New Cherry MX keyboards for the A500, A600 and A1200

[arcanist]

"The status of order #xxxx is now Shipped"

USPS tracking number doesn't work yet, but some signs of life! I preordered the day the page went up, if I remember right.

[Argo]

Looking forward to people receiving their orders and reviews

[mrprawns]

Originally Posted by Gryfon

I’m definitely interested an a 1200 variant - is there any more progress on a UK supplier (Kippers brother last I read)?

This ^^^

[Gryfon]

Originally Posted by mrprawns

This ^^^

As an Amiga fan I feel waiting is something we all do well. Let’s see where this goes...

[Picard]

Still hoping UK release also

[Pete64]

Hi Folks, nice to know I'm not alone on this issue. I ordered my A500 replacement keyboard in January, paid in full. I emailed them on October 1st asking for an update and as others have been told will ship as soon as its my turn. I've now emailed asking for a refund and had no response.

So I'm not happy to say the least, funny I got the link to this thread googling Amiga keyboard scam.

[zodiac]

Maybe they are all dead, including Kipper. That could explain the months of silence and no response.

[aeberbach]

Come on people, ten days since they were "shipped" - who has received one? It's time for an unboxing/review.

[arcanist]

Originally Posted by aeberbach

Come on people, ten days since they were "shipped" - who has received one? It's time for an unboxing/review.

Mine's sitting in the mailbox, which I haven't remembered to stop by for a while.

[indigolemon]

I've seen some posts on Facebook about people having them, but nothing on here yet!

[arcanist]

I got this installed today. The keys have a nice clackety, responsive feel. Softer than my main keyboard's Cherry Browns + O-rings but firmer than Reds. The spacebar feels stable along its length but is a bit noisier than I'd like. No noisier than the original, though.

Obviously a huge improvement over the original keyboard. I'd already replaced the membrane but those keys felt mushy. I can type on this new one quite comfortably.

Goodies in the box:



Before/after in a new A1200 case (sunlight changed so colors are not quite accurate, but the original was heavily yellowed):

[Gryfon]

Originally Posted by arcanist

I got this installed today. The keys have a nice clackety, responsive feel. Softer than my main keyboard's Cherry Browns + O-rings but firmer than Reds. The spacebar feels stable along its length but is a bit noisier than I'd like. No noisier than the original, though.

Obviously a huge improvement over the original keyboard. I'd already replaced the membrane but those keys felt mushy. I can type on this new one quite comfortably.

Goodies in the box:



Before/after in a new A1200 case (sunlight changed so colors are not quite accurate, but the original was heavily yellowed):

Thanks for posting. Holding my breath for a UK release.

[rlake]

Awesome! Looks like they did a good job packaging with instructions etc. Any mention of adding LEDs? It's probably straightforward enough but curious anyway.

[arcanist]

Originally Posted by rlake

Awesome! Looks like they did a good job packaging with instructions etc. Any mention of adding LEDs? It's probably straightforward enough but curious anyway.

I don't see any mention of LEDs in the instructions. Where did you want to add them? The A1200 LEDs are not attached to the keyboard.

The keyboard has a USB header (to use with e.g. Raspberry Pi) and a Gotek header for... no idea what that's for.

[rlake]

Oh I should be more specific, backlight under each key. Should just be a couple of holes to solder.

[sean_sk]

I just noticed in the picture of the new keyboard the '+' and '-' keys along the top are in the wrong order. You might have to swap them around, unless the key presses are actually correct.

[arcanist]

Originally Posted by sean_sk

I just noticed in the picture of the new keyboard the '+' and '-' keys along the top are in the wrong order. You might have to swap them around, unless the key presses are actually correct.

Yep, you're right. I fixed it.

[sean_sk]

Originally Posted by arcanist

Yep, you're right. I fixed it.

What's funny is that you can see those keys are the wrong way around in the manual as well. So I wonder how many were fitted that way. Anyway it's no big deal. just an easy fix. Keyboard looks great though, I want to get one eventually.

[Hercules]

[Hercules]

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