agnickolov :
As the article clearly says, this is a keyboard for software developers. Yet it fails to address the biggest issue virtually all keyboards have today - the small Enter key. A real productivity keyboard needs both a large Enter key and a large Backspace key so a sloppy aim with my little finger hits it every time. You can't imagine how many accidental backslashes I've had to erase over the years...
iamadev :
if it were perfect it would have the backslash key where it belongs in the bottom left of the board rather than hovering above the return key resulting in an unnecessarily small return key.
Iamadev and this keyboard disappoints based on that point alone.
I'm also a developer, and I can't stand a double-height enter key. I find having the backslash next to the braces and brackets is handy. Are you really suggesting you type code eight hours a day yet lack the proper motor precision to correctly press a key more than twice the size as the rest? You really need it even bigger? However do you mange to properly press the remainder of those itty bitty keys with "sloppy aim"?
joe nate :
Yet he fails to address the biggest concern I have for a keyboard: Key rollover. Far too many keyboards stop at 6kro over USB because that's the maximum you can do without being fancy, but higher key roll over is mandatory for me.
Pray tell, what exactly are you doing when you hold more than six keys down simultaneously? Remember, it explicitly says the Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys aren't included in the six count for this model. And if you use the PS/2 adapter you'll get true NKRO. But again, why do you actually need it?
Pherule :
He insists on back-lighting on his keyboard. I would insist on NO backlighting. I hate all lights on computers, the only lights a computer should have is that which comes from the screen, and maybe.. *maybe* a very dim LED to indicate num/caps lock on the keyboard.
Just because you do, sir, does not mean many other people, myself included, don't like backlighting. I'm often gaming or writing in the early morning or late at night when everyone else is asleep and the lights are out. Not everyone is or wants to become a touch typist.
Novuake :
Change this to a Dvorak keyboard and I am sold!
It does support that layout, and it comes with a key puller so you could rearrange the keys as well.
mcgee101 :
Wow this is such a revelation I am sure to drop my split egernomic MS keyboard just so I can look at the keys in the dark. This dude needs to be given the all knowing god of all things award. It makes so much sense omg.. I bow to thee all knowing god.
Such vitriol for a commonly desired feature. Where is the hate coming from?
coolitic :
Dont flame this, but, how is this worth $150? It is a minimalistic keyboard, so it should be much cheaper. If only there was a keyboard just like my M17X R3, except mechanical and for desktop (tactx doesnt count because it is no where as good as the laptop one)
Cherry MX switches are comparatively expensive to membrane pads and much better quality. You usually don't see those keyboards under $70. Considering the steel backplate, extra programmability, and lower manufacturing counts, $150 isn't bad considering a nice programmable gaming keyboard starts around $120.