I'm amazed that there are still people out there who haven't heard of the Streisand effect yet....
User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
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Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sorry to break this to you but outside the US "made in the US" is up there with "made in China" as an indicator of quality.
Where and in what context? I'm outside the US and don't see it that way at all.
US cars are (historically) seen as oversized, inefficient poorly-built slow barges.
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#23Side note: I have Das Keyboard 4 Ultimate, so no labels on keys are there. Even with an ordinary keyboard I don't look at it. Who does if it's about writing? I don't understand concept of displaying some information via colors on specific keys.
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#24If you're looking for a high quality cherry switched keyboard, Das was already company you wanted to avoid - and now possibly even moreso. Das is definitely a "brand over product" company and the market is flooded with much better alternatives, eg Leopold, Varmilo, IKBC, Vortex, Filco, etc.
I've bought three DasKeyboard Model S's, and so far I've had one starting to fail on me (one block of keys not getting their key presses registered) in five years (I have one at home and one at the office in use). That's not a bad track record, but I did notice a decline in their offering.
The newer Model S introduced the 'fn' key left of the left super-button, resizing that one in the process. Now the old key-caps don't fit on the newer model any more. It also doesn't feel quite as solid as the previous Model S.
The newer 'cloud connected' keyboards take DasKeyboard in a direction that makes no sense to me. Fortunately, there are now plenty of competing mechanical keyboards, for much friendlier prices. I got a nice mechanical keyboard for €90 on Amazon last year for my girlfriend (Fnatic Gear Rush Silent LED); no complaints whatsoever, and her colleagues are jealous of it.
My next keyboard won't be a DasKeyboard.
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#25It always seemed odd to me that an American company tries to use an ostensibly German brand name to imply quality, instead of going for Made in US. Of course, they don't make these in the US... they're made by some contractors in China and/or Taiwan.
Sorry to break this to you but outside the US "made in the US" is up there with "made in China" as an indicator of quality.
I can't speak of outside of it, but inside the US, "Made in China" isn't an indication of quality either ways.
The cheapest flimsiest forks are made in China, but then so are Apple computers.
Also, counter intuitively, "Made in the USA" within the USA is seen as a generic product that is obviously trying to trade on Americanism to interest you in buying it. Quality products usually name the specific state they are made in (e.g. Apple labels themselves as 'designed in California').
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Curious, what are the primary complaints about them? I've used one for about a year and have had no issues with it.
I have had four Das Keyboards and they have been quite good, two years+ out of each, but the USB hubs in all of them have been a bit hit-and-miss. Either devices are not detected in one of the two ports or one seems to charge my iPhone faster than the other. Again, they've been quite good to me but my work and home keyboards both have a dud key (in quick succession) so I am looking for a cost effective Cherry Blue or…
> two years+ out of each
That's… just about nothing for a keyboard. I bought my wireless apple keyboard in 2010 and it's behaving perfectly, my MS Ergo 4000 is 10+ and the only issues with it are the plastic's paint going.
And I don't consider these old.
I wouldn't accept a fucking battery lasting less than 2 years, how can it be acceptable for a keyboard you found anywhere outside a walmart bargain bin?
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#27It always seemed odd to me that an American company tries to use an ostensibly German brand name to imply quality, instead of going for Made in US. Of course, they don't make these in the US... they're made by some contractors in China and/or Taiwan.
Sorry to break this to you but outside the US "made in the US" is up there with "made in China" as an indicator of quality.
That’s absolutely not true in my experience (mostly around Europe).
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#28If you're looking for a high quality cherry switched keyboard, Das was already company you wanted to avoid - and now possibly even moreso. Das is definitely a "brand over product" company and the market is flooded with much better alternatives, eg Leopold, Varmilo, IKBC, Vortex, Filco, etc.
I just wanted to put in a good word for WASD Keyboards. Mine has been solid as a rock, I'm still very pleased with it after 4 years of ownership.
I think it was Jeff Atwood (of Coding Horror fame) who turned me on to them in the first place.
(No association at all, just wanted to share my experience).
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#29If you're looking for a high quality cherry switched keyboard, Das was already company you wanted to avoid - and now possibly even moreso. Das is definitely a "brand over product" company and the market is flooded with much better alternatives, eg Leopold, Varmilo, IKBC, Vortex, Filco, etc.
I've bought three DasKeyboard Model S's, and so far I've had one starting to fail on me (one block of keys not getting their key presses registered) in five years (I have one at home and one at the office in use). That's not a bad track record, but I did notice a decline in their offering. The newer Model S introduced the 'fn' key left of the left super-button, resizing that one in the process. Now the old key-caps d…
A high-end keyboard failing after 5 years is "not a bad track record" ?
I have 40-year-old keyboards at home that still work great - one or two are even the awful membrane type.
Re: User banned from Das Keyboard forums for telling people of open-source drivers
#30If you're looking for a high quality cherry switched keyboard, Das was already company you wanted to avoid - and now possibly even moreso. Das is definitely a "brand over product" company and the market is flooded with much better alternatives, eg Leopold, Varmilo, IKBC, Vortex, Filco, etc.
Also you could just get one by Cherry itself.
I have 2 Cherry MX Board 3.0 i am quite happy with those.
Not even that expensive and of course no internet of shitty things.