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kungpaogao

Aug 12, 2016

I really like the idea of having side-lit keycaps. However, the ABS is a little bit of a turn-off for me because I don't really feel like purchasing any more than one/two sets. I saw someone ("wontonotnow") posted a supposedly PBT version of these side-lit keycaps purchased from Taobao. So, I decided to do some research. This is what I've found so far:
- This is what you should try to search for: "侧刻透光键帽". Google Translate translates it to: "side translucent engraved keycaps", and the search results more or less match what you search for. Searching for this alone will yield many results that are basically just the keycaps of this drop. You can try adding "PBT" to it, but you'll still have trouble finding the keycaps (at least for me). Link to search: https://www.taobao.com/article/CmDHGiC-FnEsDADC.html (I haven't looked through the results yet b/c I just figured out the translation)
- Here's a link to the same ABS keycaps being sold in this drop, but with an extra option of light gray (and has a Windows logo instead of a star): https://world.taobao.com/item/528430628214.htm
- Looking through the related items, I found this: https://world.taobao.com/item/529788365996.htm This advertises itself as being "PBT", but I have no way of confirming that. (Also, I kind of doubt they are PBT b/c (a) they look the same, (b) the price is the same)
- I thought I might as well include a search index where I found the results above: https://www.taobao.com/article/ByAgEQBQG6DdA9AJ.html I only flipped to page 9, and will probably continue after I finish posting this. However, I haven't found any definitive side-lit PBT keycaps. This may be due to the fact that I am largely relying on pictures, as my Chinese is weak.
- BTW, the brand of the PBT side-lit keycaps someone got was "CMany" (or "IKBC" according to https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/4bn7yr/euger_h_ansi_104set_pbt_green_keycaps_tai_hao/) and the exact Chinese text on the box was "科曼尼机械键帽PBT双色成型透光键帽 " (image on page 2 by "wontonotnow").
- So, if you want to get these while the drop is inactive, and you don't know how to use Taobao (or just prefer Aliexpress): http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mechanical-keyboard-keyboarded-personality-translucidus-keyboarded-abs-black-translucidus-keycaps-104-key-87-key-68/32682519686.html. These have hearts instead of the Windows logos <3 (added with EDIT 2)
- Extra: "1976" side-printed PBT keycaps: https://world.taobao.com/item/533231728263.htm (I thought these were pretty cool. I always digged the color scheme, but I'm a cheapskate, and Signature Plastics stuff is too expensive for me :P)
I will probably make another post if I find anything good. Please reply if you have any extra information for me.
EDIT: corrected page number, added username, corrected "exact Chinese text", noticed the logo difference EDIT 2: unfortunately, I have not been able to find a PBT version :( ...added link to Aliexpress

Aug 12, 2016