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SoYMiC
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Apr 1, 2016
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Seems price is the only thing that prevents me from jumping in. I do love the color, and the font is pretty okay for me. But 220 bucks for a full set is out of my button line. I own around 10 GMK sets, considering other 2 active GMK GBs RETRO 1953 and 9009 cost only 150 for each full set, I had to say NO to this. Drop down the MOQ is impossible for GMK, the most feasible way is to close the Light Mods kit, not disperse the orders. Same problem as SNES. Reopen it , and hope we can tip.
Apr 1, 2016
mohitgarg
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Apr 1, 2016
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SoYMiCFull set can be bought for $60 + $70 = $130. If you choose to buck everything, then you get a full set + mod set. The RETRO 1953 and 9009 only have a full set, and cost more at $150 vs $130.
Apr 1, 2016
SoYMiC
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Apr 1, 2016
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mohitgargI mean more options may not be a good choice given the example of SENS. Take a look at these all in one sets, they all succeeded as far as I know, TA, Cyan, Sky DOLCH. People like me cannot resist purchasing a whole set.
Apr 1, 2016
mohitgarg
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Apr 1, 2016
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SoYMiCYou mean barebones, ANSI, Winkeyless and ISO support only.
Apr 1, 2016
Limewirelord
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Apr 1, 2016
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SoYMiCOne of the big problems with SNES is that it dropped right after Christmas. Even I had some reservations with committing to that drop because I just bought a ton of stuff for family and friends.
I'm still under the opinion that the extra options really need to be placed in a separate set. If it can't reach MOQ on its own, it has no place being forced onto others. ANSI, WKL, and ISO are the most common keyboards by a mile.
Apr 1, 2016
breitling88
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Apr 2, 2016
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LimewirelordI keep hearing the Christmas thing but honestly, both Granite and Pulse dropped shortly after Christmas and they had TONS of support. People just didn't like SNES as much, or maybe it wasn't marketed as well.
Apr 2, 2016
Nixin
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Apr 2, 2016
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breitling88Granite has a classic look, and Pulse has a very unique and profound look. SNES was...well, it isn't a particularly attractive color combination on its own, the only appeal it really had was based on nostalgia for the console, which - I mean - does anyone feel that strongly about console *in terms of its industrial design*? (From a game design perspective, it was arguably the best console ever.)
The box itself wasn't particularly good looking - it was (like the NES and PS1, before and after it) bland and intended to be inoffensive, during an era when video games in general, and Nintendo in particular, were trying hard to escape demonization and become a legitimate family activity.
And, for me, at GMK prices, it has to be a keyset I'll actually use every day, not something I'll keep on a backup board I don't often pull out. If it doesn't have a really good look, I'm not willing to pay that high price tag. If it had the color combinations we see in the popular SA sets, I'd jump all over it. 1976, Pulse, Nuclear, Dasher/Dancer, Electric, etc - those are pretty sets. SA is a well-liked profile, but it's the colors that are drawing people to those sets - I mean, I would bet that less than a third of the buyers of the SA drops have actually used an SA set irl. Profile aside, those sets look great. And SNES isn't particularly pretty. (I know this is an aesthetic thing which can be a matter of opinion, but this is my reading of the GMK drop failures.)
This set is similar - it doesn't catch the eye; the only appeal, really, is GMK's reputation. As far as design is concerned, simple and bold are all the rage these days; this set is both busy and bland at the same time. I'm really looking forward to a GMK set with a really nice looking color combination.
(A note to all you keycap designers: email GMK! Signature Plastics takes ages and can't keep a deadline. It might be time for them to see that there's legitimate competition.)
Apr 2, 2016
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Apr 3, 2016
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NixinI thought the SNES base set was a good design, even though I don't think I've ever been in the same room with a real Super Nintendo. Subdued but with some flashes of color here and there that gave it energy--isn't that what an everyday keyboard should look like? But I agree that the best-looking designs haven't been on GMK so far. As far as typewriter-based options go, the Selectric is much more attractive and functional than this one. But I have enough lightweight ABS for the time being, and nothing like this...
Apr 3, 2016
Limewirelord
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Apr 4, 2016
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NixinTo each their own. Granite got popular because it had the distinction of being one of the first custom PBT/DSA sets SP had out, didn't it? At a lower price point, it's easier to get people on board which is one of the big problems with GMK sets at all.
Colorway preferences are really just that - preference. I think 1976, Pulse, Nuclear, and a lot of those colorways are more like something I'd have as a decoration as opposed to something I use on a day-to-day basis. Meanwhile, my GMK sets are used everyday. Again, a big thing these all have in common are that those sets are significantly cheaper than GMK sets.
One of the big problems that happened recently with GMK sets, specifically on Massdrop, was the handling of the Triumph Adler drop. It was pretty famous for having keys with colors that weren't fully mixed due to being one of the first GMK sets with custom colors and the shipping problems from GMK and Massdrop causing a ton of scratched and lost keycaps. This is probably a sore point to a lot of people who received their sets.
I think this set is eye-catching and one of the more 'colorful' sets I've gotten behind (this and SNES). It kind of makes sense that these are harder to get behind than the SP-produced sets considering the stark difference in price though. If the price points were exactly the same, I think that GMK sets would be just as popular, if not more so, than some of the SP sets considering the reputation that GMK has. Sucks for those of us that enjoy them though.
Apr 4, 2016
SoYMiC
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Apr 5, 2016
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LimewirelordI am not talking about why Granite or Pulse succeeded, neither why SENS failed competed with them. My point is that divided Mods are killing this GB. As many of you guys pointed out, if we cannot even reach only 1 Mods' MOQ, all the orders will be canceled at the ends.
Apr 5, 2016
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