While I optically like the Vortex Tab90M’s stock VSA Dolch key cap set, I had issues finding keys just with the fingers due to the non-sculpted, DSA-like key cap profile in combination without any gaps. So I recently replaced it with the colorwise similar Git kit of GMK Oblivion to see how it feels with the sculpted Cherry profile. Details in the discussion thread linked above.
Here’s a potato shot¹⁾ of it on my home-office desk where I’m using it for about two days²⁾ now:
You can slightly recognize the “haptic wall” I mentioned in the other thread about the issues I’m having with this 95% layout (linked above; detail picture there, too).
So while I’m not too happy with that type of layout, I still like its looks and especially the case: It’s similar to the Vortex Race 3 and Vortex Core cases (thin aluminium bezels of a tub-like case), but with two non-obvious differences: It’s slightly angled (just a few degrees, maybe 3°) and much heavier, probably because the inner bottom of the case is slanted, too, and it’s massive aluminium below that.
Also seen in the picture (and permanent residents³⁾ on my desk):
- On the left side the volume knob of a Logitech Z333 PC speaker and amplifier set.
- On the right side a wired Mod-IT PX-4859-919 Trackball outfitted with the marble grey ball of the vexatious⁴⁾ Logitech MX Ergo trackball which I refuse to use anymore.
- The desk mat is this Millennium Falcon “Mousepad” from KPRepublic.
Footnotes
- I’ve put a brighter LED lamp in the ceiling light⁵⁾ since the old one went out of order yesterday, so I now at least can take pictures there which don’t always look dark.
- I seem to have never changed my daily drivers as often before as during the COVID-19 lockdown.
- Actually the Tab90M is a permanent resident on my desk, too: Before, it just was sitting between the actually used keyboard and the screen and not being used for the reasons mentioned above.
- <rant>Vexatious because only being available in wireless with the known to be insecure Unifying protocol despite needing a USB cable for charging anyway. And because Logitech refuses to fix still open security issues.</rant>
- Compared to my recent other keyboard potato shots in the same place.⁶⁾
- Had to put this in a footnote to have a reason to put footnotes in footnotes.
RIP Sir Terry Pratchett. (SCNR)