Author Topic: Ducky keyboards for sale at overclock.net (Read 44285 times)

manfaux · « **Reply #50 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 10:03:41 »

Quote from: ripster;297197

Spending $140 for the lulz?

if anything is for the lulz, it'd be ordering a Filco from Armygroup for $160, with no PBT and no palm rest.

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #51 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 10:06:00 »

Quote from: ripster;297229

I'd wait for Elitekeyboards and the Leopolds.

I call it, "The Second Coming"

It's taking about as long to happen too.

laden3 · « **Reply #52 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 10:14:26 »

Quote from: ripster;297208

It is a Chinese Clone of a Filco after all.

I assume like Metadot/Das the Round Three or Four keyboards will be pretty good after they work out all the bugs.

They come from the same factory.

bakageta · « **Reply #53 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 10:26:28 »

You can actually turn it off in your profile options, the same section where you choose wide or normal theme. Scroll all the way down, it's opt out of animated banners or something like that.

digitalleftovers · « **Reply #54 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 11:26:01 »

Quote from: ripster;296981

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So, is it the case that's bowed up in the middle, or is it the bottom of this spacebar that is bowed?

Crazy9000 · « **Reply #55 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 11:36:54 »

OCN isn't making any money off the boards, they are just using them as advertising.

None of the mods are paid, except for the site admins who you never see, and Chipp, the head manager guy.

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #56 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 11:57:02 »

Quote from: digitalleftovers;297263

So, is it the case that's bowed up in the middle, or is it the bottom of this spacebar that is bowed?

Barrel distortion from a cheap camera phone. Chipp's SLR was having technical issues, something about a cranky SD card.

digitalleftovers · « **Reply #57 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 12:03:35 »

Quote from: Phaedrus2129;297276

Barrel distortion from a cheap camera phone. Chipp's SLR was having technical issues, something about a cranky SD card.

i figured that was the case. just being difficult. I actually think this a great deal. Whether OCN excites you or not, with the standard switch spacing, you can just swap the spacebar for a blank one. I'm starting to wonder why its so hard for the white ones to make it over here (the US) when there are SO MANY of them on Taobao.

phillip · « **Reply #58 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 12:03:53 »

i might order one for work :>

ch_123 · « **Reply #59 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 13:20:48 »

Quote from: laden3;297238

They come from the same factory.

Depends on the model. The 9000 series are Costars, the 1000 series are some other OEM like Datacomp.

clack · « **Reply #60 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 14:58:14 »

oh boy a na filco distro this is going to own, i need a tenkeyless to go

keyboardlover · « **Reply #61 on:** Fri, 18 February 2011, 20:20:24 »

Quote from: clack;297359

oh boy a na filco distro this is going to own, i need a tenkeyless to go

Um...what?

Anyway, I hope no one other than itlstln wasted their hard-earned cash on one of these.

ieatfish · « **Reply #62 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 01:13:49 »

Quote from: keyboardlover;297547

Um...what?

Anyway, I hope no one other than itlstln wasted their hard-earned cash on one of these.

Why's that? A decent mechanical at cost?

db_Iodine · « **Reply #63 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 03:03:54 »

Quote from: ieatfish;297618

Why's that? A decent mechanical at cost?

KL doesn't think Ducky keyboards are decent at all. After all they do have a crooked spacebar.

laden3 · « **Reply #64 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 03:14:16 »

Apparently, the keyboardlover doesn't love all keyboards... I really don't get this ducky hate thing... does the origin of the keyboard matter? @.@

keyboardlover · « **Reply #65 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 07:34:08 »

Ducky's are not well-made and there are plenty of in-depth reviews in the Reviews section that highlight the many build issues. If Topre is a Porsche then Ducky is the GM of mechanical keyboards. When Ducky came out all kinds of people were annoyingly fanboing them up here, without even owning them (like Moogle and lmnop). The flurry of buying them was followed by an even larger flurry of selling them in the classifieds section.

That's why I'm really surprised itlnstln even bought one. He was here when all that went down!

manfaux · « **Reply #66 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 07:47:48 »

Quote from: keyboardlover;297662

Ducky's are not well-made and there are plenty of in-depth reviews in the Reviews section that highlight the many build issues. If Topre is a Porsche then Ducky is the GM of mechanical keyboards. When Ducky came out all kinds of people were annoyingly fanboing them up here, without even owning them (like Moogle and lmnop). The flurry of buying them was followed by an even larger flurry of selling them in the classifieds section.

That's why I'm really surprised itlnstln even bought one. He was here when all that went down!

