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[Presale] Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Red / Brown or Blue Switch) $39 Delivered @ Dick Smith

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[Presale] Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Red / Brown or Blue Switch) $39 Delivered @ Dick Smith
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doweyy on 20/03/2019 - 13:11 dicksmith.com.au (5538 clicks)
Last edited 21/03/2019 - 09:01
FREEBIE

Greetings everyone, this deal is back again for a few dollars more than last time but with free shipping included for everyone. Price has dropped recently.

Currently on pre-sale and ships from 26th - 29th of April, free shipping makes this offer good now.

Also available with the following switches:

Outemu red
Outemu brown

Game and code like a professional without the heavy price tag thanks to the Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard, helping you win every battle with style and ease.

104 backlit keys
Outemu Blue switch
Aluminium top keyboard
Fully customisable RGB backlight with software
13 Preset Light Patterns each with 8 Colour Options
Full anti-ghosting and n-key rollover capabilities
Up to 5 onboard customisable profiles

As always, enjoy!

Credit to ozwog05 for the free shipping code.

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  • Travelbug on 20/03/2019 - 13:15
    +1

    If its from Kogan don't forget to ask for the free duct tape to hold it together when you return it.

    • navyskies on 20/03/2019 - 18:35
      +1

      They're actually really solid keyboards. Was using one for a year and didn't let me down at all.

      • Reptile123 on 20/03/2019 - 22:48
        +1

        i got a gaming monitor and it came with a couple of stuck pixels. Asked for warranty but they stopped replying to my emails.

    • scottySK on 20/03/2019 - 18:51
      +1

      My left shift can get stuck a bit when gaming (csgo) otherwise it's a nice keyboard… Really disappointed with that shift key though

    • stuntman on 20/03/2019 - 19:43
      +1

      Mine came with 4 faulty keys that would not light up. To top it all off Kogan refused to give a refund, they offered store credit with 1yr expiry.

      • edrift on 20/03/2019 - 20:28
        +2

        Pretty sure that's illegal of them to do.

        If it's faulty by law they must give you a refund

  • Travelbug on 20/03/2019 - 13:17
    +12

    KOGAN, Australia's most complained about Company.

    • Tacooo on 20/03/2019 - 14:23
      +14

      Surely Telstra takes the cake for that one.

      • macrocephalic on 20/03/2019 - 15:03
        +1

        Most complained about retailer at least (according to a recent headline).

        • cloudy on 20/03/2019 - 15:45

          Yea, I think it was just for one quarter. But yea, top news.

    • dust on 20/03/2019 - 19:37

      I think eBay takes the cake for most complained about company on Ozbargain!

  • RaihaX on 20/03/2019 - 13:25
    +2

    Seems like a rebadged Drevo Tyrfing V2 - which would be a good price if so (pending on delivery cost).

  • Neilzy on 20/03/2019 - 13:44
    +5

    Yeah so bought these from the last deal and within a few days the whole row from Caps Lock to Enter stuck on red. Asked for a refund. Got the refund plus they sent me a new Keyboard and told me I could keep the faulty one.

    Also these blues seem louder than the MX Blues i had in my corsair k70

    • Seedy seed on 20/03/2019 - 13:46
      +14

      So your saying i got a chance for money back and 2 keyboards???

      • Nitrous on 20/03/2019 - 16:00

        Two broken keyboards

        • Seedy seed on 20/03/2019 - 16:29
          +2

          Lol id hardly call lighting not changing a real fault though… Its still useable for its main purpose.

          • Bogabbagabba on 20/03/2019 - 21:12
            +1

            @Seedy seed: yeah ok, im sure you would enjoy buying a brand new car that had dints all over it to. it still drives right?

        • juzdownunder on 21/03/2019 - 13:44
          +1

          Then I bought a kneeboard.

    • Tread on 20/03/2019 - 23:30

      Yeah I used my blue switch one for a couple of days then went back to my Logitech G610 with Cherry Browns. Could have given it more time to get used to it but just didn't like it enough to bother. Don't regret what I got for the price I paid though, bought it out of curiosity more than anything else.

