'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
Even the cheapest Resin printers could do this. FDM printers definitely not.
Resin printers are a big health hazard though, I developed epoxy contact allergy from exposure to the rosin, even though I was careful with always wearing PPE
PPE for those resins isn't a pair of gloves and a paper mask, it is a full cover splash apron and a full face respirator that is rated for organic chemical gas. The fumes getting on your skin or trapped in mucous membranes like the lungs and eyes that causes it, direct spills just accelerate the process.
They would need to be gloves that are resistant to plastic solvents and plasticizers, I'm not personally convinced the usual nitrile ones would do anything at all against some of them as they are also used in nitrile production.
Still though, having skin exposed to the fumes in any capacity can do it from what I can tell, I know a few people in college at a makerspace that never directly worked with the SLA printers but still developed the allergy from being in the same enclosed space.
Well obviously you were not wearing PPE and let your skin touch the uncured resin, but I agree the toxicity of resins is vastly understated by the industry.
Worst quality headsets ever with massive bloatware for a software package to install drivers and RGB controls. They used to have decent gaming mice, but now so many other companies make equal or better there’s no reason at all to buy a Razer.
Razer is deprecating the standalone app and moving to a web app for the next version of synapse. So it was be OS agnostic.
The beta for the new version is out and works flawless on Linux and Mac devices. But it only supports like 3 device so far they haven't had time to roll out support for the back log.
Most hardware I've checked out from this company was actually a piece by piece replica of something a competitor was selling with less flashy nonsense and much less bloatware (or none). So pardon me if I've always thought of Razer as a counterfeiting company with a huge branding and marketing budget.
Razer only has like 5 or 6 unique designs. The naga, deathadder,mamba,tartarus, and blackwidow.
The rest is the same generic design every other company also copies and rips off of each other.
It's not so much razer is a knock off company. In that all of keyboard and mice is a massive cess pit of incestuous theft and stealing of design from each other.
Razer honestly does it less than most of the big companies. They also have pioneered more of design space than basically any company expect Logitech.
More people rip off razer gear then razer rips off others.
Most people ripping razer off use higher end parts tho, razer does design well they just cheap out massively on quality.
They still have the only good keypad on the market. Everything else is either gimmicky and made of cheap plastic or basically unuseable.
The naga is still a best inclass mouse, and the deathadder and mamba mice are some of the best large mice in the world if you hate the stupid ass retarded trend of tiny light crap mice that everyone makes.
Their keyboards are mostly meh, if you can find they half off they are fine I guess.
And synapse 5 is now a web app and thus universal and works on Linux. But it only just started rolling out and only supports like 3 devices so far. Based on synpase 3 and 4a roll out time for devices we should see good coverage of devices in about a year.
Over all the only problem razer has at this point is their products are about 20-30% more expensive then they should be for the quality.
I disagree. I’ve been using a logictech gamepad for 7 years now. Had a razer before that. The logitech works just as well and is cheaper. As for linux support that’s good.
The Death Adder was objectively a damn fine mouse. So why do I not recommend it? Because of the software that requires an online account to change settings.
Also, if I wanted "artisanal keycaps" I'd go on etsy and buy from actual artists.
There's a FOSS reimplementation of the Razer configuration software on Linux. Openrazer is the driver package and polychromatic is the GUI to configure it
You helped me figure it out, if you actually press it it will just break in 6 months so this makes it seem higher quality as you constantly cycle it between keyboards
The first thing I think of, and the only tangental history I have with the brand was Nerdcubed's main computer dying, opening a brand new backup Razer laptop he'd bought for such an occasion, taking it out of the box for the first time that day, and running into a "Your computer's fucked, mate" screen after hitting the power button
There is really only one product from razer that I would recommend. And that's the Kitsune.
It is their high end leverless fight stick. But even that is a tough recommendation, as you can get cheaper, 99% as good options for half the price. Or something equally expensive from vitrix or or companies.
90 bucks, is fucking cheap as hell compared to what i see most indie keycap designers charge. As much as people are making fun of razer for this, it's more just how fucking stupid artisan keycaps as a fucking concept are and less razer doing it.
Honestly I'm surprised razer is the cheap option they normally over charge for this shit.
Bitch, you are so far back in the "ultimate expression of keyboard customization" that it's hilarious. This isn't Leif Erikson stepping ashore in Newfoundland and reporting that he's discovered a new world. It's a tourist landing at Toronto Pearson airport and trying to pass himself off as having discovered America.