I like my 1087, the build quality is quite shoddy compared to a Filco, but hey it's $40 cheaper than a Filco tenkeyless, AND the ducky comes with more features.

db_Iodine · « **Reply #67 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 08:02:40 »

I'd say the Ducky is built well enough for most users. Especially the 90xx series which supposedly is the enthusiast series.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #68 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 08:40:50 »

I'm going to start a group buy for this. I bet OCNers will jump all over it:

keyboardlover · « **Reply #69 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 09:14:25 »

Lol...I was gonna say "I bet OCNers would buy an OCN-branded rubber dome keyboard".

And as it turns out, I was right.

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Nice, but how 'bout a rubber dome version that those of us on real-world budgets can afford? I'd love an OCN keyboard but 110 bucks would get me much better spent on a new platform.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #70 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 09:36:06 »

I liked what this guy said.

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Very nice....but $110? I know mechanical keyboards aren't cheap.....but this just seems like a bit to me for what it is worth. Atleast its up to OCN standards I guess...

That guy gets it!

runeazn · « **Reply #71 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 10:00:17 »

ducky keyboardz for tha win

too bad of the shiny spacebar in 3 months

but are they priced good they have like 30% profit.. its only 720RMB..
and not to say thats chinese consumer price..
what about if they get them fresh from the factory O_o

db_Iodine · « **Reply #72 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 10:18:31 »

Quote from: runeazn;297714

ducky keyboardz for tha win
too bad of the shiny spacebar in 3 months

Happens with every keyboard.

pitashen · « **Reply #73 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 14:19:33 »

So much for wanting to promote the popularity of the mech KB.

All ducky is trying to do is provide reasonable price for good features and decent enough build quality to attract new comers. Gotta start somewhere to expand the user base right?

pitashen · « **Reply #74 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 14:23:07 »

Quote from: ripster;297718

7. Overall quite a bit more successful than Geekhack Keyboard Round One and "Son of Geekhack Keyboard Poll".

I gotta praise OCer.net for their effort when a lot of people in the OCer.net don't appreciate mech keyboards, seeing posts like: mech keyboard is not durable because so many moving parts!

anyway, some food for thought

Losttsol · « **Reply #75 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 16:36:22 »

For what it's worth, I think what OCN is doing is great. If they wanted some cheap promotion, they could have easily just gone rubber dome, printed their name on it, sold it for $50, and people would have bought those too. At least they went mechanical offering two types of switches even. Getting a super high end mechanical keyboard customized with logos would have cost prohibitive I'm sure. Getting a specially made "one of a kind", original design OCN keyboard would also be out of the question. By the way, it's not rebranded like some here say. It obviously says Ducky on it.

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #76 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 16:41:08 »

Tator Tot says first day sales were higher than expected, second day sales still being tallied.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #77 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 17:39:47 »

Meanwhile at OCN...

Trophies all around!

BababooeyHTJ · « **Reply #78 on:** Sat, 19 February 2011, 20:11:03 »

So for $10 more I could buy a das? If it weren't for that damn glossy finish. Now where is Obook with my quote for a noppoo? I really want to try out a board with some cherry browns and I'm actually debating the ducky. I don't know why.

db_Iodine · « **Reply #79 on:** Sun, 20 February 2011, 04:13:28 »

Quote from: BababooeyHTJ;298028

So for $10 more I could buy a das? If it weren't for that damn glossy finish. Now where is Obook with my quote for a noppoo? I really want to try out a board with some cherry browns and I'm actually debating the ducky. I don't know why.

Obook might be having a day off on Sunday. Just wait for Obook to come back with a quotation for you on the Noppoo with browns. Many people have said it to be the best keyboard they've ever tried with browns.

runeazn · « **Reply #80 on:** Sun, 20 February 2011, 04:18:18 »

Quote from: BababooeyHTJ;298028

So for $10 more I could buy a das? If it weren't for that damn glossy finish. Now where is Obook with my quote for a noppoo? I really want to try out a board with some cherry browns and I'm actually debating the ducky. I don't know why.

with student discount you will even save money..

daniel0731ex · « **Reply #81 on:** Sun, 20 February 2011, 12:28:42 »

Darn, if only they have the Ducky 1008 or 9000....

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #82 on:** Sun, 20 February 2011, 13:28:52 »

They're bringing 1087s in the second batch.

manfaux · « **Reply #83 on:** Sun, 20 February 2011, 13:57:11 »

Quote from: ripster;298352

Better hurry before Elitekeyboards starts shipping Leopold Tenkeyless and Filco starts up their North American distributor.

OMFG, are we are gonna see a Filco - Leopold Duel here on the free land?

BababooeyHTJ · « **Reply #84 on:** Sun, 20 February 2011, 14:13:40 »

Quote from: ripster;298352

Better hurry before Elitekeyboards starts shipping Leopold Tenkeyless and Filco starts up their North American distributor.

and unicomp ships the mini.:wink:

Alfwich · « **Reply #85 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 10:21:27 »

So what if its a cheap keyboard? Its still better than a rubber dome.

digitalleftovers · « **Reply #86 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 10:39:35 »

I'm not completely in agreement with the direction of this thread. I think $110 for a full keyboard with media keys, plate mounted switches, and ABS, standard stem placement, isn't that bad. Especially since there is no official distrobution channel, besides tankguys. Maybe the construction could be better, but if there is a serious quality issue that I am missing, please elaborate (I have read about the frame issues with the 1087).

