[IC]GMK Triumph Adler [LIVE!!!!]

[Belfong]

Voted as well! 233!

To clarify, should this happen, are we supposed to order from massdrop?

[dimmu]

You got Ripster's support in the Reddit thread. Sort of. Not sure if good or bad =p

my assholish comment seems to have worked that he even had to reply to it ~

the thread was sitting at 4 upvotes for over an hour then suddenly hit 30. it's funny how this groupbuy, which almost failed the first few weeks of interest check is now uniting GH and r/mk/ together for a common cause!

[slip84]

Vote submitted.

I hate you a little for making sign up for Massdrop. I'll just pretend it doesn't exist until the set comes around.

[Sygaldry]

****... so many GMK sets I want...

Already in for 1-2 Hyperfuse and I've been eyeing the GMK Dolch for a while (thankfully I can't quite afford a $200 set of keys right now), and now this?!

I might as well just have all my future paychecks sent to Germany. 

[pr0ximity]

Just when I thought I had a pretty good collection going. Really excited about this one 

[HebrewHammer]

Voted! On the way to 300

[tjweir]

Hype.

[nathanrosspowell]

Voted. Let wallet hacking commence!

[sethk_]

Did you post this on Deskthority?

[slickmamba]

I guess we will find out massdrops markup through this, haha. 

[sethk_]

I guess we will find out massdrops markup through this, haha.

I hope not more than 10 dollars, but they will probably have a nice markdown price for themselves, but still charge us like 135

[monotagary]

I guess we will find out massdrops markup through this, haha.

I hope not more than 10 dollars, but they will probably have a nice markdown price for themselves, but still charge us like 135

Eh... As long as we get TA. That is all that matters.

[morpheus]

Now all this thread needs is Elrick! Kudos on all the hard work done by you and everyone else involved Intelli, I'll definitely be ordering a set, and really hope this gets made!

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Hahahahahahaha

thanks for this gif sir!

[Heliosphere]

Frankly I'm more bothered by the tax us Californians will have to pay with Massdrop, but I'm getting a set regardless.

[luckyryan333]

Voted for TA 

[MythicalWagyu]

Frankly I'm more bothered by the tax us Californians will have to pay with Massdrop, but I'm getting a set regardless.

Not nearly as painful as it's going to be for the international orders that are gonna get hosed on shipping and import duties. TA needs to happen though, so I'm happy to suck it up on the taxes.

[Chemisery]

Kudos to intelli for pushing this through despite all the initial hiccups, moq issue, MD and more. And also putting down a foot on the keys just so that we all can reach the moq together. TA is one of the set that got me interested in GH, I would had wished that I have put in more faith in this than the GMK Cyan. I was a little impatient and wasn't sure if TA would happen at all so I chose the next closest and now I can only hope my wallet will be ready when MD is ready.

[sethk_]

Frankly I'm more bothered by the tax us Californians will have to pay with Massdrop, but I'm getting a set regardless.

Not nearly as painful as it's going to be for the international orders that are gonna get hosed on shipping and import duties. TA needs to happen though, so I'm happy to suck it up on the taxes.

There could be someone to proxy.

[pr0ximity]

Well at 500 votes in a day I think we have Massdrop's attention.

[bueller]

Well at 500 votes in a day I think we have Massdrop's attention.

Wait till they see the price, that will change. You'll get a million people going "$100+ for a set that's not PBT?!?!?!". Bunch of plebs wouldn't have a clue, they think PBT is the second coming of christ over there for some reason.

[pr0ximity]

Well at 500 votes in a day I think we have Massdrop's attention.

Wait till they see the price, that will change. You'll get a million people going "$100+ for a set that's not PBT?!?!?!". Bunch of plebs wouldn't have a clue, they think PBT is the second coming of christ over there for some reason.

I'll try and stay optimistic.

[bueller]

Well at 500 votes in a day I think we have Massdrop's attention.

Wait till they see the price, that will change. You'll get a million people going "$100+ for a set that's not PBT?!?!?!". Bunch of plebs wouldn't have a clue, they think PBT is the second coming of christ over there for some reason.

I'll try and stay optimistic.

So am I, I want a set too

[greath]

I'm still just a bit confused about the mock up and sorry if this has been answered before, but will the text color on the alphas match the color on the modifiers? Did the text color on the alphas match the modifiers on the original TA keycaps?

[ideus]

Are people buying at MD keyboard conausiers? this drop for a GMK made set will test that question.

[monotagary]

I'm still just a bit confused about the mock up and sorry if this has been answered before, but will the text color on the alphas match the color on the modifiers? Did the text color on the alphas match the modifiers on the original TA keycaps?

No the legends will be a crisp blue to match the original TA caps.

[boost]

VOTED.. Def down for this set.

