Wooden mouse / keyboard for the budget-minded set

by Darren Murph, posted Nov 3rd 2007 at 5:57AM

Why spend hundreds, thousands on a wooden keyboard when there's a sufficient alternative available for the low, low price of $16.99? Granted, the iteration you see above does seem to lack the level of quality exemplified in Hacoa's version, but it's also around $283 cheaper -- not to mention that delightful mouse that comes in this package. Still, we wouldn't be surprised if that (presumed) wood finish starts to peel off after a lengthy night of WoW -- you get what you pay for, remember?

[Thanks, Phuong]

Filed under: Peripherals

Tags: input peripherals, InputPeripherals, keyboard, mouse, wood, wooden, wooden keyboard, WoodenKeyboard

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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EdZ @ Nov 3rd 2007 6:09AM

Note that the keys are "wood coloured" rather than actual wood.

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Jimbo @ Nov 3rd 2007 7:07AM

Please stop using "iteration" for "version."

TIA!

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I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Nov 3rd 2007 6:46PM

iteration

Main Entry:
it·er·a·tion Listen to the pronunciation of iteration
Pronunciation:
\ˌi-tə-ˈrā-shən\
Function:
noun
Date:
15th century

1: the action or a process of iterating or repeating: as a: a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result b: the repetition of a sequence of computer instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met — compare recursion

2: one execution of a sequence of operations or instructions in an iteration

3: version, incarnation

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/iteration

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Teejay @ Nov 3rd 2007 7:10AM

Wow. i guess it looks great used in your cabin in the forest @_@;

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mariocdl @ Nov 3rd 2007 7:24AM

That is cheap! And made out of wood?

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Tim @ Nov 3rd 2007 7:29AM

Well, the product page SAYS solid wood... but I'm not so sure...

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deniz @ Nov 3rd 2007 7:42AM

why do people want wooden keyboards? i dont get it.

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Josh @ Nov 3rd 2007 1:36PM

Cuz they're pretty.

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Vince @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:39AM

Well that was deceiving, the keys are only wood colored.

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paragraph @ Nov 3rd 2007 9:07AM

Plus, it's up to $19.99...

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strider_mt2k @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:52AM

Wood knot!

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sbrown @ Nov 3rd 2007 9:47AM

That's the keyboard Grizzly Adams would use if he had a PC. I'm assuming he doesn't.

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waiownsyou @ Nov 3rd 2007 1:14PM

Oh God, I hope they don't make a Wooden Optimus keyboard.

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peter @ Nov 3rd 2007 3:33PM

does it blend? that is the question

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I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Nov 3rd 2007 6:49PM

No, but it will shred in to mulch using a wood chipper.

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Chris Taylor @ Nov 3rd 2007 3:50PM

I have this set though sadly I got the older set with white keys. I would have preffered the wood colored ones :-) would LOVE an affordable keyboard with wooden keys :-)

Its actually pretty nice and well built. Even the mouse is not all that bad. For the price its hard to beat and it does look nice.

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Josh @ Nov 3rd 2007 7:50PM

By looking at the grain, it appears to be bamboo. I have a bamboo cutting board in my kitchen and it has the same thin strips of grain with mottled/dotted coloring. That might be why it's so cheap and possibly (relatively) sturdy. But then why not call it out as such in the product description?

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Jeff @ Nov 3rd 2007 9:29PM

It does look like stained bamboo. I have a bamboo floor in my house and I agree, the grain is the same. The color isn't, though; they've obviously stained this to look like wood.

Calling this "real wood" if it's bamboo is false advertising. Bamboo isn't a wood, it's a grass. Still, it's harder than wood and looks just as nice IMO. I actually would have preferred it if they hadn't stained this at all, and just left it natural.

Bamboo is also much more sustainable than wood (it grows quite fast), so they could have taken the environmental angle with this. This is probably more eco-friendly than plastic, and certainly moreso than wood.

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