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You owe it to your fingers to try a Model F. As for lifespan, the F is rated for 100,000,000 keypresses which is more than plenty imo. Thats why I need one :lol: Model M? Its for plebs! (using it now its good), Beamspring? Too big! Model F? Perfect. Getting one in Slovenia is quite tricky tho :P I ...

You owe it to your fingers to try a Model F. As for lifespan, the F is rated for 100,000,000 keypresses which is more than plenty imo.

Love the APL caps, shame you can't get them in XT profile.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage19 ... Sw8RZaePIa

Bigfoot XT with matching system. Neat, but pricey.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-150110-Key ... Sw~T9adXbE

Nice looking XT with original packaging.

clickityClackity wrote: ↑IBM 5576 - JIS Alps
https://www.ebay.com/itm/152890713486?rmvSB=true

Was about to post this. I want it but not for that price. Wonder how much it's worth.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-Industrial-Model-M-Enhanced-Mechanical-Keyboard-W-PS2-Connector/192442348245?epid=7014048056&hash=item2cce7532d5:g:v9gAAOSw1RVacJ3P Wonder why the sticker is upside down. Also an SSK https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-IBM-Model-M-84-key-Space-Saving-Keyboard-PS-2-Clic...

I'm not a fan of LinusTechTips but it might make sense to send him a review unit for all the publicity. On the other hand I feel like his audience might not appreciate something as nice as a Model F because it's not "gamer" enough.

The very first one-piece keys just came out of the new injection molds! Here is a video of the injection mold in action! Everything is so automated. All other keys also finished; will post photos later this week. I will receive the samples from the factory later this month for evaluation. Had no id...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Origin ... SwUchaN1fC

Price seems a bit high but man, that's a nice XT.

Techno Trousers wrote: ↑There are strange things afoot in the vintage keyboard arena. I wonder if some new cryptocurrency millionaires are starting to buy keyboards?

I blame tax returns.

Dunno what your budget is but since you're looking for something quiet and tactile I would go for a Topre board. Maybe a Realforce 87U. I would avoid MX switches because in my opinion they don't really do anything well.

It's not cheap, but certainly not extortionate. For NOS vintage switches that aren't otherwise easy to get hold of I'd say it's pretty decent. Is there a similar way of buying solenoids? Solenoids are pretty standard components, and all they do is jackhammer against the case. Technically you could ...

Wow, excellent find. Make sure to get the xwhatsit with the solenoid driver.

If I can find the time, I will make a recording of the racket this keyboard produces with the speaker enabled later this week. PLEASE do because I want to hear this unique sound :D . I really want to see if this keyboard can make my ears bleed with sound, haven't come across any keyboard that can d...

Would IBM have used pad printed legends?

NOS M13.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Sealed-in- ... SwJj9aUO0u

Someone got a really good deal on a clean 5251
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... al_trades/

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digital_matthew wrote: ↑

digital_matthew wrote: ↑White(ish) Whale ahoy!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-Di ... SwB3BaTWqQ

AAAnnnddd it's gone...

Well that was fast...

All these beam spring boards coming up when I don't have any money. Ah well.

To be completely honest I don't think the layout is what would bother me on a Beamspring board as much as the height. I think the feet on my XT raise it up too high so I don't bother with them. I don't think I could really deal with the height on a Beamspring board on a daily basis. Still really wan...

seebart wrote: ↑ The layout choices amongst Beamsprings aren't great anyway.

That's what I've been telling myself. Beam spring boards are a novelty that you can't really use on a daily basis. I don't need one. My wallet doesn't need to go through this.

Apparently this sold in less than a minute. I feel cheated. https://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-5251-keyboard-works-/273007763000?rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=5336906286&toolid=10001&afsrc=1&customid=21335X794039X65db979fd6e4e7a502311cab287e1b9f&mp...

Back with a $49 BIN
https://m.ebay.com/itm/IBM-KEYBOARD-609 ... 3004777842

That 3101 just sold for $1218. I want to know which one of you guys bought it lol. I was in the running until it went over $1000. I thought these were in the $500 range :o I didn't think they were that rare. Yeah I'm pretty surprised. I was bidding up until the last 20 seconds when it went from ~$7...

That 3101 just sold for $1218. I want to know which one of you guys bought it lol. I was in the running until it went over $1000.

When I had my SSK And my current F XT

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-5120-computer-with-documentation/122889930833?hash=item1c9ccf8851:g:r3gAAOSwgbhaSVXA Screenshot_2018-01-02_05-48-20.png Screenshot_2018-01-02_05-47-27.png 1505363898795.png To be fair, he did say it weighs 135lbs so I don't think the shipping estimate is too unrea...