Poker 2 now or wait for Poker 3

[hking0036]

Is it worth it to get a Poker II now or should I wait to get a poker 3? Does anyone know the time frame to expect when it's coming out? I've seen February but I've got no idea.

[Ghil]

well the poker II is a perfectly fine keyboard, but there's supposed to be news about the III sometime in february, which isn't far at all. I'd wait it out if you already have a mech, if it's your first, definitely get the Poker II, it's a nice little keyboard.

[hking0036]

It'd be my second. I've got a WASD V2 but I wanted to have something little to carry around, you know. if it really is February then I can wait it out.

[Geroximo]

Why not both?
I'm having a Poker II and cannot wait for Poker III.
Both are fine boards, I guess.

[derb2k2]

Why not both?
I'm having a Poker II and cannot wait for Poker III.
Both are fine boards, I guess.

Exactly this. The Poker II is definitely worth it in my opinion. I got the blue and it's doing work at home. Nice 60% build quality and solid PBT caps with customizability possible.

If you've got the monies, then go for it. I'm also waiting for the Poker III but there isn't a release date yet I think.

[hking0036]

Why not both?
I'm having a Poker II and cannot wait for Poker III.
Both are fine boards, I guess.

I only have about $140-150 to spend is the issue, so it's one or the other. I can't seem to find the poker 2 on sale anywhere besides eBay and even then they don't come in Browns, so I'm at a loss. At this point I think I'm just gonna hold out for poker 3 news and see what happens.

[hking0036]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

[sethk_]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

OTD is a Korean keyboard forum, and their boards are very expensive. Could you link it?

[hking0036]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

OTD is a Korean keyboard forum, and their boards are very expensive. Could you link it?

It was all on private messaging, I'll take some screenshots when I get back on my pc and black out the names or whatever. Regardless thats so far out of my budget I can only imagine it.

[sethk_]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

OTD is a Korean keyboard forum, and their boards are very expensive. Could you link it?

It was all on private messaging, I'll take some screenshots when I get back on my pc and black out the names or whatever.

Ok, can you recall what the name of the board was?

[hking0036]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

OTD is a Korean keyboard forum, and their boards are very expensive. Could you link it?

It was all on private messaging, I'll take some screenshots when I get back on my pc and black out the names or whatever.

Ok, can you recall what the name of the board was?

He said the case was OTD EVA. Why, are you looking to get it?

[sethk_]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

OTD is a Korean keyboard forum, and their boards are very expensive. Could you link it?

It was all on private messaging, I'll take some screenshots when I get back on my pc and black out the names or whatever.

Ok, can you recall what the name of the board was?

He said the case was OTD EVA. Why, are you looking to get it?

That's just a keyboard case, I was wondering the board that was in it

[hking0036]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

OTD is a Korean keyboard forum, and their boards are very expensive. Could you link it?

It was all on private messaging, I'll take some screenshots when I get back on my pc and black out the names or whatever.

Ok, can you recall what the name of the board was?

He said the case was OTD EVA. Why, are you looking to get it?

That's just a keyboard case, I was wondering the board that was in it

Oh. By the sound of it he plans to order the switches himself and put it together, judging by the comment about 'labor + cost of switches'.

[sethk_]

Also there's a guy on reddit trying to hawk me an OTD case with a custom built keyboard in it and I have absolutely no idea how they came to that conclusion. ._. I don't even know what OTD means (at least not yet).

OTD is a Korean keyboard forum, and their boards are very expensive. Could you link it?

It was all on private messaging, I'll take some screenshots when I get back on my pc and black out the names or whatever.

Ok, can you recall what the name of the board was?

He said the case was OTD EVA. Why, are you looking to get it?

That's just a keyboard case, I was wondering the board that was in it

Oh. By the sound of it he plans to order the switches himself and put it together, judging by the comment about 'labor + cost of switches'.

So he is trying to sell you just the case, or the case & board?

[hking0036]

Cutting all the replies out for the sake of post length.
I honestly have no idea, the wording in these pms is sort of ambiguous. It seems like he started with the case and then offered to put it together, it's weird. Either way I said that I'm not interested because I'm not in the market to drop $300+ on a keyboard atm.

[sethk_]

Cutting all the replies out for the sake of post length.
I honestly have no idea, the wording in these pms is sort of ambiguous. It seems like he started with the case and then offered to put it together, it's weird. Either way I said that I'm not interested because I'm not in the market to drop $300+ on a keyboard atm.

Oh, yeah, I would wait for vortex to give more info on the poker 3, I might get one to upgrade my poker 2 if there is a notable difference.

[hking0036]

Cutting all the replies out for the sake of post length.
I honestly have no idea, the wording in these pms is sort of ambiguous. It seems like he started with the case and then offered to put it together, it's weird. Either way I said that I'm not interested because I'm not in the market to drop $300+ on a keyboard atm.

Oh, yeah, I would wait for vortex to give more info on the poker 3, I might get one to upgrade my poker 2 if there is a notable difference.

Yeah, at this point that's what I think I'm gonna do cause February isn't far away. If we don't get a release date or anything I'll get a poker 2.

[derb2k2]

Qtan has browns in stock it seems. This is where I ordered mine and it got here in 12 days but I had expedited it. I might've gotten lucky with customs also so.

http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/shop-mechanical-keyboard-by-br/kbc-poker-2-61keys-mechanical-/lid=35050923

He's also a GH member so it's a safe purchase.

