If this is the wrong place please forgive me, I was redirected here.
Pretty simple, just wondering how much this keyboard could be worth.
The 3rd image is of the key switches, in case the picture isn't clear.
Does anyone happen to know how much this keyboard could be sold for?
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- Location: England
- Main keyboard: SteelSeries
- Main mouse: Razer DeathAdder
- Favorite switch: Cherry
- DT Pro Member: -
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- clickityClackity
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: HHKB JIS / Clueboard
- Main mouse: What's a mouse?
- Favorite switch: Zealiostotles
- DT Pro Member: -
Do you have a model #?
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- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- DT Pro Member: 0011
The key switch looks like Aristotle Cherry MX clone and the keyboard looks like a Chicony KB-5161.
The Aristotle are known for the black casing being not very durable so for some time they have not been in very much demand ... until fairly recently when it was discovered that the sliders could be transplanted into Gateron housings to produce a more tactile clicky switch.
Other than that, there are often many variations of Chicony keyboards with different switches and keycaps.
BTW. Yes, there is a thread especially for identifying keyboards. Maybe a mod could merge this thread with that one.
The Aristotle are known for the black casing being not very durable so for some time they have not been in very much demand ... until fairly recently when it was discovered that the sliders could be transplanted into Gateron housings to produce a more tactile clicky switch.
Other than that, there are often many variations of Chicony keyboards with different switches and keycaps.
BTW. Yes, there is a thread especially for identifying keyboards. Maybe a mod could merge this thread with that one.
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
I don't think it's the "Aristotle Cherry MX clone" (Type TWB 6). It looks more like [wiki]Taiwan white and black shaft[/wiki] 2W, 2WB, 4 or 5. A brighter, larger photo would help, although so far as I can tell, those types can only be distinguished by desoldering a switch and opening it.
What it does do is offer a stronger suggestion that at least most of Taiwan white and black shaft was made by Aristotle. The KB-5161 is already known for this type of switch, but in black. The best-known type (6) came a long a bit later.
What it does do is offer a stronger suggestion that at least most of Taiwan white and black shaft was made by Aristotle. The KB-5161 is already known for this type of switch, but in black. The best-known type (6) came a long a bit later.
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
You mean KB-5162.
- Wodan
- ISO Advocate
- Location: ISO-DE
- Main keyboard: Intense Rotation!!!
- Main mouse: Logitech G903
- Favorite switch: ALL OF THEM
- DT Pro Member: -
Next time, please use this thread to get estimates for keyboards:
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Good luck on mechmarket or ebay ...
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Good luck on mechmarket or ebay ...