What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
After 2 years of moderate use it stopped working, from day to night, with no apparent reason. Apparently something went wrong in the firmware and fucked up the keyboard so badly it is now completely unusable. Here's how I managed to fuck up the firwmare. Think I was messing around and got (rightly) punished? Not quite. What I did was: turn off computer; plug it off (after it was well shut down; not midway or something like that); plug back in after 1 day or so; turn on computer. Result: keyboard only recognized as "generic usb hub", and not usable anymore.
The only thing I can do now is order that 40$ piece of equipment from them, or send the keyboard to them and let them repair it (at my cost, since warranty it's only 1 year; at this point for a good reason from their part I suppose).
Here's their response:
"Based on the information, we would guess the keyboard's firmware has crashed, in order to refresh the firmware will require firmware re-write device"
And, when I asked how the fuck a 130$ piece of equipment can get broken so badly just by turning of and on my computer:
"There are many factors could cause the damage on keyboard or firmware crash, such as sudden electrical spike." Which is complete bullshit: I don't call turning the pc on a "sudden electrical spike". And if it can get damaged so easily, well, gg build quality I'd say.
So yeah, I advise you don't buy any of their keyboard, they seem to have really shitty quality if they can get broken by something like this. Save your money and choose a better company.
Note to self: If warranty is only 1 year it means the build is shit. This probably for every piece of technology out there.
You're pissed off and I understand. But please confine your response to the specific product page where it belongs. Cross-post to product pages in different internet stores, if you must. But don't make people on massdrop read the same post over and over.