Neat Keyboard

Azn_Pride · Post by **Azn_Pride** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:58 am

when i saw this, i thought it was pretty neato for a keyboard, but then again, it's just a keyboard with LED lights and in a cost range from $460 to around $1500's

video was posted a year ago though so price may have dropped?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_eDq4uM ... ture=bz301

Dark Shifty · Post by **Dark Shifty** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:04 am

damn... i want one now

too bad its out of my pricerange

torinchibi · Post by **torinchibi** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:06 am

Kind of useless if you ask me. Sure the backgrounds and stuff are nice and you can probably configure it so the backgrounds paint a picture on your kybd, but how many people will actually reconfigure their 40 typing and number keys? Waste of money, might as well buy yourself an already nice looking keyboard...(that one didn't look too good...), and LCD...and probably a graphics card.....

Azn_Pride · Post by **Azn_Pride** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:08 am

Dark Shifty wrote:damn... i want one now too bad its out of my pricerange

same here man. that's what made me sad. i was enjoying the video from all the details and abilities of the keyboard, then at around 3:45 on the video, i heard the price and i was like, aww darn it

Azn_Pride · Post by **Azn_Pride** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:09 am

torinchibi wrote:Kind of useless if you ask me. Sure the backgrounds and stuff are nice and you can probably configure it so the backgrounds paint a picture on your kybd, but how many people will actually reconfigure their 40 typing and number keys? Waste of money, might as well buy yourself an already nice looking keyboard...(that one didn't look too good...), and LCD...and probably a graphics card.....

yea i also think it's cool and a part of me thinks it's useless too. it's just a keyboard with lights lol :roll:

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:09 am

Yeah saw that every key has like a tiny LCD on it. The extra keys show teh program it opens, rather cool.

Post by **dom** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:11 am

Been following the project for atleast 6 years - I haven't checked up on it in a while, it's the first time I see the product in real.

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:13 am

Im more into the new Alienware display

Azn_Pride · Post by **Azn_Pride** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:15 am

Sharp324 wrote:Im more into the new Alienware display

hmm... never knew they had a display. think you can send me a link? i haven't heard any stuff from alienware lately so kinda forgot about alienware :/

Cruor · Post by **Cruor** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:25 am

I'll stick with the HHKB Pro.

Azn_Pride · Post by **Azn_Pride** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:28 am

Cruor wrote:I'll stick with the HHKB Pro.

very nice lols

i like that it has no letters on the keys

Casey613 · Post by **Casey613** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:32 am

That's pretty damn amazing, wish I had one :love:

Azn_Pride · Post by **Azn_Pride** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:33 am

Casey613 wrote:That's pretty damn amazing, wish I had one

the high costy priced keyboard or the cheap cool one that Cruor posted?

Nuklear · Post by **Nuklear** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:52 am

*ahem*
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/08/vide ... pe-at-ces/
http://gizmodo.com/341896/hands-on-with ... s-keyboard

Cruor · Post by **Cruor** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:52 am

Azn_Pride wrote:the high costy priced keyboard or the cheap cool one that Cruor posted?

The HHKB is like $250. You can buy one painted with brushes made from the hairs of virgins for about 10x more though.

Mcclane · Post by **Mcclane** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:54 am

Thats just not a expensive keyboard thats the GOD of keyboards and i will have one :twisted:

Zappa · Post by **Zappa** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:00 am

I like this keyboard because of its customization abilities. You can customize a specific key-setting for each game that you have, ie. configure the keyboard for all the hotkeys for an RTS and have another configuration for an MMORPG. Easy to switch configs too.

Its pretty neat, but a little expensive for me at the moment.

Azn_Pride · Post by **Azn_Pride** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:03 am

Mcclane wrote:Thats just not a expensive keyboard thats the GOD of keyboards and i will have one

if you actually pay for that keyboard, i will beg you to use it Oh Mighty One lolz

s0017 · Post by **s0017** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:48 pm

There's my baby.

Post by **dom** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:53 pm

Ugly ass keyboard. I found the silver/black to look incredibly cheap, and the shape looks like someone cut it in photoshop with the polygonal tool after reading a 7 year old interface tutorial.

I use these two

Luoma · Post by **Luoma** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:28 pm

Might look nice but waaaay too pricey

Speedy · Post by **Speedy** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:22 pm

Ill just stick with my Saitek <3

Post by **dom** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:56 pm

Speedy wrote:Ill just stick with my Saitek <3

Although I don't like the way G15s look, they're still very good keyboards; as are tarantulas. Saitek's products are... well...

If we were all wiggers and our keyboards were cars, the G15 would be a very finely tuned ricer with neons, the tarantula would be a finely tuned sports car, the Saitek stuff would be some kid's mom's Kia that he borrowed and slapped a couple stickers on.

Foilin · Post by **Foilin** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:13 pm

dom wrote:Ugly ass keyboard. I found the silver/black to look incredibly cheap, and the shape looks like someone cut it in photoshop with the polygonal tool after reading a 7 year old interface tutorial.

I use these two

ha! nice my exact setup. love the razer products, sleek n sexy

ShizKnight · Post by **ShizKnight** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:22 pm

Looks really shitty IRL. Also, overpriced.

Post by **dom** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:41 pm

Foilin wrote:
dom wrote:Ugly ass keyboard. I found the silver/black to look incredibly cheap, and the shape looks like someone cut it in photoshop with the polygonal tool after reading a 7 year old interface tutorial.

I use these two

ha! nice my exact setup. love the razer products, sleek n sexy

My monitor and case are black with the piano gloss and blue LEDs too =D

s0017 · Post by **s0017** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:42 pm

The thing I like about the G15 is though, all the extra keys are grouped to the side where I can actually use them :s But I agree, the Razer Tarantula DOES look cooler. But for gaming, I'd prefer the G15.

Post by **dom** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:46 pm

s0017 wrote:The thing I like about the G15 is though, all the extra keys are grouped to the side where I can actually use them :s But I agree, the Razer Tarantula DOES look cooler. But for gaming, I'd prefer the G15.

It's a good gaming keyboard, but I just find that it looks ugly. But you're probably right, I don't use macro keys. Looking at the two keyboards' features it's clear that the G15 is aimed at the mmorpg/rts market, whilst the razer is aimed for FPS gamers.

LordThurisaz · Post by **LordThurisaz** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:02 pm

dom wrote:Ugly ass keyboard. I found the silver/black to look incredibly cheap, and the shape looks like someone cut it in photoshop with the polygonal tool after reading a 7 year old interface tutorial.

I use these two

FTW!

Luoma · Post by **Luoma** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:08 pm

dom wrote:If we were all wiggers and our keyboards were cars, the G15 would be a very finely tuned ricer with neons, the tarantula would be a finely tuned sports car, the Saitek stuff would be some kid's mom's Kia that he borrowed and slapped a couple stickers on.

haha i see what you did there