Author Topic: Ducky keyboards for sale at overclock.net (Read 44335 times)

Armando Penblade · « **Reply #150 on:** Thu, 03 March 2011, 09:39:55 »

Hoping the keyboard stays nice and fresh for ya, itlnstln. Your feedback on it has been awesome to read over here. . . OCN has too many posts for me to keep up with. . . GeekHack's nice and peaceful!

vun · « **Reply #151 on:** Thu, 03 March 2011, 09:50:21 »

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GeekHack's nice and peaceful!

I found that, too. I originally joined to see if I could get some help chosing a mechanical keyboard, but I'll probably stick around because it's not too big, the people seem nice and I have a fetish for computer accessories, especially mice and keyboards.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #152 on:** Thu, 17 March 2011, 10:31:13 »

He's probably constipated. Didn't he buy a noppoo?

panda-R · « **Reply #153 on:** Thu, 17 March 2011, 10:55:01 »

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Yeah, he bought one of those too.

Chinese keyboards are like Chinese food. You get hungry quickly after buying one and have to order another.

comrade, your persistent attack on our brothers of the Peoples Republic of China has me worried. Word on the streets of Leningrad is that brother Yeltsin is officially investigating your planned usurpation of the CPC.

panda-R · « **Reply #154 on:** Thu, 17 March 2011, 11:01:51 »

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revolt my geekhack prc brothers!!!
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revolution is here!!!!!!!!!!!!

Engine · « **Reply #155 on:** Sun, 03 April 2011, 19:44:29 »

And now I understand the whole GH custom keyboard thingggggggggg.
And why KL had not only taken the lead on this project but also initiated with the uniqueness, including rarer switches. Yes, it now all makes sense!
Well, is this custom keyboard happening? I'm still interested!

NimbleRabit · « **Reply #156 on:** Sun, 03 April 2011, 19:45:53 »

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I wonder if ItlnStln stopped posting because of the shame of buying a OCN Ducky?

That is one fugly spacebar.
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That is the ugliest spacebar I have ever seen. It's almost unbelievable that they would make something so awful.

I'm curious, what are the lights on F9-F11 for?

SmallWalrus · « **Reply #157 on:** Sun, 03 April 2011, 22:31:26 »

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That is the ugliest spacebar I have ever seen. It's almost unbelievable that they would make something so awful.

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I'm curious, what are the lights on F9-F11 for?

The F9-F11 keys double up as extra function keys, can't remember which is which OTOH, but basically the LEDs indicate when extra functions such as...

Windows key lock
Windows key, Alt swap (for Mac users)
Ctrl key, shift swap (for some Linux nutjobs)

... are enabled

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #158 on:** Sat, 13 August 2011, 22:59:47 »

Just some numbers you might be interested in.

The first batch of OCN keyboards was 240. We sold ~190, gave away ~50 in contests, had one defective (bad switch), and one return.

Current batch is selling excellently as well.

Hey Ripster, what was that about Ducky being low-quality?

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #159 on:** Sun, 14 August 2011, 00:15:57 »

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But why did you guys shut down the thread where everybody was complaining about the keycaps?

Heck if I know, I wasn't on staff then.

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #160 on:** Sun, 14 August 2011, 00:33:35 »

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You guys get paid? That was a LOT of free keyboards given away.

We broke even or just above on a per-keyboard basis. Overall a loss counting the ones given away. OCN doesn't make money off its branded products, it makes money on advertising.

I'm not paid now, but I may be paid in the near future for basically doing the same thing, only in California and with a fancy title.

phillip · « **Reply #161 on:** Sun, 14 August 2011, 10:46:33 »

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #162 on:** Sun, 14 August 2011, 15:07:24 »

Complain to Chipp if it really bothers you.

Crazy9000 · « **Reply #163 on:** Mon, 15 August 2011, 13:35:44 »

I'd bet the keyboards are basically written off in the OCN advertising budget, probably a noticeable loss is taken. Notice people at other forums mention OCN when people ask about getting a Ducky? Pretty cheap compared to random website ads I bet, and a much better site visit return.

noodles256 · « **Reply #164 on:** Mon, 15 August 2011, 13:39:21 »

blow your mindd

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #165 on:** Tue, 16 August 2011, 01:34:31 »

For the record, the California gig is with a different company. Have to wait a couple weeks to see if it comes through though.

I've thought about proposing mechanical keyboards as a new product for them, since they have established global distribution channels, which no-one else in the market but Razer can say. But I doubt they'd go for it. A shame too, I thought up a business model and marketing stratergy and everything.

csm725 · « **Reply #166 on:** Tue, 16 August 2011, 01:46:05 »

I've heard from Tator and now you that there's a new company with global reach that is already strong in the USA that will enter mechs.

Phaedrus2129 · « **Reply #167 on:** Tue, 16 August 2011, 01:56:34 »

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I've heard from Tator and now you that there's a new company with global reach that is already strong in the USA that will enter mechs.

Plainly you misunderstood me. The company I'm talking about has no interest in keyboards, to my knowledge. I'm going to pitch the idea after I get established there, but it will probably go over like a lead balloon (one not designed by Adam Savage).

I have no idea who Tator's talking about.

ricercar · « **Reply #168 on:** Tue, 16 August 2011, 18:34:25 »

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I wonder what it's like with the spacebar flipped?

Obviously it'd be ducked up.

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