Mech Kbd stuff on MaxPC I found today.

[Melvang]

I was reading my new issue of MaximumPC today and they had the Dream Machine 2013 in this issue and I was going through the specs for it and decided to share it here.

The list is as follows

Component, Part, Price

CPU, Intel Core i-7 3970X, $1,000
Mobo, Asus Rampage IV Extreme, 430
Ram, 64 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum, 1200
GPU, 4x EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Hydro Copper in QuadSLI, 4680
SSD, 2x Samsung 840 Pro, 1000
SSD, 2x Crucial M500, 1200
HDD, 3x WD Caviar Black, 900
ODD, Pionee5r BDR-208DBK, 70
Cooling, Custom liquid cooling, 1000
PSU, LEPA G1600-MA, 330
Case, Corsair 900D, 350
Paint, Smooth Creations (Beige), 400
OS, Windows 8 Professional, 100
Monitor, Asus PQ321 (3840 x 2160 resolution, 3800
Mouse, SteelSeries Sensei, 75
Keyboard, IBM model M, 50

Also in the Geek quiz one of the questions was "Which one of these is not a type of mechanical key switch for keyboards? A.) Cherry MX Umber, B.) Cherry MX Black, C.) White Alps, D.) Buckling Spring

[Hak Foo]

Honestly, if they want to promote a bucking spring board, I'd say for them to go up to 80 and point people at a new Unicomp.  I could see people trying to emulate the Dream Machine build, or use it as a basis, and then being all "Why can't I find exactly what they claimed was available?"

[pandather]

I saw that too, goes great with the vintage look they're going for... Though a trackball would have been nice.

[Melvang]

Honestly, if they want to promote a bucking spring board, I'd say for them to go up to 80 and point people at a new Unicomp.  I could see people trying to emulate the Dream Machine build, or use it as a basis, and then being all "Why can't I find exactly what they claimed was available?"

I would figure anyone willing to spend even 1/3 of this money on a PC would be able to find a Unicomp or already knows exactly what they like in a keyboard.

[Lastpilot]

Any idea what other keyboards they listed for previous dream machines? Kind of makes me curious.

[Melvang]

I might be able to do a little digging and see