      It's sitting in my cupboard for now until I can be bothered to setup my old gaming PC as a spare.

      • Neilzy on 21/03/2019 - 10:01

        I used it to play dota2. Teammates kept telling my keyboard was too loud over the mic :S

        • Tread on 21/03/2019 - 21:00

          Hah yeah I used to get that from my friends with my Razer mechanical keyboard years ago, was the equivalent of blue switches, I feel you.

  • c0balt on 20/03/2019 - 13:45
    +5

    Got one last year during a sale and it's a really nice keyboard to use with great lighting effects and very solid - but it's incredibly loud and the keys are quite heavy to press compared to other blue keyswitches like the Razor Blackwidow I had a bit of time with.

    I went back to a Logitech G710 with brown switches a few weeks after getting the Kogan one. It was just too loud.

    • RaihaX on 20/03/2019 - 13:55
      +1

      The Outemu blue are known to be louder and harder (cherry 55g vs outemu 60g) to press.

      • macrocephalic on 20/03/2019 - 15:04
        +1

        Also, the Razer Blackwidow doesn't use cherryMXs.

        • Erwark on 20/03/2019 - 15:44

          The original ones did use Cherry Blues.

          • macrocephalic on 20/03/2019 - 18:00

            @Erwark: I didn't know they changed. The COD one I have (had) uses their own brand. Personally, I didn't like it - and changed to a logitech G413 instead.

  • twodollah on 20/03/2019 - 14:04
    +6

    Looks like the new one is US layout as opposed to the UK layout in the previous deals.

    • Forfiet on 20/03/2019 - 14:14
      +1

      That is what i'm hoping for…..

    • ShoeyAU on 20/03/2019 - 16:51

      Lived the last 11yrs in the UK & grown used to the UK layout, even though back in Oz now. The Enter key (feels) larger which is easier for programming.

      • Forfiet on 20/03/2019 - 17:14
        +1

        I think the Amiga 500 was the last time dealt with a big enter key…..

      • macrocephalic on 20/03/2019 - 18:02

        But the slash and pipe are in the wrong spot, which is much worse for programming.

        I've never seen the point of the double height enter (return) key, it's already a large key - and it's on the 'home' row of the keyboard so it shouldn't be any problem to hit it.

  • Dungeon Master on 20/03/2019 - 14:14
    +3

    I got one of these last deal and it works fine, as long as you're ok with your typing sounding like a passing freight train.
    Only minor gripe is the functions of the function keys aren't backlit along with the rest of the characters.

    • xyron on 20/03/2019 - 15:43

      You did know what MX Blues sounded like before buying, didn't you?

      • cloudy on 20/03/2019 - 15:47

        The last deal everyone posted about the noise these makes, so I doubt anyone was in any doubt unless you read zero comments lol.

      • Dungeon Master on 20/03/2019 - 20:38
        +2

        Yes, but my wife didn't and now she does.

  • vid_ghost on 20/03/2019 - 14:15

    I have two Corsair Gaming Strafe RGB keyboards that use cherry mx brown and Cherry MX Silent (Clear) keys :)

    both are great. NOT a fan of blue as they are too noisy

    These two colours still make allot of noise. More then any membrane keyboard does.. No idea why people would want even more sound

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_(keyboards)

    • RaihaX on 20/03/2019 - 14:26

      FYI they are Outemu so even louder then the cherry counterpart :)

      • vid_ghost on 20/03/2019 - 14:30

        :) so it will sound like tinny hammers banging on plastic.

        • RaihaX on 20/03/2019 - 14:32
          +1

          Pretty much - i use cherry black at work and people definitely notice so definitely wouldn't wanna go any louder then that.

    • Tread on 20/03/2019 - 23:39

      Keyboard enthusiasts are a pretty eccentric bunch, check out https://old.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ some time if you're actually interested, the hobby starts to get super expensive once you start wanting to customise things.

