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Tex Yoda II TrackPoint Mechanical Keyboard Kit
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Tex Yoda II TrackPoint Mechanical Keyboard Kit
TheMadClacker
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May 21, 2018
I saw the pic and wanted this. Then I saw the price. $260 is totally outrageous for a 60% with a trackpoint. It doesnt even support Bluetooth, which totally defeats the purpose of having a trackpoint in the first place. I would never use that on my desk. Fail.
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XTaran
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May 21, 2018
TheMadClackerI don't see any relation between bluetooth and a trackpoint. For example I love trackpoint keyboards (and have a Tex Yoda II) and I hate bluetooth keyboards (or any keyboard which doesn't transmits data over a cable or requires a battery).
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TheMadClacker
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May 21, 2018
XTaranBecause if I am at my desk, I’ll use a mouse or a trackball or anything before I would use a trackpoint. It’s an inferior pointing device. It would only be useful in situations where I couldnt easily use a mouse, like when traveling or sitting on the couch. I usually carry a bluetooth mechanical keyboard and a wireless mouse, but it’s a pain in the ass. I’m always dropping the mouse, and I dont have room to use it. If this keyboard was wireless, it would solve all my problems, and I would buy it and use it every day. I dont think this keyboard is very useful in its current form. When I see a trackpoint, I think “old laptop” and “portability”. I don’t want to be messing with cables if I am on-the-go.
Just because a keyboard supports Bluetooth and has a battery, it doesn’t mean it won‘t work with a regular cable. My Anne Pro has great Bluetooth, and it also works hardwired. I can even disconnect he battery, and it still types like a dream. It cost $80, it works with my iPad, and it has full RGB. I see so many ridiculously expensive keyboards on this site, and they rarely ever have Bluetooth. For me, it’s an absolutely necessary feature for something I will be carrying around in my backpack.
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chewgl
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May 22, 2018
TheMadClackerI have both the Anne pro and the Tex Yoda. The Tex Yoda just feels amazingly solid to use, less "clacky". I pair the Tex Yoda with a numpad and a trackball, and use both the trackpoint (for fine movements when jumping between lines / paragraphs of text), and trackball (for larger movements). Having the trackpoint can make text editing a lot easier, it really does complement, rather than replace a mouse / trackball.
That said, I've been a Thinkpad user for the past 15 years, so I'm used to trackpoints. YMMV.
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