Author Topic: [Interest Check] Steve Jobs MX key cap (Read 9004 times)

feng · « **on:** Tue, 18 October 2011, 22:54:49 »

Are you guys interested in this key cap? It's laser-etched. Made by PBT. R4 row.

Not sure about the price yet, depending on how many people are interested. Should be $10-15 plus shipping if at least 50 people are interested.

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ishtob · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 18 October 2011, 23:17:24 »

saw this on taobao, didnt know it was legit

im going to guess its not a DS cap

litster · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 18 October 2011, 23:21:24 »

Sorry, I would not like someone else's tomestone on my keyboard.

jrockroll · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 18 October 2011, 23:40:07 »

Quote from: litster;434174

Sorry, I would not like someone else's tomestone on my keyboard.

lol. was thinking the same thing. kinda creepy with dates and everything..

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 18 October 2011, 23:41:34 »

Yea, I am with Jrock and Litster; its kind of awkward to remember someone by monetizing their name/image and then having to look at it every day.

reaper · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 18 October 2011, 23:43:55 »

If I were to get one it would be for novelty purpose only but the price is kinda high for just a single keycap... well, for me anyway.

whiskerBox · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 18 October 2011, 23:44:51 »

Yep death certificate key is weird

Although the desktop image is available at simpledesktops.com with no death date

feng · « **Reply #7 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:01:30 »

hmmmm... didn't think of that much, but yeah it makes sense, this keycap might be weird to some people.

litster · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:03:48 »

Can't blame the Chinese for trying any opportunity to make a buck. Feng, maybe you can do a group buy for the Chinese flag keycap. Are there other flag keycaps available?

Atenacius · « **Reply #9 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:07:26 »

The proportions are weird. I like the Jobs-Apple icon but it's way massive and I could do with out his birth and death date.

feng · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:08:00 »

Since many Chinese(more than 30 I think) have purchased this keycap, I thought Americans gotta be more interested. But I was probably wrong. :s The reason I didn't do a group buy for the Chinese flag keycap is because I thought no body in the forum would be interested.

litster · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:17:51 »

I would get a couple of this Chinese flag keycap. Long live Chairman Mao!

Ragnorock · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:18:13 »

Okay clearly the main issue is with the birth and death date... Any way we can get it without that? I'm sure there would be a lot of demand for it if there was. What kind of keycap is it? Looks like a Doubleshot.

Honestly though, the man defined my career choice, I want it as it is. I'll pay $15 for that **** no problem. LMK where to pay.jpg

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:19:40 »

You would Dave, you would.

Tennobanzai · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:20:58 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;434220

Okay clearly the main issue is with the birth and death date... Any way we can get it without that? I'm sure there would be a lot of demand for it if there was. What kind of keycap is it? Looks like a Doubleshot.

Honestly though, the man defined my career choice, I want it as it is. I'll pay $15 for that **** no problem. LMK where to pay.jpg

I would be interested in this. Might bring the price down a little to?

Ragnorock · « **Reply #15 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:33:43 »

Seriously though, his career is the reason I got into management. I have no shame in admitting that I'm a mac***. I'm not obnoxious like mac users get the bad rap for, but he genuinely inspired me.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #16 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:36:11 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;434229

Seriously though, his career is the reason I got into management. I have no shame in admitting that I'm a mac***. I'm not obnoxious like mac users get the bad rap for, but he genuinely inspired me.

Oh, no, don't worry. There is nothing bad about it at all.

Ragnorock · « **Reply #17 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:43:14 »

:3

So row 4 means that it's meant to fit... somewhere in the asdf row? Why not row 2 or something more practical. I suppose I could put it on A or S...

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #18 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 00:52:20 »

I thought Row 4 was the FN row?

cactux · « **Reply #19 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:03:43 »

rip keycap that is wird

Ragnorock · « **Reply #20 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:06:07 »

I thought row 1 was FN, but I'm probably wrong. Esc sized I can make use of...

calavera · « **Reply #21 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:07:00 »

I think it would be more tasteful if it were just the logo. Everyone practically knows what that logo stands for.

feng · « **Reply #22 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:10:23 »

Quote from: RColinTaylor;434239

I thought Row 4 was the FN row?

No it's the ESC row

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #23 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:10:47 »

Quote from: calavera;434246

I think it would be more tasteful if it were just the logo. Everyone practically knows what that logo stands for.

