Great TKL Alps keysets?

[ZyBeR]

Hi guys!

I'm tempted to build a TKL-board with SKCM Brown but I don't have a matching keyset.
I've been reading and googling a lot and I was under the impression that my two best options were either a SGI- or a Dell AT101 keyset, but maybe there are other, nice and thick Alps keyset out there that would work?

(no aek2, I already have a Lunar built with those)

[forter4]

Northgate Omnikeys have Ansi layouts: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274379109319

But a Dell AT101 is probably your best bet since you can typically find them somewhat cheap (relatively)

[fohat]

I would look at Tai Hao's offerings:

https://www.tai-hao.com/catalog/ins.php?index_id=83

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/in ... list&c=430

If you want vintage and are looking for doubleshot ABS there are numerous options, if you want dye-sub PBT you are more limited.

*Some* very early Dell AT101s (not AT101Ws) and SGIs have them, and some Wang 724/725s.

[Chyros]

I'd just buy a new Tai-Hao set tbh. Uses modern, standard key sizes, which most Alps keyboards don't. The only other one is basically the AT101W which has pretty crap caps.

[ZyBeR]

I have no experience with Tai-Hao but from the looks of it they are very thin, similar to the ps2 model at101?

[mode1ace]

I have no experience with Tai-Hao but from the looks of it they are very thin, similar to the ps2 model at101?

They're not much thicker, but they are much nicer than silitek manufactured AT101/102 caps.

If I wasn't a die hard ISO user I'd be all over Tai-Hao caps. I wish they'd do a standard ISO set.

[mode1ace]

I sent an enquiry what the cost and minimum order would be to run https://shop.tai-hao.com/products/abs-104-c01bu201 in alps mount. With ISO & 7u bottom row kits too.

Would this not be an ideal set? it's my fav taihao colour way.