VORTEX UP THE ANTE WITH THE 60% "POK3R" KEYBOARD

Hyburnate · 6 Jan 2017 at 21:45

Legend said:
So you can get ANSI with UK layout for this board? But not white RGB, only black RGB?

There is no such thing as "ANSI UK", so an ANSI board will always have the @ over the 2 and the # over the 3 etc. However you can run it with a UK language setting in Windows and it operates fine - This is how I run it, you don't lose any functionality or characters that I know of. You can also get RGB White, you'd have to ask Nik if OcUK can source them.

Legend · 6 Jan 2017 at 21:52

Ah OK, gotcha. I agree the key layout is nicer. Never been a fan of @ over the 2 though... had a US keyboard like that a while ago and could never get the hang of it. I'm just too ingrained with @ on the right.

Hyburnate · 6 Jan 2017 at 21:52

Legend said:
Ah OK, gotcha. I agree the key layout is nicer. Never been a fan of @ over the 2 though... had a US keyboard like that a while ago and could never get the hang of it. I'm just too ingrained with @ on the right.

You can always run a UK keyboard layout in Windows and it'll be where it is usually (on the " key on the US kb). To be honest, I type without looking so I don't even notice the difference.

Tephnos · 7 Jan 2017 at 01:51

ANSI pls.

MrMD · 7 Jan 2017 at 13:49

These have been available in ansi layout in the UK for over a year with white backlighting,not hard to find

Hyburnate · 7 Jan 2017 at 13:59

MrMD said:
These have been available in ansi layout in the UK for over a year with white backlighting,not hard to find

No... But most people on these forums try to support OcUK - I know from prior experience that if I have any issues, questions or concerns they will be resolved ASAP

e; And also, there isn't really a reputable place to be able to buy everything from. I love that I can get the board, the orings and keycaps here.

MrMD · 11 Jan 2017 at 01:59

Hyburnate said:
No... But most people on these forums try to support OcUK - I know from prior experience that if I have any issues, questions or concerns they will be resolved ASAP

e; And also, there isn't really a reputable place to be able to buy everything from. I love that I can get the board, the orings and keycaps here.

Ofcourse

Just think its unlikely OCUK would stock such a niche KB in what is a niche layout for a uk buyer,just so folk know it can be had if they want it

Will wait for clear switches myself and buy of ocuk if/when it ever gets a UK iso!

I have asked about pok3rs being sold via OCUK for ages,glad it happened,KBC are slow with EURO/UK rollout sadly

Temujin · 11 Jan 2017 at 10:32

These have certainly crept up in price, though i guess it has "RGB" in the name thus is subject to gamer premium, the Pok3r is a nice keyboard but it certainly doesn't justify a £150 price tag.

NikTheSHNIK · 6 Feb 2017 at 13:58

One of my colleagues bought one of these beauts to go with his latest project:

1nfamous said:
A quick post on the keyboard choice for this build, while I sort out other (more expensive) things toward the end of this month.

I've wanted a 60% keyboard for a while and I love the minimalist style they offer, while also saving a ton of backpack space when going LAN or travelling.

I've chosen to go for the Vortex POK3R RGB with brown switches.

My main requirement was for a metal chassis, which the Vortex POK3R offers. secondary was to have brown switches. Brown switches are my favourites to use, out of all I have tried, and is entirely down to personal comfort and ease of typing AND gaming.

I have paired this with the Tai Hao PBT Double Shot Keycaps in black/grey.

I have popped the Glorious PC Gaming Race GWR-75 wrist rest. Perfect!

I'm really happy with how the lighting turned out with these keycaps. They have printed lettering so of course light doesn't bleed through the keys but rather leaves a lovely underlighting that isn't overwhelming. I'll admit, this is the first time using PBT caps, but I can be sure that my previous keyboard was the last time that I use ABS caps!

1nfamous · 6 Feb 2017 at 15:33

akaFonzie said:
These have certainly crept up in price, though i guess it has "RGB" in the name thus is subject to gamer premium, the Pok3r is a nice keyboard but it certainly doesn't justify a £150 price tag.

While I agree that many keyboards are pretty expensive, the POK3R isn't one of them imho, after using mine for only a few days. Best £150 (+ price of separate PBT caps) I have ever spent of a slab of buttons.

It is incredibly easy to type on and the functions are ridiculously intuitive to use. I love how the per key-lighting works, though I feel this could have been explained a little better in the instructions.

1nfamous · 7 Feb 2017 at 10:50

I've corrected the manual and added per-key lighting instructions for anyone interested/new buyers.

POK3R RGB User Manual

NikTheSHNIK · 7 Feb 2017 at 10:52

1nfamous said:
I've corrected the manual and added per-key lighting instructions for anyone interested/new buyers.

POK3R RGB User Manual

Nice one!

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Legend · 7 Feb 2017 at 12:40

1nfamous said:
While I agree that many keyboards are pretty expensive, the POK3R isn't one of them imho, after using mine for only a few days. Best £150 (+ price of separate PBT caps) I have ever spent of a slab of buttons.

It is incredibly easy to type on and the functions are ridiculously intuitive to use. I love how the per key-lighting works, though I feel this could have been explained a little better in the instructions.

Must say that is super schmexy looking! I'm a big fan of purple/grey as a colour combo.

I've been waiting on the Nature White coming back in to stock to try this board out for myself. I am slightly concerned with lack of arrows and numpad though... I do find myself using that a lot I've noticed, so would take some getting used to.

Habakkuk · 7 Feb 2017 at 17:08

I have a Poker2, now wishing I held off for a RGB model.

Ah well - they don't take up much space

1nfamous · 9 Feb 2017 at 16:55

Legend;30479105 said:
Must say that is super schmexy looking! I'm a big fan of purple/grey as a colour combo.

I've been waiting on the Nature White coming back in to stock to try this board out for myself. I am slightly concerned with lack of arrows and numpad though... I do find myself using that a lot I've noticed, so would take some getting used to.

Purple and grey is spot on :cool:

I tend to use the arrow keys quite a bit too. Although after using it for a while, it's pretty easy to get used to and there are actually a couple of options (not just one) to use arrow keys. You can either hold FN and use I, J, K , L OR you can press left windows key + right alt + spacebar to convert FN, MENU, right ctrl, right shift keys into the arrows until the combo is pressed again. Personally, I have dip switch 3 on, changing the positions of FN and Caps Lock as I rarely use caps lock and I can then use my left pinky finger to activate the I J K L arrow keys

NikTheSHNIK · 9 Feb 2017 at 17:04

1nfamous;30487513 said:
Purple and grey is spot on

.....Personally, I have dip switch 3 on, changing the positions of FN and Caps Lock as I rarely use caps lock and I can then use my left pinky finger to activate the I J K L arrow keys

RyanF · 9 Feb 2017 at 19:16

NikTheSHNIK;30376223 said:
gaming wrist rest

Tephnos · 22 Feb 2017 at 22:03

1nfamous said:
Purple and grey is spot on

I tend to use the arrow keys quite a bit too. Although after using it for a while, it's pretty easy to get used to and there are actually a couple of options (not just one) to use arrow keys. You can either hold FN and use I, J, K , L OR you can press left windows key + right alt + spacebar to convert FN, MENU, right ctrl, right shift keys into the arrows until the combo is pressed again. Personally, I have dip switch 3 on, changing the positions of FN and Caps Lock as I rarely use caps lock and I can then use my left pinky finger to activate the I J K L arrow keys

what switches did you opt for?

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