After a lot of YouTube searches, I want to get an original Apple Extended Keyboard with Orange ALPS switches. I like the sound of them better than the Salmon ALPS switches.
A lot of sellers on eBay/Craigslist/Offerup don't pull a keycap to see what kind of switch is in the keyboard. Is there any way to determine the switch type from the sticker on the bottom?
Apple Extended Keyboard M0115 Orange vs Salmon Alps
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apastuszak
- Location: Bensalem, PA, USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade Trackball
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
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fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
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Not a scientific certainty, but they made roughly a million of them and approximately the first 500K were orange and the 2nd half were salmon. There have been discussions about it but I don't think that there are any hard rules.
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apastuszak
- Location: Bensalem, PA, USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade Trackball
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
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Well, I could not find a reasonably priced Orange Alps AEK, so I went with Salmon. The quest for Orange Alps continues. I'm sure I'll stumble on one some day.
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apastuszak
- Location: Bensalem, PA, USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade Trackball
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
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