Especially since its the Apple bite with Steve's face in it.

feng · « **Reply #24 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:11:08 »

update, just asked the guy and he said he can make the keycap without birth and death date.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #25 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:11:19 »

Quote from: feng;434250

No it's the ESC row

FN row is the Esc row so we are on the same page with that.

kraise · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:22:17 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;434229

Seriously though, his career is the reason I got into management. I have no shame in admitting that I'm a mac***. I'm not obnoxious like mac users get the bad rap for, but he genuinely inspired me.

Steve Jobs has been a huge inspiration in my life as well. My current career path has also been largely influenced by him. To be honest, I never cared much about the other Apple product lines though; I have only owned and plan to own MacBook Pros and have used iMacs at work. Never owned an iPod, iPhone, or iPad which baffles my friends.

But back on topic. I'm not too sure I would want a "tombstone" on my keyboard as well... As previously mentioned though, by removing the dates and just keeping the "Steve Jobs" Apple logo that may look fine and pique my interest.

feng · « **Reply #27 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:26:02 »

Quote from: RColinTaylor;434253

FN row is the Esc row so we are on the same page with that.

lol I thought FN means the windows row which I call R1 row.

cactux · « **Reply #28 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:28:11 »

do you think that your contact will offer a better price than 10-15 usd (50 keycaps) for such simple design?

kraise · « **Reply #29 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:45:40 »

Quote from: cactux;434260

do you think that your contact will offer a better price than 10-15 usd (50 keycaps) for such simple design?

Oh yes, I forgot to mention I doubt I would pay that much for a single key cap with the design in question. Something a bit more reasonable please!

feng · « **Reply #30 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 01:57:16 »

I'll try to break the price down to less than $10 and the shipping usually costs $2 for continental U.S. Again, the price really depends on how many people want it.

hashbaz · « **Reply #31 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 02:08:19 »

Quote from: kraise;434257

Steve Jobs has been a huge inspiration in my life as well. My current career path has also been largely influenced by him. To be honest, I never cared much about the other Apple product lines though; I have only owned and plan to own MacBook Pros and have used iMacs at work. Never owned an iPod, iPhone, or iPad which baffles my friends.

Steve Jobs also funded Pixar for years with his own money during the early 90s. The man had real vision.

Lanx · « **Reply #32 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 02:10:51 »

lol, that's a coincidence, row 4, is the death row, or rather 4 means death in chinese, kinda like friday the 13th' and how there's no 13th floor in most buildings, chinese ppl do not like the number 4.
that along with the tombstone death numbers
and the apple bite jobs face

along with the fact that it's made to fit on the esc key, the "lone" key of the keyboard since it's so separated from every other key

it's really creeper.

cactux · « **Reply #33 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 02:17:12 »

Quote from: ripster;434293

Thanks but I already have my own custom Steve Jobs Memorial key.
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let me guess it was made by the dream maker (photoshop)

hashbaz · « **Reply #34 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 02:17:54 »

Quote from: ripster;434293

Thanks but I already have my own custom Steve Jobs Memorial key.
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I was going to suggest an Apple logo command key group buy, but I don't think SP would go for that. :-/

Ragnorock · « **Reply #35 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 08:25:16 »

Quote from: kraise;434257

Steve Jobs has been a huge inspiration in my life as well. My current career path has also been largely influenced by him. To be honest, I never cared much about the other Apple product lines though; I have only owned and plan to own MacBook Pros and have used iMacs at work. Never owned an iPod, iPhone, or iPad which baffles my friends.

But back on topic. I'm not too sure I would want a "tombstone" on my keyboard as well... As previously mentioned though, by removing the dates and just keeping the "Steve Jobs" Apple logo that may look fine and pique my interest.

Fair enough, back when I was in middle school the original iMac came out and my school district bought a bunch of them for everywhere and from that point I was a fan, everything was just simpler and better. I always disliked the "control freak" lack of freedom to do whatever you wanted with Apple, but in exchange you get a much more refined user experience. So far I've owned/purchased a MBP, an iMac, 2 Cinema HD displays (23" and 30") and various iPods along with the times... I'll be getting an iPhone 5 whenever that comes out, and maaaaaybe an iPad 3. The iPad isn't really necessary for my life but would be pretty nifty to have for the lulz.

The main thing that has always really inspired me about Apple is just the simple fact that it gives customers what they want. They consistently produce the things that make as many of their fanbase happily disregard income and acquire gadgets. Where M$ has always tried to gouge and nickle and dime customers wherever possible, all you get with Apple is the high initial cost that comes with basically everything you can buy from them. A good portion of that goes to higher quality than competitors, the rest is a reasonable markup for profit margins and I respect that.