[hking0036]

Qtan has browns in stock it seems. This is where I ordered mine and it got here in 12 days but I had expedited it. I might've gotten lucky with customs also so.

http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/shop-mechanical-keyboard-by-br/kbc-poker-2-61keys-mechanical-/lid=35050923

He's also a GH member so it's a safe purchase.

Oh man, thanks, I'll keep an eye on it! I think I'll still wait for news but I'm impatient so I might jump on it.

[derb2k2]

Qtan has browns in stock it seems. This is where I ordered mine and it got here in 12 days but I had expedited it. I might've gotten lucky with customs also so.

http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/shop-mechanical-keyboard-by-br/kbc-poker-2-61keys-mechanical-/lid=35050923

He's also a GH member so it's a safe purchase.

Oh man, thanks, I'll keep an eye on it! I think I'll still wait for news but I'm impatient so I might jump on it.

No problem. I  mean, maybe you can get this while you wait for Poker III and familiarize yourself with 60% form factor.  If you heavily use the normal arrow cluster of full-sized boards, then I'd reconsider though, as it's a bit of work on the Poker II. Of course, this is subjective. 

I'd say, give it some thought if you already haven't. Look at the details and decide.

[hking0036]

Qtan has browns in stock it seems. This is where I ordered mine and it got here in 12 days but I had expedited it. I might've gotten lucky with customs also so.

http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/shop-mechanical-keyboard-by-br/kbc-poker-2-61keys-mechanical-/lid=35050923

He's also a GH member so it's a safe purchase.

Oh man, thanks, I'll keep an eye on it! I think I'll still wait for news but I'm impatient so I might jump on it.

No problem. I  mean, maybe you can get this while you wait for Poker III and familiarize yourself with 60% form factor.  If you heavily use the normal arrow cluster of full-sized boards, then I'd reconsider though, as it's a bit of work on the Poker II. Of course, this is subjective. 

I'd say, give it some thought if you already haven't. Look at the details and decide.

I guess there's no better time to learn how to use vim, then. In all seriousness I like to use the arrow keys a decent amount but I'll just as quickly use the scroll wheel. I do like to use them when I'm editing text documents pretty well but I can probably do without. It just seems like such a convenient option compared to a TKL in terms of portability. Also, about the Browns I hear smack about them a lot. I don't know if it's worth getting clears for the extra weight or not. I'm pretty happy with blues and the brown seems like a logical progression but I dunno with all these comments about the scratchiness.

[Oobly]

If you plan to carry it around, do you care much about the weight?

The current Poker II comes with a plastic case and is fairly light, whereas I believe the Poker 3 will have an aluminium case. From the images posted so far by Vortex it looks like the case Pexon has been selling.

I have 2 60% keyboards, one of which I carry with me to work daily (depending which one I feel like using). I have a KBT Pure Limited Edition (aluminium case, IMSTO plate added) and a built up custom (GON NerD60) using the Pexon case. Both of them are quite heavy since both have an aluminium case. I carry them in a backpack, so the weight is not an issue.

If you don't mind about the weight, I would definitely wait for the Poker 3, at least for an official list of specifications. The improvement in typing feel of a good aluminium case is well worth it.

If you're after a really compact mechanical board to carry around more easily, though, I'm working on one... https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=66836.0

Will still be quite a long while before they're ready, though.

[hking0036]

If you plan to carry it around, do you care much about the weight?

The current Poker II comes with a plastic case and is fairly light, whereas I believe the Poker 3 will have an aluminium case. From the images posted so far by Vortex it looks like the case Pexon has been selling.

I have 2 60% keyboards, one of which I carry with me to work daily (depending which one I feel like using). I have a KBT Pure Limited Edition (aluminium case, IMSTO plate added) and a built up custom (GON NerD60) using the Pexon case. Both of them are quite heavy since both have an aluminium case. I carry them in a backpack, so the weight is not an issue.

If you don't mind about the weight, I would definitely wait for the Poker 3, at least for an official list of specifications. The improvement in typing feel of a good aluminium case is well worth it.

If you're after a really compact mechanical board to carry around more easily, though, I'm working on one... https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=66836.0

Will still be quite a long while before they're ready, though.

I went ahead and got a poker 2 with ergo clears just because I don't know the day when a poker 3 will come out with mx clears. Also nice design on your keyboard, but it's just too small for me, I think 60% is about the lowest I can go before I start to lose all the function I need.

Also, if aluminum cases really are that great I might look into one in the future sometime, who knows.

[Novus]

Both

[hking0036]

Both

I don't have all the money you guys have

[Geroximo]

Both

I don't have all the money you guys have

the problem is ... we don't have it either 

[derb2k2]

Both

I don't have all the money you guys have

the problem is ... we don't have it either 

yep. I have to recover from purchasing HHKB but luckily, I think it'll be in time for the Pok3r. hehe

[Folio]

Fixed.

[Folio]

Fixed.

Wait.... How'd I get into this thread?

[Novus]

If you can't afford them both then just wait or try to find and  buy a used poker 2, save a little for the poker 3.

[hking0036]

If you can't afford them both then just wait or try to find and  buy a used poker 2, save a little for the poker 3.

I managed to get a brand new Poker 2 with clears for $100 from someone, I sent it off to get modded so it'll be round in a few weeks I'm sure.

[hking0036]

Fixed.

Wait.... How'd I get into this thread?

Through the magic of tabs I'm sure.
Nice typing speed btw

[hyperboloid]

if it's your first, definitely get the Poker II, it's a nice little keyboard.

I do't quite understand why. I also choose my first mech kb between Poker2 and Pok3r...