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Offline IBI

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« on: Thu, 29 May 2008, 18:57:30 »
Does anyone here have any experience with this keyboard? It's scissor switch of course, but from the reviews it seems fairly well made and it's full sized, a good price and bluetooth. If it's got reasonable keys as well then it seems like an excellent travel keyboard until such time as I have a spare £200 for the hhkb pro. :rolleyes:
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Offline 2097

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 30 May 2008, 05:10:11 »
If you're saving up for one keyboard, it doesn't make sense to spend money on another.
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Offline xsphat

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 30 May 2008, 11:59:02 »
Quote from: 2097;4963
If you're saving up for one keyboard, it doesn't make sense to spend money on another.


That is the most "Zen" like post I've ever seen. Cool.
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Offline Waves77

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 30 May 2008, 12:53:23 »
Except that he didn't say he was saving up for it ;)
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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 30 May 2008, 13:09:38 »
Pretty soon, only Spock will be able to post here ...
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Offline djones

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 30 May 2008, 14:49:30 »
The road to HHKB
Paved with many cheap keyboards
To derail you from your prize

okay that sucks, someone make a better haiku,
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Offline IBI

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 31 May 2008, 16:50:25 »
Quote from: Waves77;4981
Except that he didn't say he was saving up for it ;)


It's the elephant in the room. There are a couple of things that rather put me off that keyboard so I'm not planning on actually buying it but as it is such a highly rated keyboard then sooner or later I'll probably end up getting one.

Quote from: djones;4984
The road to HHKB
Paved with many cheap keyboards
To derail you from your prize

okay that sucks, someone make a better haiku,


There's quite the new forum appeared,
with members unusually wierd.
They've a fairly large hoard,
of treasure they've scored,
from offices; shut down and cleared.
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Offline Waves77

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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 31 May 2008, 17:25:45 »
Quote from: IBI;5007
It's the elephant in the room. There are a couple of things that rather put me off that keyboard so I'm not planning on actually buying it but as it is such a highly rated keyboard then sooner or later I'll probably end up getting one.


Agreed. Usually this would look to small for me (I like full sized keyboards), but I would really like to try one as well.


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There's quite the new forum appeared,
with members unusually wierd.
They've a fairly large hoard,
of treasure they've scored,
from offices; shut down and cleared.


Nice!
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Offline bigpook

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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 31 May 2008, 17:47:06 »
Quote from: IBI;5007
It's the elephant in the room. There are a couple of things that rather put me off that keyboard so I'm not planning on actually buying it but as it is such a highly rated keyboard then sooner or later I'll probably end up getting one.


I am in the same boat, will eventually get the HHKP Pro2 , just not today.
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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 31 May 2008, 22:22:42 »
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I am in the same boat, will eventually get the HHKP Pro2 , just not today.


You'd dig it so much though ... why do you think so many members here have them?
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Offline 2097

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« Reply #10 on: Mon, 02 June 2008, 09:36:23 »
Just got my HHK pro 2 this morning. Beautiful look, all keys perfectly placed for my fingers. I keep bottoming out on it, though, which I was hoping to avoid. A keeper, overall. My quest is over.
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Offline iMav

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« Reply #11 on: Mon, 02 June 2008, 10:03:38 »
Quote from: 2097;5060
Just got my HHK pro 2 this morning. Beautiful look, all keys perfectly placed for my fingers. I keep bottoming out on it, though, which I was hoping to avoid. A keeper, overall. My quest is over.

congratulations!

pics?  :)
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Offline 2097

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« Reply #12 on: Mon, 02 June 2008, 10:23:27 »
None yet, but it's a white, blank (would've gotten a printed one if they still made dvorak caps) PD-KB400WN. So far I have SW5 set to put the alt keys closer to the space bar.

Haven't made my mind up about the other switches yet. I guess it will depend on what applications I'll be using, like Nautilus, which uses backspace to go up a folder.
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Offline IBI

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« Reply #13 on: Mon, 02 June 2008, 17:15:07 »
Does the HHKB use any sort of popular keycap attachment or a custom one?
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