      For people who write copy or code or do things of that nature for a living, typically literally hundreds of thousands of characters a week, it can kinda make sense. Like buying an expensive office chair if you sit down at work all day. Having something with a tactile feel and response which perfectly suits your typing style would also make your job a lot easier in that kind of situation.

      • demiurge on 14/05/2019 - 14:49

        Pissing off your coworkers, priceless.

  • mitcheo on 20/03/2019 - 14:32

    I have one of these, loud but i really like it.

  • Energizer Bunny on 20/03/2019 - 14:33

    Got this for $20 with my Kogan gift card from the previous Kogan price error. Thanks!

  • jsediv on 20/03/2019 - 14:33

    I can hear the clicks already

  • kevsta on 20/03/2019 - 14:37
    +1

    keycap font doesn't do it for me. But upvoted anyway.

    • Forfiet on 20/03/2019 - 15:00

      Buy cheap keyboard and grab a keycap set off ebay(Yes I realise this might be too much effort :P )

      • macrocephalic on 20/03/2019 - 15:05
        +5

        Keycap sets are actually not that cheap. A full set of keycaps would be more than this whole keyboard.

        • Forfiet on 20/03/2019 - 15:36

          I'v found them for under $17 delivered, but I don't know what your preference in colour or quality is:) (I was searching ebay before I made that comment and looked at the examples on youtube)

          • RaihaX on 20/03/2019 - 16:34
            +1

            @Forfiet: Keycaps can be expensive (custom low qty runs) but you can get cheap thin ABS keycaps as well as you have found.

  • Slave1 on 20/03/2019 - 14:54

    Got one in the last deal. About 7 keys towards the top left of the keyboard just died after a month and it became unusable. Got a refund and turfed the keyboard.

    I’m still keen on grabbing another though especially as it’s a US layout.

    It was my first experience with a mechanical and I quite liked it.

  • quanticism on 20/03/2019 - 15:28

    What are people's experience with key chatter on mechanical keyboards?

    I have a Gamdias Hermes keyboard with Cherry MX blue switches that chattered horribly on multiple keys after a couple of month or so. Currently using a Logitech G810 (Romer-G switches) for 1.5 years and it's still functioning well. However a quick Google search suggests that others have experienced chattering with the G810 as well so it sounds like a lottery to me. What makes it worse is that people don't seem to understand what causes key chatter to begin with. If most mechanical keyboards use Cherry MX switches, what distinguishes one from another in preventing key chatter? The manufacturer's debouncing circuit design?

    Given the price of mechanical keyboards, getting key chatter feels like quite a betrayal since durability was one of the supposed advantages over membrane keyboards.

    • Erwark on 20/03/2019 - 15:47

      At least on the longer keys, chatter is often due to the stabiliser bars being slightly loose. Space bar is the worst offender when this is the case.

  • Contigen on 20/03/2019 - 16:16
    +1

    I use this keyboard and it's not bad. However, it is pretty loud and my friends have told me that they can hear me press my keys over discord. Other than that, I haven't had any issues with the keyboard.

  • Stylez on 20/03/2019 - 16:29

    got this last time, anyone else had their numlock light stop working?

  • kingmoron on 20/03/2019 - 16:31

    hate to be a jv, but whats the normal price? or is 39 normal

    • Slave1 on 20/03/2019 - 18:27

      It was $49 down from $99 a week or two ago

  • pacman21 on 20/03/2019 - 16:40

    Bought this on the last deal - my feedback:

    • Extremely loud
    • Colours and inbuilt patterns are pretty
    • The keyboard intermittently stopped working after 2 months
    • Kogan provided full refund and let me keep the faulty keyboard

    Would not recommend.

  • tebbybabes on 20/03/2019 - 16:44

    Still holding out for a ducky set… I've never used a mechanical unless I can count the model M that didn't belong to me all those years ago. Will the quality and finish of a premium priced brand, e.g. ducky be a significant difference to this one?

