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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Internetlad on Fri, 09 December 2011, 15:33:40
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I own a Unicomp SpaceSaver 104, Use it at work and love the heck out of the thing. I was reading an (old) article on NPR about unicomp and the 'boards they produce, which got me thinking, it really is a niche market. Even amongst enthusiasts, are unicomp boards valued at their price (New 80 bucks+ shipping) over a model m (used ~40)?
You don't hear people asking about new BS keyboards, it's IBM Model M this and that. The old M's are built like tanks, and rarely break, so they don't make much off of replacement parts and I doubt they even bother with a service station deal. I think Unicomp is carrying out a real labour of love here. (They've been demoted from what IBM used to mass produce, to a niche market where they're running a Yahoo! store and customized phone orders)
Weigh in. Is it known about Unicomp's status businesswise? Am I wrong? Should we be worried for new BS keyboards?
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Someone should just redesign their website for them.
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Keyboards.
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We should worry for our own financial problem after buying so many mechanical keyboards, and let Unicomp managers worry for themselves.
For durability Unicomp should learn a bit from Razer which got much revenue from teenage gamers with not so durable but good looking keyboards