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post #21 of 30
11/7/12 at 7:11am
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Thanks for the extensive review

No problem, glad to do it! biggrin.gif

After work today I will be swapping out some more of the switches. It's turning out to be a bigger, more difficult project than I had originally anticipated, but I think it will be worth the effort in the end. This will probably become my work keyboard when I finish it.
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I've seen these for $29.99 or so a bunch of times (w/ MIR)

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=73583&vpn=KB528U&manufacture=AZIO%20Corporation&promoid=1016


One of the forum posts indicate it's a Cherry Blue keyboard... read properly
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I didn't realize the Azio used Alps switches. (knockoff Cherry blues, basically?)

Anyways, http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=67069 seems better and has gone below $50? for an n-kro.

This newmen one seems interesting though I think it's somewhat cool with it's light scheme tongue.gif although numpad would've been nice but would work great as more of a portable setup no?
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11/9/12 at 7:07am
Just finished swapping out the switches last night. All went well (only one minor flaw, damn Caps Lock LED...) and this is now going to be my work keyboard. Liking the MX Clears so far. Not as good as Blues, but MUCH better than Browns...

Anyways, the final product:

IMG_20121109_100450.jpg

Would take a pic with some of the caps off, but I left my keycap puller at home...
Edited by Computer-Lab in Basement - 11/9/12 at 7:10am
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post #24 of 30
12/26/12 at 12:26pm
Do you have any pics showing how to swap out the switches?
Just wondering if its an easy job to do, i wouldnt mind having a go at this and perhaps trying out some MX browns.

I have the Zalman ZM-K500.
Also wondered is the space bar just a standard size?

Any pointers would be great thumb.gif
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post #25 of 30
12/26/12 at 3:45pm
So with this being a board that has MX clones...would i have to remove/solder the whole switch or could they be opened and stems changed out?
Thanks for the links BTW.
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post #26 of 30
12/30/12 at 8:01pm
Found another one...this one with yellow-orangeish plate and a somewhat better feature list.
FA_ARM_MKI-3-580x260px.png

So now there's:
-Newmen GM-10
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post #27 of 30
1/6/13 at 12:35pm
But i heard somewhere that they use less durable plastics on the inside so they wear faster. Maybe I'm wrong but could you clear up on that ripster ?
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post #28 of 30
1/6/13 at 12:45pm
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But i heard somewhere that they use less durable plastics on the inside so they wear faster. Maybe I'm wrong but could you clear up on that ripster ?
Id reckon that would be true based on the amount of key strokes they say the Zalman i have can do....20 million vs Cherry MX 50 million.

Thanks again ripster.
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post #29 of 30
1/7/13 at 11:32am
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Id reckon that would be true based on the amount of key strokes they say the Zalman i have can do....20 million vs Cherry MX 50 million.
Thanks again ripster.

It's possible, but I'd be careful about reading too much into the numbers. For instance, for quite a while, all Cherry MX switches except for MX Black were rated for 20 million uses; only the blacks were rated to 50m. But then the official specs for all the others changed (though you still see them listed as 20m occasionally)-- without, apparently, any changes to the switches themselves. The numbers for the Zalman switches are equally suspect, since the manufacturer now lists the switches as lasting for 50m-- but for all we know (and I wouldn't be surprised), the 20m number, the 50m number, or both could have been copied from one or the other set of Cherry specs rather than any actual testing of the clones.

Basically, there's way too much shadiness with regards to switch lifespan claims by all involved to determine whether or not there are differences between the two switch types on the basis of such numbers.
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post #30 of 30
1/7/13 at 1:07pm
Yeah i think your right there...i wont take the figures to heart too much.

Was looking through ripsters Kailh switch guide and notied there are 2 data sheets, one stated 20 million strokes and the other states 50 million.

To be honest even if its just 20 million im sure they will last longer than the horrid keys on my Logitech G15 + G510, went through 3 keyboards in 18 months, sold the last RMA and bought 2 of these Zalman, never ever again would i buy a rubber dome, i couldnt afford anything better than 2 of these Zalman as i had just built my son a rig for christmas.

If i would have had more money i would have bought better keyboards, i have now had a small taste of mechanical and i can already say i want more tongue.gif

Even my son (10yr old) says he now realises how bad the Logitech keyboard was, no lie.
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