I use a keyboard where I designed the PCB and case myself, soldered it myself, wrote the bloody firmware, and laser-etched a bunch of custom keycaps to go with my particular bindings. That's custom. And there are people who go beyond that into premium handcrafting and metalworking rather than cheap Chinese resin printing.
The "artisan keycap" industry consists of small makers doing short run novelty FOMO stuff at 50 bucks or so a throw, or you can buy something fun on AliExpress for a fiver. Is there a space for 90 dollar corporate caps?
Last mechanical razer keyboard I bought didn't even save the color configuration after a reboot/shutdown. Like you HAD to use openrgb or the like. I very much regret that purchase.
96 Comments
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 102 pts · 2d
"To own a Razer Artisan Keycap is to display one’s allegiance, a mark of belonging within the cult of Razer,"
or the mark of someone with a 3D printer and 9 cents of plastic.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 27 pts · 2d
Still, you'd need a pretty good 3D printer to get that much detail in such a small object, right?
otacon239@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 2d
Yes, but you’d have to start with wanting to print something as dumb and ugly as this.
Jesus_666@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2d
Doesn't seem that outlandish for a resin printer.
Anivia@feddit.org · 11 pts · 1d
Even the cheapest Resin printers could do this. FDM printers definitely not.
Resin printers are a big health hazard though, I developed epoxy contact allergy from exposure to the rosin, even though I was careful with always wearing PPE
despoticruin@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1d
PPE for those resins isn't a pair of gloves and a paper mask, it is a full cover splash apron and a full face respirator that is rated for organic chemical gas. The fumes getting on your skin or trapped in mucous membranes like the lungs and eyes that causes it, direct spills just accelerate the process.
Anivia@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1d
I wore an appropriate respirator and gloves, but not an apron
despoticruin@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
They would need to be gloves that are resistant to plastic solvents and plasticizers, I'm not personally convinced the usual nitrile ones would do anything at all against some of them as they are also used in nitrile production.
Still though, having skin exposed to the fumes in any capacity can do it from what I can tell, I know a few people in college at a makerspace that never directly worked with the SLA printers but still developed the allergy from being in the same enclosed space.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 10h
Well obviously you were not wearing PPE and let your skin touch the uncured resin, but I agree the toxicity of resins is vastly understated by the industry.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1d
You are wrong about this.
Look into the centauri carbon. It can print minis with insane detail if you get a smaller nozzle.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 11h
The cheapest resin printer can do this easily.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1d
No.
You can do it with a $200 printer using a smaller nozzle.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1d
Not even if it was free would I want this.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 11h
But what if it was a clitoris?
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca · 69 pts · 2d
Razer, you could've just released the keycap and been like "Hey look, fancy handmade snake keycap :)"
there was no need to release a PR statement where you verbally suck yourself off. Calling your brand a "cult" is not the good look you think it is.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 42 pts · 2d
That quote turns a neat little thing into a joke.
The price makes it an insult
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2d
I've seen some crazily priced keycaps for what was basically someone dropping some 3d prints into epoxy. There's a market for it.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2d
https://kerokerokeys.com/
We already reached perfection.
gedfromgont@piefed.ca · 15 pts · 1d
Perfection? I want the real perfection.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
46_and_2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
I'll take one with the "Toilet Golf" added, thank you.
asqapro@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 2d
I have these and they're every bit as wonderful as they seem.
dkppunk@piefed.social · 7 pts · 2d
Right? I’m a fan of Razer products, I’ve been using them for almost 20years, but I’d never pay that for a silly keyboard cap lol
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2d
All Razer does is make overpriced trash so this fits right in with the rest of the lineup.
RQG@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Hey now. I found they also have horrible customer service and try to weasel their way out of warranty cases.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2d
Worst quality headsets ever with massive bloatware for a software package to install drivers and RGB controls. They used to have decent gaming mice, but now so many other companies make equal or better there’s no reason at all to buy a Razer.
Jesus_666@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2d
How's Linux support? As far as I know, most other companies don't get the save level of support that Logitech and Razer do.
Maybe that'll change when Keychron finish their zgm firmware project and some mice with it hit the market.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1d
Razer is deprecating the standalone app and moving to a web app for the next version of synapse. So it was be OS agnostic.
The beta for the new version is out and works flawless on Linux and Mac devices. But it only supports like 3 device so far they haven't had time to roll out support for the back log.
gh0stcassette@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1d
There's unofficial FOSS reimplementations. Use the openrazer kernel module and polychromatic as tbe configuration gui.
Jesus_666@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d
I know. My point is that Razer and Logitech are known to be well-supported. I don't know if that is true for other manufacturers.