    • macrocephalic on 20/03/2019 - 18:09
      +1

      Given how many people on ITT have mentioned hardware malfunctions with the ones they bought last time, I think it's safe to say that the quality is low.

      Personally, I've been using a Deck Hassium at work (IT professional) for almost 4 years now (MX Browns) and it's still perfect.

      • tebbybabes on 20/03/2019 - 18:12

        Thanks for the input, friend.

  • haitim01 on 20/03/2019 - 16:53
    +1

    I bought 2 of these last time, where you could get them for $19 shipped…. 1 was fine (and is still fine) , the other had a fairly hideous rattle in it, so I pulled it all apart and found a huge chunk of solder rattling around on the pcb.

    Took it out, it's also been fine since.

    The keys are heavy though… And require very deliberate presses.

    Quality control seems almost non-existent but for $39 delivered it might be worth a chance for some.

    Edit: the pictures don't show that the boards have a huge, ugly Kogan logo above the D-pad…. I removed both mine and it looks nicer.

    • Slave1 on 20/03/2019 - 18:28

      I bought one in the last deal and they had removed the Kogan logo - only the underside has a Kogan sticker with model number etc.

  • giovannip on 20/03/2019 - 17:05

    Does anyone know if their rgb mouse is also decent? Thanks

  • klownz on 20/03/2019 - 17:09

    Does adding o-rings reduce the loudness much?

    • Nukkels on 21/03/2019 - 07:13
      +1

      It does, but not that much really - my experience is with brown and black switches though - I won't touch blue.

      Sadly every single comment in this thread seems to be about the blue switches, but I'd love to hear if anyone bought the red switches last time and has any comments.

  • doweyy on 20/03/2019 - 18:35
    +3

    Also available now with the following switches:

    Outemu Red
    Outemu Brown

    • Nukkels on 21/03/2019 - 07:14
      +2

      Not that these ones don't ship til April 29.

      • edrift on 21/03/2019 - 07:36

        The Blue switch one ships on April 26 now… I think the dates are dynamic based on volume of orders. It was April 11 originally

  • edrift on 20/03/2019 - 19:27

    Thanks.. Great timing as I was looking for one of these and thinking how much I regretted not jumping on the last deal.

    Ordered a brown switch one

  • SmartM6 on 20/03/2019 - 22:06

    just made an order, received an email saying earliest despatch date will be 26th Apr with a $10 voucher (minimum spend $50). useless. typical Kogan stuffs. not to bother to complain, just canceled.

  • syousef on 20/03/2019 - 23:47

    Cancelled my blue and ordered brown and red. Hope they're as good as the first batch. So far it just says payment processed.

    I note these are the ones which can be customized with different light patterns. The last batch weren't customizable, but had more standard abbreviations for page up/page down.

  • zrmx on 21/03/2019 - 01:21
    +1

    Kogan links for those who have got Kogan credits and Shipster:

    Outemu Red
    Outemu Brown

    • Forfiet on 21/03/2019 - 11:31

      Kogan does not use shipster no more…..

      • zrmx on 21/03/2019 - 11:33
        +1

        =(

        Thanks for informing

  • biozet on 21/03/2019 - 10:34

    its still charging me postage

    • zarbicore on 21/03/2019 - 10:56

      Did you add code FREEBIE?

  • zarbicore on 21/03/2019 - 10:55
    +1

    I am typing this message right now with the Blue switch version of this keyboard. It annoys the ABSOLUTE FK out of everyone near me at work. I get constant complaints about it. So if you want to annoy people at work get the Blue switch version.

    I had 0 problems with the keyboard.

    I am going to go ahead and order a Brown switch one now because as funny as it is annoying people, I do feel a little bad.

  • keishton on 21/03/2019 - 10:59

    thanks got the reds see if theyre any good.

  • syousef on 27/03/2019 - 14:48

    Shipping date says 29th now. I'm sure it was 26th before. Waiting game to see what happens.

    I got a refund in my account on my cancelled blues, so that's good.

