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matt3o
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matt3o
Apr 14, 2015
I would like to respond to all the "I don't understand why... [RANT]... this way I have to buy X kits instead of 1 or 2".
If we had to satisfy every request of every custom keyboard we would end up with 100 super specialized kits each of which would probably cost over $150.
Granite is not an "Ergodox" or "Minila" or "Poker" or whatever set. It's a generalist keycap set. The purpose of Granite is to cover as many keyboards as possible within the most reasonable price tag.
Someone may not know that the more kits we have, the more expensive they are because sales are diluted among all of them. *** So adding a new set, or distributing keys differently to better cover a specific keyboard may actually have the effect of increasing the cost! *** On MD you just see 2 or 3 tiers but Signature Plastics tiers are much more granular (10,15,25,50,75,100,...) and the price starts becoming interesting at 75+
I find the "I don't like the X kit" incredibly selfish because you are putting your own preference over the one of the whole community. Granite is all about letting everybody grab a complete set of PBT keycaps for a wide range of keyboards.
This doesn't mean that there's no room for improvement, that's what Interest Checks are for. Granite was developed in months over GH, DT and Reddit. I suggest the next time you join the interest checks, I never rejected a good suggestion. Honestly, the drama queen is not going to bring you anywhere.
Lord_of_Moisture
64
Apr 14, 2015
matt3oAgreed, I think one of the biggest attractions of Granite apart from the aesthetics of course would be how its basically compatible with almost any keyboard on the market. When I got my Filco Minla, I thought that I would have to except the fact that I wouldn't be able to get a new keycap set fully compatible with it at all, but with the Granite set its possible.
The fact that people don't like X kit takes away the wide compatibility of Granite with other keyboards. I still however think that perhaps SP could reduce the price a little bit more due to the large amount of people who've joined this drop. Apart from that one little thing about pricing, I think Granite is a great set.
chrisq
55
Apr 14, 2015
matt3oI can attest to matt3o being open to suggestions. Even my plea for the mildy rare "compose" key was accepted and it was added to the bonus pack.
dginer
131
Apr 14, 2015
chrisqWhat bonus pack?
flipjsio
101
Apr 14, 2015
dginerbonus pack from previous round, which is not included here, unfortunately.
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