Comments on: Cooler Master’s NovaTouch TKL; we’re OK with $240 keyboards becoming common?

By: collie

collie — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:36:07 +0000

ummmmm, using the spilly
ummmmm, using the spilly talker thing, you are aware of this part of the story, right

http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=eb6179bf-c188-4021-ac9b-c9d8ddac71e1

By: Rota

Rota — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 20:26:44 +0000

You guys do realize that both
You guys do realize that both newegg and cooler master website both have this at $199? Not to mention that i bought mine off another member of geekhack for $170, so you guys should do more research

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:33:53 +0000

$240 keyboard…God. I just
$240 keyboard…God. I just recently upgraded from a 10 year old generic keyboard I bought from Newegg for $10. Now I have a wireless Logitech one with ugly designs all over it, yet compared to my brother-in-law’s $100 mechanical unit, I just don’t see nearly a big enough difference to justify the extra $80.

By: Branthog

Branthog — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:09:47 +0000

Keyboards are worth spending
Keyboards are worth spending a lot of money on, but too many people are too stupid and will buy the expensive keyboard version of Beats Headphones.

For example, why would I spend $200 on some of these ugly keyboards with idiotic media keys on them and ridiculous shapes and build quality from companies capitalizing on the idea of “gamerz dawg”, when I could spend $100 for an amazing Leopod which is designed by the guy who designed the legendary $300 Filco keyboards (and states that his new design is superior, at that)?

Spending a lot of money on a solid product is often a smart move nothing wrong with that. Spending a lot of money on a shitty product that mostly banks on a marketing budget, however, is dumb.

(Pssst – you can get exactly the keyboard shown in this article for under $100 if you google around for Leopold Tenkeyless and wind up with a superior product with any switch style you prefer and various other customizations that you might want to ad).

By: nathanddrews

nathanddrews — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:41:17 +0000

If it lasts as long as my
If it lasts as long as my dad's IBM Model M from 1986 that is STILL working perfectly to this day, then the cost may not be a big deal. That keyboard was ~$220 brand new. That's $477 in 2014. Makes my $100 ThermalTake MEKA G1 seem like a bargain!

By: BBMan

BBMan — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:02:49 +0000

Das Ugly.
Das Ugly.

By: Shortwave

Shortwave — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:18:15 +0000

I’m not okay with that,
I’m not okay with that, haha.
But I’m fine if other people are.

I feel like cherry keys just got trendy and manufacturers are just trying to reap those benefits. Coming from a life-long FPS PC player, surprizingly even to myself I’ve been on the top of all the scoreboards this week using a cheap wireless non-gaming Logitech K360 keyboard and a slightly less annoying once you configure wireless M560 (Which admittingly will get replaced).
Before this I was using the logitech G110 and found myself never really giving a crap about most of it’s features. But even with that keyboard I’ve always been a dominate player.

I do however prefer smaller keyboards now, just large enough to sit my hand on WASD in it’s natural position really. But in the end of the day I don’t feel like this cheap home/office wireless keyboard is even hindering my ability. But I’ll say a high quality mouse has always helped keep my K/D up a few points at least.

Peace!