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87 keys, volume knob, hot-swappable PCB, Dual Super Buttons (two massive programmable A and B buttons) and it looks amazing.

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[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why isn't there a numpad? That's pretty disappointing, honestly... I play a lot of games that make use of that.

[-] grayhaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I also find entering numbers on a numpad to be much easier and feel more natural, probably because of growing up with calculators. They definitely have a place on modern keyboards.

[-] QuarterlySushi@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, as cool as this looks, anything without a numpad is a no go for me - I use it daily

[-] SandLight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, last year I finally dipped my toes in mechanical keyboarding and my 2 requirements were to have a numpad and some media keys for volume and play/pause. It was actually kinda a nightmare to find.

[-] CharlestonChewbacca@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yep. Took me forever and I never found one I was completely satisfied with.

I'm rocking the GMMK Pro with the KBD Pad MK II

[-] SandLight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I eventually found a red dragon keyboard that I'm fairly happy with. I bought some custom key caps because the ones that it came with were Ugly.

It has a volume scroll wheel thing that's pretty cool. Some macro programming stuff that idk what anyone really needs.

[-] zaemz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

10-keyless keyboards are (kinda unfortunately IMO) popular with the custom keyboard crowd. I'm actually a little surprised that it's not available in an even smaller form-factor.

[-] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Really, this would have been an instant buy from me if it had a numpad. Kinda doesn't make sense that a retro themed keyboard wouldn't have it! I love everything about the design otherwise.

[-] LordGloom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

These look great! They're doing a lot of cool stuff lately. Now give me a translucent N64 version.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is interesting, I wonder if they will ever do one based on older IBM type keyboards. I loved those.

[-] ThreeHalflings@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

The market for IBM Model M keyboard clones is already pretty full.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Cool, but I like 8Bitdo products, and they mainly handle controllers. It will be interesting to me to watch if they go that route.

[-] GeekFTW@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I do need a new keyboard..

[-] yoast@notdigg.com 2 points 1 year ago

Shouldn't this be a membrane keyboard instead of mechanical to REALLY get that NES feel?

[-] SoNick@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's a neat curiosity, but it's not $100 neat

[-] akhenaten0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Tiny nitpick: why abbreviate some keys but not others?

INSERT DELETE

PGUP PGDN

Why not either INS | DEL or something like

PAGE UP

PAGE DOWN

[-] Izzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty cool looking, but I'd need to know how sturdy it felt and what the keys were like before buying it. As a novelty alone I don't think it is worth it, but if it is also a good keyboard then I might even get one.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If they want to make a retro-styled keyboard they should make one without the "Windows" and "Menu" keys so that you can play Commander Keen and Duke Nukum the way they were meant to be played.

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