Dell Keyboard
I found a nice item on eBay very recently. It’s a Dell keyboard sporting mechanical key switches instead of the traditional rubber dome crap. I couldn’t really dig up a lot of information on the keyboard itself, but I can say that it’s a pleasure to type on. Not as stiff as my Model M, but not as light as a typical keyboard. The feedback I get is very satisfying.
Time to stop talking and post some pictures!
Front and back. Nothing really special here. This is after I’ve cleaned it up a bit. A little bit of alcohol and a cotton swab works great for this.
Notice the channel for the cable so you’re not screwed on cable length no matter which side your computer is on. It may be hard to see, but a lot of the letters have been worn and are faded. Everything except function keys and special punctuation have suffered this fate. Time to crack this baby open!
Nothing really special looking here, though you can tell that the internals take up a LOT less space than what the external casing would imply. I’m thinking of modding this little baby into something that saves quite a bit of space…
Let’s get a closeup of one of the switches, shall we?
As you can see, each key is given its very own little mechanical switch. Very novel and very tactile.
And a closeup of the label on the back.
The P/N and S/N are indeed blank. No trick of the camera there.
Well, there you have it! Overall, it’s a very tactile keyboard, though not as clicky as a Model M. It’s a pleasure to type on and it still feels like it has many years left in it.