  • UNFKNBLVBL on 18/04/2019 - 11:13
    +1

    I just got a 10 credit email because they aren't sending mine out until next Friday

    • syousef on 29/04/2019 - 14:51

      Lucky you. Mine no longer says shipping today but also no credit and no update by email.

      • edrift on 29/04/2019 - 18:44
        +1

        I've contacted them to see what they say.

        • syousef on 29/04/2019 - 19:10

          I have too. There was a human reply following the automated reply that said they'd look into it and get back to me. Meanwhile the status of the order has changed to "PROCESSING IN WAREHOUSE" whatever that actually means. I wonder if their shipment didn't arrive in time, or if they've oversold the stock they had. I still haven't been offered any credit.

          • edrift on 29/04/2019 - 19:30
            +1

            @syousef: Yeah no credit offered to me either.
            They just replied saying it's in the final stages of processing. I wonder if it's a bot answer?

            "Thanks for your email.

            I can confirm that your Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Red Switch) is in the final stages of processing at our warehouse and is expected to be with you very soon!

            Tracking information should be available shortly and will be sent to you via email once your order is on its way. "

            • syousef on 29/04/2019 - 20:29

              @edrift: I noticed if I go to the page to order them (ie, not my own order) it says they ship in 1-3 business days. I suspect your response is a copy and paste but from a human.

              I have 4 reds and 4 browns (no just for me) on order from last month so it's over $300. Both line items said "PROCESSING IN WAREHOUSE" and now say "TRANSMITTED TO WAREHOUSE". I don't know how a keyboard gets "transmitted" but I'd sure like a look at that Star Trek technology. Wish they'd just transport them to my living room! Beam them down, Scotty! ;-)

              When I ordered I thought they were shipping 26 March not 29 April. Fortunately my family is patient but I'd still rather the keyboards than a $10 credit at this point.

              • edrift on 29/04/2019 - 20:48
                +1

                @syousef: Yeah I noticed mine now says transmitted to warehouse too.
                Before the email it said processing in warehouse.

                I don't mind waiting a little longer but it would be nice to have a $10 credit too

                • syousef on 30/04/2019 - 08:19
                  +1

                  @edrift: Mine has changed again to BEING PICKED IN WAREHOUSE

                  • syousef on 30/04/2019 - 17:28

                    @syousef: Wooohooo it says DISPATCHED.

                    Oddly no email yet though.

                • syousef on 30/04/2019 - 19:12
                  +1

                  @edrift: Shipped and an email sent! Woohoo!

                • syousef on 01/05/2019 - 16:16

                  @edrift: Got excited too soon. They shipped via Toll. I have had nothing but trouble with that courier and this experience looks like it's going to be the same. 8 keyboards registered but only 5 items being tracked. So I'm guessing multiple shipments at all kinds of different times and if no one's home on a Saturday I have to go collect an hour away.

                  • edrift on 01/05/2019 - 17:22

                    @syousef: oh that sucks.

                    mine is being sent via Australia Post as i'm getting it delivered to a parcel locker.

                    ONly the shipping info has been received which means they haven't actually sent anything yet.

  • edrift on 02/05/2019 - 14:38
    +1

    Arrived today and using it now.
    Pretty awesome!
    Not loud at all (I got the red switch)

    • Sergeant Salami on 02/05/2019 - 22:34

      I got my blue switch KB delivered today. It's loud AF

  • KayDat on 03/05/2019 - 15:46

    Got the keyboard yesterday, really like the tactile feel and sound of the blues. Unfortunately I've found that if you type too fast the keyboard simply drops keystrokes. Quite annoying…

    the quick brown fox mps over the lazy dog
    the quick brown fox jumps oerte laz dog
    the quick brown foxjumps overhe lazy dog
    the quick brown fo jumps over he azydo
    the quick brown fox jumps over the azy do
    the quick bown ox jumps overthelazy do
    the quik rown fox jump oer telazy og

    • FiXXXeR on 24/05/2019 - 11:30

      Damn I was just about to get one for work until I read that! Guess you get what you pay for…

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