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Offline squarebox

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« on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 17:21:31 »
Optimus Popularis


Optimus Aux


Optimus Mini Six


Insanely priced cool keyboards.
Popularis @ USD$1086
Aux @ USD$534
Mini Six @ USD$374

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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 17:23:23 »
The popularis is the coolest one yet, but its not available til june 2012
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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 17:27:45 »
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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 18:33:07 »
i like the mini six.

but at 300+, i dont think so.
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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 18:35:12 »
Yeah I wanted the mini 6 too, but it's a tad much I would have dropped $200 for it.

Optimus Aux is nice too but the keys are low quality keys compared to Mini Six and Popularis
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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 18:52:30 »
The popularis concept came out a while ago.  June 2012???  Still cool I guess.  If it were easier to hold it could be the coolest htpc keyboard ever.  

The mini six seems almost useless.  Key shortcuts? Maybe?  Geek-cred is probably the biggest draw.
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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 19:34:55 »
I like the Mini Six so much but I'd rather spend the money on Topre.
But the geek-cred tempt me like mad.

Edit :  Geekhack should do a custom "programmable" keypad like the phantom.
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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 07 December 2011, 19:37:30 »
I don't know why you would get a mini six at $300 when you could get the popularis for $1000
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« Reply #8 on: Thu, 08 December 2011, 02:49:32 »
Don't these use cherry my or something terrible like that?

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« Reply #9 on: Thu, 08 December 2011, 10:41:52 »
The Optimus Maximus used ML switch, not sure what these are using, but it looks to be similar to the chiclet  / scissor type to me. http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/popularis/

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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 08 December 2011, 11:56:04 »
Quote from: lysol;466472
The Optimus Maximus used ML switch, not sure what these are using, but it looks to be similar to the chiclet  / scissor type to me. http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/popularis/

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I remember one of the maximus reviews I have watched stating that it uses MX Brown and apparently a wrong choice for heavy keys maximus have.
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« Reply #11 on: Thu, 08 December 2011, 12:03:19 »
Maximus and Aux are ML with interface for lcd.

New ones look like rubberdomes...
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/mini-six/process/

Atleast I guess so with the cut-diagram.
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« Reply #12 on: Thu, 08 December 2011, 12:18:04 »
Quote from: Ekaros;466525
Maximus and Aux are ML with interface for lcd.

New ones look like rubberdomes...
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/mini-six/process/

Atleast I guess so with the cut-diagram.


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