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'To own a Razer Artisan Keycap is to display one’s allegiance, a mark of belonging within the Cult of Razer' says the PR nonsense behind this $90 coil of snakes (www.pcgamer.com)
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Well this is beyond absurd.

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[–] 51 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Imagine having a cult-like devotion to a brand. It's pretty fucking pathetic.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    And then imagine that brand is fucking razor...

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Hey you were 14 once. I was a sucker for their aesthetics at that age. Still think some of their stuff looks cool but it's usually too expensive. But their more affordable mice haven't really let me down yet so I might buy the next one from them again, if the current one doesn't let me down too fast

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    The marketing term is "Brand Loyal". But in layman's terms "Fucking Idiots".

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Brands usually make products of varying quality.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Nowadays most brands are just making garbage and riding on their name selling it to morons that don't think critically about their purchases or people who buy their shit out of desperation because all the other brands are also making garbage and theirs seems like the least bad option.

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    • [–] 20 points 2 months ago (11 children)

    I've owned two razor mice, they both had the scrollwheel break within a year. I left the cult of razer then.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Same, although more than just the scroll wheel broke. And I think I was on three in a row breaking within a year before I gave up. It's a shame because feature-wise I like some of their stuff, but it's just impossible to buy products with this level of QC.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    I've used logitech g502s for about 10 years now and the only time I've had issues was when I accidentally knocked it off my desk. I'm not a fanboy but logitech makes some good quality stuff for relatively decent prices

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I also switched to Logitech, to a G604 though. Six thumb buttons is perfect for me.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    MMO?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    No, not in a long time. I just find it's very nice to have, you can do actions without lifting your fingers off WASD. Or use the PC one handed in some cases and have a coffee.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, people really sleep on the programmable keys. Even just for web browsing it's nice to be able to do extra stuff with one button press.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I could literally not live without them anymore. It's great even for browsing/desktop use with some extra common actions, and pretty much every single game plays smoother with a few thumb-bound hotkeys.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I have two 602s that I've had forever. Unfortunately both are having issues with the switches failing so I'm going to have to figure out something. I replaced the one for the left mouse button in one of them but the ones I bought are so stiff that if you don't click it exactly right button just flexes, so that's annoying.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    It's really hit or miss with the mice. All of mine lasted several years or more but I know some models are pretty bad. I had a copperhead that lasted a while, then a naga "green" that didn't last very long but I could probably fix (I think the PCB inside came off its fixations and then some soldering broke) but to be fair it did travel across the Atlantic ocean and back. My current naga with the magnetic panels has been going strong for some years.

    Their gamepads are junk though, a good old 360 controller feels better and lasts infinitely longer. I've also owned a few pairs of kraken headsets which were comfortable but overpriced and not durable enough. Then again the other gaming brands aren't fairing much better on that front (I currently have a corsair virtuoso I got as a gift, it's ok but the planned obsolescence ear pads are driving me nuts). The keyboards look like they're gamer status symbols more than anything else, just like the laptops. I got a cheapo mechanical keyboard from some random brand and it feels better than the 200€+ razer keyboards I've tried.

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    • [–] 16 points 2 months ago

    The green poop emoji?

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    [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    I wouldn't pay it, but that is the price you'd normally pay for custom keycaps on Etsy as well. Quite often for lower quality too

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    [–] 12 points 2 months ago*

    I dont particularly like Razer, but if there's anything they do well, its marketing. They're right.. if they're able to sell a key cap for 90 bucks, their marketing must have been so good in the past they created a literal materialistic cult.

    This obviously isn't for me, its for their cult members. I hope one day, they can exit the public peripheral market and sell exclusively to their cult members at 1000% markup.

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    [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    $90, which makes it one of the most expensive keycaps I think I've ever covered on this site.

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/1036438779/gold-greenman-14k-solid-gold-with?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

    Gold Greenman - 14K Solid Gold with Genuine Emerald Gemstone Eyes / Keycap Worthy of Royalty 585 Golden / Artefact for Mechanical Keyboard

    $4,837.37

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    [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Most of those artsy keycaps that I've seen go do their blingy design and then encase the whole thing in clear plastic shaped like a regular key so that it doesn't have a weird shape.

    Example:

    https://www.keychron.com/collections/artisan-keycaps/products/magic-animal-resin-artisan-keycap

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Eh that depends a lot especially not frequently used keys like esc are off the roof in shapes F1-12 following after. Only if it is a key intended to be used somewhere else it is in the very profile

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    • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    this is for richer middle and high school kids to get to show status, and I guess any adult who is still attached to marketing aimed at teenagers

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    • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Suckers gonna suck

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    [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Their marketing dept. - if they have one - has to be insane

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    • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    I read the last part as "oil of snakes" at first, and that fits so muc better

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    The Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 I got new is still working fine. Hell, Synapse just started working again for me after like 8 years. I kind of wanted a V4 Pro but the 2013 keeps kicking, so why bother. I'm beginning to wonder if their newer keyboards also live up to the same standards or if I just got lucky in some small window of time. 2009-2012 was a fun time to be building a computer.

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