Author Topic: [de] Cheap Optimus Maximus (Read 3165 times)

Mental Hobbit · « **on:** Sat, 30 January 2010, 11:34:55 »

Cheap Optimus Maximus, been used only 52 hours at a trade show. A steal.

In Stereo! · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 30 January 2010, 12:18:09 »

A keyboard suitable only for reselling.

ricercar · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 30 January 2010, 16:15:54 »

I pass. For 700 euros, I could buy a legion of keyboards with custom key caps in a switch that I prefer.

sethstorm · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 30 January 2010, 20:25:12 »

Quote from: Mental Hobbit;154819

Cheap Optimus Maximus, been used only 52 hours at a trade show. A steal.

...For strange definitions of "cheap".

If it's going to be $1000+ USD, it had better be made in the US.

devilcm3 · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 31 January 2010, 09:30:16 »

its russian...

sethstorm · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 31 January 2010, 11:13:44 »

Quote from: devilcm3;155022

its russian...

Yes, but my point was more that it costs a bit high for it to be made in the usual places in China.

Mental Hobbit · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 31 January 2010, 12:37:28 »

God, you're all so cheap.
Luckily we have one European member who's expressly not cheap, so I'm confident he'll get it and post an extensive review. Before burying it in a brown card board box for the rest of it's days.

JBert · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 31 January 2010, 14:25:00 »

If you're talking about webwit: he doesn't need one.

itlnstln · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 07:48:19 »

It's not all that bad. It does use Cherry MLs, after all. That said, strictly as a keyboard, it's not all that inspiring. Webwit goes for the more exotic stuff (generally ergo 'boards) and IBMs.

devilcm3 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 01 February 2010, 08:33:39 »

for god's sake its a designer icon , not really keyboard that actually made for typing.....
tell them to down the price to $300ish cuz they whole geekhack community will be interested with it

Mental Hobbit · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 02 February 2010, 12:35:51 »

Four different bidders, final price €655, more than $900. My ass. Didn't expect this monster to sell at all.

itlnstln · « **Reply #11 on:** Tue, 02 February 2010, 12:38:56 »

Depending on the model (the one with all OLED keys vs. the one with only some OLED keys), that's a significant savings over a brand-new one. To the "aye liek teh shinee" crowd, the Optimus Maximus is like the Holy Grail.

Who wants to bet that the buyer is a Mac user?

sethstorm · « **Reply #12 on:** Tue, 02 February 2010, 16:46:12 »

Quote from: devilcm3;155296

for god's sake its a designer icon , not really keyboard that actually made for typing.....
tell them to down the price to $300ish cuz they whole geekhack community will be interested with it

...which is the price of a good (albeit subsidized) mobile phone in the US. Not the stratospheric prices that Lebedev would quote.

Bump it down to $300 and have someone like Unicomp make it.

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