![]() ![]() ![]() – White Alps SKCM Cream Dampened Switch Disassembled Alps SKCM cream dampened switch The AEK II came with 3 flavors of SKCM switches, depending on the year and country of origin: It was sold years ago and I’ve been kicking myself ever since! Macintosh IIsi, my very first computerīoth the AEK and AEK II have a sturdy, oversized plastic case with, a black steel mounting plate, high-quality dye-sublimated PBT keycaps (with the exception of the spacebar), a unique keycap profile and, most importantly, some of the best switches Alps ever produced: Alps SKCMs. Unfortunately the keyboard in this review isn’t my original keyboard. The IIsi was my very first computer and incidentally the AEK II was my very first keyboard. The AEK II was sold until 1995 along with Mac desktops like the Macintosh IIci and the Macintosh IIsi. The Apple Extended Keyboard II was conceptualized by Design ID, an Irish industrial design company, and was later finalized by Frogdesign consultancy. And most importantly, Apple revised the key switches from Alps tactile non-dampened complicated switches, to Alps dampened complicated switches (more on that later). ![]() The power key lost its standard key cap profile and became larger and flatter. The Apple logo was moved from the bottom left of the case to the top left. A single retractable foot was added to allow users to adjust the typing angle. The case was redesigned with a lower profile and a more curves. Building on the design of the original, the AEK II had a similar profile, build quality, and overall design aesthetic with some fairly notable modifications. The Apple Extended Keyboard II, or the “AEK II” was introduced in 1990 as a successor to Apple’s original Extended Keyboard. Keycap average thickness: 1.13 mm Some Background Key switch type: Alps SKCM Cream Dampened ![]()
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