry-jade]

IBM SSK*2
IBM M 101 gray×2
IBM F AT×2
IBM F XT×3
IBM M ×3
G80 1000×2
G80 3000×4 3221 3494 3000MX clear
G80 1800×5 1813 1863 1800MXclear
B70-4753*4
TG3*5
DECk 105*1
GH60*1
Chicony KB—5191*1 MX white 1988
EPSON HX-20 *3
Some of them with no shell，but its may be rare enough.

[Redmaus]

IBM SSK*2
IBM M 101 gray×2
IBM F AT×2
IBM F XT×3
IBM M ×3
G80 1000×2
G80 3000×4 3221 3494 3000MX clear
G80 1800×5 1813 1863 1800MXclear
B70-4753*4
TG3*5
DECk 105*1
GH60*1
Chicony KB—5191*1 MX white 1988
EPSON HX-20 *3
Some of them with no shell，but its may be rare enough.

Nice IBM collection! Care to post a pic or two of the XT's?

[zuglufttier]

I voted zero I only have a Model M which I use as my daily driver. It is not a collectible, modded or whatever.

There's some rubber dome lying in a cupboard in case I need to test something. Only time can tell if hanging around here will change my habits

its probably safe to assume hanging around here will.

Of course it did. It's three now, two Model M, one SSK...

[Muirium]

…and the beloved keyboard spinner.

Ain't that the truth! I should have brought my 5.5mm nut spinner with me from Scotland, because I can't get into my SSK with these chunky nutdrivers in the stores!

[XMIT]

…and the beloved keyboard spinner.

Ain't that the truth! I should have brought my 5.5mm nut spinner with me from Scotland, because I can't get into my SSK with these chunky nutdrivers in the stores!

Spinner means salad drying apparatus here, not socket wrench.

[Muirium]

You can tell what I've got on my mind! For a change, it ain't salad.

I've never heard them called spinners before either! I think Rolson (the manufacturer) was trying to distinguish themselves by the tool's thinness. It certainly works perfectly for Model M opening, and every other recalcitrant nut I throw the set at. We also have nut drivers over here, typically big and useless for these tasks. If I had a lot of space to access the head, I'd use a spanner! (Translation: wrench.)

[HaaTa]

This poll is flawed. Where are the 50, 100, 200, 500 options?

[clickykeyboards]

600 pounds (270 kilos) of model M keyboards (approx).

[jacobolus]

Yeah, poll options should be:

0–0.5
1
2–3
4–7
8–15
16–31
32–63
64–127
128–255
256+

[Muirium]

There's insufficient difference between 18 and 32 keyboards. We should use powers of 10 instead. The question is not how many boards, but how many digits?

[fohat]

I guess that I probably hover just under 2 dozen.

[pcaro]

I just count it: #13 Bad number. I need another one

[Chyros]

Haha, I filled this out almost a year ago when I had only 17 it seems xD . I think I'm on about 55-60 different models atm, with over 70 in total. And I think I'm still a lightweight! XD

[t!ng]

Here's my current stash.
Not on picture because too ugly/naked:
- 2x Noppoo CM
- 1x Compaq G80-11800
- a few tipros
- DAS 3

On want list ^^:
- F77
- VE.A (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79318.0)
- a 55g topre board ISO

On the way:
- Magicforce 68 w/ Gateron Browns because of curiosity reasons

[scottc]

Hey t!ng, your SA Retro TKL looks like the ISO brother of mine! Good taste.

I love the G80-5000. RGB mods and red escape are very classy. Still really need to get my hands on one of those...

What's that gigantic thing wearing Round 5? A HyperMacro or something?

[HzFaq]

Corsair something or other I'd guess.

That ISO SSK is super nice, the whole collection is actually .

[courtesi]

Current
IBM M2 1395300
Unicomp 103 beige on beige
IBM KB-7953 (1x black China, 1x white Thailand)

I should be receiving an all black NIB Dell Quietkey (Thailand!) this Saturday.

Future
Ellipse F77 2nd group; plus extra parts
IBM KB-8923 [some say it's better than the 7953...]
Cherry Evolution Stream XT [has my beloved Logitech Ultra-X been reborn?]
Olivetti Rubberdome ANSI [very rare, highly unlikely]

I'm finished with MX (chattering)/Alps (chattering/wobble)/Topre (My KB-7953's laugh at you)

[t!ng]

@scottc:
Yeah SA Retro is super nice - the prettiest SA caps so far for me.
The g805000 is one of my favorite layouts when it comes to long writing sessions - really awesome.
That gigantic keyboard, above the Filco, is a standard Corsair K95.

@HzFaq:
Good guess.
Yes, that SSK is one of the boards I will never let go =)

[jacobolus]

Okay, I made a new poll with a better set of options:
http://deskthority.net/topic12902.html

[Neil]

Aquarius CSK-2102, white complicated Alps
Cherry B 65-1712, Cherry M7
Marquardt Military Keyboard 7069.3111, Marquardt Two Finger switch
Tesoro Durandal G1N, Cherry MX Brown
FaceU 60%, Cherry MX Clear with 60g springs, current daily driver
Cherry G80-2550 HPD, Cherry MX Black
2x IBM Personal Computer AT keyboard, IBM buckling spring
IBM Space Saving Keyboard, IBM buckling spring
Access-IS POS, Cherry MX Black
KPT KPT-84 from 2014 Secret Santa
Apple M0110, Alps vintage tee mount
Cherry G80-0530, Cherry MX Black
NIB Cherry G80-0441, Cherry MX White
and some Cherry G81-XXXX with various keycaps

I need to get rid of some, but I don't know with which I could part.