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mooswa
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Nov 21, 2013
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blueshaedow
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Nov 21, 2013
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mooswaMost likely people are buying the ergodox kit with the keycaps, instead of buying just the keycaps.
mooswa
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Nov 21, 2013
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blueshaedowBut kit comes with inferior DSA set! I think the best strategy is to commit to the lowest price of the DCS set - also $45. If it is met, just edit your ergodox kit order to exclude DSA set.
didier
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Nov 21, 2013
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mooswahere are the specifications from signature plastics:
http://www.solutionsinplastic.com/pdfs/DSAFamily.pdf
http://www.solutionsinplastic.com/pdfs/DCSFamily.pdf
Another difference: DSA has a spherical top DCS has a cylindrical top
Maybe people like more the retro look spherical top is giving
Another difference: DSA has a spherical top DCS has a cylindrical top
Maybe people like more the retro look spherical top is giving
jefferai
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Nov 21, 2013
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mooswaAlso if you are using alternative layouts then DCS may be a bad idea.
farinasa
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Nov 21, 2013
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mooswaWhat makes you say that DSAs are inferior? They aren't flat, they're spherical which, to me, is more ergonomic for fingertips.
mooswa
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Nov 21, 2013
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farinasaFlat not in the sense of individual key cap, but of overall keyboard. See this:
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Keyboard_profile
"The reason for a curved profile is ergonomics: to even out the distance that the fingers have to move for typing on different rows."
Signature Plastics site mentiones on the FAQ: "the DSA family was mainly created for industrial applications".
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Keyboard_profile
"The reason for a curved profile is ergonomics: to even out the distance that the fingers have to move for typing on different rows."
Signature Plastics site mentiones on the FAQ: "the DSA family was mainly created for industrial applications".
farinasa
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Nov 21, 2013
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mooswaAhhh, now I see. Thanks for clearing that up. I think I will be joining the DCS drop now. I thought they WERE flat like a dell keyboard or something. You can get regular ass DCS and DSA from signature plastics anytime. And fairly cheaply too. Now if you want to get crazy, check out the sculptured SA Honeywell group buy over at deskthority.
jefferai
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Nov 21, 2013
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mooswaDo you know how well the SA caps in the solarized set might work with the ErgoDox layout, since they are sculptured?
I really like that color scheme and am thinking of getting one of those sets (or one of the cheaper vortex double-shot sets I linked to earlier), and ordering one-off blanks of the few keys that aren't covered.
I really like that color scheme and am thinking of getting one of those sets (or one of the cheaper vortex double-shot sets I linked to earlier), and ordering one-off blanks of the few keys that aren't covered.
farinasa
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Nov 21, 2013
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mooswaYou are awesome. I hadn't seen that one. Guess I need to spend more time on geekhack. Those look great, and now my wallet is empty. Thanks for sharing.
mooswa
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Nov 21, 2013
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jefferaiAlphas should be ok, but the problem is where to get all the 'unique' ergodox extra keys, - 4 x 2-units for thumb cluster, 12 x 1.5-units 'modifiers'. You could get individual SA caps from SP, but getting the right color is going to be expensive/impossible without a group buy. The best bet is probably to lobby bunnylake on geekhack to add ergodox kit option. I bet it will be more then 45$ though. I think DCS drop is really great, wish there were more participants.
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Why are there so few commits on the DCS drop?