Poker 2 is coming this May!

[laffindude]

Thanks @ yicaoyimu

When you program a key or FN + key, you can only access it if you press the PN key + what you've programmed or you can toggle on the program layer lock with FN+RShift. As mentioned before, FN and PN key are not programmable, and it doesn't look like you can relocate it. I would not call this board fully programmable.

[tp4tissue]

Thanks @ yicaoyimu

When you program a key or FN + key, you can only access it if you press the PN key + what you've programmed or you can toggle on the program layer lock with FN+RCTRL. As mentioned before, FN and PN key are not programmable, and it doesn't look like you can relocate it. I would not call this board fully programmable.

VERY minor complaint.. It is quite easy to rearrange 1 or 2 keys by hardmod

[morpheus]

Looking good. It's tempting.

[developej]

there should be a blank keycaps version available too, since it's programmable. thick pbt too of course!
i'll be getting one for sure, mx blue please

[boost]

Very nice keyboard, hope they fixed the ESC key..

[Jagriff]

there should be a blank keycaps version available too, since it's programmable. thick pbt too of course!

Either this, or they have a version that you can buy without keycaps ala WASD.

[Dubsgalore]

heh

i will try to pick one up after i can afford my GH60 Cases.

actually looks like a souped up version of the original

[Capitalistix]

I think I will stick with my Poker X. I don't really need two Cherry 60% boards anyway. It does look nice though, especially because of the plate. I might just be convinced if the layout is good.

What exactly is the Poker X? Like a premium version of the original?

[jdcarpe]

Poker X was the original Poker. "KBC Poker X"

[morpheus]

Where can you get this when it comes out in May?

[jdcarpe]

China?

[dante]

Do you know who is more excited than you?  That guy who runs Patrick's Place - he still has a pile of PBT Poker cap sets.

[Matt3o]

When you program a key or FN + key, you can only access it if you press the PN key + what you've programmed or you can toggle on the program layer lock with FN+RShift. As mentioned before, FN and PN key are not programmable, and it doesn't look like you can relocate it. I would not call this board fully programmable.

if that is the case, hype-o-meter lowered by a good 1000 points

[JPG]

Do you know who is more excited than you?  That guy who runs Patrick's Place - he still has a pile of PBT Poker cap sets.

But if they already come with PBT keycaps ...

[i3oilermaker]

Where can you get this when it comes out in May?

TechKeys???

[Dubsgalore]

Where can you get this when it comes out in May?

TechKeys???

That would be sick!

[ideus]

I will wait until a fellow GH make a detailed review of it, but so far it sounds that it may add some nice future over current Poker, maybe I just get one for the office.

[tricheboars]

ok this is too good to be true. so... this is how i see it:

1. this will not come out in May for us, it may come out in May in China.

2. this feature list seems too perfect. something will fall through.

3. this will be sold on mechanicalkeyboards.com but only in whack LED/Switch combos that i will not want.

so i am thinking 2 out of the 3 listed above will be true. if there is one thing i have learned in my 30 years in the consumer market is if something is too good to be true it is because it is too good to be true.

[Dubsgalore]

I see it as GH60 Competition

[Lunartuna]

Where can you get this when it comes out in May?

TechKeys???

Do it!

[dante]

Do you know who is more excited than you?  That guy who runs Patrick's Place - he still has a pile of PBT Poker cap sets.

But if they already come with PBT keycaps ...

The backlit are ABS, no?  Someone might want to PBT.

Also, they might release a cheaper ABS version.

[yicaoyimu]

ok this is too good to be true. so... this is how i see it:

1. this will not come out in May for us, it may come out in May in China.

2. this feature list seems too perfect. something will fall through.

3. this will be sold on mechanicalkeyboards.com but only in whack LED/Switch combos that i will not want.

so i am thinking 2 out of the 3 listed above will be true. if there is one thing i have learned in my 30 years in the consumer market is if something is too good to be true it is because it is too good to be true.

Why is it too good to be true? The price or the function?

I am surprised that for $80 dollars this board comes with thick PBT keycaps. But function wise, there is really nothing new. As for programmability, GH60 can do it, of course KBC can do it too.

You are definitely right on the release date. KBC never meets their release date so I won't expect this board to be available in May. Maybe by the end of this year.

[CommunistWitchDr]

And right after I order my GH60.

Eh, not like they're likely to release a poker in dark grey with rainbow leds anyway. The time spent switch and led swapping would be more than building from scratch.

[ideus]

A keyboard like the Poker 2 does only take available components and current main stream technology to be built, so I do not see any reason a company that has already built the first version, cannot upgrade it with the new characteristics offered. Besides they have proved with the Poker X their willingness to offer something different than the main stream full size and TKL in the mechanical keyboard market, so I do not see this upcoming board facing any major roadblock to actually make into the market. Some changes in the PCB a new controller and that's it. They have not said anything like wireless that may do the upgrade a little more complicated. So let's see.

ok this is too good to be true. so... this is how i see it:

1. this will not come out in May for us, it may come out in May in China.

2. this feature list seems too perfect. something will fall through.

3. this will be sold on mechanicalkeyboards.com but only in whack LED/Switch combos that i will not want.

so i am thinking 2 out of the 3 listed above will be true. if there is one thing i have learned in my 30 years in the consumer market is if something is too good to be true it is because it is too good to be true.

