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Tecware Phantom RGB Keyboard

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Tecware makes a grand entrance with their Phantom RGB keyboard. Available in TKL or full-size form factors, three switch options, and a modular switch design for increased customization and hot-swapping, extensive onboard controls and per-key RGB lighting, it offers a lot of value for its asking price.

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Funny to call a keyboard Phantom.... when ghosting is one of a keyboard's most famous problems. :rolleyes:
 
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erixx said:
Funny to call a keyboard Phantom.... when ghosting is one of a keyboard's most famous problems. :rolleyes:
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Well, the problem is ghosting, not phantoming :D

The software driver offers a poor user experience at the best of times and does not really do much onboard controls don't do already.
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That may a blessing in disguise, because it means you might not actually need to look at the drover's UI at all.
 
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@bug "That may a blessing in disguise, because it means you might not actually need to look at the drover's UI at all."

Yeah, never again a keyboard without onboard memory for the profiles. My Asus kb was configured during first day and then I uninstalled their unholy "Armour" (cough) softcrapware. Keyboard remains fully functional without it :toast:
 
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@erixx It's how I can use my custom settings on Linux as well, despite having no software Linux support :toast:
 
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Routed cable! Is that common? I prefer them exiting on the right, generally.

Also, is my tablet downloading low res pictures or does the legends look dodgy, even the main ones?
 
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Routed cable! Is that common? I prefer them exiting on the right, generally.

Also, is my tablet downloading low res pictures or does the legends look dodgy, even the main ones?
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Most of the legends are doubleshot injected with seams, maybe that's why they seem different at first sight?
 
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Actuation is below the tactile bump? Isn't the whole point of the click to tell you that it has registered? That seems like a big deal...
 
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Actuation is below the tactile bump? Isn't the whole point of the click to tell you that it has registered? That seems like a big deal...
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I know what you mean, it seems counter-intuitive to me too but all clicky switches I have tried to date (those following the Cherry MX stem design, anyway) do this. There is a tolerance of +/- 0.2 mm when it comes to the actuation and tactile bump locations, but even so they have it so that you hear the click/feel the bump and the downward momentum inevitably results in further travel enough to cause actuation before you can stop yourself and allow the stem to get back up.
 
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