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Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: IBI on Wed, 19 March 2008, 18:43:12

I've just noticed gigabyte have put the product page up for their mechanical keyboard, it's here (http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Products/Keyboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ClassValue=Keyboard&ProductID=2789&ProductName=GK-K8000).

Highlights include some amusing engrish, a built in 2 channel soundcard and a single USB port.

It's got a picture of a black cherry keyswitch but it's unmounted.

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: xsphat on Wed, 19 March 2008, 19:36:09

That pic might not mean too much: The page for Das II has a picture like that and we all know they come with the Cherry blue switches.

You're just gonna need to buy one and let us know ;)

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: alpslover on Wed, 19 March 2008, 19:41:02

i noticed they found an innovative solution to the age-old debate about how the enter and backslash keys should be.

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: Jaydoublem on Wed, 19 March 2008, 19:50:23

Quote from: alpslover;3713

i noticed they found an innovative solution to the age-old debate about how the enter and backslash keys should be.

I can't find the backslash.

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: IBI on Wed, 19 March 2008, 20:29:20

Quote from: alpslover;3713

i noticed they found an innovative solution to the age-old debate about how the enter and backslash keys should be.

I hadn't noticed that but it does seem to use the same layout as this (http://www.notestation.com/left_mirrored_v1_ps2.htm). I wonder if they'll use the same translation to UK layout (http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=166)?

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: xsphat on Wed, 19 March 2008, 20:47:34

Click on the very top picture (the one that enlarges), it has the typical 104 US layout.

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: alpslover on Wed, 19 March 2008, 21:35:13

look very closely at the backslash and enter keys on the gigabyte...

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: xsphat on Wed, 19 March 2008, 22:16:00

Wow, that makes perfect sense... to a madman.

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: xsphat on Thu, 20 March 2008, 07:04:45

OK, has there been any word of price yet?

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: IBI on Thu, 20 March 2008, 09:35:27

$113 USD (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gigabyte-Enters-High-End-Gaming-Market-Takes-Over-Razer-81090.shtml). There's also a picture in that article showing it using a more normal US layout alongside one showing the other layout.

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: iqmore on Tue, 01 April 2008, 06:13:56

There are more pics in my blog. :rolleyes:


Gigabyte GK-K8000
http://www.iqmore.idv.tw/archives/138

but this one is sample not final version

Title: Gigabyte Mechanical Keyboard details
Post by: IBI on Wed, 02 April 2008, 14:35:33

Did your sample version have the black cherries?