Re: Keyboards with keycaps which are the same shape

I've tried one 'ultra-slim' keyboard; it couldn't be converted 
because (at least) one of the mountings for one of the keys that 
needed to be relocated was (for some odd reason) a different type of 
mounting to the others :(

--- In [email protected], Thomas Levine 
<thomas.levine@...> wrote:
>
> I must say that I would never buy such a keyboard. Anyway, you 
could use
> laptop-style keyboards, a few of which are available at Newegg. 
They'll
> still have the bumps on the QWERTY F and J keys though.
> 
> Thomas Levine!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 16:00 +0000, zootle wrote:
> > Hi.
> > 
> > I'm new to this list, apologies if there's already a discussion 
about 
> > this topic (if there is, could you point me to it, please?).
> > 
> > I'm trying to source keyboards that have keycaps all the same 
shape, 
> > for conversion, primarily to Dvorak (I've started recently to 
sell 
> > these, with some small success so far) but obviously such 
keyboards 
> > will be of interest to anyone who wishes to try an alternative 
layout.
> > 
> > I have so far found just three keyboards that are reasonably 
priced 
> > and fit the bill. These are, in order of my personal preference 
of 
> > quality:
> > 
> > 1. Logitech Y-SU61 Deluxe 
> > 2. Tesco 'Value' keyboard
> > 3. Colorsit KB-1807 
> > 
> > (#1 and #3 are available through my 'Broadband for your Fingers' 
> > eBid.net store at http://uk.four.ebid.net/perl/main.cgi?mo=user-
> > store&title=Broadband-for-your-Fingers - the Tesco one costs just 
> > £4.45 from - surprisingly - Tescos).
> > 
> > These are all PS/2 models (which possibly explains why such 
keyboards 
> > have become so inexpensive in recent months?). I have been trying 
to 
> > find some USB equivalents, even though these are likely to be 
more 
> > costly. 
> > 
> > Does anyone here know of any such keyboards, PS/2 or USB?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
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