[Massdrop] Vortex PBT grey

[Razor Lotus]

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/vortex-pbt-keycaps

We've seen this before. But now it's available and it comes in the blank and side printed options.

I committed myself to a set of side printed

[AKmalamute]

Available in side-print (stealth keys!) as well as blank or normal.

They do look classy ...

Edit, for the login impaired: pictures! using guest mode.

[cruzin]

Went for the side-printed. They look nice.

[Novus]

Seems tempting I think I'll get a set of blanks.
If my memory from reading other threads is correct these are of some good thickness right?

[Vanilla]

Seems tempting I think I'll get a set of blanks.
If my memory from reading other threads is correct these are of some good thickness right?

Yup, they're just like the ones on PBT capped poker II's

[Hyde]

Anyone know if these are OEM Profile or Cherry Profile?  Since I know Vortex makes both.

I also now have a hard time deciding if I want front printed or blanks for my Das Keyboard. 

[dorkvader]

Anyone know if these are OEM Profile or Cherry Profile?  Since I know Vortex makes both.

I also now have a hard time deciding if I want front printed or blanks for my Das Keyboard. 

They sure look like cherry profile in the pictures. Check out those pointy corners!

[Flyersfan1]

Anyone know if these are OEM Profile or Cherry Profile?  Since I know Vortex makes both.

I also now have a hard time deciding if I want front printed or blanks for my Das Keyboard. 

They sure look like cherry profile in the pictures. Check out those pointy corners!

Yeah, that looked promising to me too.  I think these, or the Leopold branded PBT available on Ebay are great options for anyone looking for an affordable quality set.

[SpAmRaY]

We need some side by side photo comparisons of cherry profile versus all these other caps.

[bazh]

Anyone know if these are OEM Profile or Cherry Profile?  Since I know Vortex makes both.

I also now have a hard time deciding if I want front printed or blanks for my Das Keyboard. 

It's Cherry profile, Vortex shown their Cherry profile caps a while back on their Facebook page and on DT

[Razor Lotus]

Ive seen this sold by qwerkeys and mechkb a while back but neither of them had the full sets available to everyone so I figured this would be a good chance to get a set

[lolkey]

Really tempted, but I don't want OEM and a lot of people in the comments are saying these are OEM profile. Also, someone in the comments is mentioning you need to sand some of the modifiers, as they rub on some board like the filco?

They definitely look tall from the side shot:

[Latin00032]

Really tempted, but I don't want OEM and a lot of people in the comments are saying these are OEM profile. Also, someone in the comments is mentioning you need to sand some of the modifiers, as they rub on some board like the filco?

I can deal with the sanding. Also, I think these are close to cherry profile.

I just want the navy blue version. I would have joined the drop if this was an option.

[jacobolus]

Available in side-print (stealth keys!) as well as blank or normal.

They do look classy ...

Too bad about the awful typeface.

[Auryon]

Thinking about grabbing a set of side printed keys.

[Hyde]

Really tempted, but I don't want OEM and a lot of people in the comments are saying these are OEM profile. Also, someone in the comments is mentioning you need to sand some of the modifiers, as they rub on some board like the filco?

Yeah I wonder if people in the comments just took an educated guess?  Because I think based from the old Vortex pictures it match their Cherry Profile keycaps.

Is it possible to e-mail massdrop and ask them about it?

And if it is indeed Cherry Profile then yeah some of the long keys like Enter and Shift might rub against the stabilizers a little bit.

[YouGotRioted]

Joined for the side-printed set. I'll see how they fit on my QFR.

[lolkey]

Really tempted, but I don't want OEM and a lot of people in the comments are saying these are OEM profile. Also, someone in the comments is mentioning you need to sand some of the modifiers, as they rub on some board like the filco?

Yeah I wonder if people in the comments just took an educated guess?  Because I think based from the old Vortex pictures it match their Cherry Profile keycaps.

Is it possible to e-mail massdrop and ask them about it?

And if it is indeed Cherry Profile then yeah some of the long keys like Enter and Shift might rub against the stabilizers a little bit.

No idea. There are a lot of unanswered questions in the discussion. Even the colors aren't listed. Some pictures look grey, some look black, some look charcoal.   

[Hyde]

Really tempted, but I don't want OEM and a lot of people in the comments are saying these are OEM profile. Also, someone in the comments is mentioning you need to sand some of the modifiers, as they rub on some board like the filco?

