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Offline Bullveyr

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Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 04:33:41 »


https://www.facebook.com/caseking?fref=ts

Caseking, a well known german online shop, is celebrating their 10th anniversary, as it seems with stuff like special offers (10 Cents for a 15€ mousepad :o), contests and exclusive special editions. 

The question is what's up with that golden keyboard in the pic, will that be some special edition like the Caseking Anniversary Edition Case they offer atm?
It at least looks pimp.

PS: They sell mechanical keyboards but only the gaming branded ones from Razer, Zowie etc..
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 08:58:12 »
It looks like a MKC aluminium case and lasered zinc keycaps to me. I don't see it available on their website though.
« Last Edit: Tue, 15 January 2013, 09:00:49 by dorkvader »
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 09:01:39 »
Thats looks pretty baller
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 09:02:50 »
Want, looks badass
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 09:10:18 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Tue, 15 January 2013, 08:58:12
It looks like a MKC aluminium case and lasered zinc keycaps to me. I don't see it available on their website though.
Got informed that it's 24K gold (plated I guess :D).
Maybe they will sell it at a later point or you can win it in some contest or so, afaik their whole anniversary thing runs over the whole year.
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 09:23:10 »
Quote from: Bullveyr on Tue, 15 January 2013, 09:10:18
Quote from: dorkvader on Tue, 15 January 2013, 08:58:12
It looks like a MKC aluminium case and lasered zinc keycaps to me. I don't see it available on their website though.
Got informed that it's 24K gold (plated I guess :D).
Maybe they will sell it at a later point or you can win it in some contest or so, afaik their whole anniversary thing runs over the whole year.

24k Gold makes for a horrible keycap surface, it would smother in a matter of hours
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 17:11:50 »
This doesn't look like a keyboard you would use, it looks like one you would put in a bank vault!
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 21:35:00 »
Those are zinc keycaps gold-lated. MKC only made two for that European company and he will never make them again since it's pretty complicated.
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 21:39:27 »
Quote from: feng on Tue, 15 January 2013, 21:35:00
Those are zinc keycaps gold-lated. MKC only made two for that European company and he will never make them again since it's pretty complicated.

did he put anything on the caps to protect it because the gold is soft.?

And, hi feng, did you get my PM about the luminum space bar.
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 15 January 2013, 22:09:14 »
I can't imagine the price tag on that board!
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 16 January 2013, 05:11:43 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 15 January 2013, 21:39:27
Quote from: feng on Tue, 15 January 2013, 21:35:00
Those are zinc keycaps gold-lated. MKC only made two for that European company and he will never make them again since it's pretty complicated.

did he put anything on the caps to protect it because the gold is soft.?

Yes, UV coating
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 16 January 2013, 05:57:57 »
All I can see is Mike Meyers as 'Goldmember' saying, "...I..luf...gold......."  :))
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #12 on: Wed, 16 January 2013, 07:51:30 »
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Re: Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 16 January 2013, 08:37:24 »
All silver, give us the gold!
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 16 January 2013, 09:08:40 »
Au, gimmie back my gold  :))

Anyways, keyboard looks like an awful experience to type on.... Rowdy makes a good point
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #16 on: Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:07:27 »
asked them for a better pic

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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #17 on: Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:10:24 »
Regardless of how it feels to type on, that just looks amazing. Makes me really want a black/gold themed board.
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #18 on: Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:11:38 »
I generally don't like gold bling, but man I really want that keyboard.
And yay, they have ISO metal caps, finally some ISO love.
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #19 on: Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:52:23 »
Quote from: vun on Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:11:38
I generally don't like gold bling, but man I really want that keyboard.
And yay, they have ISO metal caps, finally some ISO love.

Still no ISO modifiers
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Re: Caseking 10th Anniversary: Golden Keyboard?
« Reply #20 on: Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:55:15 »
Quote from: pasph on Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:52:23
Quote from: vun on Thu, 17 January 2013, 05:11:38
I generally don't like gold bling, but man I really want that keyboard.
And yay, they have ISO metal caps, finally some ISO love.

Still no ISO modifiers
I don't think there are ANSI modifiers either, but this is the first time I've seen ISO alphanumericals.
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