WEBVTT 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:14.400 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the MetaDOT Dask Keyboard Professional 00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:17.920 S. So, the Dask Keyboard Professional S. First, let's start with what Metadot has 00:00:16.080 --> 00:00:22.720 to say about the Dask Keyboard. Mechanical key switch key switches for 00:00:20.800 --> 00:00:27.199 maximum speed and comfort. This much is true. It also has full end key rollover, 00:00:25.119 --> 00:00:32.079 thus avoiding key jamming, which is a big problem, especially with very fast 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:35.280 typists. So, yes, you will be more comfortable. Yes, you will be faster. 00:00:33.760 --> 00:00:39.760 Everyone you put a mechanical keyboard in front of, even if it's not ideal for 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:44.480 them, will type faster in double-digit percentages more often than not. 00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:49.200 High-speed USB 2.0 hub, extra long cable, and requires some kind of 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:55.360 computer as far as I can tell. All Microsoft, Mac, and Linux operating 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:59.160 systems. I mean, I guess if you like 00:00:55.360 --> 00:00:59.160 were running 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:05.199 Android on your desktop, maybe it won't work, but it probably will. So, moving 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 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 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.799 of here. It also comes with a little installation guide, which basically 00:01:16.799 --> 00:01:25.920 means plug the thing into the thing. There is no driver required for the DOS 00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:28.640 keyboard. Now, Meta Dot has four 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:34.079 different variants available. Okay. There is an ultimate S for al sorry, 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:37.840 there's an ultimate silent and there's an ultimate clickie. And then there's a 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:41.200 professional silent and a professional clickie. So, we went with the 00:01:39.600 --> 00:01:45.520 professional silent and the ultimate clickie for what's upcoming on the NCIX 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 00:01:49.119 --> 00:01:55.280 mechanical keyboard roundup because that gives us a good representation of 00:01:53.200 --> 00:02:01.040 everything available from MetaDOT. The ultimate versus professional moniker 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:02.159 means that it either has 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 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:11.520 the top of the keys or they are all completely blank. And then the silent 00:02:08.640 --> 00:02:17.040 versus clicky means that it either is using quieter key switches or ones with 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:21.280 more of a distinct click. So, we're going to talk a lot about different key 00:02:18.879 --> 00:02:25.760 switches as well in that upcoming episode of NCX Tech Tips. So, you can 00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:30.239 clearly see here that the dusk keyboard silent version uses Cherry MX brown 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:33.760 switches. And the brown refers not only to the color of the switch, but also to 00:02:32.239 --> 00:02:38.560 the characteristics of it. So, the characteristics of this switch are that 00:02:35.519 --> 00:02:41.519 it has a bit of a smoother travel 00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:44.480 and a much quieter travel compared to the ones that are used in the clicky 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:49.360 version. Now, that doesn't mean that it's necessarily silent. A mechanical 00:02:46.640 --> 00:02:52.560 keyboard is almost always going to be louder than a membrane keyboard. And 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:56.640 this is partly just due to the quality of the construction because 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 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:07.280 than well your standard cheapo keyboard. And quite frankly, from a typist's 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:10.800 perspective, as well as from a gamer's perspective, I don't see a good reason 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:14.720 why you wouldn't use a mechanical keyboard with so many options available 00:03:13.040 --> 00:03:18.640 on the market. On the back of the keyboard, you see we've got little feet 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:24.159 for inclining it slightly should you see fit. It also has four rubber pads that 00:03:21.760 --> 00:03:28.879 keep it in place so it doesn't go anywhere when you put 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:33.200 it down, which is good cuz keyboards that run away are bad. Okay, in terms of 00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:37.680 layout, everything is fairly bog standard on this guy. Long shifts, enter 00:03:35.040 --> 00:03:41.280 and backspace, and a completely standard layout for the rest of the keyboard. So, 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:44.720 what it comes down to is the build quality of it. Nice long cables 00:03:43.519 --> 00:03:48.159 included. So, we're going to just open that up. There. There you go. It's 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:53.280 approximately 1.15 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:57.920 Linus arms bands, which makes it about I guess 7 ft. Okay. Also comes with two 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, 00:04:00.799 --> 00:04:07.760 sorry, here. And the other one is for 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:12.959 the actual keyboard itself. So, you can see they're clearly labeled keyboard and 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:16.239 hub, which is very helpful. So, if you put this here, it won't do anything 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 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:24.160 keyboard with PS2. And I think that pretty much covers it. So, remember 00:04:21.280 --> 00:04:27.040 guys, you can get the D keyboard in four different varieties. You can get it 00:04:25.280 --> 00:04:31.440 clicky or non-clicky. And you can get it with printing on the keycaps or 00:04:29.840 --> 00:04:34.639 completely blank if you're one of those elitists who doesn't want people to be 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 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:43.199 in this room like that. But thank you for watching Landers Tech Tips. Don't 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:43.199 forget to subscribe.