It's Arrived - Art. Lebedev Studio Optimus Maximus Keyboard

V3g3tto · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:40

Err, no i won't this is an open forum and i'm expressing my opinion without insults, flames, vulgarity, violence, racism, agression, bullying, bad language or personal attacks.

If countering opinions and subtle humour are not allowed here, i suggest these forums are made private.

james.miller · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:42

be careful where you draw the line, v3g3tto, because winding people up is trolling and the rules are very clear on that subject. if you want to continue posting on these forums you should aware of the rules.

semi-pro waster · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:43

It isn't that you are countering opinions per se, I do that frequently enough myself. It is that you've just admitted trolling which is expressly forbidden in the FAQ, that is why I've suggested you give it a rest for a while but whether you do or don't is entirely up to you.

Fire Wizard · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:45

Hello V3g3tto, I think you are misunderstanding. Everyone is welcome to express their opinions but you are quite honestly going beyond that now, for example:

V3g3tto said:
Nah i'm having fun winding people up because i am extremely bored at work. You may notice my other threads in every other section helping people out in just about every spec thread, memory, processors, overclocking, windows.

This is my fun thread and it's amusing me.

V3g3tto · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:47

I said i was winding people up as i was annoyed by the reaction i got with what was very simple humour. It's a defence mechanism i have. But ok, we can all be serious, i'll punch up the technical specifications of said board and analytically compare them to other niche goods on the market and judge the market forces implicated by such purchases and at what level of demand can push production costs low enough for mass production.

Or,

People can stop having a personal reaction to tongue-in-cheek humour that even a 5 yr old would take in good nature.

krooton · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:50

V3g3tto said:
I said i was winding people up as i was annoyed by the reaction i got with what was very simple humour. It's a defence mechanism i have. But ok, we can all be serious, i'll punch up the technical specifications of said board and analytically compare them to other niche goods on the market and judge the market forces implicated by such purchases and at what level of demand can push production costs low enough for mass production.

Or,

People can stop having a personal reaction to tongue-in-cheek humour that even a 5 yr old would take in good nature.

Understate much?

PiKe · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:51

The successor to the Maximus looks nice http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-tactus/ although I'm not sure what typing would be like without actual keys to press.

james.miller · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:57

PiKe said:
The successor to the Maximus looks nice http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-tactus/ although I'm not sure what typing would be like without actual keys to press.

whats interesting is that it could work out to be a lot cheaper than the maximus. lcd screen with a decent touch sensitive membrane. we know it can be done well, now

Ethics · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:08

I actually like the look of that tactus one, it seems really cool, i like the look a lot more than the one this post is about.

I wouldn't pay over £100 for it though. Would be weird in games

OCdude · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:10

badbob said:
Double duh. It's a imported device, so it won't have UK adaptor, they're not allowed to sell them. And as for "american style" keyboard have you realised the keys aren't imprinted on them?

Oh really they're not imprinted!?!!!!11one

Yes im referring to the Enter key and the PHYSICAL keys themselves.

Double duh to you :rolleyes:

I hope they eventually bring out one with bigger screens on - that's the major difference between the first renders and the final product - they were limited to 48x48 pixel screens.

Would have been nice to have a long display on the spacebar etc

GodMac · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:30

Just seen this post and couldn't believe anyone would pay £800 for a keyboard. After googling it and checking it out I can't believe I havn't bought one myself. Just saving now! Never need another keyboard ever again. Wonder what the MTBF is?

sid · 20 Mar 2008 at 15:46

Mean time before failure

~D~ · 20 Mar 2008 at 16:03

I think he meant the actual value, rather than the definition ;p

GodMac · 20 Mar 2008 at 16:03

I know what the MTBF means but how long is it 100,000 hours, 200,000 etc

ps3ud0 · 20 Mar 2008 at 16:26

sid said:
Mean time before failure

LOL

Definitely want the Tactus when they do it - probably pay upto £200 dependent on its durability and warranty.

Am surprised they didnt make more screens for the spacebar so you could have more 'widgets' there...

ps3ud0 :cool:

Kell_ee001 · 20 Mar 2008 at 17:26

V3g3tto, trolling is trolling - cool it!

silversurfer · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:15

The tactus looks good and the lebedev likes tatu!

How fast can you touch type with no keys though. I'd like to see an analogue mode keyboard for games

Nanoman · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:41

Such sweet keyboards !! £800 though ouch!

semi-pro waster · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:59

GodMac said:
I know what the MTBF means but how long is it 100,000 hours, 200,000 etc

According to a post by deadite66 here about 1.5 years of being constantly on before the OLEDs die. Which would be rather a lot of typing, particularly as they keys switch off the OLEDs after a short period of inactivity apparantly to save them.

asim18 · 20 Mar 2008 at 22:26

OMG that would be so cool for FSX!