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New Poker II Mechanical Keyboard

Name: New Poker II Mechanical Keyboard
Brand: IKBC
SKU: new-poker-ii-mechanical-keyboard
Price: 80 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.210526 (38 reviews)

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A true 60% mechanical keyboard with real-time macro programming, the Poker II is compact, aesthetically pleasing, and highly functional—and this version features a few key updates to make it even better. The new Poker II has legends situated in the top left of each keycap, and it comes outfitted with the latest USB-C connection, which also makes it compatible with the latest Mac computers Read More

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Thibault

Dec 29, 2018

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The keyboard is very solid, comes with colored modifiers for the CTRL, ALT, and SHIFT keys. I wish I hadn't gone with the MX Blacks because they're a bit heavy for me, but to each its own. Overall, I'm quite happy with my purchase, and would recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable pre-built 60% keyboard.

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cupsole

Jan 2, 2019

Thibaulthow long did it take to ship?

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Tsiklon

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Feb 6, 2019

Verified Buyer

I have both a white and black model of this - one for home, the other for the office - both with blue switches. The configurability of this keyboard i found superb - i especially liked the ability to switch Caps lock with CTRL, and Alt with Super - giving a perfect OS X layout for me personally. As for the lack of arrow keys this is also configurable in hardware - i seldom use the bottom right modifier keys so being able to set those to the arrow keys was very convenient. If anything this is a bit too configurable haha. i used to frequently find myself in an alternative layout of the board, i found the indicator lights informing me of this to be of insufficient brightness. but that's a minor quibble.

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ftairs

Jan 6, 2019

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I use this while traveling so I can still have that feel/flow and it works perfectly. Included a standard usb cable and a usb-c to usb-c, both of which I have used. Color modifiers are nice though I only use the CTRL one, white on white with that red pops nicely. Switches are quality and I’ve been complimented on it multiple times. Mechanical for life folks! Paired with a felt case I got here too it makes for a perfect experience.

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abbabon

Jul 6, 2018

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The Keyboard is OK. The Production quality is great - the default keycaps are amazing, the case, while plastic, is cool and the stock cord is amazing (the usb-c-to-usb one, the usb-c to usb-c is a bit on the cheap end since it's not braided).
HOWEVER - from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective - this keyboard is bad. The PCB and case are not-standard, which will make it very hard for you to replace it, shall you want let's say a CNC aluminum case (like the pok3r's, for example). The 'programming' is not great either - there are better options out there that allow you to temper with the 'main' layer in a graphical and intuitive way.
In summary - this keyboard is a great 60% starter keyboard - it's just that it's not expandable in almost any way. I would go for the pok3r, just for the better case, and for those of you who want to program your keyboard - this is not it.

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abbabon

Jul 30, 2018

I will sell mine for 80$, not including international shipping (unless you happen to live in Israel)

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AlexMw

Jul 30, 2018

abbabonsadly i do not live in Israel

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lskital

Sep 13, 2018

Verified Buyer

This is a great keyboard as you are not too picky about programmability. Despite iKBC statements of "fully programmable", this keyboard has some serious programming limitations, for example: Fn + any of FGH (and probably a few others) can't be remapped as they are reserved for other things - this prevents me from using Vi style navigation. Can't program Fn + Shift + any key, for example: mapped Fn + i to 'up', but I can't map Fn + Shift + i to PgUp.
Other than programmability, I have not complaints about this keyboard. Build quality is very good. It's all plastic, but it doesn't affects its functionality in any way, internal cable routing is very nice. Additional colored keycaps for modifiers is a nice addition. The price is reasonable.
I hope the programmability issues will be eventually addressed by a new firmware, but firmware releases are rather sparse and iKBC claims this keyboard is programmable enough...

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mrzoug

Dec 30, 2018

Navigation in what apps? vi mode in bash?

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lskital

Dec 30, 2018

mrzougTo remap hjkl to Left Down Up Right, so we have Vi style navigation in any app.

alwalker

Jul 2, 2018

Verified Buyer

Not a horrible board but the firmware is really finicky about the order you press keys in when you use the function layer to do shortcuts that use more than two keys so if you're a heavy hotkey user it's almost unbearable.

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TheEngineer101

May 28, 2019

alwalkerI can agree. I was not so familiar with the layout and often found myself trying many times to turn off some hotkeys, to almost no avail. It was surprisingly frustrating at times. So if anyone wants to use the hotkeys, please read the manual carefully.

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Abukado

Mar 2, 2022

Verified Buyer

New Doesn't Mean Better

I purchased this keyboard cause I loved the original Vortex Poker II keyboard. However, I've run into a few quirks that have become bothersome the more I use this keyboard - mainly: 1) The stabs get stuck now and most likely needs lubing. Unless I hit the Shift/Backspace/Enter keys in the middle there is a noticeable resistance on keypress and sometimes even get stuck. 2) The FN programming is weird. You have to first press down on FN then can do Shift combinations (ie. Shift + Home/End/Up/Down...). On my original, I'm allowed to press Shift or FN first then Home/End and it will work fine. I'd say this shouldn't impact too many people but it's a nuisance since its a key combination I use a lot for highlighting text On the bright side, I've been able to use this board for practicing soldering/desoldering.

Recommends this product? No

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