Why is this Keyboard $350?
Hi neighbors that can all hear me.
Hey what's good guys, Keaton here.
So I've been trying a lot of new keyboards recently, just because like, see that keyboard
back there?
I dunno, might have to pause the video and zoom in.
I've been using the Apple keyboards for like the past five years and honestly I feel like
the biggest basic Starbucks-drinkin' person out there, so I found a keyboard today that
kinda mimics a typewriter and I dunno, I just thought it looked really sweet.
So let's check it out.
This right here is the Qwerkywriter, it's pretty expensive, it goes for $350, link's
below, and the whole thing with this as I said before is it's supposed to mimic a typewriter,
but kinda bring it to the modern day, and when I first saw this I thought it was like
the coolest thing ever, and in case you don't know what a typewriter is, because like you
haven't seen an older movie before, which y'know it's okay, just might wanna get on
that, pause this, go watch an older movie, and then come back, but it's supposed to be
a really loud thing.
That's what a typewriter is.
So this has that, it checks all those boxes, the weight on this alone is so heavy, it looks
really great, it's got metal, it feels awesome, and the big thing here is, it's a mechanical
keyboard too.
You can hear how clicky and just how loud it is, and it's Cherry MX switches in case
you guys wanted to know.
Now this keyboard is a Bluetooth keyboard so it works with both Mac and PC devices and
you can even pair it up to your iPhone or iPad if you're interested.
Now, the only thing is, they only make one version of this, and, well, let's just say
it's the PC version.
And this is kind of where I start to regret this $350 purchase.
Now what really sucks about this is, they don't make a Mac version, and if you look
back there, Mac Pro, iMac, and that's really what I was looking for because there's only
one command key here, we have a print screen key up here, like hi, I don't need that, there's
no volume keys for Mac that work, trust me I've tried, I mean, you got everything else
you would need if you're a PC user, you got your function keys, your tab, I just wish
there was a Mac option.
And there is this lever right here which is something you will find on a real typewriter,
and it's actually a programmable macro, so you can set a specific function, have it do
something you want specifically on the keyboard, which is awesome, and yeah you can program
volume buttons on here, but like, I just was thinking my $350 was gonna get me going right
out of the gate, and it really didn't.
So the problem with the Qwerkywriter is it doesn't have all the keys that I use on my
Mac.
This is a really PC-geared keyboard.
That's fine, but like, that's just my biggest issue with it.
So I got my Apple Magic keyboard here, and I use these volume keys quite a bit, I have
a command button on both sides of the space bar, I got brightness control, and like, yeah
you can program it on the Qwerkywriter, it's just it's an extra step, and I just kinda
wanted to pull this out of the box and like just get ready to go.
And one of the things on a typewriter that you will find is this kind of lever here,
and yes you can program that lever to do certain things, but like if they only had a Mac version,
I would say $350 well spent.
So the Qwerkywriter charges by Micro USB, you'll get a cable in the box, right there
you're all set, and the power switch is on the side, so it's pretty discreet, it's got
a nice calm design, I really do like that about this.
So I'm gonna show you guys how to type on this, I got my iPad mini right here...
I got the Qwerkywriter paired to my iPad here.
Now one thing is, the Qwerkywriter has circular keys, that's what typewriters had.
Now, this is interesting because it actually takes a lot longer to get used to than what
you normally think because your normal keyboard has square keys, which at least with this
keyboard right here, it has a bigger surface area for your fingers to make contact with,
and I thought right off the bat I'd get used to this, but it took me about a week and there
were tons of mistakes, so just keep that in mind, I'm gonna give you guys a demo now,
so we'll do, I gotcha.
So normally I'd get near 100% accuracy on my Magic keyboard and while this sounds flippin'
awesome, I don't really know if it's worth the $350, that's kinda just what I wanna drive
here, if there as a Mac version, it would be freaking awesome, this thing looks amazing
on a desk, but for $350, I don't really think it's one of those things I can recommend and
I would even buy again.
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Peace.