Hypersphere wrote: ↑Chyros wrote: ↑They're very nice boards, the best type of AT101s. I've had bad luck with them; one was completely broken, and the one I have now has scratchy switches :/ .
YOU have an Alps-switch board that has scratchy switches?!
Now I don't feel so bad. I had thought that all your Alps-switch boards were in perfect condition and that my house was where all the dilapidated Alps boards went to die, sort of like the Elephants' graveyard.
Seriously, though, when you say "the best of AT101a" are you referring just to the Dell Old Logo AT-101s? Within that group, I see that the DT wiki lists two variants:
FCC ID GYI3PVAT101.
Made in USA by Alps. Alps SKCM Salmon switches. Keycaps are printed in a slightly blue ink.
FCC ID GYIAT101-102
Made in USA or Ireland. Alps SKCM Salmon switches.
Between these two, do you favor the one with the "slightly blue ink"?
I've had TONS of Alps keyboards with scratchy switches xD . Way more than good ones. But the good ones are the onlly ones worth telling about, so that's the only ones you hear of :p .
I don't have the PVAT101, it's the only model of Dell AT101 I don't own. But apart from the blue ink it's basically the same, apparently. I so wish my salmon Dell would have nice-condition switches xD .
It's cool to see the evolution of the series, though, they changed so much over time. They even changed the printing method of the old-style Dell logo between models xD .