Optimus Maximus

[Helevitia]

You can finally pre-order this keyboard and get it around the end of this year. Just curious, would you buy tis keyboard for $1490? Vote!


Pics: http://www.engadget.com/photos/optim...l-press-shots/

[ZokesPro]

It's neat but at that price? I'd never buy one.

At $250-$499 then maybe.

[Helevitia]

BTW, I forgot the "I wouldn't buy this keyboard at any price" option. So if that is what your vote would have been, jsut vote $250 or less I guess. Maybe a mod could change it?

[Helevitia]

It's neat but at that price? I'd never buy one.

At $250-$499 then maybe.

That's what I voted for.

[az]

In its current state with the unergonomic flat keys? Not at all. Maybe for 20 for the novelty.

If it were a good keyboard in addition to the display stuff, 250 would be a fair price (for a bluetooth version), though I still wouldn't pay that kind of money for a keyboard. Partly because I can't afford to, and partly because I cannot see this as really being useful to me. It would be nice, of course, but I've done fine on ordinary keyboards for the last few years

[Jessterw]

Poll updated

[Helevitia]

Thanks!

[Pace]

So each key is in fact a OLED display, meaning I can program it to display stuff. What else does it do for me?

I wouldn't pay this sort of money for it - $50 keyboards are plenty fine.

P.

Edit: Less than $250 for my vote. I have just saw this though, which makes it look very nice: http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/t...ps-august-15th

[TnT]

I wouldn't really want to spend a lot of money on something I don't ever look at.

[schmosef]

The keys look like they don't have enough travel; too shallow.

And the mini version that was out last year got terrible reviews. Really slow animation speed and bad colour vibrancy.

I agree with what TnT said too.

[Dr Mordrid]

Not a 'natural' profile so not interested.

[ZokesPro]

Imagine spilling something on it!

But for a user like myself, who sometimes has to switch between two languages, have the keys appear for each layout is nice!

Too bad the poll got updated after I posted my answer.

[Marshmallowman]

Well, with a really good keyboard and some practice...you don't actually look at the keys

I voted for lint, but hey I have splurged $20 on a keyboard before

[az]

I have just saw this though, which makes it look very nice: http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/t...ps-august-15th

I see the killer app for this: ctrl+alt+del

[rylan]

Just think spending that much and how pissed off you'll be when the blue OLEDs start dying!