KBC Poker - European Distribution - Questions

webwit · 23 Mar 2011, 22:35

It will save you 10 euro. The special service request costs you 15

Culinia · 23 Mar 2011, 23:19

sixty wrote:Of course I am not able to do anything like that. The boards should already be cheap enough as is. I am just distributing them in Europe and not change anything about the price, let alone remove keycaps.

No worries

webwit wrote:It will save you 10 euro. The special service request costs you 15

zakazak · 24 Mar 2011, 05:38

too bad theere is no german layout

else i would go for a red one.

+ can someone tell me the measuerments (length,width,depth)
thanks

Parabellum · 24 Mar 2011, 15:24

It's 29,5cm wide and 10cm deep.

sixty · 24 Mar 2011, 18:39

Green light for uneven orders from KBC - That means go nuts and have all your friends and family buy one until the end of March. We can ignore the MOQ "steps" for this order and order with any amount. Go Go!

runeazn · 24 Mar 2011, 20:34

will it get any cheaper? as we go over the MOQ
as mass order:more=cheaper

just askin, its cheap enough

but it always can be cheaper XD

sixty · 24 Mar 2011, 20:44

runeazn · 24 Mar 2011, 20:57

and how do red feels?
i might change it to red as i always can buy blue..
how do reds feel for typing?
and how for gaming?

xbb · 24 Mar 2011, 21:18

runeazn wrote:and how do red feels?
i might change it to red as i always can buy blue..
how do reds feel for typing?
and how for gaming?

Red are linear while blue are clicky, I haven't a red mx board but I have a black linear one and I prefer the blues for typing, but it's mostly a personal choice. Read around, watch the videos / reviews and chose

Sugoi · 26 Mar 2011, 23:36

xbb wrote: Read around, watch the videos / reviews and chose

Unfortunately, none of that can substitute for actually testing a board with red switches. Before I bought a Filco with blues I watched tons of videos on youtube and dug myself through an equal amount of reviews/topics across the net. The experience was totally different from what I expected....

runeazn · 27 Mar 2011, 14:06

good or bad?

ripster · 27 Mar 2011, 20:36

Reds feel like linear Browns. Because that's what they are. So in gaming I don't see a lot of difference and in typing they are OK, just more boring than Bobby Brown. And THAT'S pretty boring.

Sugoi · 27 Mar 2011, 23:24

runeazn wrote:good or bad?

Well, let's say very "surprising". Took me an hour or so to appreciate the difference in tactility in comparison with the browns. All in all I prefer the browns due to their lightness, though. (the blues are almost like excercise to me....)

xbb · 27 Mar 2011, 23:41

Sugoi wrote:
runeazn wrote:good or bad?
Well, let's say very "surprising". Took me an hour or so to appreciate the difference in tactility in comparison with the browns. All in all I prefer the browns due to their lightness, though. (the blues are almost like excercise to me....)

Don't try buckling springs or you'll break your fingers!!

Sugoi · 28 Mar 2011, 16:53

xbb wrote: Don't try buckling springs or you'll break your fingers!!

Dunno, might be some good workout for me to get myself back in shape.

Swede · 29 Mar 2011, 14:33

ok, i'm shure that I want this keyboard... But now I'm unsure about getting it with reds, starting to want the blues...
Do you think that the Red Switches will get standard like the blue, or is it another oneoff like last time?
Because if the Reds is a oneoff I ofcourse want the reds, but if that not is the case I'm going blues.

What do you guys think?

Sugoi · 29 Mar 2011, 16:19

Swede wrote:ok, i'm shure that I want this keyboard... But now I'm unsure about getting it with reds, starting to want the blues...
Do you think that the Red Switches will get standard like the blue, or is it another oneoff like last time?
Because if the Reds is a oneoff I ofcourse want the reds, but if that not is the case I'm going blues.

What do you guys think?

Well, the reds are not uncommon in Asia. However, in the west it's a total different story as you certainly know... Considering this I don't think that this is likely.

NOMiS · 29 Mar 2011, 22:47

I got a red one, just to test them out, but if I don't like them I'll consider getting a MX clear board and swapping them out.

sixty · 29 Mar 2011, 23:26

Here are updated pictures of the retail version!

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Also the guys behind the Poker went for a new name, so instead of KBC Poker it is now VorTex Poker X.

runeazn · 29 Mar 2011, 23:30

dont like whiteness ohwell.
it still is good but the design of the poker buttom 2 was waay usefuller, !
i might set tilde to esc as i never use tilde

^^^ rant

it is fine its chea[. if it was more expensive they could;ve done that, cant whine for this price

javifast · 29 Mar 2011, 23:53

Very nice keyboard. I want it now...a VorTex Poker X...

NOMiS · 30 Mar 2011, 00:13

Sweet, would you know if this is the same version as the one Geekhackers will get? The font kinda sucks, I might have to put my Futura Filco keys on it.

Also what's the deal with the 7 key?

IanM · 30 Mar 2011, 00:16

NOMiS wrote:Also what's the deal with the 7 key?

It says KBC, so you don't need to type the number seven ever again...

NOMiS · 30 Mar 2011, 01:11

I don't even like typing that number anyway.

IanM · 30 Mar 2011, 01:19

Yeah, the other numbers are much better. They featured the number 7 on Sesame Street once, it was the worst episode ever, even worse than the one where they didn't show Katy Perry. The makers of Sesame Street are evil.

webwit · 30 Mar 2011, 01:23

I could live with the 7 (barely). But the & is outrageous.

ripster · 30 Mar 2011, 02:59

At the risk of insulting ducks everywhere the "Web" key is the one that makes this keyboard less leet.

webwit · 30 Mar 2011, 03:40

Best part is still there.

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guilleguillaume · 30 Mar 2011, 06:04

I like it a lot! Nice pics.

runeazn · 30 Mar 2011, 17:44

what are those switches?