Optimus Maximus, not only pricey but now also limited
by L.T. on Apr 27, 2007 +
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Optimus Maximus 01

The little OLED keyboard that could finally has a set price, $1536. Unfortunately the company can only produce 200 units before December this year. They hope and pray plan to have 400 more by the following January.

When the keyboard was first unveiled, it immediately received praised and lust from drooling nerdboys everywhere. Then came all the setbacks. First it was the delay in production. Then pricing became an issue which led to a revised design with monochromatic OLEDs in lieu of color. Then durability became an issue which forced the keyboard thru yet another redesign to accommodate the need for replaceable keys.

All in all the manufacturer has kept most of their promises. The keyboard is still sexy. It’s back to color OLEDs. They’re replaceable and pre-orders start in 22 days. If it weren’t for the price and limited quantity, I’d be all over it. The silver lining is all the eBay sharks will have a field day hoarding most of the first run units to sell themselves at exorbitant prices. God bless capitalism.

[Via New Launches]




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