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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BYE-BYE.

I do not mind cashing out $200 provided keyboard is good. But with standard ANSI layout. I'm already pretty sick of European finger-twisting keyboards.]]>Jul 5th 2006 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 5th 2006 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=263]]>Jul 5th 2006 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 5th 2006 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 5th 2006 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 5th 2006 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/
Who is the person sitting around thinking that messing with the size of such a frequently used key is a good idea?]]>Jul 5th 2006 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 5th 2006 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 5th 2006 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 6th 2006 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/
IT'S JUST A SPACE BAR! GIVE IT A REST!
j/k.
really though.

The reason people "mess" with the keyboard layout is 'cause in different parts of the world they use certain letters (sound units, whatever) of their language in different frequency patterns.

Not everyone uses English let alone the alphabet - remember a QWERTY keyboard was designed to minimize finger movement by bringing the most frequently used letters to the center. In a different language -as in this case Japanese - they will obviously have different layouts. You'll notice even symbols are in other places -- above the 2? thats not a @ there, it's a " - also look to the left of the enter key and you'll notice the brackets and such in different places too.

As for the extra keys by the space bar and its size, at least one of them is to switch back and forth between typing in English or Katakana (Japanese characters) -- and they do that because the way of typing the Japanese language is different and spaces are used less so than the grammatical structure of English sentences.

Anyway, the point is, this is not a product for the American market (or outside-of-Japan market)- its layout means it was meant for Japan consumption only. If Enermax decides to make a US version, surely they'd change the thing to fit our needs, but I highly doubt that would happen (such designed-objects are usually marginal-interest products at best and not worth the logistics of exporting/redesigning).

Go look at a French, Spanish, Korean, German, Chinese or any other language keyboard -- almost every one will have things changed to fit the needs of the specific language.

It's different, yes, but it's certainly not screwed up - a keyboard that's not designed for export outside of Japan, perfect for the style-conscious PC user familiar with the layout. I like the looks, but unfortunately I can't use the layout and seems most of us here are not either. Hope you understand why it's like that though. So with that let's stop the "it's messed up, they shrunk the space bar" ranting and move on.

Or start writing to Enermax for them to make a true US/American English version, 'cause'd I'd buy in a second if I could use it, especially at that price. =)]]>Jul 8th 2006 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/05/enermaxs-crystal-aluminum-keyboard-look-away-before-its-too-l/Jul 8th 2006 5:05AM