I can't see MassDrop at work but is this buy that you're referring to the same as this one (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47177.0)? I'm genuinely curious, not trying to put you down :D.
I can't see MassDrop at work but is this buy that you're referring to the same as this one (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47177.0)? I'm genuinely curious, not trying to put you down :D.
A large question that I'd like to ask, are these the Vortex doubleshots that allow backlighting to shine through?
Otherwise, it seems like a dream buy; thick PBT, double shot, and incredibly cheap! Finding a PBT DS for this price was impressive enough, but if it let backlighting through I will get this like Pacman takes a power pellet.
They have not transparent legends, but you should see a glow coming from under the keycaps. If the LEDs are sufficiently bright you might see a glow through the top of the keycap.Like these?
They have not transparent legends, but you should see a glow coming from under the keycaps. If the LEDs are sufficiently bright you might see a glow through the top of the keycap.Like these?Show Image(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1097742_541792725888442_379834252_o.jpg)
Those are actually designed for backlighting, particularly where the LED is above the switch.
Yes this is about the 4th thread :p
search sucks. :thumb:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48639.0
Can someone tell me where to get those exact same caps, only with red fonts?
You can get those on different color here (http://www.mechkb.com/review/product/list/id/372/category/5/).Thanks a lot! I'm thinking of getting the red set, i really like it for some reason, i really don't mind the fonts. The fact that the set is thick and PBT DS is amazing. The price is also really reasonable.
But they're located at OZ.
Other colors should be available soon in the group buy section once I've confirmed with Vortex. Hopefully I can get them at the same price as Massdrop or even lower.
Other colors should be available soon in the group buy section once I've confirmed with Vortex. Hopefully I can get them at the same price as Massdrop or even lower.
Other colors should be available soon in the group buy section once I've confirmed with Vortex. Hopefully I can get them at the same price as Massdrop or even lower.
Do you know if they can make these with a base color different than white and if they can do them in cherry profile?
Wow, wanted to buy it two days ago but waited a bit because of work. Now there's no where else to get it.
Crap birthday present imo.
Other colors should be available soon in the group buy section once I've confirmed with Vortex. Hopefully I can get them at the same price as Massdrop or even lower.
There may be a group buy here soon.Other colors should be available soon in the group buy section once I've confirmed with Vortex. Hopefully I can get them at the same price as Massdrop or even lower.
Feng , See if you can get them to change to colors of the keycaps. It would look real good in grey+1! Please make it happen
Feng , See if you can get them to change to colors of the keycaps. It would look real good in grey
Feng , See if you can get them to change to colors of the keycaps. It would look real good in grey
Yeah, it's a little weird to do color-on-white as your first sets of doubleshot PBT, since you can get the same color schemes with dyesubs. You would think they would do dark base colors that you can't dyesub well on top of, to show off their new process.
Then they've got a very solid response.Even with the said "ugly" legends. Imagine how many he could sell with proper cherry legend.
Sold 205 in less than 2 days
Then they've got a very solid response.Even with the said "ugly" legends. Imagine how many he could sell with proper cherry legend.
Sold 205 in less than 2 days
Blanks at that price would be fantastic.
I like Vortex and Cherry font, but the Vortex legends are not consistent. If they had the same semi-bold mildly italic legends on all keycaps they would be much improved.
Yeah, italic fonts can look fine when they're consistent (at least IMO).
Case in point, the SGI granite:
Show Image(http://www.clickykeyboard.com/2006/sgi_keyboard/sgi_keyboard-004.jpg)
Feng , See if you can get them to change to colors of the keycaps. It would look real good in grey
I really like the fonts on the deck keyboardsShow Image(http://www.deckkeyboards.com/userfiles/deck82_ice.jpg)
Feng , See if you can get them to change to colors of the keycaps. It would look real good in greyThey said they can. But they don't have plan on making those yet. It always takes a long time for them to make things happen. :/
I'll launch the group buy tonight and only 5 colors will be available: green, dark-green, pink, orange, and red. They are out of blue fonts.
Nooooooooooo are they gonna restock the blue ones at some point? Or is it like you said Vortex are slow on things... >___>
Sighhhh I didn't jump on the MassDrop because I've never used it before and didn't had an account for it.
Life is hard. *First World Problem*
lol
Will they be cherry profile? Is the base color only white?
I'd be happy with just the regular white with color letters. I'm one of the few that liked the blue letters.
So if you can put together a group buy soon then I'm definitely buying it.
:D
Noooooooo mechkb.com only ships within Australia.
No luck with blue one. :(
heh. Yeah, sorry about that :P . We might open up the key caps to international shipping if there's enough interest, but before we do any of that, we are waiting for the key caps to land first... let's just say logistics is not Vortex's strong point :rolleyes:
EDIT: my grammar is retarded :(