Cherry MX and Matias switches

7bit · 08 Apr 2014, 23:01

IBM Model M, SSK from 1990 in US-ANSI-layout (IBMSSK/US)
almost clean, not damaged but rattles a little bit.

Price: 259 219 EUR plus 4 EUR shipping accross EU.

7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 08:58

IBM Model M 102, silver label, in UK-layout (IBM102M/UK)
dirty.

Price: 69 EUR plus 4 EUR shipping accross EU.

7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 11:59

Lower prices for some keyboards:
Cherry MX/NW PCB mount (with pins)

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Order-ID      |   Stock| Price|Cur|Product code
MXBLACK/NW    |   (159)|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-11NW (GH60 05/2014)
MXDARKGREY/NW |   (307)|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-21NW (GH60 05/2014)
MXWHITE/NW    |in stock|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-A1NW
MXCLEAR/NW    |     130|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-C1NW
MXGREY/NW     |      28|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-D1NW
MXBLUE/NW     |     100|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-E1NW
MXGREEN/NW    |in stock|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-F1NW
MXBROWN/NW    |preorder|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-G1NW (05/2014)
MXRED/NW      |in stock|  0.65|EUR|MX1A-L1NW

Cherry MX clear case

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MXBLACKCP     |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-11NA (preorder_08/2014)
MXBLUECP      |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-E1NA (preorder_08/2014)
MXBROWNCP     |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-G1NA (preorder_08/2014)
MXREDCP       |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-L1NA (preorder_08/2014)
MXBLACKCP/NW  |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-11NB (preorder_08/2014)
MXBLUECP/NW   |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-E1NB (preorder_08/2014)
MXBROWNCP/NW  |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-G1NB (preorder_08/2014)
MXREDCP/NW    |preorder|  0.50|EUR|MX1A-L1NB (preorder_08/2014)

Keyboards (prices for EU only!!)

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G801000HAG    | 1|  99|EUR|G80-1000HAG (n-key, lightly used)
G801501HAD    | 1|  69|EUR|G80-1501HAD (n-key, used; lightgrey keys)
G801600HAP    | 1| 119|EUR|G80-1600HAP (n-key, NIB !!!)
G802100HAF    | 1| 219|EUR|G80-2100HAF (good condition)
G802100XAX    | 1| 159|EUR|G80-2100XAX (used, no keys, in new 2550 case)
IBMSSK/US     | 1| 259|EUR|Mod. M, SSK, US-layout, 1990, grey label
IBM101M/US    | 1|  99|EUR|Mod. M, US, grey label 1994 top condition
IBM102M/DE    | 1|  59|EUR|Mod. M, DE, grey label 1992 (alnum caps miss)
IBM102M/UK    | 1|  69|EUR|Mod. M, UK, silver label 1986 (not clean)
IBM101M13/US  | 1|  89|EUR|Mod. M13, US, trackp. industrial grey (damaged)
IBM102M/UK    | 1|  69|EUR|Model M, UK-layout, silver label (not clean)
IBM3270M      | 1|  79|EUR|IBM 3270 emulator, Model M, DE (NIB)
IBM6113442    | 2|  79|EUR|Japanese IBM keyboard  (NIB)
IBMCLEARTOP   |21|   1|EUR|IBM clear key cap for Model M

Shipping costs are 4 EUR no matter how many are ordered.
Keyboards within EU cost still 4 EUR, no matter how many are ordered!

matt3o · 09 Apr 2014, 12:23

too many interesting things and so short on cash...

7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 13:26

Make me an offer.

Or, if you really don't have much money:
What about a G81-3000 french layout, without lasered key caps for only 5 EUR plus shipping?

scottc · 09 Apr 2014, 13:34

7bit wrote:Or, if you really don't have much money:
What about a G81-3000 french layout, without lasered key caps for only 5 EUR plus shipping?

Maybe if you pay €5 for someone to take it to the bin for you...

7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 14:50

scottc · 09 Apr 2014, 14:53

I offer 5 euro with shipping included!

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(* shipping is 4 euro, right?

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7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 16:27

Cherry G80-1000HAG (G801000HAG)
Good condition, lightly used, comes with 3 key caps with extra printing in purple, n-key rollover, extra-long cable and AT/XT-switch!

Price: 99 EUR plus 4 EUR shipping accross EU.

Thanatermesis · 09 Apr 2014, 19:47

I have sent a PM message to CherryMX user, after 20 min no reply in my user profile, nor in my email

How I should proceed with my order? why the bot doesn't answer? im doing anything wrong ?

Also, since I want to buy keys for make 2 ergodox keyboards (me and a friend) I would like to know how much time i will need to wait for the shipping (all the keys listed as available)

Thx

7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 19:55

The bot answers whan he feels like to answer. In fact, the bot sleeps most of the time and when he wakes up, he processes the few orders that came in.

Thanatermesis · 09 Apr 2014, 20:54

Ah, I didn't included the keyword ADDRESS, I thought that was part of the address itself

Did you could have some Matias switches (or at least a single one) ? I would like to get this order for switch testing and I would like to have an example of this one too :/

thx

7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 21:05

Here you go:
ALPSMT
ALPSMC

7bit · 09 Apr 2014, 21:40

Cherry G80-8910LSFGB (G808910LSFGB)
Good condition, n-key rollover, MXCLEAR/NW switches, can be modded easily to any other switch, trackpad.

