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Offline Konrad

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« on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:27:54 »

"Purely mechanical", [strike]Cherry Brown[/strike] Cherry Black keyswitches (although they seem unusually quiet)
1000Hz USB polling rate ("response time is really quick", "first keyboard of its kind")
Multimedia functions
Fat Backspace/Backslash keys (oh yeah)
USB hub (1C/2P) and Mic/Headphone audio connectors (pass-through)
Fat "military grade" sheathed cable (USB with PS/2 adapter)
"Coming out for Thanksgiving/Christmas"
"Gaming optimized"
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Offline WhiteRice

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« Reply #1 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:38:07 »
How is that suppose to keep my processor cool?
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:46:52 »
Um, it doesn't need extra power for backlighting?
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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:54:30 »
the keyboard is actually a heat sink in disguise? there's a miniature bellows under every key? ;)

i like this mechanical keyboard trend in gaming; it might result in cheaper high quality boards for all :)
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:55:58 »
I prefer "lower cost" to "cheaper".  We've got plenty of cheap keyboards already.
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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 20:57:35 »
yes; i beg your pardon XD
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Offline Nadger

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 21:26:13 »
I see thermaltake hired ex razer employees to do their marketing...
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Offline MyNameIsDan

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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 22:09:20 »
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I see thermaltake hired ex razer employees to do their marketing...


More like Razer rejects. This guy is worse.
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Offline CodeChef

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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 22:14:18 »
That's quite interesting. We'll see how much it retails for. If it's under 100 it's got the 6Gv2 beat.
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Offline MyNameIsDan

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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 22:39:53 »
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that's quite interesting. We'll see how much it retails for. If it's under 100 it's got the 6gv2 beat.

129.99 msrp.
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Offline Mr. Perfect

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« Reply #10 on: Sat, 27 November 2010, 23:10:11 »
I doubt that "Gaming optimized" means it's NKRO though. Probably just the same crap as the BW. Filco and forget about it. :hand:
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #11 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 00:04:26 »
Ah, didn't know about that other thread, Rip.  There's no stopping this thread now, though ... I can't see a padlock anywhere.
 
(McDonald's sure looks a lot sexier in Japan.)
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Offline CodeChef

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« Reply #12 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 01:26:19 »
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129.99 msrp.


I said RETAILS. As in street price. No one pays MSRP for anything ever. Except Apple products.
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #13 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 02:53:29 »
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I doubt that "Gaming optimized" means it's NKRO though.
It likely means the WASD cluster has "anti-ghosting" priority.  Normal USB/HID isn't gonna accept more than 6 simultaneous keystrokes in any case, this thing probably has 2KRO (maybe even 4KRO); Tt (or Chicony, or whoever actually ODMs these keyboards) will probably use exactly the same matrix layout and cheap**** MCU that they use in other Tt keyboards.
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Offline Arc'xer

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« Reply #14 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 03:28:50 »
Now that's a keyboard cable.

Hopefully it is high-quality or respectable quality, wish more brands used the custom headphone cable look, something with more to it, metallic braided and whatnot; parabellum cable but with style.
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #15 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:19:59 »
It's just a braided sleeve covering the bundle of keyboard, USB, Mic, and Audio cables.  Plus a nice little strain-relief fixture sticking out of the keyboard plastics.  The sort of thing anyone can DIY for about $3.
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Offline Boozebeard

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« Reply #16 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:27:02 »
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It's just a braided sleeve covering the bundle of keyboard, USB, Mic, and Audio cables.  Plus a nice little strain-relief fixture sticking out of the keyboard plastics.  The sort of thing anyone can DIY for about $3.


But it's MILITARY GRADE.
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« Reply #17 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:31:20 »
Interesting trend in attempt to bring flashy mechanical switch keyboards into the always funny gaming market . As if it will made any change 99.99% of the time.

I'd like to extrapolate further and expect more and quality mecha boards for general auditory (and the keyboard's intended purpose), but that connection seems weak IMHO.
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #18 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:49:48 »
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But it's MILITARY GRADE.
Oh.
 
Then you can DIY for about $303.
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #19 on: Sun, 28 November 2010, 04:52:37 »
I agree with msiegel and Woody ... mechanicals entering the "mainstream" gamers market are a good sign.  Gamers be weird, yeah, but have tons o' money to spend on the "best" tech gear they can get.  I blame the fruit vendor (along with all of crazy Korea) for this trend.
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