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As some of you may know, the US Postal Service is in a fairly bad spot right now. Most, if not all packages are running double or triple the amount of time they should be taking. We have had MANY customers bit by this slowdown. It is unfortunately, but we are trying to make sure everyone know what they are getting into before they choose a USPS shipping method. We simply have no control over the situation. What we can tell you is this: If you buy an item that is in stock (keyboard, parts, etc) before 2pm CST, Mon-Sat,...

Here is why "exclusivity deals" are stupid. This pic is a customers Corsair K70 low profile. He won this keyboard in some contest that apparently wasn't sanctioned by Corsair (or something about whoever had it wasn't an authorized reseller - it's a bit unclear from all the emails they sent) so they will not honor any warranty. No big deal. A slider broke. It's just one switch. It would normally be $3-5 in parts, and about $10-15 in labor. For less than $20, this local customer could be back up and going. But instead, he can't. Corsair has exclusivity on...

So we keep up with the happenings in the keyboard world. Most of the time, its the same old thing... someone does it slightly better, or this or that is available in a new color - but its lots of the same (which is ok - but makes finding new and interesting keyboards pretty tough) So color us surprised when we had Razer suggest we take a look at their new optical mechanical switch. The technology is nothing new to be honest. Lots of companies have optical mechanical switches. But nobody has really done it like Razer has on this...

Don't get us wrong - we know Logitech is like most other companies, and makes every concession to save a few dollars - but this is a bit over the top. They make a cheap and VERY plastic keyboard. But in the "cheap plastic keyboard" category, we used to hold them in slightly higher regard than this. Know what you're buying people! Wonder why your Logitech mechanical board always fails? Here is why - ripped pads on a G613 circuit board - this was brand new! That PCB is out of a Logitech G613 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard. It's in their...