D06M4@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2d
Most hardware I've checked out from this company was actually a piece by piece replica of something a competitor was selling with less flashy nonsense and much less bloatware (or none). So pardon me if I've always thought of Razer as a counterfeiting company with a huge branding and marketing budget.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1d
Razer only has like 5 or 6 unique designs. The naga, deathadder,mamba,tartarus, and blackwidow.
The rest is the same generic design every other company also copies and rips off of each other.
It's not so much razer is a knock off company. In that all of keyboard and mice is a massive cess pit of incestuous theft and stealing of design from each other.
Razer honestly does it less than most of the big companies. They also have pioneered more of design space than basically any company expect Logitech.
More people rip off razer gear then razer rips off others.
Most people ripping razer off use higher end parts tho, razer does design well they just cheap out massively on quality.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1d
They still have the only good keypad on the market. Everything else is either gimmicky and made of cheap plastic or basically unuseable.
The naga is still a best inclass mouse, and the deathadder and mamba mice are some of the best large mice in the world if you hate the stupid ass retarded trend of tiny light crap mice that everyone makes.
Their keyboards are mostly meh, if you can find they half off they are fine I guess.
And synapse 5 is now a web app and thus universal and works on Linux. But it only just started rolling out and only supports like 3 devices so far. Based on synpase 3 and 4a roll out time for devices we should see good coverage of devices in about a year.
Over all the only problem razer has at this point is their products are about 20-30% more expensive then they should be for the quality.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d
I disagree. I’ve been using a logictech gamepad for 7 years now. Had a razer before that. The logitech works just as well and is cheaper. As for linux support that’s good.
glitchdx@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1d
The Death Adder was objectively a damn fine mouse. So why do I not recommend it? Because of the software that requires an online account to change settings.
Also, if I wanted "artisanal keycaps" I'd go on etsy and buy from actual artists.
gh0stcassette@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1d
There's a FOSS reimplementation of the Razer configuration software on Linux. Openrazer is the driver package and polychromatic is the GUI to configure it
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2d
I have two questions:
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 2d
Bahahaha that’s was my first thought. Fuck this I’ll print it in resin and it’ll be damn near identical.
dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2d
Could you elaborate for us not in the know?
qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 2d
3d printer go brrr.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · -5 pts · 2d
Just gen AI it. Probably what they did
Tetragrade@leminal.space · 16 pts · 1d
Dont worry. It's Razer, so you'll only have to deal with it for 3 months until it breaks.
cheat700000007@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2d
Outside of razer making garbage quality accessories: who the fuck would put that on F12?
FE80@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2d
When does anyone even press F12? Obviously this thing should go on the escape key.
cheat700000007@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2d
You helped me figure it out, if you actually press it it will just break in 6 months so this makes it seem higher quality as you constantly cycle it between keyboards
piccolo@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2d
For when you want to "hack" websites.
lyrial@anarchist.nexus · 4 pts · 1d
It is the default screenshot key for Steam, so many use it often for that.
imecth@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1d
Imagine not using caps lock as escape, this is obviously meant for the '_' snake key.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1d
I press f12 and break a weirdly large amount... They make fantastic macro buttons. Nothing else uses them and you never hit them by accident.
sqw@lemmy.sdf.org · 0 pts · 1d
(ctrl-)f12 and f9 are my first picks for macro assignments too
steelplatedmech@piefed.ca · 13 pts · 1d
When I think of razer what comes to mind is overpriced peripherals that break and have annoying software to set them up.
I prefer qmk supported keyboards so I can use via or vial to setup my keyboard.
DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1d
The first thing I think of, and the only tangental history I have with the brand was Nerdcubed's main computer dying, opening a brand new backup Razer laptop he'd bought for such an occasion, taking it out of the box for the first time that day, and running into a "Your computer's fucked, mate" screen after hitting the power button
windowsphoneguy@feddit.org · 13 pts · 2d
🐍
Don't type on me
Taleya@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1d
Everyone with a 3d printer is pissing themselves rn
xthexder@l.sw0.com · 12 pts · 1d
For anyone interested in this, they sell red flags at Home Depot for a lot cheaper.
0ndead@infosec.pub · 11 pts · 2d
No Pressa Snek
Abrinoxus@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 1d
"Artisan"
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
Nothing says artisan like a mass produced piece of plastic stamped out of a mold by the thousand.
mintiefresh@piefed.ca · 9 pts · 1d
No I do not want to spend that much money to display allegiance to this shit company.
