deskthority

dear apple experts,is there any way to see if this M0110A is a Alps, Mitsumi or SMK version from these pictures?

I do not have the keyboard here. I cannot check.

There's a couple of clues. Alps manufactured keyboards in the USA, so a USA keyboard is more likely to be Alps than Mitsumi (made in Japan) and SMK (made in Taiwan). Also, the serial begins with "A", probably for Alps (the only similar serial number on the wiki is a Mitsumi with "M" at the beginning) — the Keyboard II serials begin "M" for Mitsumi and "S" for SMK.

thank you Daniel Beardsmore, as always your knowledge is impressive! I´m thinking of buying this M0110A, I´m not sure yet. The seller claimes it´s NIB. Of course it won´t run out of the box.

You could of course have him pull a keycap …

It's an interesting thought — just how different in feel are the three versions, as all three use linear mechanical switches.