Why I Love Prototype Runs and Helping Keyboard Designers
The Migra TKL Prototype by Thebloodyez “This is my keyboard. There are many like it, but this one is mine.” - William H. Rupertus. In another life, if Major General William H. Rupertus, the Marine who coined the United States Marine Creed, had been a keyboard enthusiast, we might've gotten this line instead. All joking aside, this has been an article that I’ve wanted to write for quite some time. There are many reasons why we love the keyboard hobby, and today, I wanted to introduce you to one of mine—prototype keyboards and helping keyboard designers by joining prototype runs. Now, it’s not risk-free, and one should weigh the pros and cons of joining a prototype run, so I encourage you to pay attention to the disclaimer portion of this article. I know that there are prototype runs for keycaps, switches, and other cool things in our keyboard hobby, but for this article, I’ll be focusing only on keyboards. Also, please know that not every prototype run will be handled...
Dec 31, 2024
_ A backlighted keyboard with opaque keys? What's the point? To make it harder to see the legends?
_ What kind of printing is the "pink/blue top printed"? Any way to guess how durable it is?
_ Why are there no photos of ANY of the other printing options?
_ A white case costs more than a black one? (Really, white plastic costs more than black plastic?)
_ When you click the lower photos, presumably to zoom in on them, why do _smaller_ versions appear? (Am I using the wrong side of the lens? <g> )
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