KBtalking RACE - ISO layouts coming?

t00t

04 Mar 2012, 12:25

Hi - new here, but wanted to share a bit of information I've found on my 'journey' towards getting my first mech board.

As a long time user of the UK layout, I contacted Vortex Keyboard (designers of the POKER, PURE and RACE - I think) on Facebook to ask if they do, or will make any ISO boards. The discussion went as follows:

Me: Do you make any ISO layout boards?

Vortex Keyboard: You mean 105 Key Layout keyboard , if is that !! Yes , We will make that.

Tobias Müller: ‎88 key = ISO TKL would be more interesting ;-)

Vortex Keyboard: Yes, 88 Key for us is the same as 105 key , these are EU Layout . (enter key just like JP )

Me: Awesome! Yeah, I would really like an 88-key in that layout with UK/EU keycaps. If there was something like the Race 75% in the 88/105 key style, that would be really cool too.

Vortex Keyboard: As your wish , Race keyboard will have EU/UK Layout !!

Source: http://www.facebook.com/Vortexgear/post ... 9531111764


Not sure if this is news to anybody, or even if it is a decent confirmation, but this is the first I've seen suggesting that this may happen.

I'll buy a UK layout RACE with MX Browns any day!

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Ekaros

04 Mar 2012, 15:02

That would be cool one, too bad I don't have money now...

Tarkoon

04 Mar 2012, 15:04

Good that I asked him for 88key ISO. ;-)

t00t

04 Mar 2012, 19:53

Tarkoon wrote:Good that I asked him for 88key ISO. ;-)
Haha, so you're Tobias?
Indeed, it was a good thing.

Tarkoon

04 Mar 2012, 23:43

Yes Chris, that's me! ;-)

haiiyaa

05 Mar 2012, 01:55

They already said the same on feb 27th when I asked them

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wupi

03 Apr 2012, 18:29

Any news about the ISO layout ? :/

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MegalomaniaC

05 Apr 2012, 14:52

+1, I want those pbt iso keycaps :(

bakteria

18 Apr 2012, 15:35

Awaiting reply from vortex.

Hope they are ready soon...

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dirge

18 Apr 2012, 17:59

I asked vortex if they were going to do solid gold jet packs and they said yes.

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off

18 Apr 2012, 18:11

dirge wrote:I asked vortex if they were going to do solid gold jet packs and they said yes.
In for one!

disclaimer: this post bears no ramifications, and is basically pure crap. unlike normally. really.

bakteria

18 Apr 2012, 18:53

When push comes to shove where will you be able to make orders? Straight from vortex themselves or through group buy?

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dirge

18 Apr 2012, 19:39

I was just joking. Do hope they get enough support the have an eye for what we want.

t00t

18 Apr 2012, 20:26

I really really hope they do make this board. I'm on the fence about getting a CM Storm Quickfire Rapid as it's cheap, TKL and the new ISO versions are out in a couple of days. I want the RACE 10x more though, but I don't think I can wait much longer.

bakteria

20 Apr 2012, 12:00

Looks like its delayed another month at least.

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realex

22 Apr 2012, 01:11

toot, how do you know about the quickfire being released as iso in a few days? want to buy!

t00t

22 Apr 2012, 02:55

realex wrote:toot, how do you know about the quickfire being released as iso in a few days? want to buy!
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolerma ... e+shopping

http://www.ebuyer.com/363962-cm-storm-q ... m=products

http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/ ... pelaajille

I'm so close to buying one. MX Blacks only at the moment though.

I have a feeling we'll be waiting a while for an ISO RACE, but it is pretty much my ultimate board :/

Going to test Black switches one more time before making a decision.

EDIT: Video of the UK layout. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knmZIR_aXwY
There are also videos of Norse and Italian layouts on YouTube.

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