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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: BenBenMan on Wed, 10 June 2009, 00:16:53
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Well, my Unicomp Customiser arrived today. Unfortunately it seems that they were held up at Unicomp after running out of some parts or something so it took them three weeks to process my order. But anyway, now it's here, and I'm typing on it now.
It's an interesting typing experience. I haven't used a clacky keyboard in a long time. This feels pretty good. The tactile feedback is nice, though my fingers seem to be working quite a bit harder than they used to. Though, the last keyboard I was using was a Dell laptop keyboard...
As far as build quality goes, it's pretty good. It's heavy and fairly solidly-built, and it looks nice from the front. The key quality is alright, though it could be improved (there's a pretty obvious injection mould mark at the back of most keys, and the space bar has a very slight bubble in the surface. I also noticed on my keyboard the F9 key had become dislodged during transit, but that's probably FedEx's fault. Other than that, it's nice. :)
The only thing that seems a bit off, i'm not sure if the space bar is seated properly... it works fine except if I try to push towards the left-hand side of the space bar, the left part of the key moves downwards, the right part of the key moves upwards, and the mechanism doesn't do anything. So, how do I reseat my space bar?
Anyway, I might write up a full review later, if I get around to it...
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damn it took you that long to receive your customizer? I ordered another customizer like early last week but they still haven't even charged my credit card yet. I wonder how long it's going to take to actually leave unicomp? You said it took them 3 weeks to process your order. I just want to make sure that doesn't include shipping time right? Then I might just get the customizer like mid June I guess =( Oh well I can wait =D
oh btw next time you might want to post this in the review section.
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damn it took you that long to receive your customizer? I ordered another customizer like early last week but they still haven't even charged my credit card yet. I wonder how long it's going to take to actually leave unicomp? You said it took them 3 weeks to process your order. I just want to make sure that doesn't include shipping time right? Then I might just get the customizer like mid June I guess =( Oh well I can wait =D
oh btw next time you might want to post this in the review section.
Yeah, it shipped last Friday, and I think the credit card was charged last Friday as well. They should have sent you an email about the shipping though?
Also, I wasn't sure about whether to post this in the review section, I thought I'd wait until I write a real review of it...
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Just pull it straight upwards with a bent paper clip (do search here for pics). The actual switch is on the right side of the spacebar. There is a little metal guide bar that will just slide into notches on the upper part where the key goes. If you take it slow and don't force anything it will be a piece of cake. Unicomps are easy to remove keys on. You can also just call Unicomp if you get nervous about the process.
Well, I played around with it and managed to reseat it, and it's working much better now :) I suppose it might have just moved or somehow unlatched itself during transit or something. But, now it's all good.
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damn it took you that long to receive your customizer? I ordered another customizer like early last week but they still haven't even charged my credit card yet. I wonder how long it's going to take to actually leave unicomp? You said it took them 3 weeks to process your order. I just want to make sure that doesn't include shipping time right? Then I might just get the customizer like mid June I guess =( Oh well I can wait =D
oh btw next time you might want to post this in the review section.
It used to take them about a week to turn around an order. After a piece on NPR about Unicomp, they were hammered with orders. This exhausted their parts supplies and probably the inventory of their suppliers. On top of that, the additional workload is causing them to run behind.
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Members on this forum have to get together and develop a cooler looking keyboard with Unicomp. Does anyone think it possible for them to develop a gun metal grey housing with a silver grey keyboard base and LEDs that are white?
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Yeah, it shipped last Friday, and I think the credit card was charged last Friday as well. They should have sent you an email about the shipping though?
Also, I wasn't sure about whether to post this in the review section, I thought I'd wait until I write a real review of it...
What was the exact date that you ordered it?
I was just going to estimate how long it's going to take them to ship out that's all =)
Thanks!
If geekhack gets it's own design, I think most people would prefer a cherry board over a buckling spring.
Blue switches I mean with the Cherry.
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If geekhack gets it's own design, I think most people would prefer a cherry board over a buckling spring.
Blue switches I mean with the Cherry.
You would have to fist fight us brown Cherry lovers first, or make two different keyboards.
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The brown cherries take some getting used to because I felt they were so soft but now it's the keyboard I type fastest on, even faster then the Ultranav that was my previous personal speed champ. However, I still find typing on the Model M as my fav even though I don't type the fastest on it.
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While I cherish my Ms, I find them way to heavy to type on for any extended amount of time. I get tired very quickly on them. Cherry browns are the greatest (IMO).
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Funny, two days ago I was about to sell my endurapro, and today I'm back on it and loving it. It *is* lighter than the M, I guess sometimes its nice to switch up a bit.
Browns are still way too light for me (at about 45gm I guess). I could probably live with a 55gm topre though I tend to like the heavier end of the spectrum. Unicomps at about 65gm are fine, and may be the perfect weight for me. The 70gm M's I will always need to have around to 'reset' my feelings, lol. Its the gold standard by which all other boards become 'known'. ;)
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LOL, Welly. Give you some numbers and you go grams happy! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315733/)
you might say I'm gram crackers (http://www.amazon.com/Nabisco-Honey-Graham-Crackers-Value/dp/B001G4LRDI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1244666933&sr=8-2).
:-|
(or, you might not :-D )
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It used to take them about a week to turn around an order. After a piece on NPR about Unicomp, they were hammered with orders. This exhausted their parts supplies and probably the inventory of their suppliers. On top of that, the additional workload is causing them to run behind.
In February, I ordered mine on a Wednesday night, and it was in Canada on Friday.
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While I cherish my Ms, I find them way to heavy to type on for any extended amount of time. I get tired very quickly on them. Cherry browns are the greatest (IMO).
My fingers will get tired if I type for a long time on my Customizer. I don't know about the Cherry Browns, but I can say that I love my Cherry Blues. That being said, I won't sell my Customizer.
Repeating to myself: I don't need another keyboard, I don't need another keyboard, I don't need another keyboard...
Maybe we should have Keyboard anonymous: Hello, my name is Patrick and I have a problem.
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Maybe we should have Keyboard anonymous: Hello, my name is Patrick and I have a problem.
you can wear a little escape key around your neck to remind you.
there can be a ten point program, starting with apologizing to all the friends and spouses and relatives who have been ignored in favor of keyboards.
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you can wear a little escape key around your neck to remind you.
Or a necklace made up with keyboard keycaps.
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Maybe we should have Keyboard anonymous: Hello, my name is Patrick and I have a problem.
I need that...... I have over 20 Models M alone
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I need that...... I have over 20 Models M alone
20 Model M? I think in your case you should introduce yourself by saying, "Hello, my name is..., and I have a serious problem." :-)
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I love my Customizer 104 and my SpaceSaver. I've found that using them every day at both home and in the office has strengthened my fingers and they no longer tire out so quickly.
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this is true. i think my fingers have become stronger after using buckling springs for not that long of a time. my form is much better when converting to other keyboards as well. buckling springs ROCK!
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You would have to fist fight us brown Cherry lovers first, or make two different keyboards.
lol I love brown cherry too except I still don't have a blue one yet xD!