Yeah I wonder if people in the comments just took an educated guess?  Because I think based from the old Vortex pictures it match their Cherry Profile keycaps.

Is it possible to e-mail massdrop and ask them about it?

And if it is indeed Cherry Profile then yeah some of the long keys like Enter and Shift might rub against the stabilizers a little bit.

No idea. There are a lot of unanswered questions in the discussion. Even the colors aren't listed. Some pictures look grey, some look black, some look charcoal.   

Yeah I've sent massdrop an e-mail and see if they can answer some questions.  As for color I'm assuming it's the same color as Poker II keycaps.

[lolkey]

Not sure they're identical as Poker besides the base top printed set.

Look at the high res -

Top Print - https://d2qmzng4l690lq.cloudfront.net/resizer/1500x1000/r/MD-3293_20140807135229_b0ea7a5ce49ec5a4.png
Side Print - https://d2qmzng4l690lq.cloudfront.net/resizer/1500x1000/r/MD-3293_20140807135227_07daf5fe17bd1595.png
Blank - https://d2qmzng4l690lq.cloudfront.net/resizer/1500x1000/r/MD-3293_20140807135230_13cf1711a8564d7d.png

It looks like the side printed and blank are black, and the top print is grey. But who knows for sure, it could just be the lighting is different. I e-mailed them a few days ago and still haven't heard back.

[Hyde]

Yeah I e-mailed them too and still no reply also.  Sighhhhh well I guess at least I have till Friday to think about this lol.

[YouGotRioted]

Anyone have any idea if the spacebars could be warped for these sets?

[Zeal]

The F keys do look a bit high, but are there any OEM profile keycaps with pointed corners? 

[Hyde]

Anyone have any idea if the spacebars could be warped for these sets?

Hmmmmmmm as far as I know Poker II didn't have any warping issue nor does any of the Cherry Profile sets (imsto).  So I wouldn't worry about it.

The F keys do look a bit high, but are there any OEM profile keycaps with pointed corners? 

Those feel like imsto mold to me.  Because the dash on F and J are very faint and not pronounced.

So I actually suspect they are Cherry Profile. 


EDIT:

Ok massdrop e-mailed me back, it is confirmed it's OEM profile and they have updated product description.

[Zeal]

Anyone have any idea if the spacebars could be warped for these sets?

Hmmmmmmm as far as I know Poker II didn't have any warping issue nor does any of the Cherry Profile sets (imsto).  So I wouldn't worry about it.

The F keys do look a bit high, but are there any OEM profile keycaps with pointed corners? 

Those feel like imsto mold to me.  Because the dash on F and J are very faint and not pronounced.

So I actually suspect they are Cherry Profile. 


EDIT:

Ok massdrop e-mailed me back, it is confirmed it's OEM profile and they have updated product description.

Noooooooo

Such a disappointment.

Edit: Wait, so does that mean they're OEM profile with pointy ends?

[Hyde]

^
I seriously think they used the wrong pictures.  I'd assume it's probably like Poker II keycaps except 108 keys.

That or exact same keycaps as KBT ONE keyboard.

[lolkey]

And for the color,

"The key caps are closer to charcoal than grey or black"

[dorkvader]

And for the color,

"The key caps are closer to charcoal than grey or black"

As nice is it is that they have updated us, I'm not sure how helpful their response was. Can somebody mail MD a pantone colour wheel?

[strict]

Looks like these are live again - https://www.massdrop.com/buy/vortex-pbt-keycaps?mode=guest_open

This time they have they listed specifically as Cherry profile. I am really tempted to pick up a set if that's true ...

[HPE1000]

Hmm, this might be the first drop I get in on. I might want a blank set.

[eyesmiles]

Hopefully the images help a bit with regards to color. For the top picture from left to right: imsto blue, white, grey, Vortex's grey (Above it is a stock, PBT Poker II key cap). They are Cherry profile. The key caps are basically identical to what imsto has. The small nubs on F and J are similar. The only gripe I have is that it looks like they used the same type of PBT that the grey Poker II with PBTs come with it. So stems show a bit from underneath. Another thing is that the key caps come in a large plastic bag, not separated by row profiles like when you get a set from imsto. That being said, some of they caps end up scratched during transport.

[ynrozturk]

Really thinking about this, but worried that it won't play nice on my Filco, as the Leopold PBT caps I got didn't.

[Veridis]

The stems showing really spoils the look @_@