System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard

by moojacobon 5/13/21, 4:29 PMwith 6 comments
by 0x0DD1DEA5on 5/14/21, 8:19 AM

Why all mechanical keyboards needs to have those weird RGB lights? I understand that it might be useful to have backlighting, but why it's always RGB? And before anybody will tell me - you can turn it off - yes, I know, but why it's there in the first place? I know that gamers like to have those shiny lights because these are additional points for their skill, but I'm not a gamer.

by mrweaselon 5/14/21, 7:54 AM

System76 seems to only do US keyboard layouts. I’d assume it down to cost, but does it actually cost that much to do alernative layouts? I might be underestimating the work is involved, it’s just that you can get $20 no-name keyboards and the material cost can’t be that much high for a nordic vs a US layout.

by locusmon 5/14/21, 12:20 AM

$100 USD for shipping to Australia - thats bonkers.