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Title: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Wed, 06 March 2013, 17:59:40
A friend just sent me this from the CeBIT...

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Post by: YongJK on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:03:54
That looks awesome  :D
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Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:09:30
So Deck went standard laser etched coating caps?  :(
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Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:13:11
They look just like Ducky's to me.
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Post by: FoxWolf1 on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:17:15
Is there anything other than the font to indicate that these are future Decks?
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Post by: Jocelyn on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:19:33
Is there anything other than the font to indicate that these are future Decks?

Ehhhh the spacebar :)
Title: Re: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:19:45
If you look close, you can make out the deck logo on the spacebar in the bottom right one. Also, is not the heinous fantasy font enough?
Title: Re: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:19:56
Another possibility would be that they borrowed the caps from a Deck because their own ones were not done yet, eh?
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Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:22:04
Maybe, but if I were them I would have just not had keycaps at all lol. It would be nice if those rumors from before were true with the clear/black doubleshots. If they release them with that damn fantasy font they are doomed.
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Post by: TheSoulhunter on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:24:52
Another image...

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Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:26:17
So TG3 sold the Deck brand to Heng Yu?
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Post by: FoxWolf1 on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:26:58
Ah...your eyesight must be better than mine. The spacebar thing just looked like a squiggle to me until you told me what it was. I was thinking the font could have been an imitator or just similar thinking about what constitutes a "gaming" font.
Title: Re: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Wed, 06 March 2013, 18:32:35
So TG3 sold the Deck brand to Heng Yu?

Wasn't TG3 just the OEM of the Deck board and Deck itself is a company? (like Costar is the OEM of the Filco Majestouch, but the Filco brand is owned by Diatec)
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Post by: noons on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:28:37
They look just like Ducky's to me.

That was my thought as well.
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Post by: RickyJ on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:29:02
TG3 owns Deck.  Those boards appear to have a standard curved row profile, TG3 does a flat profile.
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Post by: DavinDidIt on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:42:18
Ugh, that font is so horrible!
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Post by: dante on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:45:28
A friend just sent me this from the CeBIT...

Not much of a friend if they didn't ask the sales guys if they bought Deck or not.

TG3 is either hurting or printing money for the lack of effort they've put into Deck in the last 5 years.  Friggen Ducky is coming out with sublimated keycaps and these jokers don't have any boards with Brown or Blue switches.
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Post by: FoxWolf1 on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:55:29
So I did a quick search...seems like Heng Yu may be some kind of supplier to TG3.

I'd be interested to know how much of Deck production actually occurs overseas. Probably at least the cases, considering that the Deck Legend shares its case with a PLUM full-size:
(http://home.comcast.net/~tim2679/deck_legend_edge.png)
(http://img5.pcpop.com/ArticleImages/500x375/0/861/000861741.jpg)
(http://www.deckkeyboards.com/userfiles/deck105_ice_lightsout.jpg)
(http://img5.pcpop.com/ArticleImages/500x375/0/861/000861745.jpg)
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Post by: dante on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:57:14
Hey do you know the name of that PLUM keyboard?

Nevermind it's calling the "Morphling"
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Post by: guilleguillaume on Wed, 06 March 2013, 20:01:05
I wisk they would resume production of their mini keyboards.
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Post by: dante on Wed, 06 March 2013, 20:03:04
I wisk they would resume production of their mini keyboards.

Resume production?  They are still in stock.
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Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 06 March 2013, 20:06:59
They gotta stop using that font.... :D
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Post by: codyeatworld on Wed, 06 March 2013, 20:14:43
They gotta stop using that font.... :D

I like that font... :)
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Post by: Hyde on Wed, 06 March 2013, 21:02:47
They gotta stop using that font.... :D

I like that font... :)

I have to say I like Razer font and CM Storm font.  But I still can't stand Deck font.
Title: Re: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: audioave10 on Wed, 06 March 2013, 23:38:08
My Deck Legend "Toxic" is still a beast after 3 years. I don't mind the font (even though its not popular).

PS: hello guys, first post in 2 years or so...this place is sure different.
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Post by: missalaire on Wed, 06 March 2013, 23:46:05
Looks nice... aside from that font >.<
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Post by: guilleguillaume on Wed, 06 March 2013, 23:47:32
I wisk they would resume production of their mini keyboards.

Resume production?  They are still in stock.
There is only one model and only in one layout.
Title: Re: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: 1839cc on Wed, 06 March 2013, 23:49:41
My Deck Legend "Toxic" is still a beast after 3 years. I don't mind the font (even though its not popular).

PS: hello guys, first post in 2 years or so...this place is sure different.

It sure is different. I come and go and am frequently surprised by sudden drastic changes.
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Post by: tricheboars on Thu, 07 March 2013, 00:22:30
dude you have one of my quotes in your signature! dope. dats some wu-tang **** right there.
Title: Re: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Thu, 07 March 2013, 03:38:23
A friend just sent me this from the CeBIT...

Not much of a friend if they didn't ask the sales guys if they bought Deck or not.

Not everyone is a keyboard lunatic like us...
I asked him if he could look out for keyboards n take some pictures, he did, mission accomplished!
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Post by: CeeSA on Thu, 07 March 2013, 04:50:46
still this ugly font...
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Post by: laffindude on Thu, 07 March 2013, 05:16:43
They look just like Ducky's to me.
Looks more like Vortex One and Oni to me. Ducky's case has a block on block look, and One/Oni's case has that ridiculously high angle too.
Title: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: Trev on Thu, 07 March 2013, 18:44:59
Still with the wizard font. Strangest marketing decision ever. Pass.
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Post by: codyeatworld on Thu, 07 March 2013, 19:01:20
They gotta stop using that font.... :D

I like that font... :)

I have to say I like Razer font and CM Storm font.  But I still can't stand Deck font.

Razer and CM fonts are ugly.
I don't know why I like decks font. I'm pretty minimalistic.
Title: Re: New Deck keyboard on the way?
Post by: TranscendingLogic on Thu, 07 March 2013, 19:32:56
If only Deck would make a board with a less bloated looking housing, key caps with a decent profile instead of flat, better overall build quality, at a lower price point. Wait, I think I just talked myself into buying another Filco.
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Post by: BucklingSpring on Fri, 08 March 2013, 08:14:31
Ugh, that font is so horrible!

That's Deck's Trademark ;-)
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Post by: BucklingSpring on Fri, 08 March 2013, 08:17:35
If the kept their overall quality - I'm In for a 3rd Deck (even a 4th) Deck on my lineup.
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Post by: BucklingSpring on Sat, 09 March 2013, 07:16:03
So Deck went standard laser etched coating caps?  :(

I hope not... The two parts PBT caps they are using in their current models is one of the features that makes them "best" backlit boards on the market (in my humble opinion)
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Post by: BucklingSpring on Sat, 09 March 2013, 07:22:47
Pic below of Hengyu counter at CeBit 2009 ... It seams that Deck has been hanging around Hengyu for a while
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Post by: dante on Sat, 09 March 2013, 11:22:48
If they could decrease the height of the Deck 82 by 25% it would be perfect.