4 ms·

Adam Savage posted a video a couple of weeks ago, where he discusses this keyboard with Ryan Norbauer. That thing is overengineered to the point I'd argue it ac

by pdpi 1y ago

Adam Savage posted a video a couple of weeks ago, where he discusses this keyboard with Ryan Norbauer. That thing is overengineered to the point I'd argue it actually becomes some sort of artistic statement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3FEv1qw4_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3FEv1qw4_w

binary132 1y ago
Overpriced to the point that it becomes an artistic statement: “The buyer fell for it again”
- pcdoodle 1y ago
  I really like my new macbook keyboard but hate apple. There's something cool about buying from small designers that make something you can't get anywhere else, not because it's rare, but executed in a way that makes no business sense at scale. Find your niche.
  - binary132 1y ago
    I agree and I’ll even cop to having fallen for it a bit myself. But I’m not saying I didn’t fall for it. They aren’t that great for this usecase.
- pdpi 1y ago
  That's unnecessarily negative. I'd argue it's not overpriced in the least. It's insanely pricey, of course, and that price tag comes with no real utility above and beyond what a more mundane mechanical keyboard would provide, but it's priced pretty fairly considering the costs involved.
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
pcdoodle 1y ago
I love it. Great artists ship and they are making what they want and lucky enough to have others that appreciate it and buy.
Sohcahtoa82 1y ago
Seems like the Rolex of keyboards. People gush over how it's built as if it actually improves the function of it.
vanderZwan 1y ago
At least Norbauer immediately states that it's "probably the world's most insanely irrationally hyperengineered keyboard" and later on continues that "nobody needs a 3000 dollar keyboard." It's clear from that it's a sincere hyper-obsession, shared by others within a small community. I can respect that more than just making something expensive for the sake of appealing to ultra-rich who wish to flaunt their wealth.

by pdpi 1y ago

binary132 1y ago

Overpriced to the point that it becomes an artistic statement: “The buyer fell for it again”

pcdoodle 1y ago
I really like my new macbook keyboard but hate apple. There's something cool about buying from small designers that make something you can't get anywhere else, not because it's rare, but executed in a way that makes no business sense at scale. Find your niche.
- binary132 1y ago
  I agree and I’ll even cop to having fallen for it a bit myself. But I’m not saying I didn’t fall for it. They aren’t that great for this usecase.
pdpi 1y ago
That's unnecessarily negative. I'd argue it's not overpriced in the least. It's insanely pricey, of course, and that price tag comes with no real utility above and beyond what a more mundane mechanical keyboard would provide, but it's priced pretty fairly considering the costs involved.
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]

pcdoodle 1y ago

I love it. Great artists ship and they are making what they want and lucky enough to have others that appreciate it and buy.

Sohcahtoa82 1y ago

Seems like the Rolex of keyboards. People gush over how it's built as if it actually improves the function of it.

vanderZwan 1y ago

At least Norbauer immediately states that it's "probably the world's most insanely irrationally hyperengineered keyboard" and later on continues that "nobody needs a 3000 dollar keyboard." It's clear from that it's a sincere hyper-obsession, shared by others within a small community. I can respect that more than just making something expensive for the sake of appealing to ultra-rich who wish to flaunt their wealth.