Thanks for the video 😘 I really appreciate the level of detail you put into it. I cancelled my pre-order with Cannonkeys because I couldn't justify the pricing for what you're getting late in 2024. The tech is moving pretty quick and the pricing was a little high for some of the outdated features.
i can see that. if i had to guess, they wanted another board to follow chimera (hobby was in a different place at the time though) and this would be a continuation of that line. but i personally think they did a really good job with trying new designs with this board. my tin foil hat theory is maybe they're stress testing the manu with these more complex designs to see how far they can go (just a theory of mine heh) plus with all the parts to assemble the board, i can see why the pricing is also higher. they did mention that their boards are smaller batch manufacturing which is also adding to the price. hard to compete with some brands that can mass produce boards, but i think they're moving in a similar and more affordable direction esp with the VIDA.
of all the things on the board, i feel like the more interesting part for me is how the backweight was secured into the case, I'm used to the shape being more rectangular. doesn't change how it appears but didn't expect it to be as stacked a shape. reminds me of the dog from undertale somehow i'm capped on keyboards at the moment but am glad to see more FRLTKL that have some interesting design bits (sides, the doggo top case design)!
i'm personally a big fan of the accent sides. i think with these specifically themed boards, it can be hard to hit the right audience. like the freya being an example. if you don't like the theme though, doing something interesting (accent sides, doggo eyes lighting up etc) to the design would be another way to grab people's interest
Thanks for the video 😘 I really appreciate the level of detail you put into it. I cancelled my pre-order with Cannonkeys because I couldn't justify the pricing for what you're getting late in 2024. The tech is moving pretty quick and the pricing was a little high for some of the outdated features.
i can see that. if i had to guess, they wanted another board to follow chimera (hobby was in a different place at the time though) and this would be a continuation of that line. but i personally think they did a really good job with trying new designs with this board. my tin foil hat theory is maybe they're stress testing the manu with these more complex designs to see how far they can go (just a theory of mine heh)
plus with all the parts to assemble the board, i can see why the pricing is also higher. they did mention that their boards are smaller batch manufacturing which is also adding to the price. hard to compete with some brands that can mass produce boards, but i think they're moving in a similar and more affordable direction esp with the VIDA.
of all the things on the board, i feel like the more interesting part for me is how the backweight was secured into the case, I'm used to the shape being more rectangular. doesn't change how it appears but didn't expect it to be as stacked a shape. reminds me of the dog from undertale somehow
i'm capped on keyboards at the moment but am glad to see more FRLTKL that have some interesting design bits (sides, the doggo top case design)!
i'm personally a big fan of the accent sides. i think with these specifically themed boards, it can be hard to hit the right audience. like the freya being an example. if you don't like the theme though, doing something interesting (accent sides, doggo eyes lighting up etc) to the design would be another way to grab people's interest