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Re: Codex Micro

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Post by torginus » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #16

This is a rebranded/reskinned WORK LOUDER Creator Micro 2 btw ( https://worklouder.cc/creator-micro-2 ). Great device if you're into expensive tech toys (a la Teenage Engineering), but if you were waiting for a big OpenAI hardware reveal sorry to disappoint.

They could've at least made something custom, and claim it was designed with help from GPT 5.6

The price for that HW basically implies it either has sizeable margins or is made with artisan methods.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by luqtas » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC

laweijfmvo wrote: post #99

After a few minutes on the site, I have no clue what this is for. A keyboard that interacts with Codex? That’s just a software feature, why am I paying $230 for hotkeys?

just like the general mechanical keyboard community... over expensive hardware, sometimes not even shipping with friendly layers for rookies (like VIAL framework for configuring QMK) and oh! QUESTIONABLE ERGONOMIC DESIGNS like ortholinear arrangements for plank keyboards with 40% of the keys, the absurd goes on [0]

[0] i sell cheap handwired dactyl keyboards in Brazil

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by Razengan » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC

bogdan wrote: post #18

We need to bring back the 'turbo' button.[1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button#Purpose

And literal physical keys to lock computers with!

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by porphyra » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC

freedomben wrote: post #125

Windows and Mac only (no Linux). While I love a good piece of hardware with real buttons, I struggle to justify the money on this. If it supported Linux and was a bit cheaper I might splerge just to have a toy, but I'm definitely not switching to windows or mac just for this.

You could probably easily get Codex (CLI) to vibe code Linux support tbh. It's probably just a regular USB HID device. The main problem is that right now it only works with the GUI Codex App which doesn't have official Linux support.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by vcarrico » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC

Seems like they're just throwing spaghetti at the wall.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by joshmarinacci » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC

This is just a Macropad, right? All of the smarts are on the PC side. So why is it so expensive?

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by oompydoompy74 » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC

BedVibe_Studios wrote: post #25

I'm curious who the target audience is. As a developer I already spend all day at my keyboard, so I'm not yet convinced dedicated hardware is faster than a desktop app. I'd love to hear from people who've actually used it.

The audience is goobers.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by torginus » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC

BedVibe_Studios wrote: post #25

I'm curious who the target audience is. As a developer I already spend all day at my keyboard, so I'm not yet convinced dedicated hardware is faster than a desktop app. I'd love to hear from people who've actually used it.

I think people who want to project a 'cracked' (god I hate that word) agentic engineer vibe. But my experience with basically everyone in my immediate vicinity, is that people have no respect or awe for the 'tell the robot to do the thing' workflow.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by wyre » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #108

ihuman wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you think that's expensive, don't fall down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole. There's no upper limit on how much they can be

Oh for sure. It’s like Monster cables or audiophile stuff or other luxury goods. It’s entirely irrational. Though some people badly need it to be framed as perfectly rational.

Mech keyboards are closer to audiophile stuff than monster cables and luxury goods. The prices are generally commanded by low production volumes with high production quality. At least that's how the hobby used to be, I know its grown a lot and its much easier to find mass produced mechanical keyboards.

Check out Norbauer for the upper echolon of mechanical keyboard engineering. https://www.norbauer.co/pages/the-seneca

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by dybber » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC

hmokiguess wrote: post #119

landr0id wrote: post #88

If anyone is looking at this thinking it looks pretty and wants to check out Work Louder's keyboards, let me save you the time. Their keyboards must be made by designers who do not type much because they are both not pleasant to type on and not very high-quality. The Nomad [E] might be one of the worst keyboards I've ever purchased, and I owned one of the original butterfly switch MacBooks.

I was interested in their knob1, and, if you go to their website today it still says pre-order with shipping in August 2025 (stuck in the past), at this point I accepted it's vaporware [1] [1] https://worklouder.cc/knob1

Their website is blocked by my ISP as being unsafe.