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Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: Stormwatch on Tue, 14 February 2012, 05:22:51

I've bought a Solidtek 6600 recently, and for $40 I didn't expect anything too fancy. But this detail was a bit of a letdown:

(http://img142.imagevenue.com/loc384/th_14786_ckey_122_384lo.jpg) (http://img142.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=14786_ckey_122_384lo.jpg)

As you see, the 'C' can't be pressed as deep as the others keys; it sounds different too. Now, it's technically not 'defective', it works fine, and it's still better than anything that I could get locally. Besides, international shipping would make a return more expensive than straight up buying another unit. Still, it's quite annoying to buy something and find it's a bit 'off' like that.

Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: Human on Tue, 14 February 2012, 07:04:39

Get on with it, Ripster will call it McRip effect.

Besides, even something cost more than $100(razer BWU) also had such problem and no much ppl whine about it, so you better get use to it.

Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: byFd on Tue, 14 February 2012, 07:19:52

is the cap sitting correct on the stem? what switches are on that board anyway?

maybe your middle finger is too short? [ATTACH=CONFIG]40464[/ATTACH]

Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: Human on Tue, 14 February 2012, 07:21:28

ooo you!!!

Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: Stormwatch on Wed, 15 February 2012, 15:31:28

Quote from: byFd;514033

is the cap sitting correct on the stem? what switches are on that board anyway?

Supposedly, Alps simplified type I (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=ALPS+switches). No idea if the problem is the cap or the switch itself, tried to pull out the key but could't, so I gave up.

Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: clickclack on Wed, 15 February 2012, 15:35:38

To the OP and others as a WARNING.

When I clicked on the photo (post #1) I got two popups and one of them was a large and live "adult" related one. NSFW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just a heads up!  =S

Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: Stormwatch on Wed, 15 February 2012, 17:00:44

>not using popup / ad blocker
>2012

Title: Solidtek 6600 - weird construction flaw
Post by: Stormwatch on Thu, 23 February 2012, 02:08:30

Yay, fixed it. Managed to remove the cap, and there was this little bit of plastic inside that clearly should have been removed but was not.

(http://i.imgur.com/BCKhy.jpg)

As it was a freak case, and easily fixed, now I can say it is a pretty good keyboard, definitely worth the price.