1 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:14,400 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the MetaDOT Dask Keyboard Professional 2 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:17,920 S. So, the Dask Keyboard Professional S. First, let's start with what Metadot has 3 00:00:16,080 --> 00:00:22,720 to say about the Dask Keyboard. Mechanical key switch key switches for 4 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:27,199 maximum speed and comfort. This much is true. It also has full end key rollover, 5 00:00:25,119 --> 00:00:32,079 thus avoiding key jamming, which is a big problem, especially with very fast 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,280 typists. So, yes, you will be more comfortable. Yes, you will be faster. 7 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:39,760 Everyone you put a mechanical keyboard in front of, even if it's not ideal for 8 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:44,480 them, will type faster in double-digit percentages more often than not. 9 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:49,200 High-speed USB 2.0 hub, extra long cable, and requires some kind of 10 00:00:46,719 --> 00:00:55,360 computer as far as I can tell. All Microsoft, Mac, and Linux operating 11 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:59,160 systems. I mean, I guess if you like 12 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:59,160 were running 13 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:05,199 Android on your desktop, maybe it won't work, but it probably will. So, moving 14 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:10,960 right along. It comes with a little cleaning cloth, which is good because the Dask keyboard has a bit of a glossy 15 00:01:08,479 --> 00:01:14,560 finish to it. I'm going to go ahead and pull this out of here and pull this out 16 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:18,799 of here. It also comes with a little installation guide, which basically 17 00:01:16,799 --> 00:01:25,920 means plug the thing into the thing. There is no driver required for the DOS 18 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:28,640 keyboard. Now, Meta Dot has four 19 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:34,079 different variants available. Okay. There is an ultimate S for al sorry, 20 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:37,840 there's an ultimate silent and there's an ultimate clickie. And then there's a 21 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:41,200 professional silent and a professional clickie. So, we went with the 22 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:45,520 professional silent and the ultimate clickie for what's upcoming on the NCIX 23 00:01:44,079 --> 00:01:51,200 tech tips channel where we're going to do a Thank you. Uh, we're going to do a 24 00:01:49,119 --> 00:01:55,280 mechanical keyboard roundup because that gives us a good representation of 25 00:01:53,200 --> 00:02:01,040 everything available from MetaDOT. The ultimate versus professional moniker 26 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:02,159 means that it either has 27 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:06,479 I'm sorry, I'm just going to pull off a key cap here. It either has printing on 28 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:11,520 the top of the keys or they are all completely blank. And then the silent 29 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:17,040 versus clicky means that it either is using quieter key switches or ones with 30 00:02:14,879 --> 00:02:21,280 more of a distinct click. So, we're going to talk a lot about different key 31 00:02:18,879 --> 00:02:25,760 switches as well in that upcoming episode of NCX Tech Tips. So, you can 32 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:30,239 clearly see here that the dusk keyboard silent version uses Cherry MX brown 33 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:33,760 switches. And the brown refers not only to the color of the switch, but also to 34 00:02:32,239 --> 00:02:38,560 the characteristics of it. So, the characteristics of this switch are that 35 00:02:35,519 --> 00:02:41,519 it has a bit of a smoother travel 36 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:44,480 and a much quieter travel compared to the ones that are used in the clicky 37 00:02:42,879 --> 00:02:49,360 version. Now, that doesn't mean that it's necessarily silent. A mechanical 38 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:52,560 keyboard is almost always going to be louder than a membrane keyboard. And 39 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:56,640 this is partly just due to the quality of the construction because 40 00:02:55,120 --> 00:03:02,640 if you come right down on it, you'll bottom it out. And they're generally built out of much more solid materials 41 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:07,280 than well your standard cheapo keyboard. And quite frankly, from a typist's 42 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:10,800 perspective, as well as from a gamer's perspective, I don't see a good reason 43 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:14,720 why you wouldn't use a mechanical keyboard with so many options available 44 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,640 on the market. On the back of the keyboard, you see we've got little feet 45 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:24,159 for inclining it slightly should you see fit. It also has four rubber pads that 46 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:28,879 keep it in place so it doesn't go anywhere when you put 47 00:03:26,159 --> 00:03:33,200 it down, which is good cuz keyboards that run away are bad. Okay, in terms of 48 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:37,680 layout, everything is fairly bog standard on this guy. Long shifts, enter 49 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:41,280 and backspace, and a completely standard layout for the rest of the keyboard. So, 50 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:44,720 what it comes down to is the build quality of it. Nice long cables 51 00:03:43,519 --> 00:03:48,159 included. So, we're going to just open that up. There. There you go. It's 52 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:53,280 approximately 1.15 53 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:57,920 Linus arms bands, which makes it about I guess 7 ft. Okay. Also comes with two 54 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:05,120 USB ports at the end of it. So, one of these is for the hub, which is oops, 55 00:04:00,799 --> 00:04:07,760 sorry, here. And the other one is for 56 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:12,959 the actual keyboard itself. So, you can see they're clearly labeled keyboard and 57 00:04:10,159 --> 00:04:16,239 hub, which is very helpful. So, if you put this here, it won't do anything 58 00:04:14,159 --> 00:04:19,759 useful. Uh, it comes with a PS2 adapter just in case you do want to use your 59 00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:24,160 keyboard with PS2. And I think that pretty much covers it. So, remember 60 00:04:21,280 --> 00:04:27,040 guys, you can get the D keyboard in four different varieties. You can get it 61 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:31,440 clicky or non-clicky. And you can get it with printing on the keycaps or 62 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:34,639 completely blank if you're one of those elitists who doesn't want people to be 63 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:38,880 able to sit down and use your computer, which I mean I can't say there's anyone 64 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:43,199 in this room like that. But thank you for watching Landers Tech Tips. Don't 65 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,199 forget to subscribe.