HHKB Professional BT

adhoc · 12 Apr 2016, 08:39

So, an update to HHKB is available.

http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/b ... ium=sns_fb

-no usb hub
-bluetooth
-charges with 2 AA batteries, that supposedly last up to 3 months
-micro usb for hooking the keyboard up via a cable
-new rubber bottom thingies to prevent slipping

Thoughts? If you take a look at the release dates of previous updated to HHKB line, this is not surprising at all.

Personally, I'll wait it out untill Type S BT. And personally, I'd like to see an update to a stock PBT space bar.

EDIT: Google translated page: https://translate.google.com/translate? ... m%3Dsns_fb

Belfong · 12 Apr 2016, 09:03

I am loving it.. But the price!

derzemel · 12 Apr 2016, 09:05

I think this will push a few people (me included) over the edge to buy a HHKB. But I'll wait first to see some reviews and how it does in daily use

Edit:

Belfong wrote: ↑I am loving it.. But the price!

OMG... ¥29,700 = €250

yeah... I will wait a bit more then

Belfong · 12 Apr 2016, 09:13

If I don't have a HHKB, this is a no-brainer. But I do, and I cannot justify a price like that for a second one.

Abstractions · 12 Apr 2016, 21:46

Wait... So this is a new HHKB!!! I thought they weren't going to make another one, and a Bluetooth model at that! Bluetooth hhkb's were a very requested model, so I foresee this selling like hotcakes.

adhoc · 13 Apr 2016, 08:33

Abstractions wrote: ↑Wait... So this is a new HHKB!!! I thought they weren't going to make another one, and a Bluetooth model at that! Bluetooth hhkb's were a very requested model, so I foresee this selling like hotcakes.

Yeah it's a new HHKB and weirdly enough, people don't seem to be too terribly excited about it. I have to say I'm not too keen on the design of the battery holder myself either.

the_marsbar · 13 Apr 2016, 11:37

Yikes, that battery container looks hideous.

webwit · 13 Apr 2016, 13:00

Jesus, it's 2016, why can't they stick a flat battery in the original case.

the_marsbar · 13 Apr 2016, 13:04

I suppose it wouldn't be too difficult to take the innards of the BT version, and stick it into a regular Pro 2 case, and then use another battery (some re-wiring would have to be done I suppose).

pr0ximity · 13 Apr 2016, 13:08

webwit wrote: ↑Jesus, it's 2016, why can't they stick a flat battery in the original case.

Not going to get one, but I'd prefer batteries that are easily replaceable and widely available, case design critique aside.

Belfong · 14 Apr 2016, 13:23

pr0ximity wrote:
webwit wrote: ↑Jesus, it's 2016, why can't they stick a flat battery in the original case.
Not going to get one, but I'd prefer batteries that are easily replaceable and widely available, case design critique aside.

Yeah, my 15 year old Nokia feature phone has flat battery that is easily replaceable. So, it is still baffling why they didn't go with that. I suspect the AA battery is the reason.

ShivaYash · 30 Apr 2016, 22:15

As a devoted HHKB2 user the battery compartment is a joke...

the_marsbar · 01 May 2016, 12:09

There are a couple of unboxing videos on YouTube. In those, the battery compartment doesn't look ruin the looks that much IMO.

joric · 06 May 2016, 11:41

Posted pics here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=81 ... msg2161778
I think it's a nice keyboad. Battery compartment is removable.

cswanic · 06 May 2016, 15:58

The PFU KB-620B is the one for me, but finding this thing is impossible to find. I had friends in Tokyo look up and down Yodibashi, Bic, LAB, none of the stores seem to carry it in stock. I am a traditional 60 percenter and the bloody thing would have been on an airplane today had we been able to source it. Any local stores in Taiwan, China, Korea, or Japan have one of these?

ShivaYash · 06 May 2016, 16:05

joric wrote: ↑Posted pics here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=81 ... msg2161778
I think it's a nice keyboad. Battery compartment is removable.

Would love to see pics with it removed...

joric · 06 May 2016, 19:12

cswanic wrote: ↑The PFU KB-620B is the one for me, but finding this thing is impossible to find

I don't understand, whats KB-620B? Is it HHKB BT JP? You go here http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/bt/ and order it from any online store of your liking (use a shipping service if you don't live in Japan, like kenso.com or zenmarket.jp) and you'll get it in about a week, tops. You want it faster or what? I had no problems with delivery and I live in a shithole, there's even no UPS/DHL, only EMS, I still got it in a few days. Shipping costs just about $20.

joric · 07 May 2016, 15:53

ShivaYash wrote: ↑
joric wrote: ↑ Would love to see pics with it removed...

Posted more pics here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=81 ... msg2164663

the_marsbar · 07 May 2016, 17:39

Great, thanks

Khers · 07 May 2016, 22:28

Did you ever remove the domes from the PCB? The underside of the PCB looks quite different from any Topre I've ever seen.

joric · 07 May 2016, 23:20

Khers wrote: ↑Did you ever remove the domes from the PCB? The underside of the PCB looks quite different from any Topre I've ever seen.

Ofc, though I'd better glue them to the board, it's a huge PITA when it all falls apart, almost lost a couple of springs while swapping keyswitch boards. Springs and domes are the same as in Pro 2. PCB looks different (almost same mount points, so it's swappable if you cut a few pieces of plastic here and there, but different electronics, connectors and voltage), the circles are smaller, makes it way harder to center the domes.

cookie · 08 May 2016, 15:47

That is one ugly pile of plastic