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toniidesu
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Apr 30, 2019
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BurnsAllot
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Apr 30, 2019
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toniidesuIf Massdrop is going to copy a design, I hope they go with KBD19X instead of the Leopold.
toniidesu
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Apr 30, 2019
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BurnsAllotI'm not sure we have any disagreement here. It looks about the same to me. :)
Varholiaglimp
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May 1, 2019
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BurnsAllotJust the space between the top row and the numpad is a tremendous improvement. I wish (Mass)drop had chosen that layout.
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GotEmAll
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May 1, 2019
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toniidesuBecause if they just copied (the Leo), everyone would say, its just a copy (of a popular board). They wanted to be original and they succeeded. Not saying "what" they suceeded at though.....
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toniidesu
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May 1, 2019
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GotEmAllI apologize for using the word "copy" so loosely. In the description, it states "done in the 1800 layout," but this layout is so uncommon that what it means is unclear without more research. Take a look at this Compaq board (a rebranded Cherry G80-1800 with ANSI layout) and tell me whether Massdrop has been original here (minus the bling aluminum case, lighting, and keycaps):
toniidesu
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May 2, 2019
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ValenTotally! It's not really a question of originality that I'm concerned with here, even though I believe that choosing an uncommon layout like the G80-1800 offers more opportunities to take risks and deviate from the pattern. The 87-key tenkeyless format is heavily standardized, as is the 104-key full-size design. When a new board comes out in either layout, I'm not expecting it to look any different from what I'm used to. For the record, I think the CTRL and ALT are nice-looking boards that I'm prepared to recommend without having owned them. Part of what prompted me to comment on the design of the Shift is my feeling that it doesn't live up to the visual standards of the other boards in the series, and at $200-250 it's going up against the very refined high end of the keyboard world (Topre etc).
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UPDATE: I did some more reading on boards like this and it looks like (Mass)drop decided to copy the design of the Cherry G80-1800, gap and all (shown here in its Compaq-branded ANSI variant). The only difference I see is that the Shift does away with Cherry's indicator lights between F-row and numpad.