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veryearlybirdy
18
Apr 11, 2015
To answer two frequent concerns in this thread.
1) This is actually where I would have expected something like this to be priced. A lot of people seem shocked by the price but an aluminum TKL case by itself is usually priced around $100-110 and a backlit TKL is usually $110-130.
2) PBT is not used because PBT backlit keycaps are a relatively new thing that I've only seen coming from Vortex. Backlit keys have always been ABS. PBT caps that don't require double injection are more widely available because they are easier to manufacture so comparing it to the cheaper keyboards that have laser engraved PBT caps is a moot point.
Not a keyboard I'm personally buying but not egregiously priced as some of the posters have made it seem.
lyrill
56
Apr 12, 2015
veryearlybirdyLMFAO ONLY FROM VORTEX, dude. have you no respect for the thousands of DECK users that have been using doubleshot DECK quality(aka cherry quality aka german quality) PBT LED kecaps for decades?
veryearlybirdy
18
Apr 13, 2015
lyrillOh you're right but Deck doesn't count because their keycaps are hideous and has been for decades.
lyrill
56
Apr 14, 2015
veryearlybirdysays every random joe with mainstream taste, why bother with niche keyboards when you end up with mainstream written on it
veryearlybirdy
18
Apr 14, 2015
lyrillLOL there's a reason Deck Keyboard is not mainstream and will never be. The same reason a Geo Metro won't be mainstream. Except the Deck is overpriced on top of being hideous.
lyrill
56
Apr 15, 2015
veryearlybirdythere's only one reason people like you bash deck and it's because they aren't your thing, and that's why it didn't go mainstream and never cares to. tg3 couldn't give 2 shit if you like or not like deck keyboards. not everyone's coolermaster or ducky whoring for attention/ass appeal with strategically priced made in taiwan crap(and how does not using a bad word make their product on equal terms with a better respected craftsmanship country?)
the brand is already as low profile as they go and still you go out of your way to bash it even more? like seriously?
why not go back to writing the 1000th review for ergodox and why it's awesome niche and why everyone should get it?
veryearlybirdy
18
Apr 15, 2015
lyrillLooks like I struck a nerve, I didn't know you were a Deck owner. They are objectively ugly though, lol I don't know how else to break it to ya. The font is horrible, the pricing is laughable and the bottom looks like it belongs at a construction site. It doesn't matter what country an ugly keyboard is built, it's design is flawed and they refuse to listen to consumers who vote with their wallets.
There's a reason the keyboards you listed have mass appeal. I personally don't own any of the keyboards you listed but I'll take any of them over a Deck. It's like saying "Oh the Camry is so practical but everyone has one so I'll be different and stick with my expensive Geo Metro" (sorry, best analogy I can come up with for using an ugly but expensive product).
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