'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

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• daggermoon@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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  • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Apple, anyone?

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  • zebidiah@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And then imagine that brand is fucking razor…

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    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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  • TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The marketing term is “Brand Loyal”. But in layman’s terms “Fucking Idiots”.

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    • daggermoon@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Brands usually make products of varying quality.

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  • mursejoy@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve always thought the Apple V Google or Xbox V PlayStation thing was pretty pathetic.

    Always just makes me think of the South Park with console wars.

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• Akasazh@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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  • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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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    • TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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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  • BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Had the same issue with their controllers. Got one, was busted on arrival. Got replacement, was busted within a week. I’ve never had such a bad experience

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  • SlothMama@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes this, the scroll wheel breaking is driving me insane. I’m thinking I’ll not buy anymore mice from them now because it’s happened to every single one

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  • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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• mrfriki@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The green poop emoji?

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• moonburster@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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• PieMePlenty@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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• tal@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

  www.etsy.com/…/gold-greenman-14k-solid-gold-with?…

  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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  • eyelevel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It doesn’t even look good. I understand throwing 5 grands at a really nice piece of craftsmanship made with expensive materials but at this price it better look amazing

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  • glasratz@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For that price, it has a really, really bad surface. You can see the marks of the rotating tools.

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• tal@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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:

  keychron.com/…/magic-animal-resin-artisan-keycap

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  • DeadDigger@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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• dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  this is for richer middle and high school kids to get to show status

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  • iocase@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Considering the majority of Americans can barely read at the 4th grade level

    Gestures vaguely in all directions

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• DrSleepless@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Suckers gonna suck

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• caut_R@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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  • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The CEO was doing the heavy lifting through his socials, when I was still following them. It really is kind of a cult

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• myotheraccount@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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• glasratz@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Isn’t “artisan” supposed to mean “made by an artisan” and not “mass produced trash”?

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• THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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