Hi everyone, yesterday I stopped by my local recyclers and picked up what I thought was a Parkard Bell branded BTC 5130, but its actually made by Silitek according to the FCC ID and it's an Alps mount Dome with Slider. It threw me for a loop due to the fact it's identical to the BTC board in how it looks. It even has the 1.25U escape key. Felt like sharing because it doesn't feel as nice as the BTC board. It has a mussy bottom out and aren't as tactile as a BTC dome and slider in my personal opinion.
Cheers,
--Given
A Parkard Bell SK-2100 not made by BTC.
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- Location: Missouri
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M (1390120)
- Main mouse: Varies greatly
- Favorite switch: IBM Bucking Sping
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Last edited by GivenZane on 31 May 2021, 08:01, edited 1 time in total.
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- Location: Brisbane, Australia
In general, most boards with SK-**** model numbers are made by Silitek. I've never seen BTC use that format. I've also not seen Alps mount Silitek dome and slider before, only MX mount. I will say that those keycaps very similar to standard BTC lasered keycaps, and nothing like the Silitek keycaps I've seen before, which is interesting. Makes it difficult to judge the manufacturer without seeing the label
- Thorogrimm
- Location: England, UK
- Main keyboard: Niz C103
- Main mouse: Razer Viper Mini
- Favorite switch: Topre Electro-Capacitive
Yeah what you're looking for is the FCC ID with just 5130. If it has SK on the badge, then it's not BTC