[yicaoyimu]

Do you know who is more excited than you?  That guy who runs Patrick's Place - he still has a pile of PBT Poker cap sets.

But if they already come with PBT keycaps ...

The backlit are ABS, no?  Someone might want to PBT.

Also, they might release a cheaper ABS version.

It is weird... In the OP by brother Meat, he said nothing about ABS keycap. But in the user manual, it says there will be the option to get ABS keycaps (for LED backlit).

[Dubsgalore]

And right after I order my GH60.

Eh, not like they're likely to release a poker in dark grey with rainbow leds anyway. The time spent switch and led swapping would be more than building from scratch.

you got your hands on some dark greys?

[CommunistWitchDr]

And right after I order my GH60.

Eh, not like they're likely to release a poker in dark grey with rainbow leds anyway. The time spent switch and led swapping would be more than building from scratch.

you got your hands on some dark greys?

I ordered them with the gh60, and if I got the poker2 I could preorder them from 7bit.

[Dubsgalore]

And right after I order my GH60.

Eh, not like they're likely to release a poker in dark grey with rainbow leds anyway. The time spent switch and led swapping would be more than building from scratch.

you got your hands on some dark greys?

I ordered them with the gh60, and if I got the poker2 I could preorder them from 7bit.

right right
i was considering getting tactile or linear switches for my GH60,
but i figured i need my first clicky switch

[davkol]

I am surprised that for $80 dollars this board comes with thick PBT keycaps.

So does choc mini, and it has quite a few extra keys!

[yicaoyimu]

I am surprised that for $80 dollars this board comes with thick PBT keycaps.

So does choc mini, and it has quite a few extra keys!

lol right. MIC boards are cheap. Just got my KBT Pure with PBT keycaps for $99. $80 is a steal.

[Moosecraft]

I am surprised that for $80 dollars this board comes with thick PBT keycaps.

So does choc mini, and it has quite a few extra keys!

Does it really have thick pbt?

[yicaoyimu]

I am surprised that for $80 dollars this board comes with thick PBT keycaps.

So does choc mini, and it has quite a few extra keys!

Does it really have thick pbt?

I did a little search. Seems like yes.

[Jocelyn]

My Taobao agent got in touch with a few vendors and they said end of April

[njvz]

Where can you get this when it comes out in May?

TechKeys???

HOLY CRAP PLEASE. I will bring you a sixer of nice beer if I can meet you at the Plaza and pick mine up in person when they come out.

[davkol]

I am surprised that for $80 dollars this board comes with thick PBT keycaps.

So does choc mini, and it has quite a few extra keys!

Does it really have thick pbt?

The black one has thick POM, I suppose the white one shouldn't be worse.

[mashby]

Where can you get this when it comes out in May?

I'd put money on MechanicalKeyboards.com.

[tricheboars]

so they added thick PBT keycaps, a plate, a programmable PCB, and the price didn't increase?

does anyone else think this doesnt make sense?!

i want this to be true. but i cannot deny that my bull**** alarm is going off. i mean i know they are kind of new to capitalism in China but...

[WhiteFireDragon]

so they added thick PBT keycaps, a plate, a programmable PCB, and the price didn't increase?

does anyone else think this doesnt make sense?!

i want this to be true. but i cannot deny that my bull**** alarm is going off. i mean i know they are kind of new to capitalism in China but...

Well probably $80 is true, but by the time it hits the US, there will be high markups because of middleman and shipping. Original poker could be bought at $60 outside of US, but by the time it makes it here, it was over $100 + shipping. So I have doubts poker2 will be below $120 out the door.

[yicaoyimu]

so they added thick PBT keycaps, a plate, a programmable PCB, and the price didn't increase?

does anyone else think this doesnt make sense?!

i want this to be true. but i cannot deny that my bull**** alarm is going off. i mean i know they are kind of new to capitalism in China but...

Well probably $80 is true, but by the time it hits the US, there will be high markups because of middleman and shipping. Original poker could be bought at $60 outside of US, but by the time it makes it here, it was over $100 + shipping. So I have doubts poker2 will be below $120 out the door.

lol that's right. $80 is the price in China. Keycool is around $50 in China and look at how much it costs on MechanicalKeyboards.com. Ridiculous

[keymaster]

Simplicity works wonders. That low price will be very tempting for me once it's finally released..

[Hour]

This looks super nice, I just hope it'll come with browns. 

[tp4tissue]

Simplicity works wonders. That low price will be very tempting for me once it's finally released..

no way it's under $150 stateside

[babyhands]

is this board going to have the poor quality that i heard other pokers have?

[yicaoyimu]

This looks super nice, I just hope it'll come with browns. 

Of course it will. It comes with either Blue, Brown, Black or Red.

[NotAFish]

I want.. looks so good..

[Michael]

I am going to enjoy my feeling.

[ideus]

Maybe someone in the forum can translate the manual for the community.

[RickyJ]

Where can you get this when it comes out in May?

TechKeys???

Please!!!

[morpheus]

First thing I would do if I got this, would be to replace the keycaps, they're fugly, especially that space bar, WTF?

[yicaoyimu]

First thing I would do if I got this, would be to replace the keycaps, they're fugly, especially that space bar, WTF?

I believe that's just a prototype. Easy man.