Whether you're a fan of Apple or not, not a single person has ever achieved what Steve has... taking a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy and making it the world's largest company in a decade. Top that world. Yeah I didn't think so.

guilleguillaume · « **Reply #36 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 08:37:17 »

Are you kidding me?

This can't be serious LOL

sinis · « **Reply #37 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 08:49:18 »

Ladies and Gentlemen. We proudly present: the keyboard of gravestones.

no wai! haha

popol · « **Reply #38 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 09:01:51 »

I hope it's a joke. A most important guy for us passed away almost the same time. A Mr Ricthie cap would be more welcome than a glory to marketing cap ^^

kraise · « **Reply #39 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 09:06:06 »

Quote from: hashbaz;434290

Steve Jobs also funded Pixar for years with his own money during the early 90s. The man had real vision.

He always did try to do things his way so I definitely saw him as a man with a vision.

Quote from: Ragnorock;434393

Fair enough, back when I was in middle school the original iMac came out and my school district bought a bunch of them for everywhere and from that point I was a fan, everything was just simpler and better. I always disliked the "control freak" lack of freedom to do whatever you wanted with Apple, but in exchange you get a much more refined user experience. So far I've owned/purchased a MBP, an iMac, 2 Cinema HD displays (23" and 30") and various iPods along with the times... I'll be getting an iPhone 5 whenever that comes out, and maaaaaybe an iPad 3. The iPad isn't really necessary for my life but would be pretty nifty to have for the lulz.

The main thing that has always really inspired me about Apple is just the simple fact that it gives customers what they want. They consistently produce the things that make as many of their fanbase happily disregard income and acquire gadgets. Where M$ has always tried to gouge and nickle and dime customers wherever possible, all you get with Apple is the high initial cost that comes with basically everything you can buy from them. A good portion of that goes to higher quality than competitors, the rest is a reasonable markup for profit margins and I respect that.

Whether you're a fan of Apple or not, not a single person has ever achieved what Steve has... taking a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy and making it the world's largest company in a decade. Top that world. Yeah I didn't think so.

I don't hate/dislike Apple products and I will probably pick up something other than a MBP eventually but I find all their stuff getting shinier and shinier... and I much prefer matte. I could go on and on about their products and some of the decisions they made through the past 10-15 years but I'll save that for another day/thread. Still admire the guy and what he's done.

Ragnorock · « **Reply #40 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 09:10:08 »

Lol for sure, not what this thread is for. I'm dumping some hard earned savings from the last few years on a Mac Pro when it gets updated next... whenever that is. It's about time I had a god mode computer.

alaricljs · « **Reply #41 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 09:10:16 »

Quote from: popol;434415

I hope it's a joke. A most important guy for us passed away almost the same time. A Mr Ricthie cap would be more welcome than a glory to marketing cap ^^

That cap already exists... it's on most keyboards between X and V.

kraise · « **Reply #42 on:** Wed, 19 October 2011, 09:25:58 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;434418

Lol for sure, not what this thread is for. I'm dumping some hard earned savings from the last few years on a Mac Pro when it gets updated next... whenever that is. It's about time I had a god mode computer.

Ahhh, I would love to do that as well! However, I did just build my first gaming rig/PC (after 7+ years) over the summer. It ended up costing a lot less than I'm used to lol.

noodles256 · « **Reply #43 on:** Fri, 21 October 2011, 09:38:58 »

this is very creepy

HoboBob · « **Reply #44 on:** Fri, 21 October 2011, 12:08:51 »

How about Steve Jobs made out of caps?

http://workbynight.deviantart.com/art/WBK-Steve-Jobs-261964038

jaynoon · « **Reply #45 on:** Fri, 21 October 2011, 15:17:12 »

I'm in for one.

BiNiaRiS · « **Reply #46 on:** Fri, 21 October 2011, 22:05:58 »

If I didn't think Steve Jobs was a massive douche and that the cap is kinda creepy, I might be down for one.

popol · « **Reply #47 on:** Tue, 25 October 2011, 03:37:06 »

If Barack O. is included in a special impostors keycaps pack, I'll get one. thanks

HoboBob · « **Reply #48 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 21:37:49 »

How about a Ripster 'the Dude' keycap?

demik · « **Reply #49 on:** Sun, 20 May 2012, 21:19:44 »

weren't you just told about necro bumping and spam?

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