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Input Club Launches Kira, the Ultimate Full-Size Mechanical Keyboard

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Input Club, a computer hardware startup, is launching its new flagship mechanical keyboard -- Kira. Kira's condensed full-size layout, artistic RGB lighting and bespoke mechanical switches mark a step forward for typists around the world. Its Kickstarter campaign went live on March 27, 2018.

Kira - a compact, full-size mechanical keyboard built without compromise.
Kira follows in the footsteps of the WhiteFox, a runaway success that generated $400,000 on Kickstarter. Coverage from Kotaku, The Verge, Tom's Hardware and many other publications propelled the WhiteFox into the media spotlight. Input Club's campaign was a grassroots effort from several enthusiast websites.


Members from various forums banded together with a common interest: making excellent computer keyboards. Generic big-brand keyboards are a horrific abuse of "value engineering," a business practice that is employed to create typist-punishing, low-quality peripherals. Our team is countering that trend by making keyboards that people love to use.

Kira isn't made cheaply. It's built up from a list of exacting features. Its fully mechanical switches have more in common with a typewriter than a MacBook. CNC-milled aluminum is available for its frame. Revolutionary RGB lighting underpins its case, creating a pleasing (and completely customizable) glow. In short, it's highly functional art.

Input Club's open source keyboard designs are backed by contributors from around the world. Prospective Kira owners will join our brand to obtain a better keyboard, which we'll deliver in spades. Our community, however, is what will encourage them to stay.

Kira Product Page: https://kono.store/products/kira-mechanical-keyboard

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Not liking this one. The arrow keys are to close to the control, shift and enter keys. For people with big hands, this can be a serious headache to typical typing scenarios where one goes to use one of the keys mentioned and accidentally presses an arrow key with it. For people with normal or smaller hands this is not a problem, generally. For those people this keyboard might just be a great one.
 

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Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
high price tag for this horrible and close caps keyboard....$179.00
 
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Overpriced, overhyped niche
 

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high price tag for this horrible and close caps keyboard....$179.00
Actually, that's quite cheap if you think it features custom switches and has no chance to sell in significant volumes.
Not the kind of money I'd pay for a keyboard, true, but not a high price if you look at the bigger picture.
 

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Actually, that's quite cheap if you think it features custom switches and has no chance to sell in significant volumes.
Not the kind of money I'd pay for a keyboard, true, but not a high price if you look at the bigger picture.
the custom switches play a big role on the price tag, not taking away that the design still horrible, caps are pretty close to each other.. also seems a bit plain... but anyway, not a item i'll use..
 
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Wow, how many times did they beat it with the ugly stick?
 
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I may have started the negativity. Sorry about that folks. Thing is, I actually like the look of it and the hardware is not at fault. My only real complaint is the lack if space between the key sets. The color schemes are very cool and the switches are top-shelf, so the quality of this thing is likely very high.
 

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the custom switches play a big role on the price tag, not taking away that the design still horrible, caps are pretty close to each other.. also seems a bit plain... but anyway, not a item i'll use..
I may have started the negativity. Sorry about that folks. Thing is, I actually like the look of it and the hardware is not at fault. My only real complaint is the lack if space between the key sets. The color schemes are very cool and the switches are top-shelf, so the quality of this thing is likely very high.
Chances are the makers are fully aware the compact design doesn't appeal to everyone. But the made a conscious choice to go with the compact designs for one reason or another.
 
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