Optimus keyboard - WOW

[kempez]

Aye: I'll stick with my Saitek Eclipse II

[GoNz0]

yeh the price is way over the top. the 3 key thing they sell just doesnt do enough.
maybe if they did a 12 key version for £100 they might sell, but even the 3 key version @ £130 is a total rip off..

and ditto on the G15, love it.

[chuckskull]

I think i'll stick with my g15 for now

What he said ^

TBH I thought £50 was a bit extortionate for a keyboard

[ikonia]

if the software used to program the keys is anything similar to the optimuse mini - its quite hard to program / write interact for.

I'm still waiting for the "linux" version promised on the web page when I ordered my optimus mini.

The hardware on the mini is great, and the plugins are fine.

but I bought them as they promised a full API guide, and linux drivers.

So far I've not got them

[GeorgeTuk]

That looks like it could break very easily if moved around alot, more for show than practicality.

[danroyle]

What he said ^

TBH I thought £50 was a bit extortionate for a keyboard

same here stck with the g15

out of interest anyone with a short temper may wanna order 5 cos when you get raped by some sniper on bf 3142 (prob be out before keyboard )

you'll need to replace it cant see it holding up to a light whack

[autopilot]

Get ya preorders in... http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/


A snip at $1,536

[Funkstar]

I think i'll pass on this at the moment

[spazman]

Bargin only in my geeky dreams i think

[Goose]

hehe it would be cool to program in a load of insults for people who didnt realise the keys changed like my mum who would have no idea.

[saltynay]

How do you program the keys in the first place as you obviously have to set commands for each key but how can you do that without a keyboard????

[Funkstar]

It comes with software that loads a selection of templates for each language.

They were originaly saying it would be an open API so the keyboard could be used in Linux or on Mac etc.

[Recoil]

hell's gonna freeze over before i purchase one of those - well that or winning the lottery!