Thread: TOHKBD rev2
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dirkvl is offline dirkvl
2014-09-30 , 22:09
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#275
Originally Posted by bluefoot View Post
3. I think you might lose your mind, etching by hand, and it might not look great.
it would mean you would get a blank keyboard (white) and everyone draws own symbols. if i would go for this option, then all parts are accounted for and pre-orders can open. but my mind cringes from the idea of doing it this way.

Originally Posted by bluefoot View Post
I assume the cost would push it above the €120 mark previously mentioned?
Going for professional keypad, yes. Probably an order of magnitude higher.

Originally Posted by bluefoot View Post
Why not set up an indiegogo? Not for the finished product, but to finish production, and people pledging a certain amount get a % discount on the final product?
Maybe, but those guys also take a few percent and I don't like the idea if doing this before the design is complete and I am confident about the production of all parts.

Originally Posted by vistaus View Post
How much of a donation would you need to speed things up?
I don't know. The thing is that i *think* that when I open pre-orders, there will be enough demand for me to be able to start ordering all parts etc. But again, all parts must be accounted for in terms of production, otherwise it is complete BS to start buying expensive stuff.

Unless of course you have enough to spare to put an engineering team together to produce a Nokia/BB quality level product.


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This is a very weird stage of development to be in.
 

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