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thanks for the input!
I am more interested in the way an brass plates impacts the feeling of the switches..

Brass is a dense and heavy metal - plate from brass will weigh more then steel (around 10-15%) and about 3-4 times more then aluminum. For that reason sound will "stay with in brass". So in ...

If you are concern about oxidation or metal it self there is plenty of ways to seal brass - even a coat of oil will do it for years. Carbon fiber is really toxic material - unless you have brass allergy I dont think it is anything to worry about. Especially for parts you dont touch.

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PS: PING is indeed mighty!

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Secret Santa, thank you so much! This is an trully amazing gift in a best Christmas spirit!
This is my first compact board ...

The "silent" variants have been reported to be smoother than the non-silent variants.

I have a Corsair STRAFE RGB with Cherry MX Silent - and maybe they are smoother (for me they feel just a tad lighter), but they dont sound better then MX Red. Especially with o-rings, the predominant sound ...

From this press release:
Cherry Americas’ silent Cherry MX switches now available for all manufacturers
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/12/prweb13941959.htm
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CHERRY MX SILENT RED MX3A-L1NN
CHERRY MX SILENT BLACK MX3A-11NN
CHERRY MX SILENT RGB RED MX3A-L1NA ...

Got package a few days ago - its massive! I haven't been that excited in a really long time! It just such a super-duper feeling

Thanks for letting me join Secret Santa! Can't wait to unbox!

CHERRY MX 6.0 nb! w/ MX Brown and white LED's Siemens SICOMP keyboard Topre Realforce 88UB HHKB Professional BT Cooler Master NovaTouch TKL ISO

Tryed my best googling, but wasnt able to find anything one this one

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Ok, thank you!

I have been web developing for past 10 years, now at a CTO position, but I still do quite a bit of coding. My general advice for CSS / HTML or any type-heavy work would be a Cherry MX Black / Red / Topre, for JavaScript or PHP I would recommend Cherry MX Brown, IBM Model M or ALPS.

For general ...

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Judging from small media buttons on the upper row and age I would naturally think its a rubber dome indeed.

Got this in a sms from an older lady, no markings and she could only identify 1987 on the back Edit:
Got quite unclear picture of the back

In Norway rollermouse is very popular and are often seen at office spaces. I can definitely say that it is great for any job where you use mouse more then you use keyboard. For general browsing, searching, windows gui heavy tasks etc., rollermouse is great.

And if you do have pain in your hand or ...

Not a club member but would really like to join Secret Santa. Have a great present ready

Surfing and consuming beverages is fun, but sometimes you order stuff you kinda regret ordering...

So for 35$ inc shipping I got this in the mail:
LINGBAO JIGUANSHI Backlit Mechanical Keyboard, 87-key with Blue Switches

Generic box outside:
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A bit more fancy box inside with decent ...

Keycaps from Unicomp, Inc. on a 1391409. Just sold it with caps for about 100 € locally in Norway - was sold in about 1min after ad was posted. Looks like there is a big craving for Model M's in Norway.
PS: Color: LightBlue

Those are not Alps SKCM. That slider looks like SMK Alps mount or some other clone. The wiki needs to be updated constantly, but few are actually putting in the work, most just like to talk about it. ;)

Oh ok, thanks! I actually found A600 locally i iwll get in a weeks time. Will take a closer ...

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ALPS switches?!

@gcardinal: The question is, have you tried Topre yourself yet?

Yes, I have purcased NovaTouch TKL twice - one used and one new from the local store (ISO both). So I have about 2-3 month of typing on it. I never owned a Realforce - but have tried it a few times.

Just for clarification - I find ...

Overrated:
Topre as seen in a Cooler Master NovaTouch TKL. Overly complex switch made even more complex for the "marketing" reasons.

Overlooked:
Siemens STB 21 - so simple, so elegant and it is just a joy to type on.

(Im just starting here, not 'pro', but here is my 2-cents).

I had exactly the same starting point when I got into mechanical keyboards. I have to say that for the closest feel to rubber dome I would give it to:
- Alps SKCM White Damped
- SteelSeries QS1
- Cherry MX Black (vintage)

M800 will give ...

Cherry MY - feels pretty bad and is exceptionally annoying ... I would give it 1/10 - just for not hurting my fingers.

The only thing which takes bad to another level is probably keyboard in new Apple Macbook (not pro / air). Its so bad - it hurts your fingers. If you get a chance - try it in a ...

Im here just to post 'wow'!... ok all, done!
ps: amazing find

Thank you all for the feedback and good tips! Feeling confident about souring replacement 7u now.

However board it self is pretty dead. Ordered new chip and caps - hope I will sort it out...

t8c wrote: I have one SGI set on the way. Will sell cheap to a fellow norwegian!

Oh hei! that would be just awesome! I send pm

jacobolus wrote: Come visit San Francisco and I’ll give you an SGI spacebar.

That would be a long hike from Norway

Could you maybe take some pictures of how it looks on the underside? And maybe stabilizer

Never throw any of it away? Argh! I have almost 8 pallets of keyboards here right now. Anything that does not sell by the end of December is prob going back to the recycle center!

Storage might be a problem, but like any investment its just a quastion of time. Ones I got 24 powersupplyes for 100 ...

In todays score I got an not-working SGI Granite 9500900 for cheap. It also misses a space bar...

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I did try space bar from other ALPS board I have, but it even length is the same stabilizer mount is quite different on SGI.
And I wasn't able to find any information on ...

Also try swapping keycaps between boards. For instance Cherry G80-1000 with thin cheapo keycaps is quite a different experience from thick original double shout keycaps. Also for instance with Cherry MX-Board 3.0 G80-3850 I never felt that I was hitting keys in the center - that coused a lot of ...

For no practical reason at all, other then "I just want to do it my self" - I really want to order my own PCB for my next keyboard. I want to make yellow and 2mm thick PCB. However in order to do that I need source files to order PCB. However I wasn't able to find any... :(

Or a tip about another ...

just wow! looks amazing