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I have retired my MS keyboard, after a short life.

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  • H honey the codewitch

    "double mold injected" if your keycaps aren't advertised as the above, forget it. They'll wear out.

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    Mike Hankey
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    Yeah I'm finding that out. They just don't make them like they they used too.

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      It didn't last long - the keytops were wearing away really quickly, 'A', 'S'. 'CTRL', 'SHIFT', '->', and '<-' were gone completely, and many others were only readable if you knew what they started out as. And when Dij pushed my coffee into it ... it was time for a change. And last months discussion lead me to ... a DAS Keyboard 4 (MX Blue). And it's lovely. All clicky and feedbacky, the key legends look like they'll last and the think exudes quality - from the moment you pick it up and realise it's made of actual metal instead of cheap plastic. I find myself stroking the volume control, it just feels so good. My only criticism is the LED's: my word but they are bright! If you lean forward at the wrong angle you get a "blind spot" in your vision for a few minutes, and if you turn the lights out you get a blue circle on the ceiling bright enough to read the keyboard legends by ... :laugh: I'm back to cherry switches again: my first lasted me over 20 years, and it was a cheapy! This isn't, not even close - I've never spent this much on a keyboard before. Worth it though - so "Thank you" to everyone who recommended the company last month! :thumbsup:

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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      I've just sent my DAS back ( too noisy ) very well made though

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        I've just sent my DAS back ( too noisy ) very well made though

        In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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        #23

        Get them to replace it with a Cherry Brown version instead of Cherry Blue - they lack the audible "click" that makes them noisy.

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          I really don't understand the need to put LED's in everything these days - what possible use was there for LED's in my headphones?* :wtf: * The use of past tense was deliberate here, they were "persuaded" to no longer emit ... :-D

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          OriginalGriff wrote:

          what possible use was there for LED's in my headphones?

          That's to help guide the sniper from across the street.

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            OriginalGriff wrote:

            what possible use was there for LED's in my headphones?

            That's to help guide the sniper from across the street.

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            #25

            You've been playing way too much GTA ... :laugh:

            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              You've been playing way too much GTA ... :laugh:

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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              You're not wrong. :-)

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                You're not wrong. :-)

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                I've got to finish the final Last Dose mission - the truck got blown up on the way back to the city when I tried it pre-Covid - but I haven't got the enthusiasm. :-D

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  I've got to finish the final Last Dose mission - the truck got blown up on the way back to the city when I tried it pre-Covid - but I haven't got the enthusiasm. :-D

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                  Should be an easy mission. Make sure you go get the reward car, otherwise once it disappears off the map, you won't get it again unless you re-do the mission.

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                    Should be an easy mission. Make sure you go get the reward car, otherwise once it disappears off the map, you won't get it again unless you re-do the mission.

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                    I've played just the once, and I was concentrating on landing the transport plane at a silly airport like Sandy Shores - only to find that landing was a cut scene ... :sigh: The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town. Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                      I've played just the once, and I was concentrating on landing the transport plane at a silly airport like Sandy Shores - only to find that landing was a cut scene ... :sigh: The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town. Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town.

                      And here I thought driving back home was the easy part - the police part at the airfield isn't too hard, just tedious. It just goes on for way too long.

                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                      I think the consensus is that Drug Wars turned out to be a dud. And total cringe.

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                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                        The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town.

                        And here I thought driving back home was the easy part - the police part at the airfield isn't too hard, just tedious. It just goes on for way too long.

                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                        Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                        I think the consensus is that Drug Wars turned out to be a dud. And total cringe.

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                        And if I never have to listen to Dax again, I'll be happy.

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          And if I never have to listen to Dax again, I'll be happy.

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                          Dax...KDJ and his girlfriend...Lester...shall we make a list?

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                            Dax...KDJ and his girlfriend...Lester...shall we make a list?

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                            Add English Dave to it ... :-D You talked me into it: I tried again. Trivial, don't know how I found it hard the first time - under ten minutes from "go to the plane" to "here's a car". Which means ... I don't have to do them again! :thumbsup:

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                              Add English Dave to it ... :-D You talked me into it: I tried again. Trivial, don't know how I found it hard the first time - under ten minutes from "go to the plane" to "here's a car". Which means ... I don't have to do them again! :thumbsup:

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                              English Dave was annoying, but I've completely forgotten about him as he stops calling after the last mission he wants you to do for him. So...I haven't heard a peep from him in many years.

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