For someone considering one of these keyboards (if not swayed by the OCN affiliation) what would you recommend in its place?

digitalleftovers · « **Reply #87 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 10:54:51 »

An OCN branded Das? These people think that would be Geektastic.

digitalleftovers · « **Reply #88 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 10:56:30 »

Also, I think William Dafoe's mother is in the front row of that picture.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #89 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 11:05:53 »

Quote from: ripster;298770

There's no rush. Wait to see what's coming up from Filco and Elitekeyboards.

I got in touch recently with the guy who designed Filco/Archiss/Leopold (yes its the same guy). He was with Filco, now is with Archiss. His words to me were "Filco will be over...."

BTW, he said Archiss can do the GH custom tenkeyless. More info on that to come.

turbocharged · « **Reply #90 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 11:55:38 »

Quote from: keyboardlover;298788

BTW, he said Archiss can do the GH custom tenkeyless. More info on that to come.

Good news

laden3 · « **Reply #91 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 12:00:25 »

Quote from: keyboardlover;298788

"Filco will be over...."

Filster will be over.... T_T

Hopefully it isn't just a rebranded Archiss... gonna admit Filco used to be one of the best though.

runeazn · « **Reply #92 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 12:02:28 »

oh also i am missing a screw of my 1087

there is a hole in it.. but there is not hole to screw the screw into..

TheRedComet · « **Reply #93 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 17:07:37 »

Quote from: ripster;298777

I'd get a Das or BlackWidow first.

Why get a BlackWidow, it has plenty of reports of QC issues like the U9BL and Scorpius M10.

These seem like a much better value.

You seem to have a chip on your shoulder though.

Canada · « **Reply #94 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 17:10:12 »

Quote from: TheRedComet;298985

Why get a BlackWidow, it has plenty of reports of QC issues like the U9BL and Scorpius M10.

These seem like a much better value.

You seem to have a chip on your shoulder though.

What quality check issues might there be?

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #95 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 17:11:16 »

Ripster has more chips on his shoulder than an Intel employee in a Dorito factory.

BababooeyHTJ · « **Reply #96 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 17:17:04 »

Quote from: Canada;298989

What quality check issues might there be?

You don't have to look too hard on any computer hardware forum to hear a few reports. The most common one is they seem to die after a month or so on some people. I had one with a very stiff left shift. I'm sure that reseating it would have helped but thats not something that you should really have to do.

On the other hand the $70 or less blackwidow has a much more reliable warranty than the ducky.

Quote from: Chipp;12412154

Some additional info:
Minor repairs will be handled by selected Overclock.net members with knowledge in peripheral repairs, while full RMAs will be processed out of Ducky’s California offices where they will facilitate shipping to Taiwan if needed. Buyer pays shipping both ways for minor repairs and pays one way for shipping for major repairs.
For now, we are treating this as a trial run. Quantity is very limited; however, we’d love to continue offering these in the future if all goes well.
To keep overhead down, all sales are final.
Shipping is estimated at between $13 and $16 for most people, and keyboards will begin shipping Tuesday (Feb 22nd).
See this link for international shipping info

If that doesn't concern you then I don't know what to say.

This is how I picture an OCN member working on a keyboard.

manfaux · « **Reply #97 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 17:18:38 »

Quote from: keyboardlover;298788

I got in touch recently with the guy who designed Filco/Archiss/Leopold (yes its the same guy). He was with Filco, now is with Archiss. His words to me were "Filco will be over...."

BTW, he said Archiss can do the GH custom tenkeyless. More info on that to come.

oh sweet, geekhack keyboard here I come!

AMW1011 · « **Reply #98 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 18:12:51 »

So... ignoring the childish comments and stereotypes about OCN members, why are these deemed bad keyboards by some in this thread?

Looking at the reviews of the Ducky 9008, it seems to be really solid. The only complaint I've seen is that the casing is a little thinner than a Filco's (the benchmark it seems). I'm not sure that I see what the problem is with build quality with these boards. You can even get PBT key caps for a modest amount more.

Perhaps someone will elaborate?

keyboardlover · « **Reply #99 on:** Mon, 21 February 2011, 18:18:19 »

Quote from: AMW1011;299019

Perhaps someone will elaborate?

Check out the reviews in our review section. They have various crooked plastic pieces, among other issues. It's not a terrible keyboard really...just slightly sub-par. Not good enough to be "GeekHack recommended". We're elitists, it's true.

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Author Topic: Ducky keyboards for sale at overclock.net (Read 44285 times)