I’m genuinely just confused what the hype is with HHKB. It sounds just like a membrane but for 250 dollars. What the hell is the hype about?
I’m genuinely just confused what the hype is with HHKB. It sounds just like a membrane but for 250 dollars. What the hell is the hype about?
You speaking from experience of just repeating the usual diatribe by those who don’t even buy any of this stuff? Genuinely curious.
Ngl I ordered a set of keycaps back in 2020, and they were supposed to ship out last December. Just got another notice a week ago that they’d be delayed again into late December of this year so I get it
What keycaps are they?
They were an EVA-01 themed set of keycaps that I bought in tandem with the EV-01 linear switches, the original delay I understood because of COVID but at this point I’ve debated on just getting a refund
Have you asked the vendor for a refund? Mecha 01 is an instock item on Drop… just get a refund and but those.
Those are the ones I’m waiting on :') pre-ordered them ages ago too
Three-year-delayed keycaps.
Which ones?
Waited two years for a group buy, was not worth the wait and pretty much killed any further interest in keyboards. While waiting I got some Chinese SA caps that were great. Will never group buy ever again.
More stuff for the rest of us then. (shrug).
I mean, as usual, it’s the people who don’t/won’t/no longer use group buys that moan the loudest about them. I didn’t even mention group buys in the post you replied to. I mentioned cheap stuff off AliExpress. You assumed ‘nice things’ means group buy, not me.
It is just reality. Having the community handle everything is both a blessing and a curse. Very original projects can be born, but in term of QA and delays it’s a shitshow.
I participated in multiple group-buys. Not a single one was on point on ETA. At least 50% higher delays than expected.
No wonder newcomers will go to aliexpress to get in 2 weeks, for 40 bucks, the clone of the GMK set resold at 250 on the mechmarket.
You can’t level that accusation at everyone. There are a ton of great vendors, designers and small manufacturers out there. You are doing the industry a disservice because there’s been three high profile examples of douchebaggery lately. You want shit QA and customer service? Try getting a return on your AliExpress keycaps if you have a warped space bar then, see how that pans out.
I don’t get this attitude though. It’s not as if GMK are the only keycap manufacturer in the world. There’s SO MUCH in stock readily available stuff these days that this argument no longer holds water. They go to AliExpress because it’s cheap, not because anyone is forcing them to. You speak as if there’s no other option… it’s either Ali or GMK, and there’s no other choice :) Why?