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Title: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: gameaholic on Fri, 16 November 2012, 20:58:50

Another rubber dome posing as a mechanical?

http://vr-zone.com/articles/dharma-point-to-release-n-key-rollover-gamer-keyboard-japan-/17907.html (http://vr-zone.com/articles/dharma-point-to-release-n-key-rollover-gamer-keyboard-japan-/17907.html)
http://www.dharmapoint.com/products/DRTCKB109UP1 (http://www.dharmapoint.com/products/DRTCKB109UP1)

(http://www.dharmapoint.com/files/DRTCKB109UP1_1.png)

(http://www.dharmapoint.com/files/DRTCKB109UP1_9.jpg)

Title: Re: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: FoxWolf1 on Fri, 16 November 2012, 21:03:15

So it would appear. Guess that's the difference between "just like" a mechanical keyboard (which this one claims), and "is" a mechanical keyboard.

Title: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: shadewolf on Fri, 16 November 2012, 21:06:41

And here I thought this had something to do with Lost :-[

Title: Re: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: wetto on Fri, 16 November 2012, 21:19:16

Do they make this only to use the mechanical keyboard keycaps or are they trying to fool their buyers?

Title: Re: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: Soarer on Fri, 16 November 2012, 21:25:29

"Supports 30 keys anti ghost key function in USB interface".

So not NKRO.

Sounds like a gamer-optimised RD to me. If so, by a proper measure of KRO it would be 2KRO. (It couldn't be any more unless they are using something like the Microsoft resistive membrane tech, and they'd probably shout about that).

Title: Re: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: Chase5delta on Sat, 17 November 2012, 01:29:43

Sweet Keyboard

Title: Re: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: gameaholic on Sat, 17 November 2012, 02:29:19

Just as I thought.  Another poser board like the Knucker.  I guess these companies see the mechanical keyboard trend and want to get on board but then they see how much it costs to make a high quality board so they come up with this.  What I'm wondering is if that stem would be compatible with cherry mx keycaps.  I know the bottom row is way off.  I've never seen such a small space bar. 

Title: Re: Dharma Tactical Keyboard
Post by: MissMurd3r84 on Sat, 17 November 2012, 02:32:49

Quote from: Chase5delta on Sat, 17 November 2012, 01:29:43

Sweet Keyboard

Curious as to why you think it's a sweet keyboard?