It is a cold solder issue most likely, not the switch.
The video he points to shows a clear malfunction in the switch though, like one of the leaf's is bent or warped, so it seems like it's just a switch issue. I did find on one of the scorpius's I bought that the board had a broken trace on the board and solder used to bridge the gap, so there definitely are some production issues there, but nothing that can't be fixed pretty easily in reality.
Scorpius M10.
The Yugo of keyboards. Voted Car Talk's Worst Car Of The Millenium.
What he's showing is clearly a fault in the mechanics of the switch, although it's not clear what the problem actually is. It sounds like the click leaf has just flattened out or something. It doesn't seem like something that Scorpius would be at fault for.
What other full sized cherry blue keyboard can you get for $60-$70?
Replace the friggen switch if it feels off. It's not like it's a rubber dome or something. You can get cherry's ala cart for like $2 each I think can't you? And a desoldering iron cost $10 at Radio shack that can be used to resolder the switch as well.
Not everybody does soldering for lulz.
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A simpler answer would have been "He has a stock" LOL.
You mean it's okay to accept a defective product, even if you noticed that it was defective right after you took it out of the box?
$2 for a switch + $10 for a soldering iron = $12. That's not including shipping. That said, why should I spend more money and my time for a product that did not work right, right from the beginning? It's a product for which I paid more than $100 to begin with. My time is valuable. I prefer to spend an hour with my daughter than to spend an hour fixing a switch. Moreover, would not opening a new keyboard void the warranty?
Exactly. Desoldering and soldering is not an activity that I find pleasant. Spending time with my daughter, spending time cooking or spending time making a second child are activities that I find pleasant to me.
Above all, to me, when I agreed to pay the price the seller/manufacturer is asking, the manufacturer/sellers agrees to sell me a non-defective product.
Stupid non-leaded solder. It's not like people are going to eat their keyboards...
Then why buy a keyboard, let alone to take time to argue on this forum. Go spend time with your daughter. If you have a desoldering iron and a clue, you might actually be able to teach your daughter something about how things work how about?
It takes less time to replace the switch yourself than it does to go to the post office, stand in line, and send the board back to the manufacturer.
It's dangerous in landfills if the board is thrown away and can seep into ground water, as well as to workers assembling thousands of them.
whoa, both chimera and patrick need to chill out. this is a place of love, not war.
Actually, I was spending time with my daughter after I posted my last comment. If you like using a soldering iron, then go ahead and use it. Not everyone likes to use one. Not everyone who owns a car knows how to fix it, and not everyone who owns a computer knows how to fix it. And as far as I know, knowing how to fix a keyboard is not one of the criteria to buy one.
I don't need to take the keyboard to the post office. Purolator/FedEx/UPS will come and pick up the keyboard at my door.
Replacing a switch on a mechanical keyboard is a as easy as checking your oil level in a car, it's not a major operation. Plug in the iron, let it heat up, press the bulb, remove the solder, remove the switch, and then get some solder and put a new switch back in place.
Lol...that is way more complicated than checking your car's oil. And in any case, checking the oil in your car has much less of a chance of destroying your car as replacing a switch in your keyboard has of destroying your keyboard. I agree with Patrick; the extra time spent with his loved ones is more important. There's something adults have to do called 'prioritizing'. You should look into it sometime.
It's dangerous in landfills if the board is thrown away and can seep into ground water, as well as to workers assembling thousands of them.
I personally think this fight is getting absurd. Point is, some of us don't have the know how, equipment (not everyone owns a soldering iron, inclination or skill (I know how to solder. Soldering anything without destroying it is an ability I lack) to go and disassemble a board and repair switches.
The point is that even if you do know how you may just prefer to buy a finished product. It all depends on your priorities as well.
If I knew how to solder (well) I would attempt to repair a board myself. Since I don't, despite the long waiting period, I would prefer to send it in.
This argument is silly and keeps going in circles. Let's agree to disagree, shall we?
Alright, now just pour it in there... wait, wrong hole WRONG HOLE *BOOM* OH GOD THERE'S SO MUCH BLOOD
The point is to hold manufacturer responsible for faulty products, and expect them to respect their warranties.
If your 5 year old crappy $20 logitech keyboard breaks - you call them and they send you a replacement for no cost - that breeds customer loyalty and dedication, setting an example for others to follow.
That's what she said!
Lol'd quite well my friend. :D
Anyways,
:focus:
Is it worth getting the M10 and taking my chances or getting the Black Widow (next cheapest new/modern mech. kb with cherry blues)
There's something adults have to do called 'prioritizing'. You should look into it sometime.
IMHO it's a place of both. In any case, chimera15 has been known to say some pretty strange things now and then. Someone who thinks taking a vacation to Japan when they are in debt makes sense probably isn't the best to advise Patrick on how he should best prioritize his time. I reccomend ignoring him or posting funny pics for the lulz.
Now this is what I call a keyboard war.Show Image(http://www.ebscomputers.com/inc/joe/bbq/2007/12.JPG)
Metallic lead does not seep into ground water. It isn't exactly soluble, you know.
Lol'd quite well my friend. :D
Anyways,
:focus:
Is it worth getting the M10 and taking my chances or getting the Black Widow (next cheapest new/modern mech. kb with cherry blues)
Right, and needing to move to another continent to get a job makes about as much sense too. (Or the other option was building some super expensive computer right?)
Again, priorities.
It sounds like in that case, it would make more sense to apply for that publisher (if they have an open position) from the USA right? Then if they want you to work for them they'd sponsor your working VISA.
the keyboard issue referencing it to car maintenance is absurd. Believing that ppl should act or know what you do because, well you do is pretty short sighted.
I'm not checking the oil in my car or changing it, that's what service stations are for, nor do i care to, if i have a flat that's why i have a cell phone.
Everyone who drivers a car should know how to maintain it.
I've never heard of that. I have a friend who worked in Japan and he applied from Europe. If you're an American or EU citizen and your background check and references check out then there's really no question if you can enter the country. And then it's up to them to sponsor you for a working visa. The only country I've heard of that prefers to hire you if you're already there is New Zealand.
Bah, then why did God invent auto mechanics and AAA?
a ridiculous society we've grown into
Simple maintenance like cleaning your keyboard, putting gas in your car, sure.
What you demand is well beyond simple maintenance.
Anyway, you clearly just want to fight, so I'm done.
You see what I'm talking about now CodeChef?
Scorpius M10 The keyboard for people that like headaches.