[lionblinds]

Voted

[radio_killah]

Are people buying at MD keyboard conausiers? this drop for a GMK made set will test that question.

I know lekashman the guy who is in charge of the mechanical keyboard stuff at massdrop is a pretty avid enthusiast but I doubt that the general massdrop user is.  Just wait soon reddit and the massdrop forum for the TA keyset will be filled with stupid pbt quotes.

An idea maybe for intelli to post something on keychatter about dispelling the myth that pbt is better. Maybe then we can really educate some plebs.

[Sniping]

Lol I have one of those fisher price sets....they're ridiculously big.

[drewba]

Some replies in here are straight up rude. I wish people would take the time to educate & spread the word about this set/GMK quality instead of spew judgmental negativity. Maybe I was reading the wrong threads, but I learned PBT > ABS (as a generality/preference) here on GH. I bought Hyperfuse based on glowing feedback & information from Elrick, Binge & Intelli. Had those guys not taken the time, or called me a pleb instead I probably would have lost interest.

At 691 current votes it looks like this is going to happen 

[Sygaldry]

Are people buying at MD keyboard conausiers? this drop for a GMK made set will test that question.

I know lekashman the guy who is in charge of the mechanical keyboard stuff at massdrop is a pretty avid enthusiast but I doubt that the general massdrop user is.  Just wait soon reddit and the massdrop forum for the TA keyset will be filled with stupid pbt quotes.

An idea maybe for intelli to post something on keychatter about dispelling the myth that pbt is better. Maybe then we can really educate some plebs.

I wanna know who Lekashman is on GH (if he is even on here). He seems more like a DT kind of guy to me though.

[Flyersfan1]

Are people buying at MD keyboard conausiers? this drop for a GMK made set will test that question.

I know lekashman the guy who is in charge of the mechanical keyboard stuff at massdrop is a pretty avid enthusiast but I doubt that the general massdrop user is.  Just wait soon reddit and the massdrop forum for the TA keyset will be filled with stupid pbt quotes.

An idea maybe for intelli to post something on keychatter about dispelling the myth that pbt is better. Maybe then we can really educate some plebs.

I wanna know who Lekashman is on GH (if he is even on here). He seems more like a DT kind of guy to me though.

He has an account here under his last name, but I don't think I've ever seen him post.  Can't speak for DT though..

[FrostyToast]

One of the keyboard guys from MassDrop lurks here. Maybe he does it to see what things interest people so that he can do drops for them.
All I know is that Hwood got a funny PM from his GH account.  )

[jdcarpe]

I learned PBT > ABS (as a generality/preference) here on GH

Whether you (not specifically you, drewba, "you" generally) pick up on the hype that PBT > ABS here, on reddit, at DT, or wherever, it's wrong. You need to decide for yourself what you like, rather than blindly take someone else's word for it. Keycap feel preference is a very subjective and personal choice.

[mashby]

Not asking for a change to the Group Buy this late in the process, I'm simply curious if anyone knows.

Does GMK have a mold for the Apple Command key?

[FrostyToast]

I don't actually see the PBT>ABS hype here much... at least not any more.
I know that I did pick that up from GH as well, however now I don't see as much of that being tossed around here.
Maybe it's just because I got more active that I noticed less PBT hype or maybe it's that all of the posters around at that time just got more knowledgeable as well.

[pesky brat]

I think the problem is when people hear ABS they just automatically assume thin ABS caps that come with a lot of boards (Filco, QFR, etc.) and have not tried better ones like GMK.

[jdcarpe]

I think the problem is when people hear ABS they just automatically assume thin ABS caps that come with a lot of boards (Filco, QFR, etc.) and have not tried better ones like GMK.

That's probably part of it. Do those people realize that some keyboards come with thin PBT caps, such as the Poker II and Keycool, and those caps also suck?

[billnye]

Not asking for a change to the Group Buy this late in the process, I'm simply curious if anyone knows.

Does GMK have a mold for the Apple Command key?

Not that I'm aware of. They can, however, set up new legends for pad print for something like $20. They did say that their catalog of legends is 200 pages though

[drewba]

I learned PBT > ABS (as a generality/preference) here on GH

Whether you (not specifically you, drewba, "you" generally) pick up on the hype that PBT > ABS here, on reddit, at DT, or wherever, it's wrong. You need to decide for yourself what you like, rather than blindly take someone else's word for it. Keycap feel preference is a very subjective and personal choice.

Well of course, I can't disagree with that. I'm also not blaming any geekhacker for suggesting that PBT is superior to ABS (in their opinion). I'm still a noob but I've purchased a bunch of keysets to figure out my own preference. My point is that if we need the entire keyboard community to get involved to make TA happen, we shouldn't be disparaging to other communities. IMHO we shouldn't be doing that anyway, but especially not when we need their vote & wallet to meet MOQ. Maybe I'm a hippie but it seems counter productive and mean spirited.

