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Offline do_Og@n

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Zalman ZM-K500???
« on: Mon, 13 May 2013, 23:25:43 »
I was browsing the fast ads on ebay and came across this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zalman-ZMK500-Gaming-Mechanical-Keyboard-Brand-New-/290915534163

Looking at the images it appears to have a cherry knock off red switch. Does anybody own this and have they tried it?
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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 13 May 2013, 23:43:16 »
Where are these gaming companies finding people to design this stuff? Eeek.
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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 00:09:25 »
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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 00:22:43 »
From what I've seen, they're not bad, but they're not really great quality.  They're not really worth it unless you can get them for $50 or less.
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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 00:48:59 »
Yea, I have the Genius M1 which is basically the same and it isn't that bad to be honest. You can get it for ~40$ shipped online if you are looking for a budget keyboard that feel like mx reds. I do like the extra 3 media keys on the keyboard though :P The keyboard feels kind of solid for me and exceeded my expectations for a cheap clone but I would only recommend if you are on a tight budget.
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Offline ComradeSniper

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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 01:29:22 »
The keycaps look mismatched.
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Offline davkol

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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 03:18:20 »
$92? They must be joking. It's sold for 65 EUR (w/ 2-years warranty, which would be needed) here locally! I believe you could get it for $40 directly from China.
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Offline Grim Fandango

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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 09:42:01 »
Seems kind of expensive since you can pick up a Leopold for that kind of money.

Styling is not so nice either imo, but I have seen far worse.

I wonder what they mean by "laser carved keycap". Some new technique ?  :)
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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 11:27:06 »
Have to agree that you'd be a sucker to pay $92 for this. Heck, the Shogun Bros version of this keyboard with actual MX Black switches is only $65 on Amazon, and even that's not a great buy in terms of quality for money.
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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
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Offline Cafiend

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Re: Zalman ZM-K500???
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 14 May 2013, 17:15:28 »
Stick to CPU coolers Zalman!

That AZIO Levetron Mech5 looks horrible.
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