New genuine T60/T61/R60/T400/W700 NMB keyboards for sale
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:01 pm
A little heads up for the community, since guys like Realblack, ajkula66, and sarbin have helped me out immensely, for those who may be interested in picking up a genuine hard to fine item that is no longer produced..
So I needed a new keyboard for my build T60 as the original that came with the "parts" machine was kind of worn and didn't look good at all. There were several ebay listings from Hong Kong and China for $21 (USD) shipped but I was waiting for something stateside with less mail time.
Late Thursday up pops 3 BIN auctions featuring "used" but fully working T60 keyboards in "brand new" cosmetic condition w/corresponding FRU's
42T3241
39T0953
42T3109
I was about to purchase a 42T3241 keyboard until I remembered reading a T60 keyboard comparison post (http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=44310) about the quality differences and feel of the different types of keyboards (Alps, Chinoy, NMB). So I went back and picked up one that had the NMB FRU (42T3109).
Said keyboard arrived today and its legit and genuine. Its in absolutely flawless condition and it contains the NMB blue pad springs (images below) and its the best feeling IBM keyboard that I've used. Frankly, I doubt the keyboard has been used at all. More likely the seller had to list it as used to comply with ebays selling conditions. FWIW, it didn't come in a box though.
The original auction had 20 keyboards for sale and its now down to 13 so if you want to get yourself a genuine new NMB keyboard you might want to get in on this because at $20 (USD) shipped I suspect these will sell pretty quickly.
For the record, I have no personal involvement with the seller. As I mentioned I'm just a guy who was looking for a keyboard and stumbled into a find.
Here is the link to the NMB auction page.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180832824308?ss ... 1423.l2649
The same seller also has Chicony & Alps keyboards for the same price:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170794726599?ss ... 1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180832825489?ss ... 1423.l2649
Here are some pictures of the keyboard before I installed it.
NMB Front - http://i.imgur.com/TPBWT.jpg
NMB Undersize - http://i.imgur.com/7VUzR.jpg
So I needed a new keyboard for my build T60 as the original that came with the "parts" machine was kind of worn and didn't look good at all. There were several ebay listings from Hong Kong and China for $21 (USD) shipped but I was waiting for something stateside with less mail time.
Late Thursday up pops 3 BIN auctions featuring "used" but fully working T60 keyboards in "brand new" cosmetic condition w/corresponding FRU's
42T3241
39T0953
42T3109
I was about to purchase a 42T3241 keyboard until I remembered reading a T60 keyboard comparison post (http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=44310) about the quality differences and feel of the different types of keyboards (Alps, Chinoy, NMB). So I went back and picked up one that had the NMB FRU (42T3109).
Said keyboard arrived today and its legit and genuine. Its in absolutely flawless condition and it contains the NMB blue pad springs (images below) and its the best feeling IBM keyboard that I've used. Frankly, I doubt the keyboard has been used at all. More likely the seller had to list it as used to comply with ebays selling conditions. FWIW, it didn't come in a box though.
The original auction had 20 keyboards for sale and its now down to 13 so if you want to get yourself a genuine new NMB keyboard you might want to get in on this because at $20 (USD) shipped I suspect these will sell pretty quickly.
For the record, I have no personal involvement with the seller. As I mentioned I'm just a guy who was looking for a keyboard and stumbled into a find.
Here is the link to the NMB auction page.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180832824308?ss ... 1423.l2649
The same seller also has Chicony & Alps keyboards for the same price:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170794726599?ss ... 1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180832825489?ss ... 1423.l2649
Here are some pictures of the keyboard before I installed it.
NMB Front - http://i.imgur.com/TPBWT.jpg
NMB Undersize - http://i.imgur.com/7VUzR.jpg
