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Title: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: wetto on Fri, 12 October 2012, 23:08:07
Anyone seen/used one of these boards? I've been lurking for info about it for some time, but I can't even find where it's made just so I can guess which OEM makes it...

(http://images.tweaktown.com/content/4/9/4903_23_gigabyte_aivia_osmium_mechanical_gaming_keyboard_review_full.jpg)


So, what's the info about it? A dealbreaker like those Cooler Master keyboards which are actually good, or just a manufacturer joining the mechanical gamer keyboards bandwagon with iOne, just like Logitech just did a few weeks ago?

And by the way, couldn't Gigabyte get an uglier and longer name for a keyboard than that?
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: Human on Fri, 12 October 2012, 23:32:21
This Osmium are probably from iOne.

BTW, this board isn't Gigabyte first mechanical board. They did it few years back, but stopped due to poor demand/market.
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2u5t2rp.jpg)

Also, I am also pretty sure that Logitech isn't made by iOne. More of a same OEM of Corsair k60/90.

BTW, the name is already pretty short. Razer Blackwidow Ultimate [insert model here] is longer.
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: boost on Fri, 12 October 2012, 23:44:49
Never seen that before but that spacebar is ugly -_-
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: laffindude on Sat, 13 October 2012, 02:06:51
Quote from: Human on Fri, 12 October 2012, 23:32:21
BTW, this board isn't Gigabyte first mechanical board. They did it few years back, but stopped due to poor demand/market.
Show Image
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2u5t2rp.jpg)

Not many people know about this board. I believe it is an iRocks with those 3 1.5 left modifiers.
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: Skull_Angel on Sat, 13 October 2012, 02:09:05
3 1.5x mods!? What a monstrosity  :confused:
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 13 October 2012, 03:12:15
k60 and k90 is pretty surely iONE based on the bottom row. irocks doesn't make that bottom row. they make the weird bigger ones.
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: wetto on Sat, 13 October 2012, 18:18:37
Quote from: Human on Fri, 12 October 2012, 23:32:21
This Osmium are probably from iOne.

BTW, this board isn't Gigabyte first mechanical board. They did it few years back, but stopped due to poor demand/market.
Show Image
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2u5t2rp.jpg)


Also, I am also pretty sure that Logitech isn't made by iOne. More of a same OEM of Corsair k60/90.

BTW, the name is already pretty short. Razer Blackwidow Ultimate [insert model here] is longer.

Sure is short, but sure is an ugly one, almost as ugly as the previous board's appearance.

And are ya sure the k60 and k90 aren't made by iOne? I've seen like hundreds of RMA cases on both and they're not very well made from what I've heard, in comparison to the CM boards such as the Quickfire Rapid.

Besides, the keyboard itself looks like a piece of failure. For start, look where the hell they put those macro keys!
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: Human on Sun, 14 October 2012, 01:46:29
Modifier wise, it is different(normal Cherry style vs Costar/iOne steel wire style)
Switch mounting wise, also different(5pins PCB mounted with aluminum plate vs typical steel mounted)
Keycaps wise, it also quite different(Corsair's one as below with significantly less curvy keytop while older BWU series using a tall DCS profile keycaps with quite curvy surface with a thin and fragile "X" stem, newer iOne make board having durandale tyle of "+" stem), you also notice that Corsair is putting a "-" on their numpad "5" instead of normal "."
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/Nutzrus/K90%20Keyboard/40AO-Ringsb.jpg)
(http://cdn.overclock.net/c/cf/cf627ea8_15q51xv.jpeg)
Layout wide, it is still different(1.5,1.0,1.25,6.5,1.25,1.0,1.0,1.5 vs iOne's known 1.5,1.0,1.5,6.0,1.5,1.0,1.0,1.5)
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: TheQsanity on Sun, 14 October 2012, 02:10:52
a very sexy wrist rest on there... and fancy lights too! Must cost a lot.
Title: Re: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Post by: wetto on Mon, 15 October 2012, 11:22:11
Quote from: TheQsanity on Sun, 14 October 2012, 02:10:52
a very sexy wrist rest on there... and fancy lights too! Must cost a lot.

Nope it doesn't, US$ 120 is kinda like normal for these illuminated keyboards, but, what really makes me not like it is the fact that the macro-keys are all the way up there and that the USB HUB and Audio extension is on the right side of the keyboard, instead of behind it.