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This is literally a qwerkywriter with a different case. The key spacing is exactly the same, as are the features aside from new square-ish keycaps. Interesting
by ConSeannery 10y ago
This is literally a qwerkywriter with a different case. The key spacing is exactly the same, as are the features aside from new square-ish keycaps.
Interesting that the domain name is elretron.com...someone with username "elretron" posted a youtube video to a review of the qwerkywriter on Jan 10, 2017 ( https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=86879.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=86879.0 , http://i.imgur.com/hecpAgx.png http://i.imgur.com/hecpAgx.png)
Is the qwerkywriter creator behind this second upcoming kickstarter campaign, or is "elretron" just ripping off the entire thing and selling for cheaper with a cheaper case? Or is the original creator just hoping for another round of kickstarter funding and making no mention of qwerkywriter on their website (which has prominent spelling errors, as if it had been thrown together quickly)?
Either way, pretty shady
- ConSeannery 10y agoWell I remarked to them that it was remarkably similar to the qwertywriter and got this response: "Hello. We are different company. It is our prototype model. You can see our key layout on our Kickstarter Page. www.elretron.net Regards, Elretron" My Response: "I noticed that you posted a review to the qwerkywriter on geekhack in January (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=86879.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=86879.0). Are you using qwerkywriters with a different case in your prototype videos and photos?" No response yet. I expect that they have no product, and will manufacture a cheaper qwertywriter clone should their kickstarter go through (or just take your money, who knows!) On the plus side, I like the squared-off keycaps, and the price is right for a knockoff version.