Frostbeard@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1d
I have owned several razer products, mostly mice and they have all been utter overpriced hype garbage.
Only thing good was that they had a good selection of large ambidextrous mice. No idea if that is still the case
vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 23h
mine has the scroll wheel just jumping all over the place whenever I try to scroll. Only two months old
OrgunDonor@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
There is really only one product from razer that I would recommend. And that's the Kitsune.
It is their high end leverless fight stick. But even that is a tough recommendation, as you can get cheaper, 99% as good options for half the price. Or something equally expensive from vitrix or or companies.
BlonksClown@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2d
Marketing works. They sold out in an hour.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 2d
They probably only made a couple dozen of them.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2d
That's a pile of green poo?
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2d
90 dollars worth of a plastic pile of green poo.
You know, for that reassuring sense of cultish belonging to a corporation.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1d
90 bucks, is fucking cheap as hell compared to what i see most indie keycap designers charge. As much as people are making fun of razer for this, it's more just how fucking stupid artisan keycaps as a fucking concept are and less razer doing it.
Honestly I'm surprised razer is the cheap option they normally over charge for this shit.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 1d
90 usd? For a keycap?
Grift. Con. Bullshit. Shenanigans.
Varesti@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1d
Cult.
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1d
How to make money off of mentally ill rich kids I guess
46_and_2@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d
It is a mark of belonging to a cult, alright...
StillAlive@piefed.world · 5 pts · 1d
Looks mid tbh.
If I could make these, I'd try to make the snake eyes glow via backlight.
heyixen815@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1d
Snake oil salesman
MasterNerd@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 11h
Why would you want to declare your allegiance to some of the most shitty and overpriced gaming hardware on the market?
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf · 5 pts · 2d
"The keycap is also "the next step towards the ultimate expression of keyboard customisation," and "a statement of identity,""
I read this in Jonny Ive's voice.
HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 2d
Bitch, you are so far back in the "ultimate expression of keyboard customization" that it's hilarious. This isn't Leif Erikson stepping ashore in Newfoundland and reporting that he's discovered a new world. It's a tourist landing at Toronto Pearson airport and trying to pass himself off as having discovered America.
I use a keyboard where I designed the PCB and case myself, soldered it myself, wrote the bloody firmware, and laser-etched a bunch of custom keycaps to go with my particular bindings. That's custom. And there are people who go beyond that into premium handcrafting and metalworking rather than cheap Chinese resin printing.
The "artisan keycap" industry consists of small makers doing short run novelty FOMO stuff at 50 bucks or so a throw, or you can buy something fun on AliExpress for a fiver. Is there a space for 90 dollar corporate caps?
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf · 3 pts · 2d
10/10.
Would bang.
hornedfiend@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1d
I like artisan keycaps and the creativity behind them, but this is lazy work. Some are truly amazing works of art - not this.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2d
The post title is too funny for me to be angry about this.
BigJohnnyHines@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2d
I don’t think they know what artisan means.
Bakkoda@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Last mechanical razer keyboard I bought didn't even save the color configuration after a reboot/shutdown. Like you HAD to use openrgb or the like. I very much regret that purchase.
SteveLeo@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1d
i mean it is cool, but its nowhere near $90 cool
Tattorack@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
I will never understand keyboard hobbyists and the obsession over keycaps.
All you need is a good keyboard that does its job well, and is repairable.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1d
I mean, he's not wrong, that's exactly what it is.
I wouldn't be proud of that personally, as a (hypothetical) customer.
EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2d
That is awesome. Do they sell on Temu?
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 1d
Was curious so I checked Ali Express. They have, imo, something similar but cooler.
Admetus@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1d
That tail looks prickly haha
bizzle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12h
This will sell out instantly
DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1d
"Only real gamers have this keycap"
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
Real gamers can keep it.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 2d
I could 3D print a coiled pile of
fecessnakes for only about 5 cents worth of PLA. It would even change color as the temperature changed.zo0@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1d
That sounds cool! What are some stuff you printed with it?
CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 23h
Marketing being stupid again. But it's just an artisan keycap, they usually do cozt around this price, I find them neat 😅
nullspace@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d
I'd never buy one, but I see this as harmless as someone getting rims for their car.
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 1 pts · 21h
Marketing: "oooooh smoke and mirrors! Cloak and dagger! More smoke, very mysterious you'll feel muhahahaaaa!" throwing things into a boiling kettle
Target audience: "mfr the planet is on fire and big brother is watching, wtf are you talking about?"
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1d
Coming soon to a Goodwill near you!