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What MacGruber will do to get a Matias Mini QP :eek:[/s]
EDIT: Wait I remember you already has a full size Quiet Pro right? Then it shouldn't be thattttt badddddddd, you've tried the switch already lol.
Bump - just wondering if any of them have arrived yet.waiting since january the 9th.
I haven't heard anything from Matias and even though they first promised me i would get it in mid February, they then changed it to mid March. They even said i wouldn't get it past late March. Guess what? It's almost late March. If i don't get it by April 1st, I will cancel the order. It isn't worth it.
waiting since january the 9th.
quiet pro feels exactly like a crisprier rubber dome with spring underneath. and the board's quality is rubbish. switches are inconsistent. they feel very different when center pressed, off-center pressed, pressed in different sides, etc. and the switches themselves feel different. and the keycaps aren't even.
quiet pro feels exactly like a crisprier rubber dome with spring underneath. and the board's quality is rubbish. switches are inconsistent. they feel very different when center pressed, off-center pressed, pressed in different sides, etc. and the switches themselves feel different. and the keycaps aren't even.
Thank you.
That makes my buying decision easier. But pretty disappointing.
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ValerieV: If you're tired of waiting, it looks like MechanicalKeyboards has stock of the Mac Tactile Mini: http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=289
That's what you ordered, right?
Personally i am settled to brown cherries now. Red comes close. So if these switches on the matias board are somewhat similar to this it maybe worth a try for me. Other than that no. I can't stand clicky anymore. I really tried and bought a WASD keyboard with blue switches and even with the rubber its hurting my ears. I thought i could handle it, but obviously not.matias quiet switches are nothing like cherry. i described the feeling on previous page. mainly tactility and actuation point are higher than of cherry mx. plus matias dampened cream alps' tactlity feels "grittier" and less consistent than of, say, cherry clears.
quiet pro feels exactly like a crisprier rubber dome with spring underneath. and the board's quality is rubbish. switches are inconsistent. they feel very different when center pressed, off-center pressed, pressed in different sides, etc. and the switches themselves feel different. and the keycaps aren't even.
quiet pro feels exactly like a crisprier rubber dome with spring underneath. and the board's quality is rubbish. switches are inconsistent. they feel very different when center pressed, off-center pressed, pressed in different sides, etc. and the switches themselves feel different. and the keycaps aren't even.
I actually enjoyed typing on my Laptop Pro, but ended up returning it due to build quality and finishing issues. My keys were all skewed:Show Image(http://f.cl.ly/items/2h3Q2Q1d241r2s2T3e28/uneven-keys.jpg)
The "silver" case with large plastic seam and rough finishing made it feel more like a cheap kids toy than a $170 keyboard. There's no excuse for such poor finishing at this price.
The stems in the key switches on mine were also very loose. There may have been some of the consistency issues you mentioned (arrow keys were very light and inconsistent). I didn't investigate much further because I wanted to RMA it while I had the chance.
Have all of the folks complaining about crooked caps and the like had an ALPS keyboard before? From what I understand alps are usually pretty wobbly keys.
That is very interesting, do you what material is the switch housing made of?Matias said Polycarbonate in another thread:
ABS is okay, but we chose polycarbonate for the switch housing, so that it could be made transparent. This allows you to use the same switch for keys that have an LED lens.
Only asking out of curiosity. I own two Matias switch keyboards. The switches are fine, and I notice the keys wobble, but I've taken them apart and the innards are exactly like those of previous simplified alps.... I've swapped out components without issue. The off-set caps are a result of the "wobble" of the stem. I just found it not at all uncommon.
Only asking out of curiosity. I own two Matias switch keyboards. The switches are fine, and I notice the keys wobble, but I've taken them apart and the innards are exactly like those of previous simplified alps.... I've swapped out components without issue. The off-set caps are a result of the "wobble" of the stem. I just found it not at all uncommon.
My keys were skewed looking due to the switches themselves not sitting consistently straight on the mounting plate. You could gently push a set of keycaps to the extent of their slack and still never be close to having them line up. The wobbly switches certainly don't help either.
I checked with several owners of various ALPS boards from the classics through to cheap green-ALPS before returning the keyboard. None of the other ALPS exhibited such wobbly switches or visibly skewed keys.
unfortunately i can't return the board and am too embarrassed to sell it...Why can't you return it? The retailer I purchased from was hesitant to issue an RMA initially, but quite helpful once they saw the photos and quick video of the loose switches. The fact that I knew I could never re-sell mine due to crooked keys was probably what pushed me over the line.
Those keys would probably drive me nuts Trev. Just knowing they are like that my OCD would kick in. I wonder if they are all like that or if you got a defective board ...Just casually skimming forums and chatting, I know mine is one of at least 3 with similar problems. It seems like there's some serious quality and consistency issues with their Chinese manufacturers.
Out of curiosity, did anyone end up getting their mini quiet pro? I cancelled my order for the tactile pro after waiting for four months, but I'm curious to see if matias was able to get it together...
A bit shameful that they can't get their act together.
Out of curiosity, did anyone end up getting their mini quiet pro? I cancelled my order for the tactile pro after waiting for four months, but I'm curious to see if matias was able to get it together...
Out of curiosity, did anyone end up getting their mini quiet pro? I cancelled my order for the tactile pro after waiting for four months, but I'm curious to see if matias was able to get it together...
I got mine on April 3rd. I preordered on January 22nd.
I got mine on April 3rd. I preordered on January 22nd.
Edit: oops, I looked at the wrong email. I preordered January 8th.
wow... i even succeeded to return my board and get a refund
They must be going through some kind of production nightmare. Since they are the sole maker of Alps switches left in the world, I sure hope they can pull it together!
I would agree, I recently got fed up with waiting for my mini quiet pro that I paid for in the beginning of February. However, I emailed Barbara and asked her if I could just upgrade to the laptop pro. She had me buy a bunch of armor clip anchors to make up the difference in price, and then promptly shipped it the same day. The switches feel great, and don't have any production issues like some of the initial ones did, but I don't know if it's worth waiting so long for. Maybe try changing your order to one of the other ones they have in stock. It seems like they want to try and make their customers happy, it seems they just chose some really crappy vendors that they need to rely on.