The naming of these boards is ridiculous and confusing. I'm glad I bought my Pok3r when I did -- MX Clears, 3 programmable layers, white backlight. Bought a simple USB Mini-B to USB-C cable for my work MacBook, and some nice PBT keycaps, and I'm all set. I just with they'd figure out a better naming scheme so one can easily know "ok, this is the next version of the product and is improved for X Y Z reasons over the previous iteration"
ForralWell the new Poker 2 is the improved Poker 2, and the Pok3r has no updated version. Are the release dates confusing you? New Poker 2 is newer than Pok3r.
UbaldNow that is what I have been wondering too.
I've also been wandering why the company that released Poker 3 (POK3R) is called KBC
WHEREAS
The company that released THIS new poker 2 is called iKBC
I agree with you. I think that the companies, the names, and the models are all super confusing.
And I do not recommend buying this keyboard. It comes with a plastic case, and it isn't customizable like the poker 3!
Just grab the poker 3, everyone.
topreisdopreSo here's the deal with the naming issues people are having. There are two companies that are using the name "Poker" for their 60% keyboards (which have very similar feature sets). The most recent versions of the boards made by iKBC and Vortex are the "New Poker II" and the "Pok3r", respectively.
BearitureI think the description wrote on the site(https://www.keychatter.com/2015/02/10/vortex-vs-kbt-vs-kbc-vs-kbp-what-are-the-differences/) is lil bit wrong because "Vortex Gear" is not a 'Korean' keyboard manufacturer but 'Taiwan' keyboard manufacturer as I know.
Many people says that iKBC and Vortex is the same company but I'm still confused cause of the difference in quality between new poker 2 and pok3r.
BmannerYeah, I totally agree. iKBC has a bunch of their own products, ranging from the KD series to the MF series to the F series.
However, I did hear from paul.hudgins and others that they are the same company nonetheless. My guess at it is that the iKBC is the slightly "cheaper" or more mainstream sub-brand of Vortex and their keyboards. (NOT saying that iKBC keyboards are of bad quality - they still seem of a great value).
But as you said, there is very limited customizability and worse build quality on this New Poker II, so I would advise anyone to spend about 40$ more on a Poker 3 (Pok3r). I mean, you do get a much better product with the poker 3.