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I’m just pissed I didn’t think of this myself as a custom keyboard layout. Guess I would have then been pissed that someone else commercialized my concept.
Looks like I need an attitude adjustment.Ive seen a few others try to stylize their keyboards like the NES, but im happy this is going to be a widely accessible product.
I have the 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth controller and it’s fantastic. It’s my daily driver for both Switch and PC.
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It looks pretty cool, but why is it missing a numpad? That’s kind of a big deal, even for people who just want to play games.
E. g. Caves of Qud is designed to move with num keys. And playing a fighting game on keyboard is way better with them too.
It’s fairly common for mechanical keyboards to come in different, smaller formats. Personally I prefer it for general usability—my 60% keyboard has no F keys or arrows or a numpad and everything can be accessed without moving my hands—but there is the odd use case that gets affected. People just have to decide how important they find it to have those keys available without holding down another key.
Do you use exclusively the backspace key when attempting to correct a mistake? I use the arrow keys a ton for moving through text fields. Most small keyboards have function keys to hit arrows, but I hit the arrow keys a lot. Seems like critical feature missing. I’m also a big user of page up/down/home/end. I can’t see giving all that up.
On my keyboard it’s a function key plus:
- ijkl for arrows
- h for home
- n for end
- u and o for pgup/pgdown
So they’re all very accessible. I find I’m much slower at using those keys on a full-size keyboard or on laptops than on my 60% keyboard. But it is an adjustment, and it’s not everyone’s preference, for sure.
Agreed. I use to go full sized, but I only use my numpad for work. Otherwise it just isnt something I need, especially when playing the types of games I play. Also I need more desk space for the big button pad! Lol
No shipping options for me 😢
Aww :( hope it find your way to your hands!
This looks awesome. How are the switches and keys? Does anyone have experience with these brands?
Article says they are Kailh Box White switches. I’ve used Kailh Reds, Blues and Browns and they all feel exactly the same as CherryMX switches (of which I’ve used the same colors).
I have never used a “Box White” or even heard of white switches from any brand. All I can attest to is the other Kailh brand switches I’ve used are just as good as the more popular brands, but cost less.
The clicky Box switches are THE reason to use Box switches, their use of the click bar compared to a click jacket is far superior.
@Snipe_AT If you like clickies, the Box Whites will be fab. I like them so much I went even more hardcore with Box White Owls, which have a stronger click bar and even higher tactility.
I’ve had mixed experiences. Their controllers are great, but the bluetooth controller adapter is a fickle and annoying piece of hardware.
8bitdo is currently really good for thier gamepads. Maybe one of the best brands. They tend towards programmability, durability, and nice features. I have a couple of thier controllers and when I eventually need a new one they’ll be the first ones I look at.
Switches Kailh box switches, they’re some of the best switches around. Keycaps are PBT so they’re good
idk about the keyboard, but I’ve got one of their SN30 Pro+ Controllers and its awesome. Had it for years and haven’t really have any issues with it.
I can’t speak to the quality of the keyboard, but 8BitDo is a reputable brand. They make good controllers, I have a couple.
I’m a pretty big fan on 8bitdo. I have several wired and wireless pads from them. Something about it just clicks for me, and their new translucent models are just awesome.
I’ve been on the edge of buying a mechanical keyboard for months, ya know, doing the dance of having one or three in cart, ready to go. But this actually made me pull the trigger and do the pre order. A sin in gaming I know, but this is so fucking cool from a brand thats been consistently quality for me, its a no brainer.
I wanted something with Bluetooth, dongle, and wired USB C. Check.
I wanted a volume knob. Make or break feature for me. I just like the tactile feeling of a knob, so check.
Also it comes with one of the big dual button macro button controllers! Neat!
Kinda reads shilly. Im just excited.
Something about it clicks for me
You must be a Cherry MX Blue fan
omg I actually lol’d
I need qmk support. I don’t like dealing with other software anymore for remapping keyboards.
Does it have to be wireless, tho…
You can plug it in
Oh wow, just another generic mech keyboard.
…oh wait I kind of really want it.
Except I’d like it without the two giant buttons. I won’t ever use those lol
The buttons are detachable, fortunately
Huge firefox button, huge terminal button.
We need only two buttons, 1 and 0. A bit slow to write on though.
In fact, forget the keyboard.
I love 8BitDo’s products, but I really have no idea what use case those giant buttons are attempting to cater to.
They aren’t good for gaming, and are way too limited when compared to multi-button Stream Decks.
I understand they are detachable, but they just look like e-waste to me.
They are hot keys one is for pornhub the other is for lemmy
Looks like a novelty gimmick e.g., have a scripted sequence for starting a build.
In the past I’ve seen people having these type of buttons on their desktop and are mostly motivated by a joke that worked for a couple of days.
I have a large button on my desk that sets all the lights to red and turns on some sexy music.
I have never used it.
That’s a missed opportunity to set it for general quarters or some very sexy action stations.
Thanks for the links! I like the others, but not really feeling the ROG looks too much like liked I’d be typing on Fullgore. I agree with numpad, I don’t use em much lately but there are so many nice ones and they’re usually pretty cheap even though the quality is great. But being able to have keyboard that you can alter in a couple seconds would pretty cool.
No Linux or MacOS support? Presumably that means just for their software and it will still present as a normal keyboard, so will still technically work?
The 2 extra buttons are questionable though. I’ll by this without hesitation if it works with Linux.
No super or compose key, pass…
I doubt they do Scandinavian layouts?
I would love a modern C64-themed keyboard myself.
I don’t need another mechanical keyboard, but I do need a Nintendo themed one with massive buttons I can program.
Ordered…
I hate myself for ordering this. I had a big tub full of at least a dozen keyboards I haven’t touched several years and told myself I was going to stop. But here I am with a pre-order.
I think the big buttons are what did it. I don’t really know if I’ll end up with support based on what was listed, but I guess I’ll hope for the best.
Honestly I’m glad I’m not the only one. I’ve got a NuPhy %75 on order + a few I rotate as daily drivers and I’m opening and closing the pre-order page for this one now, over and over. Why are we like this 🫠
