Post the ugliest keyboards you've seen!

davkol

04 Apr 2018, 20:59

This atrocity is fun too, thanks Colemak forum for reminding me:

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

04 Apr 2018, 21:02

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TheInverseKey

04 Apr 2018, 21:08

Oof That is terrible and should be condemned.

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digital_matthew

04 Apr 2018, 21:13

I actually think it's pretty cool looking. But no way am I spending time to learn that layout.

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depletedvespene

04 Apr 2018, 21:19

davkol wrote: This atrocity is fun too, thanks Colemak forum for reminding me:...
That's not ugly — it's, instead, ill-designed, but that's a different issue.

Now, let's find an vomit-Artisan filled version of that! Or better not... :mrgreen:

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

04 Apr 2018, 21:29

Very few artisans actually look good to me. The only one that I've seen that I really love are these:

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Findecanor

04 Apr 2018, 21:38

Blaise170 wrote: That thing is hideous! Especially having this logo on it!
There is a special place in hell for people who would put that logo on an innocent keyboard.
I have a feeling that that choice of keys is more out of necessity than an intentional style choice.
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TheInverseKey

04 Apr 2018, 21:39

Blaise170 wrote: Very few artisans actually look good to me. The only one that I've seen that I really love are these:

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They are still practical and look nice so I myself wouldn't mind them. The problem with artisans is that they cost wayyyyyy to much to justify it for me.

jihadu

04 Apr 2018, 21:55

True, but if it was for the cost alone, I would never justify buying anything other than Tai-hao caps

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fohat
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05 Apr 2018, 03:09

Blaise170 wrote: Very few artisans actually look good to me. The only one that I've seen that I really love are these:

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Those are truly beautiful.

davkol

05 Apr 2018, 12:41

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Elrick

05 Apr 2018, 13:00

fohat wrote:
Blaise170 wrote: Very few artisans actually look good to me. The only one that I've seen that I really love are these:

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Those are truly beautiful.
Agreed, truly detailed and really amazing fitting all of that into a single Key-cap, yet you'll still have those spending $1200+USD on a single old Click-clack ;) .

green-squid

05 Apr 2018, 13:06

I think grab bag vomit keyboards can look pretty good if they're done right IMO. If I had the money for one of those grab bags, I'd love to get one!

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

06 Apr 2018, 15:54

I actually sold a bunch of "grab bags" last year with old keys that I didn't use anymore. Not sure where they are now, but I wasn't going to use them anyways so meh.

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digital_matthew

06 Apr 2018, 21:46

davkol wrote: Image
Does orihalcon make a USB converter for that? :|

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snacksthecat
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07 Apr 2018, 01:26

I maked this :|

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codemonkeymike

07 Apr 2018, 02:25

snacksthecat wrote: I maked this :|

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Looks fine to me

green-squid

07 Apr 2018, 23:04

Drclick wrote:
Wodan wrote: Did anyone save a link to that molested MX5000?
this one?

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Spoiler:
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FXT
XT

08 Apr 2018, 17:34

Looking at Reddit is basically cheating. That site just seems to draw in people with horrendously bad taste. I found this in under a minute of scrolling through/r/mechanicalkeyboards

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samuelcable

08 Apr 2018, 17:41

FXT wrote: Looking at Reddit is basically cheating. That site just seems to draw in people with horrendously bad taste. I found this in under a minute of scrolling through/r/mechanicalkeyboards

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I will never, ever understand novelty/artisan caps that let you see the stem, I just find it horribly ugly.

and I agree I've seen enough ugly artisan filled keebs on the subreddit to last a life time

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depletedvespene

08 Apr 2018, 18:25

FXT wrote: Looking at Reddit is basically cheating.
Perhaps we should split the "anti-pimped" category I proposed earlier into two: non-reddit and reddit.

Sadly, your entry is mild, compared to the hideousness that can be found over there. :(

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FXT
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08 Apr 2018, 18:52

I will agree that it's mild in comparison to some of the boards that were posted in this thread, but it's still pretty hideous. It's got way too many artisans, a bunch of mismatched colors/caps, and perhaps worst of all it has a flipped spacebar. That trend needs to die already. It's not more ergonomic and it looks stupid.

davkol

08 Apr 2018, 21:54

On that topic, I was recently browsing older posts in the Geekhack media subforum, mainly in the What did you add to your Keyboard today? thread, and the keyboards and keysets back in ~2014 somehow looked more tasteful than what I usually see these days. Like, as if there was more attention to detail, when there were only vintage keycaps and much fewer group buys with simpler color themes.

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Elrick

09 Apr 2018, 01:50

samuelcable wrote: I agree I've seen enough ugly artisan filled keebs on the subreddit to last a life time
Don't forget to add Geekhack here as well, they seem to attract supreme 'Fugliness' on a grand scale ;) .

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Blaise170
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09 Apr 2018, 17:28


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Myoth

09 Apr 2018, 17:31

I don't even have to click on the like to know who this is from ...

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depletedvespene

09 Apr 2018, 17:47

I thought this thread was for ugly keyboards, not molested keyboards...

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pansku
Member of the Beam Spring cult

09 Apr 2018, 17:47

I don't recognise the seller but is it from the guy with the ruined 5251 or from the person with the purple plate F107?

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

09 Apr 2018, 18:01

depletedvespene wrote: I thought this thread was for ugly keyboards, not molested keyboards...
Well in this case it's both. :?

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j0d1

09 Apr 2018, 18:41

pansku wrote: I don't recognise the seller but is it from the guy with the ruined 5251 or from the person with the purple plate F107?
I am intrigued, I want to see those keyboards but I don't find anything with the search feature, do you have links nearby?

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