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

Legend said:
So you can get ANSI with UK layout for this board? But not white RGB, only black RGB?
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
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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.
 
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MrMD said:
These have been available in ansi layout in the UK for over a year with white backlighting,not hard to find :)
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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.
 
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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.
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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 :(
 
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.
 
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.

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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.

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

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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!
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
 
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.
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Purple and grey is spot on :cool:

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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 :)
 
1nfamous said:
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 :)
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what switches did you opt for?
 
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