formerly: Chicony KB-(5182|5191|5192)

davkol · 25 Nov 2014, 15:30

sold

Spoiler:

gogusrl · 25 Nov 2014, 15:40

I'll take a Chicony KB-5191 (PCB-mounted Cherry MX Blue switches) for sure.

edit : got more info on the type of caps on the other models ?

davkol · 25 Nov 2014, 15:40

Which one?

Nuum · 25 Nov 2014, 15:52

Could you post a picture of the switches of the KB-5191 with the Mitsumi switches? I'm interested in that.
How do the switches feel? Are they very tactile or rather mushy?
Is shipping to Germany 15€?

pasph · 25 Nov 2014, 16:05

PM sent

gogusrl · 25 Nov 2014, 16:18

Another question, does the mx blue one have a short or long left shift ? From your pics, you got 2 with long shift and one with short (and a Macro key I suppose).

davkol · 25 Nov 2014, 16:27

Nuum wrote: ↑Could you post a picture of the switches of the KB-5191 with the Mitsumi switches? I'm interested in that.

Nuum wrote: ↑How do the switches feel? Are they very tactile or rather mushy?

It's completely different from anything I've used so far. The tactility is neither sharp (like buckling spring and many other clicky switches), nor just a bump in otherwise linear travel (like most Cherry or Alps switches) IMHO. More like a collapsing dome—to me, it feels like travel=bump—but still different. Fast typing on it reminds me of very snappy domes (such as my old BTC and Preh Commander); pressing individual keys is nothing like that though, I think. Very interesting for sure.

Nuum wrote: ↑Is shipping to Germany 15€?

Yup.

pasph wrote: ↑PM sent

PM received

gogusrl wrote: ↑I'll take a Chicony KB-5191 (PCB-mounted Cherry MX Blue switches) for sure.

edit : got more info on the type of caps on the other models ?

All caps are MX-compatible ABS "vintage OEM" profile w/ IMHO quite decent pad printing. The function-key row keycaps are super tall on everything but the 5182.

The NIB 5191s look like this.

gogusrl wrote: ↑Another question, does the mx blue one have a short or long left shift ? From your pics, you got 2 with long shift and one with short (and a Macro key I suppose).

I've actually messed up and posted a picture with a broken 5191CT instead of 5192 w/ futabas. Everything else should be right.

Nuum · 25 Nov 2014, 16:49

Alright, I think you have a taker for the Mitsumi-Chicony. I'll send you a PM.

Nuum · 14 Jan 2015, 10:43

The keyboard came today, it's in great condition, thanks!

davkol · 25 Jan 2015, 13:11

Updated pictures and added a 5191 w/ green miniature Mitsumi switches. I held it for jacobolus at first, but haven't heard back from him for a weeks or two now.

Muirium · 25 Jan 2015, 13:16

How do those green Mitsumis feel? And how do they compare to the yellows?

davkol · 11 Mar 2015, 17:49

I think they're the same. Perhaps slightly different stiffness. I described the overall feel earlier in this thread.

DVH · 30 May 2015, 20:49

Pm sent

hj-s · 03 Nov 2015, 22:18

How much will cost shipping of Chicony KB-5191 with cyrillic and blues to Russia? I want to get one.

Samir · 05 Nov 2015, 03:47

I love 101 layouts. Too bad you're on the other side of the world.

itzmeluigi · 13 Sep 2018, 09:46

Pm sent

davkol · 09 Nov 2018, 16:24

fireworm · 15 Dec 2018, 11:42

Pm sent.

davkol · 04 Feb 2019, 17:54

ollir · 27 Jul 2019, 13:10

Sent a pm!

filthy · 30 Jul 2019, 17:49

Pm'ed

KeyAboard · 31 Jul 2019, 16:45

pm sent.