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| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: whammoed on November 17, 2004, 10:27:18 am ---sounds like you want the Max for $35: --- End quote --- Actually, I think they want the Max, but want to pay $25 for it, if I read the posts correctly. |
| whammoed:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on November 17, 2004, 10:31:29 am --- --- Quote from: whammoed on November 17, 2004, 10:27:18 am ---sounds like you want the Max for $35: --- End quote --- Actually, I think they want the Max, but want to pay $25 for it, if I read the posts correctly. --- End quote --- yeah :) in that case I want the max for $24...no make that $21...no... ;) |
| quarterback:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on November 17, 2004, 10:31:29 am --- --- Quote from: whammoed on November 17, 2004, 10:27:18 am ---sounds like you want the Max for $35: --- End quote --- Actually, I think they want the Max, but want to pay $25 for it, if I read the posts correctly. --- End quote --- Exactly! :) Well, not really "exactly". The Max appears to allow you to also hook up a keyboard, while the Eco does not appear to allow such a thing. And there's no big cool toggle switch on the Eco either. And, of course, whammoed is correct about the size/doubled pins not allowing space for all screw terminals on the Eco. But yes, I would like a very basic "Eco" type model for $25 & with no soldering :) |
| Hoagie_one:
and free shipping.....with a $10 rebate. |
| RandyT:
Heh, I think it's time to jump back in here for a second. Let's see if I can address what has come up so far. Hot Swap: Depends on the motherboard. Very old boards were somewhat unforgiving. Anything made in the last 4 or 5 years should be fine (but it's at your own risk.) Having said that, I have hotswapped over 750 KeyWiz boards on our test system with NO problems whatsoever. The other thing to note is that a blown keyboard fuse as a result of a hot-swap is usually due to a surge, rather than a short. The KeyWiz power is buffered somewhat with a resistor that should help a bit there. A blown keyboard fuse is also not the end of the world for the motherboard. It's possible to directly feed fused +5v to the keyboard through a hacked extension cable. Not elegant, but keeps the motherboard viable after an unfortunate accident. Screw Terminals: They are expensive, require more board space ($), and substantially more labor (also $). The Eco 2 is positioned to try to help folks that would normally try to hack a keyboard for their projects and end up suffering the poor results of doing so. Those that require the convenience of screw-terminals, please consider the KeyWiz Max. 40-Pin IDE-syle Headers: First of all, these don't cost $5-$10 :) and the board is set-up to accept one right now. We are sourcing them as I write this and they will be a $3 option to the Eco 2. In other words $19.95 = Easy Solder version and $22.95 = 40-pin ribbon cable compatible version (coming soon). RandyT |
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