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Strange board from taobao
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 15:51
by tinnie
clear
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 17:13
by kbdfr
I rather doubt it's a Cherry keyboard, even if it's advertised as Cherry.
Never seen a Cherry board with a case shaped that way under the bottom row,
and never seen a Cherry board featuring a stepped ShiftLock with a round diode window on top of the lower step,
i.e. with a diode beneath the switch.
Besides, "G" appears to differ from the usual Cherry font
and "KBA-D2911-GY" as a designation does not follow the usual Cherry pattern.
One would have to take a look at the guts, of course

Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 18:00
by IvanIvanovich
It is interesting looking especially the Alt keys. Layout is nice, but what language layout is it? I have never seen that one. I'm 98% sure it is not Chery oem, but if it has MX it would be worth getting perhaps.
Re: Strange board from taobao
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 18:38
by huttala
It's a frankenboard I tell you.

Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 19:44
by kbdfr
Wow! The Keyboard Oracle really has mighty powers.
Somebody asked him what this keyboard is - he knew the answer:
http://deskthority.net/post73840.html#p73840
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 19:50
by dirge
piss test keyboard?.... I'll pass on this one...
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 20:02
by HzFaq
dirge wrote:piss test keyboard?.... I'll pass on this one...
(Un)intentional pun?
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 21:20
by Findecanor
The key caps are not Cherry Corp. You can see that on the bottom edges being rounded and not sharp.
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 21:24
by webwit
I bet Cherry MX black switches, which is what TG3 normally uses for keyboards like this.
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 21:49
by tinnie
webwit wrote:I bet Cherry MX black switches, which is what TG3 normally uses for keyboards like this.
Bingo

Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 22:08
by webwit
I think TG3 makes its own keycaps. OEM keyboard can be seen
here and
here.
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 22:23
by IvanIvanovich
After seeing some more specimens with clearer photo I am fairly certain they are SP keycap. There are some that are not straight across horizontally, some legends are crooked vertically, and etc. Looks like SP work to me and we already know SP did the translucent ones for the Decks and Data911. The board itself is still a nice layout though and TG3 are nice quality.
Posted: 26 Aug 2012, 22:36
by webwit
You could be right. Considering your evidence, now you know where the name comes from. Clear signature
