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Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: REVENGE on Wed, 22 February 2012, 14:45:12

http://www.ergogeek.com/max-keyboard.html

Anyone with more facts / friction / FUD regarding its OEM, controller, etc., please post. A tear-down would be fantastic.

http://www.maxkeyboard.com/under-construction/

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: CaiSter21 on Wed, 22 February 2012, 14:53:26

lol, looks like another xarmor oem...

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: RColinTaylor on Wed, 22 February 2012, 14:55:31

I know its the same price as a Filco with no street cred.

I think any keyboard with a name like NIGHTHAWK by a manufacturer named MAX is not going to be as good as the simple and elegant Leopold 200r.

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: CaiSter21 on Wed, 22 February 2012, 14:58:00

and the fact that it has an uncanny resemblance to the qpad mk series and the xarmor u9bl.

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: REVENGE on Wed, 22 February 2012, 14:58:38

I invited them to come over and discuss their product here. The specs look good, I think this board ticks a lot of boxes for a lot of people. Build quality is the biggest concern, as well as that controller. Pretty obvious Qtronix at this point.

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: REVENGE on Wed, 07 March 2012, 03:53:26

I hate to keep bumping this, but now that their site is up, they actually offer some decent customization options, along with some extra backlit keycaps. Not sure if I agree with the pricing though, it IS an XArmor.

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: CaiSter21 on Wed, 07 March 2012, 10:50:41

so ur basically telling us not to buy it....

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: Parak on Wed, 07 March 2012, 11:35:19

A little known fact is that this keyboard was used by this guy (http://www.cracked.com/funny-2592-staff-sgt.-max-fightmaster/) to win every FPS tournament, ever.

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: dreamingftw on Wed, 07 March 2012, 12:49:44

lol. Actually cracked a smile to this comment :)

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 07 March 2012, 15:15:03

Would have been cooler if they called it "Power" instead of "Nighthawk".
All new - MAX Power keyboard!
Features - Lights up and stuff! 100000000000000000000000hz ultrasuperpremiumdeluxe gold plated mega conductive cable! Supermegaawesome to the MAX mechanical Cherry MX switches! Lights up and stuff!!! AWESOME!

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: Encryptor on Wed, 07 March 2012, 16:56:42

Quote from: lysol;538122

Would have been cooler if they called it "Power" instead of "Nighthawk".
All new - MAX Power keyboard!
Features - Lights up and stuff! 100000000000000000000000hz ultrasuperpremiumdeluxe gold plated mega conductive cable! Supermegaawesome to the MAX mechanical Cherry MX switches! Lights up and stuff!!! AWESOME!

They should've also incorporated the term "EXTREME" in there.  Or "XTREME".

Title: Max Keyboard Nighthawk
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 07 March 2012, 17:12:03

You're right, I should have thrown an XTREME to the MAX! in there.