[mashby]

Not asking for a change to the Group Buy this late in the process, I'm simply curious if anyone knows.

Does GMK have a mold for the Apple Command key?

Not that I'm aware of. They can, however, set up new legends for pad print for something like $20. They did say that their catalog of legends is 200 pages though

billnye -- thanks for the reply. I wonder if it's possible to get a new mold made like it is at SP?

[jdcarpe]

Not asking for a change to the Group Buy this late in the process, I'm simply curious if anyone knows.

Does GMK have a mold for the Apple Command key?

Not that I'm aware of. They can, however, set up new legends for pad print for something like $20. They did say that their catalog of legends is 200 pages though

billnye -- thanks for the reply. I wonder if it's possible to get a new mold made like it is at SP?

GMK has said they won't be cutting new legends.

[ghostjuggernaut]

I think the problem is when people hear ABS they just automatically assume thin ABS caps that come with a lot of boards (Filco, QFR, etc.) and have not tried better ones like GMK.

That's probably part of it. Do those people realize that some keyboards come with thin PBT caps, such as the Poker II and Keycool, and those caps also suck?

I was using the Miami set for awhile and didn't have any issues with the ABS caps. I recently picked up a Poker II, and I miss those ABS caps. I'm not sure what it is, but the Pokers PBT caps just feel like junk.

[ideus]

I learned PBT > ABS (as a generality/preference) here on GH

Whether you (not specifically you, drewba, "you" generally) pick up on the hype that PBT > ABS here, on reddit, at DT, or wherever, it's wrong. You need to decide for yourself what you like, rather than blindly take someone else's word for it. Keycap feel preference is a very subjective and personal choice.

What you learnt was just the people repeating a mantra. Check by yourself, but be aware thickness and profile will make a great difference also.

[mashby]

GMK has said they won't be cutting new legends.

Balderdash!

[jdcarpe]

I learned PBT > ABS (as a generality/preference) here on GH

Whether you (not specifically you, drewba, "you" generally) pick up on the hype that PBT > ABS here, on reddit, at DT, or wherever, it's wrong. You need to decide for yourself what you like, rather than blindly take someone else's word for it. Keycap feel preference is a very subjective and personal choice.

What you learnt was just the people repeating a mantra. Check by yourself, but be aware thickness and profile will make a great difference also.

Groupthink. Is Oceania at war with Eurasia this month? Or is it Eastasia? It must be Eastasia, and thus it has always been at war with Eastasia, and never with Eurasia.

[geniekid]

My point is that if we need the entire keyboard community to get involved to make TA happen, we shouldn't be disparaging to other communities. IMHO we shouldn't be doing that anyway, but especially not when we need their vote & wallet to meet MOQ.

I agree with your sentiment and with jdcarpe's as well.  Saying "GMK ABS > PBT" is just as bad as saying "PBT > ABS".  Better to focus on convincing as many people as possible to try it out and judge for themselves as opposed to just telling them they're wrong.

[stoic-lemon]

Some replies in here are straight up rude. I wish people would take the time to educate & spread the word about this set/GMK quality instead of spew judgmental negativity. Maybe I was reading the wrong threads, but I learned PBT > ABS (as a generality/preference) here on GH. I bought Hyperfuse based on glowing feedback & information from Elrick, Binge & Intelli. Had those guys not taken the time, or called me a pleb instead I probably would have lost interest.

At 691 current votes it looks like this is going to happen 

Totally agree. Although to be fair Elrick is pretty vocal about noobs/kids spoiling all the GB's because they want Fisher Price. I find some of the comments slagging off Reddit and Massdrop rather silly and very counterproductive, but people like to feel superior.

[Heliosphere]

Are people buying at MD keyboard conausiers? this drop for a GMK made set will test that question.

I know lekashman the guy who is in charge of the mechanical keyboard stuff at massdrop is a pretty avid enthusiast but I doubt that the general massdrop user is.  Just wait soon reddit and the massdrop forum for the TA keyset will be filled with stupid pbt quotes.

An idea maybe for intelli to post something on keychatter about dispelling the myth that pbt is better. Maybe then we can really educate some plebs.

I wanna know who Lekashman is on GH (if he is even on here). He seems more like a DT kind of guy to me though.

He has an account here under his last name, but I don't think I've ever seen him post.  Can't speak for DT though..

Andrew Lekashman shows up to most of our Bay Area GH monthly meetups. He's a nice guy and definitely a dedicated keyboard enthusiast.

[Giorgio]

Why do we have to rely on massdrop?
Since the sets are built in Germany, is there any chance that we find a person in Europe willing to deliver the sets to the european geekhackers?
Also it would be nice to have some blank keys (sold in sets of 4, one for each row) for all those in need of a language pack: a blank key is better than a wrong key.