Please vote for your winner of the award for the Best keyboard company or brand in 2012.
By voting in this category you can win Cherry ANSI doubleshot keycaps from Ascaii.
This is the final round. See the first round and second round for reference.
The winner of this category (if a brand by a member) will receive a Deskthority Award Clack Factory Wingnut Trophkey!
The nominees are:
7bit productions
Last year's winner of the Deskthority Award 2011 continued to be a great member of the community with his incredible efforts in keycap group buys, switch group buys, designing new layouts and most recently exploring the HyperMicro and HyperMini keyboards.
HyperMini-7BIT layout.
Matias
Matias Corporation was praised for developing the new Matias switch, a clone of the Alps CM switch, and releasing keyboards with this switch. Finally a company trying something new!
Matias Quiet Pro review and comparison to SGI AT101 Dampened Alps.
Phantom
The Phantom is a PCB with a programmable controller and a mounting plate designed by bpiphany. It was available in a keyboard community groupbuy. Various layout are supported, and it can be fitted with original Cherry doubleshot/dye-sub keycaps.
Phantom PCB.
Signature Plastics
Signature Plastics has been the last bastion for double shot keycaps, and has been serving community groupbuys like never before.
Doubleshot "Red Alert" keyset by Signature Keycaps, on a KBC Poker.