58% off USB to PS/2 Converter Adapter for Mouse/Keyboard US $0.99-Limited Amounts-Free Delivery

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  UFO on 01/06/2013 - 19:42

  meh… why not :).

  Ordered in the past and was pretty painless, so I'll give them another go.
  $1.06AU delivered btw for anyone interested.

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    pmupsinep on 01/06/2013 - 20:06

    +1

    What are you using them for? I haven't seen a keyboard or mouse with a PS2 plug in years.

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      bargaino on 01/06/2013 - 20:13

      +3

      You have not been in my shed.

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      alvian on 01/06/2013 - 20:17

      I have a PS/2 mechanical keyboard that is extremely nice to type on. I would rather spend $1.06 on an adapter than $50+ on a new mechanical keyboard.

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        UFO on 01/06/2013 - 21:16

        exactly my thoughts!

        i have an old keyboard i cant use with new motherboards… and for $1 I'd like to try and get it working with the newer pc.

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      Shlomo Scheinbaum on 01/06/2013 - 21:55

      Those steel bodied IBM keyboards from the 80's are still working as well as ever. They can't be stopped, they can't be destroyed and they can't be reasoned with so you might as well try to accommodate them.

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        tdw on 02/06/2013 - 21:53

        try smashing it with a Mac? ;)

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  cheepwun on 01/06/2013 - 20:07

  Is anyone here using one of these USB-to-PS/2 adaptors?
  I've never tried them and I know this is a cheap item but are there any trade-offs with this type of device?

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    51ngh on 01/06/2013 - 20:41

    Yeah I know what you mean….
    You're concerned it might not transfer the keystrokes quick enough next time you are entering your credit card number on a OzB deal ?
    And you might end up missing out ??

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      cheepwun on 01/06/2013 - 22:27

      :) Like maybe not working with some ps/2 keyboards or that kind of thing, plus random not-workingness and other such issues. I wonder are they 100% reliable?

      I have some old keyboards I wouldn't trade for any new ones, and I have them in BEIGE, not black. Win.

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  bargaino on 01/06/2013 - 20:13

  +3

  Perfect gadget for the true cheap-skate oz-bargainer who does not want to throw out his twenty-year-old keyboard and mouse.
  They don't make 'em like they used to.

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    tanksinatra on 01/06/2013 - 21:17

    Indeed they don't. USB keyboards apparently have a six simultaneous key press limit (at most).

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    cheepwun on 01/06/2013 - 22:30

    Word.

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  yada on 02/06/2013 - 11:14

  Grr why can't it be the other way around???!
  I want something that will take a usb keyboard connector and convert to PS2 plug. Can save a USB back port for something else.

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    cannibal on 03/06/2013 - 13:13

    +1

    yes, that is what I do.
    here you go: http://www.tmart.com/USB-to-PS-2-Adapter-Black_p118547.html

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      cannibal on 03/06/2013 - 13:28

      sorry, wrong link, try this one: http://www.tmart.com/Green-USB-A-to-PS2-PS-2-Adapter-Convert…

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  Jackson on 02/06/2013 - 23:50

  I have bought an extremely similar unit from dx, they are pretty flimsy, cases are only 2 halves clipped together and pop apart easily, and the its 2 plugs soldered to a board and when the case pops off the whole thing bends very easily. Had to replace mine 2 time after which I got the molded cable type, its a few cents more but infinitely better built