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Offline durandalx

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Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« on: Mon, 08 July 2013, 18:00:33 »
Came across this on Massdrop - https://www.massdrop.com/buy/tex-beetle-keyboard.  No one's committed to buying one yet, so the price isn't that attractive yet (at least to me).

Checked the ordering page and it looks like they have (red, black, blue, brown) in US / ANSI and (blue) EU / ISO configurations.
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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 08 July 2013, 18:16:00 »
Nice find Durandalx.
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Offline jaboki

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 09 July 2013, 16:20:30 »
does anyone have this keyboard?
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Offline phillyosophy

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 09 July 2013, 16:29:15 »
This looks similar to the QWERkeys future board -- http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44012.0

EDIT: oh wait, it is a TEX board that QWER is looking to OEM source.
« Last Edit: Tue, 09 July 2013, 16:32:59 by phillyosophy »
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Offline FuriousGeorge

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 09 July 2013, 17:43:19 »
Quote from: jaboki on Tue, 09 July 2013, 16:20:30
does anyone have this keyboard?

I'm typing on one right now. I really like it. My only minor complaint is that I'm not a huge fan of the function layer layout. I'm hoping they will have an updated firmware available at some point. Otherwise it seems like a high quality board with a little more understated styling than some of the other 60% boards.
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Offline dorkvader

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 09 July 2013, 19:09:42 »
Does the non traditional stagger of the bottom row get to you? I expect it would be pretty easy to get used to after a while.
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Offline jabar

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 09 July 2013, 19:56:21 »
mechanicalkeyboards.com dropped their Tex keyboard prices.  :-*
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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 10 July 2013, 10:34:20 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Tue, 09 July 2013, 19:09:42
Does the non traditional stagger of the bottom row get to you? I expect it would be pretty easy to get used to after a while.

I haven't had any real issues, but to be honest I'm just now learning to touch type. I've been "typing" for over 30 years and I'm pretty quick with a kind of no-look, multi-finger hunt and peck. I'm finally taking the plunge and learning to touch type properly with COLEMAK. Swapping between the Beetle at work and a QFR at home doesn't seem to take more than a minute or two to get comfortable.
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Offline nathairtras

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 11 July 2013, 12:54:02 »
Anyone taken one of these apart and changed the switches?  I'm interested, but I would want to swap the switches for greens or whites.  (Have greens, want to try whites.) 

If the plate is friendly for opening the switches, great.  If not, I'm really not looking for a project of desoldering and resoldering all of the switches...
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Offline gnubag

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 11 July 2013, 13:16:51 »
Quote from: nathairtras on Thu, 11 July 2013, 12:54:02
Anyone taken one of these apart and changed the switches?  I'm interested, but I would want to swap the switches for greens or whites.  (Have greens, want to try whites.) 

If the plate is friendly for opening the switches, great.  If not, I'm really not looking for a project of desoldering and resoldering all of the switches...

it is plate mounted so you have to desolder all the switches
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Offline Asininity

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 02:18:22 »
Such a good looking keyboard. Thanks for the link!
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Offline sdiearly

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 13:50:57 »
 :)
Show u guys some pictures about replaceable alumni-colour case with TEX-beetle









« Last Edit: Fri, 12 July 2013, 14:12:46 by sdiearly »
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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 13:59:08 »
Cool find :D
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Offline templai

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Re: Tex Beetle @ Massdrop - lowest price $104.99 + $10.79 shipping CONUS
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 15 July 2013, 05:36:07 »
I like the silver better, but those look very nice.  :))
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