Key caps are only for protection of the switches and must be swapped against real key caps!

Price: 49 EUR shipped accross EU.

Thanatermesis · 10 Apr 2014, 00:39

ALPS ? I thought that Matias were a different manufacturer "based" on the alps, so hum... ?

Btw are those ALPS / Matias able to use the same keycaps as the needed for the Cherry switches ?

Muirium · 10 Apr 2014, 00:44

No, Alps and MX are incompatible.

Matias switches are quite nice, and as authentic as Alps go nowadays, as Alps stopped making switches!

Thanatermesis · 10 Apr 2014, 01:45

I must try those Matias then, by some reason Im not convinced by the cherry keys, specially the clicky ones, i want something more like ibm (not about the heavy pressure but about feeling)

But after a long research, im simply unable to found where to buy keycaps for them, may I should use cherry keycaps with some glue then

7bit · 10 Apr 2014, 08:36

IBM? No problem!

I've got all 3 sizes available!

Thanatermesis · 10 Apr 2014, 12:44

My idea is to build 2 ergodox keyboards with possible some phisical layout (position) modifications, using Matias switches, the only problem is... where I can find keycaps to put on them ?

7bit · 10 Apr 2014, 23:40

Alps-style switches are usually typed naked!

Some prices went down:
Keyboards (prices for EU only!!)

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G801000HAG    | 1|  89|EUR|G80-1000HAG (n-key, lightly used)
G801501HAD    | 1|  69|EUR|G80-1501HAD (n-key, used; lightgrey keys)
G801600HAP    | 1| 109|EUR|G80-1600HAP (n-key, NIB !!!)
G802100HAF    | 1| 219|EUR|G80-2100HAF (good condition)
G802100XAX    | 1| 149|EUR|G80-2100XAX (used, no keys, in new 2550 case)
IBMSSK/US     | 1| 239|EUR|Mod. M, SSK, US-layout, 1990, grey label
IBM101M/US    | 1|  99|EUR|Mod. M, US, grey label 1994 top condition
IBM102M/DE    | 1|  49|EUR|Mod. M, DE, grey label 1992 (alnum caps miss)
IBM102M/UK    | 1|  59|EUR|Mod. M, UK, silver label 1986 (not clean)
IBM101M13/US  | 1|  79|EUR|Mod. M13, US, trackp. industrial grey (damaged)
IBM3270M      | 1|  69|EUR|IBM 3270 emulator, Model M, DE (NIB)
IBM6113442    | 2|  79|EUR|Japanese IBM keyboard  (NIB)
IBMCLEARTOP   |21|   1|EUR|IBM clear key cap for Model M

Shipping costs are 4 EUR no matter how many are ordered.
Keyboards within EU cost still 4 EUR, no matter how many are ordered!

Vierax · 11 Apr 2014, 00:50

Thanatermesis wrote:My idea is to build 2 ergodox keyboards with possible some phisical layout (position) modifications, using Matias switches, the only problem is... where I can find keycaps to put on them ?

For blanks, go to the signature plastics inventory : there is some alps caps, at least in DSA 1unit. For legended, find some old boards sometimes you can see some sold here in the market place.

scottc · 11 Apr 2014, 01:02

Vierax wrote:For blanks, go to the signature plastics inventory : there is some alps caps, at least in DSA 1unit. For legended, find some old boards sometimes you can see some sold here in the market place.

I had no idea they had any ALPS caps... thanks!

Vierax · 11 Apr 2014, 01:10

De nada,
I check regularly and it seems there is only DSA 1u, no more family or size. So we have to wait the Round 6 to have nice legends and order more and more Alps from here

scottc · 11 Apr 2014, 01:13

Yes, definitely! I think that matt3o mentioned that SP can do ALPS caps, but have nothing for stabilisers. We were pondering over the possibility of using MX stabs with ALPS caps for completely custom boards...

Muirium · 11 Apr 2014, 01:48

Or the other blasphemy: resort to MX switches for the stabilised keys. They always feel a little different anyway…

scottc · 11 Apr 2014, 01:56

Nooooooooo...

I was actually thinking about this the other day. I wonder if we could get interest for an unwanted ANSI/ISO lovechild layout with no stabilisers:

Or a trackpoint version that's somewhat more sane:

I meant to create a thread about this but forgot...

Vierax · 11 Apr 2014, 02:11

above 1.5u it's better to have stabs but in practice 2u doesn't behave too bad so 1.75 must be good. Moreover, alps mounting is larger than MX so should be more stable.

Interresting layout, I like the perfectly centered Enter key between the two hands

scottc · 11 Apr 2014, 02:15

I thought that it was generally at 2.0U that stabs become necessary, which is why there are so many 1.75s and 1.5s in my design. Need to use up that bottom row somehow!

I'm not sure if I'd be willing to type on a keyboard with that strange layout just to have new ALPS caps, though...

Thanatermesis · 11 Apr 2014, 02:22

Just sent my invoice

i hope that they comes soon so that we can try the keys before the real buy

What is the deal with the DSA keys ? I really dislike them, its like "not following the fingers movements" (which the cylindrical ones does very well), btw I didn't found the for the ALPS, Im thinking that I could not have other option than use GLUE

Vierax · 11 Apr 2014, 07:04

scottc wrote:I'm not sure if I'd be willing to type on a keyboard with that strange layout just to have new ALPS caps, though...

The strangest is the standard layout, a weighted heritage from typewriters : technological inertia