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Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Sat, 30 January 2010, 11:34:55
Cheap Optimus Maximus (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260545756747&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT), been used only 52 hours at a trade show. A steal.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: In Stereo! on Sat, 30 January 2010, 12:18:09
A keyboard suitable only for reselling.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 30 January 2010, 16:15:54
I pass. For 700 euros, I could buy a legion of keyboards with custom key caps in a switch that I prefer.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: sethstorm on Sat, 30 January 2010, 20:25:12
Quote from: Mental Hobbit;154819
Cheap Optimus Maximus (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260545756747&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT), been used only 52 hours at a trade show. A steal.


...For strange definitions of "cheap".

If it's going to be $1000+ USD, it had better be made in the US.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: devilcm3 on Sun, 31 January 2010, 09:30:16
its russian...
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: sethstorm on Sun, 31 January 2010, 11:13:44
Quote from: devilcm3;155022
its russian...


Yes, but my point was more that it costs a bit high for it to be made in the usual places in China.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Sun, 31 January 2010, 12:37:28
God, you're all so cheap.
Luckily we have one European member who's expressly not cheap, so I'm confident he'll get it and post an extensive review. Before burying it in a brown card board box for the rest of it's days.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: JBert on Sun, 31 January 2010, 14:25:00
If you're talking about webwit: he doesn't need one (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=103628&postcount=3).
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 01 February 2010, 07:48:19
It's not all that bad.  It does use Cherry MLs, after all.  That said, strictly as a keyboard, it's not all that inspiring.  Webwit goes for the more exotic stuff (generally ergo 'boards) and IBMs.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: devilcm3 on Mon, 01 February 2010, 08:33:39
for god's sake its a designer icon , not really keyboard that actually made for typing.....
tell them to down the price to $300ish cuz they whole geekhack community will be interested with it
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Tue, 02 February 2010, 12:35:51
Four different bidders, final price €655, more than $900. My ass. Didn't expect this monster to sell at all.
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 02 February 2010, 12:38:56
Depending on the model (the one with all OLED keys vs. the one with only some OLED keys), that's a significant savings over a brand-new one.  To the "aye liek teh shinee" crowd, the Optimus Maximus is like the Holy Grail.
 
Who wants to bet that the buyer is a Mac user?
Title: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus
Post by: sethstorm on Tue, 02 February 2010, 16:46:12
Quote from: devilcm3;155296
for god's sake its a designer icon , not really keyboard that actually made for typing.....
tell them to down the price to $300ish cuz they whole geekhack community will be interested with it


...which is the price of a good (albeit subsidized) mobile phone in the US.  Not the stratospheric prices that Lebedev would quote.  

Bump it down to $300 and have someone like Unicomp make it.