The board is very expensive for what it is, more than 450$ if I recall.
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Um, thatâs the SALE price⌠I think they are trying to convince you that itâs a humdinger of a deal, because they feel it should be $600âŚ
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Successor to the original Invyr Panda!??!!??!
Iâm sure they meant the Holy Panda frankenswitch⌠since the original Invyr Panda was itself a flop in its original stated goal of being a super smooth linear.
Thereâs a reason YOK and other subsequent Pandas came around - and that reason is that by the time Quakemz mixed-up Holy Pandas, Invyr Pandas were already out of production and hardly on anyoneâs radar.
Pandamania emerged from mixing Kailh and BSUN parts - not from the BSUN switch on its own. That at the time un-planned interaction between BSUNâs linear leaf and Kailhâs tactile stem brought something new to the MX sphere - but it sure isnât new at this point.
This is like someone saying theyâve found the next Beatles - yeah - there have been plenty of bands just as if not more talented through the years, but none have had that unique opportunity in cultural and technological change that they did. Same goes for Holy Pandas. We have lots of better switches right now, and none of them will ever have the same level of name recognition - not because of their quality, but because of their context.
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What are some examples? Iâve tried Outemu Pandas and Glorious Pandas, but curious if there are some better similar options.
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I somehow missed the boat on Holy Pandas, but Iâd put Boba U4T at the top of the tactile list.
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I love TTCâs take on the tactile Panda, and I also love stuff that is derivative but a little different, like Moyu Bettys or Diced Fruit Kiwis.
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Idobao taking a risk. Not my cup of tea, but nice to see something different. They call it the âFragrance Keyboard.â
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Definitely not one I would have seen coming.
As far as I can tell that bit with the flower is a ceramic diffuser for fragrance oils. If aroma is your thing, hey, why not.
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Iâll wait for Razer to come out with one that will let your keyboard have the same scent as your favorite Axe Body Spray⌠
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I will riot if the Razer keyboard diffuser doesnât smell like Axe Shave Gel.
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This is how it feels to type on 5 Gum
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I know there are donut holes, but what happened to bagel holes?
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Looking at the page, I donât see any mention of that.
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So this is the most insanely low price yet for a full CNC TKL with a weight and the shipping global air is only $7.
Insanity. $59.
What slave labor produced this? Lol. I ordered one even though I donât use TKLs. Iâll gift it. Curiosity got me.
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This one really is a head scratcher. Youâre right that it doesnât state anywhere on the page that the top section is for adding âFragranceâ
Exquisite Top-Border Design:-
The IDOBAO Fragrance keyboard has an astonishingly beautiful design theme. The Yellow and off-white-coloured keyboard has a beautiful flower-like engraving 3D pattern on the top side of the keyboard. This gives the keyboard a retro-ethnic-like theme design.
Retro-ethnic-like theme. Jesus almighty. We got some language barriers for sure. I ainât never looked at a keyboard and thought, you know what would look retro and ethnic? FLOWERS
Anywhoo⌠maybe âFragranceâ is like âa bouquet of flowersâ? Iâm really stretching here. Trying to come up with a reason for the top section that looks like itâs stuck on and not actually integrated with the main keyboard. Is this the 4000mAh battery compartment? Is this a pre-existing design that theyâve slapped an engraving on?
HmmâŚ
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Ridiculously low. I am wondering if it is cast aluminium or how it is possible to get such a low price. WK870 did give hits on some places but google translate didnât give any more information to it. The chinese market price seems to be 299-349CNY (40-50USD)
Product page says CNC, not cast. Weâll see when I get it.
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This is crazy value, I hope theyâll make a 65% (67 key) version.
But I always wonder about the quality of the PCB, would it be durable? static shock resistant?
The problem I see with 60-65% is the software to customizing the keys, for TKL it is less of an issue (I think? I only use 60%)
Edit: The Sugar65 is 73USD before tax but no reviews and no holes for pcb stabs https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006033969301.html
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How do they do to sell at this price ???
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