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Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:27:54: "Purely mechanical", [strike]Cherry Brown[/strike] Cherry Black keyswitches (although they seem unusually quiet)
1000Hz USB polling rate ("response time is really quick", "first keyboard of its kind")
Multimedia functions
Fat Backspace/Backslash keys (oh yeah)
USB hub (1C/2P) and Mic/Headphone audio connectors (pass-through)
Fat "military grade" sheathed cable (USB with PS/2 adapter)
"Coming out for Thanksgiving/Christmas"
"Gaming optimized"
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: WhiteRice on Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:38:07: How is that suppose to keep my processor cool?
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:46:52: Um, it doesn't need extra power for backlighting?
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: msiegel on Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:54:30: the keyboard is actually a heat sink in disguise? there's a miniature bellows under every key? ;)

i like this mechanical keyboard trend in gaming; it might result in cheaper high quality boards for all :)
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:55:58: I prefer "lower cost" to "cheaper". We've got plenty of cheap keyboards already.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: msiegel on Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:57:35: yes; i beg your pardon XD
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Nadger on Sat, 27 November 2010, 21:26:13: I see thermaltake hired ex razer employees to do their marketing...
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: MyNameIsDan on Sat, 27 November 2010, 22:09:20: Quote from: Nadger;253191
I see thermaltake hired ex razer employees to do their marketing...

More like Razer rejects. This guy is worse.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: CodeChef on Sat, 27 November 2010, 22:14:18: That's quite interesting. We'll see how much it retails for. If it's under 100 it's got the 6Gv2 beat.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: MyNameIsDan on Sat, 27 November 2010, 22:39:53: Quote from: codechef;253198
that's quite interesting. We'll see how much it retails for. If it's under 100 it's got the 6gv2 beat.

129.99 msrp.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Mr. Perfect on Sat, 27 November 2010, 23:10:11: I doubt that "Gaming optimized" means it's NKRO though. Probably just the same crap as the BW. Filco and forget about it. :hand:
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sun, 28 November 2010, 00:04:26: Ah, didn't know about that other thread, Rip. There's no stopping this thread now, though ... I can't see a padlock anywhere.

(McDonald's sure looks a lot sexier in Japan.)
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: CodeChef on Sun, 28 November 2010, 01:26:19: Quote from: MyNameIsDan;253203
129.99 msrp.

I said RETAILS. As in street price. No one pays MSRP for anything ever. Except Apple products.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sun, 28 November 2010, 02:53:29: Quote from: Mr. Perfect;253207
I doubt that "Gaming optimized" means it's NKRO though.
It likely means the WASD cluster has "anti-ghosting" priority. Normal USB/HID isn't gonna accept more than 6 simultaneous keystrokes in any case, this thing probably has 2KRO (maybe even 4KRO); Tt (or Chicony, or whoever actually ODMs these keyboards) will probably use exactly the same matrix layout and cheap**** MCU that they use in other Tt keyboards.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Arc'xer on Sun, 28 November 2010, 03:28:50: Now that's a keyboard cable.

Hopefully it is high-quality or respectable quality, wish more brands used the custom headphone cable look, something with more to it, metallic braided and whatnot; parabellum cable but with style.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:19:59: It's just a braided sleeve covering the bundle of keyboard, USB, Mic, and Audio cables. Plus a nice little strain-relief fixture sticking out of the keyboard plastics. The sort of thing anyone can DIY for about $3.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Boozebeard on Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:27:02: Quote from: Konrad;253266
It's just a braided sleeve covering the bundle of keyboard, USB, Mic, and Audio cables. Plus a nice little strain-relief fixture sticking out of the keyboard plastics. The sort of thing anyone can DIY for about $3.

But it's MILITARY GRADE.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: woody on Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:31:20: Interesting trend in attempt to bring flashy mechanical switch keyboards into the always funny gaming market . As if it will made any change 99.99% of the time.

I'd like to extrapolate further and expect more and quality mecha boards for general auditory (and the keyboard's intended purpose), but that connection seems weak IMHO.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:49:48: Quote from: Boozebeard;253269
But it's MILITARY GRADE.
Oh.

Then you can DIY for about $303.
Title: Thermaltake Tt eSports MEKA G1 mechanical
Post by: Konrad on Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:52:37: I agree with msiegel and Woody ... mechanicals entering the "mainstream" gamers market are a good sign. Gamers be weird, yeah, but have tons o' money to spend on the "best" tech gear they can get. I blame the fruit vendor (along with all of crazy Korea) for this trend.