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Title: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: Aggression on Sun, 15 December 2013, 16:01:07

Doesn't seem to be a Filco or a Leopold. Perhaps some Korean custom?
(http://i.imgur.com/IkVr2ko.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/k4LfnhC.jpg)

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: Candyflip on Sun, 15 December 2013, 16:23:31

I believe INnoVation uses the fc700r with blue switches, but this one doesn't seem like it just because of the cable, hmm I can't really tell just from these pics..

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 15 December 2013, 16:26:29

With that body style and where the cable mini jack is I wanna say it's some custom like a KMAC or similar.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 08:46:48

My best guess is an LZ-87 or an LZ-S (87 key version). My reasoning is that those both have a removable cable on the far right and I believe the LED that you can see in the first picture is actually under the pause/break key, not an caps/scroll lock indicator since the light you can see is so far to the right. After searching around, I found that feng has a blue LZ-S for sale here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51097 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51097) and you can see in his first picture of it that it has an LED on the pause/break key. I also found someone having trouble turning off the LED under their pause/break key here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48407 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48407). I can't seem to find a reason for a pause/break LED though.

If anyone with an LZ-87/86 or an LZ-S can comment on this, that would be great, because I am also quite curious what keyboard Innovation is using.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 08:57:49

Unless he's changed his gear, he is using a Leopold FC700R. Typically SC2 players don't really like changing their keyboards since they get very used to what they have.

Another picture (http://imgur.com/a/ixDhR#0)
Thread on SC2 Players' keyboards (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44713.0)

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:21:34

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 08:57:49

Unless he's changed his gear, he is using a Leopold FC700R. Typically SC2 players don't really like changing their keyboards since they get very used to what they have.

Another picture (http://imgur.com/a/ixDhR#0)
Thread on SC2 Players' keyboards (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44713.0)

I would normally agree with you, but just look at where the usb cable is plugged in the OP and compare it to the first picture you linked. Its hard to tell in your picture, but the cable on an FC700R plugs in under the keyboard in the middle like this:
(http://static2.insales.ru/images/products/1/1088/16606272/12.jpg)

Also, in the pictures in the OP it looks like he is now using black switches, but in the pictures you posted it looks like he has blue switches (its hard to tell, but if you look very closely you can just barely see a blue switch in the F1 location that is missing a keycap).

I could very well be wrong (I follow SC2 as well and have noticed very few keyboard changes apart from sponsor/team changes that force the player to change keyboards), but I just don't think he's using an FC700R in the OP's pictures.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:27:17

Quote from: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:21:34

I would normally agree with you, but just look at where the usb cable is plugged in the OP and compare it to the first picture you linked. Its hard to tell in your picture, but the cable on an FC700R plugs in under the keyboard in the middle like this:

Show Image

(http://static2.insales.ru/images/products/1/1088/16606272/12.jpg)

Hm ok. I don't think it's a custom though. Typically pro-SC2 players don't use customs for whatever reason. This thread (http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1myybt/innovations_new_keyboard/) is guessing he's using a WASD V2 TKL which makes more sense to me.

Edit: Conveniently, a WASD V2 TKL just popped up in the Spy with some decent pictures for reference (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=52374.0).

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:45:28

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:27:17

Quote from: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:21:34

I would normally agree with you, but just look at where the usb cable is plugged in the OP and compare it to the first picture you linked. Its hard to tell in your picture, but the cable on an FC700R plugs in under the keyboard in the middle like this:

Show Image

(http://static2.insales.ru/images/products/1/1088/16606272/12.jpg)

Hm ok. I don't think it's a custom though. Typically pro-SC2 players don't use customs for whatever reason. This thread (http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1myybt/innovations_new_keyboard/) is guessing he's using a WASD V2 TKL which makes more sense to me.

Edit: Conviently, a WASD V2 TKL just popped up in the Spy with some decent pictures for reference (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=52374.0).

I found this picture from DH Bucharest:
(http://cdn.aceresport.com/media/uploads/2013/09/dreamhack_bucharest_2013_day_2_0005.jpg)
where you can pretty clearly see orb keyboard feet. WASD keyboards have feet that look like this:
(http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/492x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/v/2/v2-87-bottom_1_1_4_1.jpg)
You can also see a striped look to the case of his keyboard, which makes me think it is a custom with an acrylic case.

Of course, it is possible he switched keyboards again since DH Bucharest, but I find that unlikely. You can kind of see a bit of a striped look in the second picture of the OP, but that could be due to the quality of the picture.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:48:17

Quote from: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:45:28

I found this picture from DH Bucharest:

Show Image

(http://cdn.aceresport.com/media/uploads/2013/09/dreamhack_bucharest_2013_day_2_0005.jpg)

where you can pretty clearly see orb keyboard feet. WASD keyboards have feet that look like this:

Show Image

(http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/492x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/v/2/v2-87-bottom_1_1_4_1.jpg)

You can also see a striped look to the case of his keyboard, which makes me think it is a custom with an acrylic case.

Of course, it is possible he switched keyboards again since DH Bucharest, but I find that unlikely. You can kind of see a bit of a striped look in the second picture of the OP, but that could be due to the quality of the picture.

Whoa! Never seen his keyboard at that angle. I'm totally out of guesses. Never seen feet like that before lol. And I don't think it's striped like you said. Just how the picture was taken.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: yasuo on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:49:50

USB MINI B in right,i see :)

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:51:11

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:48:17

Quote from: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:45:28

I found this picture from DH Bucharest:

Show Image

(http://cdn.aceresport.com/media/uploads/2013/09/dreamhack_bucharest_2013_day_2_0005.jpg)

where you can pretty clearly see orb keyboard feet. WASD keyboards have feet that look like this:

Show Image

(http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/492x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/v/2/v2-87-bottom_1_1_4_1.jpg)

You can also see a striped look to the case of his keyboard, which makes me think it is a custom with an acrylic case.

Of course, it is possible he switched keyboards again since DH Bucharest, but I find that unlikely. You can kind of see a bit of a striped look in the second picture of the OP, but that could be due to the quality of the picture.

Whoa! Never seen his keyboard at that angle. I'm totally out of guesses. Never seen feet like that before lol. And I don't think it's striped like you said. Just how the picture was taken.

GH seemed to compress the image so it is hard to tell but if you look at the source on Acer's website here: http://cdn.aceresport.com/media/uploads/2013/09/dreamhack_bucharest_2013_day_2_0005.jpg (http://cdn.aceresport.com/media/uploads/2013/09/dreamhack_bucharest_2013_day_2_0005.jpg) you can see the striping better.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:53:16

Ah that's what you meant by striping. Gotcha. So it's a layered acrylic case. Wonder if its a custom acrylic case with like an A.87 in it?

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: beauthegamer on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:54:10

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 December 2013, 09:53:16

Ah that's what you meant by striping. Gotcha. So it's a layered acrylic case. Wonder if its a custom acrylic case with like an A.87 in it?

That's what I'm thinking as well.

Edit: I found someone on youtube that has what looks like the same exact case.

In the description he says its has an A.87 inside. So you are most likely correct.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: terrpn on Mon, 16 December 2013, 11:11:03

did anyone notice the red legends?

Title: Re: Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Post by: Aggression on Wed, 18 December 2013, 16:07:01

Oh wow, you guys really came through. Good job  :thumb:

I would've probably never been able to identify that on my own.