Absolute ridiculous! Who wants to look at the keyboard?
The text is full of bullshit. "...millions of tabs..."
For millions of tabs I need millions of rgb customizing colors of my brighter than ever rgb glowing junkboard. Omg
But it is always funny that a company uses kickstarter to finance such junk.
Das Keyboard 5Q: cloud-connected, open API RGB - Gamma Zulu switches
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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- Location: CZ
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage2, JIS ThinkPad,…
- Main mouse: I like (some) trackballs, e.g., L-Trac
- Favorite switch: #vintage ghost Cherry MX Black (+ thick POM caps)
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Sigh. Metadot have completely strayed from all that Das Keyboard originally stood for. Sure, even the early generations were de facto fashion products, but at least they carried a clear message about typing skills and what not, and the company put some effort into typing competitions or even training IIRC. This is, however, an 180° turn. RGB backlight paired with a Service as a Software Substitute? Nope, nope, nope…
That being said, the Omron switches look intriguing and overall keyboard specifications aren't all that terrible either. Although, I'll never ever buy a new "standard" full-size keyboard again regardless.
I just wish they'd continue the touch-typing narrative instead, and maybe design a mainstream ergonomic keyboard not dissimilar to MS Natural.
That being said, the Omron switches look intriguing and overall keyboard specifications aren't all that terrible either. Although, I'll never ever buy a new "standard" full-size keyboard again regardless.
I just wish they'd continue the touch-typing narrative instead, and maybe design a mainstream ergonomic keyboard not dissimilar to MS Natural.
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- Location: Cleveland, OH, US
- Main keyboard: M13, AKB-625, 9000V2
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300, WoW Wireless
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
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Well shit, if you want "Cloud connected open API" that isn't 100% bullshit? Steelseries Apex 500 and Engine 3. Engine 3 has GameSense (open API and SDK) for controlling just about anything in Engine 3, and all your profiles are backed up to somebody else's computer - I mean saved in the cloud.
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Not going so well it seems
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/12 ... d/comments
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/12 ... d/comments
- Belfong
- Location: Malaysia
- Main keyboard: HHKB Pro 2
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Trackpad
- Favorite switch: Topre!
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Sad but that's the thing with Kickstarter. Myself, I will not back any hardware/physical projects.space wrote:Not going so well it seems
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/12 ... d/comments
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- Location: CZ
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage2, JIS ThinkPad,…
- Main mouse: I like (some) trackballs, e.g., L-Trac
- Favorite switch: #vintage ghost Cherry MX Black (+ thick POM caps)
- DT Pro Member: -
Also interesting (although not exactly news anymore): Das Keyboard banning users from the 5Q forums for mentions of open source
The discussed open-source software is DieFarbe.sebirdman wrote:So I got banned from the @daskeyboard forums for telling people there's an open source alternative to the windows only software they provide. I'll never buy one of these keyboards again.
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- Location: Spain
- Main keyboard: Monoprice Blade
- Main mouse: Wacom INTUOS
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX red
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It seems they got a storm after that so they did sort of "retract". The problems addressed by the community are still there and no proper apologies were made.davkol wrote: ↑Also interesting (although not exactly news anymore): Das Keyboard banning users from the 5Q forums for mentions of open source
The discussed open-source software is DieFarbe.sebirdman wrote:So I got banned from the @daskeyboard forums for telling people there's an open source alternative to the windows only software they provide. I'll never buy one of these keyboards again.