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Other The Great Argos Keyboard Kerfuffle

Discussion in 'General' started by GeorgeK, 26 Jan 2016.

  1. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    You've resurrected the Carnival Cougar?!
    I'm waiting for him to mistake his vaping fluid for eye drops. :D
     
  2. jinq-sea

    jinq-sea 'write that down in your copy book' Super Moderator

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    Also in some weird forum-tunnel, Spreadie's avatar is in the picture. Woooooooo!
     
  3. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    Fun fact, that is a hypodermic needle in there (as opposed to a blunt dropper). Also note the spoon handle to the left. I know how to enjoy and unwind at my desk ;)

    The Cougar is perfect for my work needs with its 8 hardware macro keys. Record, run, run, run, overwrite - whenever and however I want.
     
  4. jinq-sea

    jinq-sea 'write that down in your copy book' Super Moderator

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    Hahahaha! You chase that dragon, ShirtBro.

    The Cougar is such an ace keyboard. I also still smirk at the name 'Cougar Attack'. Sounds like a description of a night out in some dire nightclub somewhere.
     
  5. mingingbollock

    mingingbollock Minimodder

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    Well i am about to rma my nice new cheap keyboard with browns , been enjoying it
    but bloody backlight dont work properly , no ajustment or breathing mode , its on or off with full brightness.
    Picky bugger i am lol
     
  6. meandmymouth

    meandmymouth Multimodder

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    I've been using an Inateck USB KVM to switch almost seamlessly between a mac and my laptop at work, but it crapped out on me today so looks like that new keyboard is going to come in handy!
     
  7. Zoon

    Zoon Hunting Wabbits since the 80s

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    I just happen to be the person who maintains the standard laptop, dock, monitor and stand config for the business.

    It's no coincidence that everyone has at least one Dell P series 22" monitor (I have two), Vesa monitor arms, and laptops with decent CPU, plenty of RAM and fast SSDs.

    Crucial M/MX series SSDs, Samsung EVO 840/850.

    Ooh yeah.

    While most people have standard Dell basic wireless mouse and wired keyboards, there's a few people with Logitech Performance MX mice, and wireless keyboards. I have an Arc keyboard.
     
  8. Kovoet

    Kovoet What's a Dremel?

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    Now that I like the look of.
    Might see if I can get an old K60 or 70 and change the keys.
     
  9. CrapBag

    CrapBag Multimodder

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    Not really sure if anyone is following my dilemma but the board was collected on Tuesday and UK mail haven't even contacted Argos to say its been collected so I'm still without a refund.

    Wish I'd never purchased it now.
     
  10. Behemoth

    Behemoth Timelord in training

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    UK Mail are useless, if they can't find your address then they won't deliver and say you have to go collect it from the depot.

    FYI if you have sent something back to Argos and you can prove it then it really doesn't matter if they have it back yet or not, if you sent it back under CCR 2013, or CRA as faulty then in either case they have 14 days to refund your money.
     
  11. jewelie

    jewelie Ancient geek, newbie to BT

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    How are people finding the Reds?

    I'm far more impressed than I was originally, still totally feels like a mechanical build and I'm not typoing much now.

    Only major issue is my partner is drawn to the SHINY and keeps finding excuses to hog the PC. :)
     
  12. LennyRhys

    LennyRhys Fan Fan

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    I sold my TK to a mate and he loves the Reds, but not so much love for the layout.
     
  13. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    TBH, I don't mind the layout.

    I have the numpad disabled by default, so it works like a TKL. It's just a matter of pressing the numlock to get the numpad back, which I find even easier than reaching for my separate numpad.

    If this had browns, it would definitely be my daily driver, but I'm not hating the reds yet, so my Rapid-i with browns is still sitting in it's box.
     
  14. MadGinga

    MadGinga oooh whats this do?

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    Ditto, thats how i had it set up when using it. Very nice to use but as my desk is big enough for a full size will stick with my ducky, also prefer the blue led to the white...
     
  15. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    I'm loving mine. Much prefer the size to the K60. Wish the back lighting colours could be changed but beggars can't be choosers.
     
  16. jewelie

    jewelie Ancient geek, newbie to BT

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    Yeah. After a day or two of avoiding using the PC because of the hassle of adjusting to a new keyboard, I'm now used typing on the keys (it *is* still quiet a shift from the Model M mind) but it's going to take me ages to get used to the unusual layout. Time will tell. It's nice having the extra space on the keyboard drawer though: potentially extra space for another cup! :)
     
  17. LennyRhys

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    It's all about priorities, innit?! :D I have so much desk space that I could easily have a full size keyboard under my main display (even a big hulking Cherry G80 or Dell AT102); there's just something aesthetically appealing about the smaller keyboards that is hard to explain or justify...that's why some people own more than ten keyboards. :lol:
     
  18. GeorgeK

    GeorgeK Swinging the banhammer Super Moderator

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    More than 10 keyboards now that's just crazy *counts keyboards* *phew - less than 10*
     
  19. jinq-sea

    jinq-sea 'write that down in your copy book' Super Moderator

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    Fewer than 10 [emoji6]
     
  20. goldstar0011

    goldstar0011 Multimodder

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    Wouldn't mind some different keycaps for my keyboard, I know the space bar might be tricky but for the rest what am I looking for exactly?

    No idea what layout it is or if I need to buy specific keycaps
     

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