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Offline esko997

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Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:34:41 »
We had a little keyboard expo at work for people who wanted to try out a mechanical board.

Attached is a pic of the featured keyboards.

We had:
WASD Code with MX Clears
Matais Quiet Pro
IBM Model M -- 1984
Choc Mini MX Black
QRF MX Green
Poker II MX Blue
PLU-ML Ergo Clears
Filco Tenkey Pad MX Browns
HHKB Lite
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:43:27 »
That's a brilliant idea!

Was anyone sold on any of the keyboards?
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:45:10 »
how many people in your office brought the keyboards? i wish more ppl i knew like mech keyboards :(
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:50:21 »
Quote from: Beca on Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:45:10
how many people in your office brought the keyboards? i wish more ppl i knew like mech keyboards :(

Just me and one other co-worker -- do you recognize the board you traded me there!?

Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:43:27
That's a brilliant idea!

Was anyone sold on any of the keyboards?

Thanks man, yeah two people I know in the office have bought keyboards as a result.

It was just a fun little thing we did and I think other people really enjoyed it. I think buying a keyboard that is $100+ can seem a bit much, so we just tried to give people the oppertunity to see what they would potentially be paying for and offer our insights.
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:50:35 »
How did they rank?
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:55:52 »
Quote from: smknjoe on Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:50:35
How did they rank?

Most people were into the MX Blues, which I find weird because I dont much care for them. There was also a good amount of interest in the Clears and Blacks. Surprisingly no one was really interested in the Model M, which is one of my favorite keyboards.
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 23:00:32 »
I like blues better than the other MXs you mentioned (personal preference of course.) Maybe they based their choices on appearance as well. The M looks old and dated. You know the dreaded beige box look of the 80's and 90's. I'm guessing they aren't techies.

Edit: or they are old school techies.
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 23:11:09 »
Quote from: smknjoe on Mon, 05 May 2014, 23:00:32
I like blues better than the other MXs you mentioned (personal preference of course.) Maybe they based their choices on appearance as well. The M looks old and dated. You know the dreaded beige box look of the 80's and 90's. I'm guessing they aren't techies.

Edit: or they are old school techies.

I work as a sysadmin and pretty much every person at there was a developer, so I was surprised there was no love for the Model M, but yeah, it might have been the fact that it was old and dusty lol.
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 23:17:52 »
If they are over 30 (which I am) and in CS/IT that makes sense. The old beige stuff is a major turn off to most people who used them when they were contemporary. And spending over $20 for a keyboard seems ridiculous as well. I don't know what made me change my tune but I did.

That's really cool that you are trying to enlighten them. If anyone needs it they do!
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Re: Small Keyboard Expo we had at work the other day
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 05 May 2014, 23:39:24 »
Quote from: esko997 on Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:50:21
Quote from: Beca on Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:45:10
how many people in your office brought the keyboards? i wish more ppl i knew like mech keyboards :(

Just me and one other co-worker -- do you recognize the board you traded me there!?

Yes! The blue case is too noticeable :)
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