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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:29:37 -0400
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Subject: Re: $400 keyboard
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On 3/25/2024 1:20 PM, John Larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:04:40 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 3/25/2024 12:59 PM, John Larkin wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001F51G16
>>
>> Bizarre, when I clicked on it said I had bought it at one time, I did
>> several years back for the lab PC. Definitely didn't pay that for it, it
>> was maybe $40.
>>
>> Garbage keyboard, it started mis-firing within about 8 months and the
>> key-caps are very difficult to remove without breaking them. All of my
>> $4.99 surplus HP keyboards from the Goodwill have lasted way longer.
> 
> I'm typing on one now. It's OK. I definitely didn't pay $400 for it. I
> need two new keyboards, but not Logitech.
> 
> I think some people (Amazon, ebay, Digikey) have some insanely priced
> stuff, assuming that someone will buy them for some reason.

<https://www.amazon.com/NTE-ELECTRONICS-NTE27-TRANSISTOR-BJT/dp/B011OWMO1U/>

> I do like to remove keycaps and add some glue or something to disable
> them. Caps lock, insert.
>