$4 keyboard from Woolworths and why you shouldn't buy IT products from a supermarket

StopSpending on 22/02/2013 - 13:08

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Anyone for a cheap keyboard? Here's why you shouldn't buy IT products from a supermarket :)

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  • scienceman on 22/02/2013 - 13:10
    +2

    So only 106 keys?

  • jenawabz on 22/02/2013 - 13:10
    +4

    Well personally I often like to add things in multiple ways, so this would be rather useful.

  • CyberGenesys on 22/02/2013 - 13:12
    +10

    This post deserves
    ••)
    ( •    •)>¬¦-¦
    (¬¦_¦)
    2 plus'es
    YEEEEAAAHHH!!!

    • shmahoo on 22/02/2013 - 13:13
      +1

      I'm way too old to try and decipher your post !! (apart from the nod to CSI Miami)

      • CyberGenesys on 22/02/2013 - 13:17

        It's meant to look like this

        http://img3.etsystatic.com/008/0/6378568/il_fullxfull.361778…

        But I guess OZB doesn't play nice with ascii pics :(

        • shmahoo on 22/02/2013 - 13:26
          +10

          appreciated :)

          I guess, like a lot of things on ozBargain that it just……..
          ……………..
          ……………
          puts on sunglasses
          …
          makes cents
          …….
          YEEEEAAAHHH!!!

        • scotty on 22/02/2013 - 17:06
          +1

          OZB doesn't play nice with ascii pics

          You prefix the line with at least 4 spaces to output verbatim. For example:

          •_•)
( •_•)>¬¦-¦
(¬¦_¦)

          People might still find difficulty to decipher it though.

  • shmahoo on 22/02/2013 - 13:12
    +4

    It should say on the box - Number of keys: 107 +/-

  • CarnivalMonkey on 22/02/2013 - 13:17

    Awwww Netplus, there is still a couple Woolworths near Myaree though. :( (I miss you guys).

  • kabigon on 22/02/2013 - 13:18

    Two pluses makes a minus

  • retiredfeline on 22/02/2013 - 13:18
    +1

    Woolies, the extra keys people. :)

  • kusama on 22/02/2013 - 13:21
    +1

    Doesn't look Standard!

  • snuke on 22/02/2013 - 13:22
    +1

    I loved the USB stick they had at one stage. It had packaging the size of A4 paper, with the stick sitting dead centre and a ton of dead space all around.
    Efficient us of space.
    Is this the keyboard you by when you are about to have some psycho WoW rage as per that kid on YouTube?

    • Andreu on 22/02/2013 - 13:26
      +4

      The first impression when I saw it, my thoughts were: I believe that's to make sure no one steals that USB key.. too big to put in the pocket.

  • c64 on 22/02/2013 - 13:26

    maybe it's intentional. but some of those keys are in strange positions.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2013 - 13:43
    +1

    lol this is a pretty cool keyboard for an IT admin, if you touch type you don't even look at the keys anyway, just as long as it's mapped to the backspace key otherwise it would be pretty useless lol

    • barefoot on 22/02/2013 - 14:17
      +1

      I was going to say the same thing.

      I don't need to look at what symbols are written on my backspace key. I just mash the crap out of it by feel.

      The way I type, I'd wear the "+ =" symbols off it pretty quick anyway.

      • FirstNameLastName on 22/02/2013 - 15:26

        my '0' (zero) key broke, so i put my ` (tilde) key on it.
        that was some time ago but it still disrupts my flow occasionally.
        visual cues on the keys may be used more often than people feel.

        yeah, when it wears off it will probably be better

  • cloudy on 22/02/2013 - 16:19

    so are you saying you are getting more than what u paid for? and hence why you shouldn't be buying it from them?

    i dont get it, as a ozbargainer, i'd think, SCORES! DOUBLE THE PLUS KEYS!

  • SHPION on 22/02/2013 - 16:31

    I have this keyboard for about a year and I have no idea if it has two pluses or not. Will check at home. Even if it does, I don't care. It cheap, it works, it has good Enter and Shifts unlike most "good" keyboards.

    • altomic on 24/02/2013 - 21:45

      same here. $4 still going well.

  • motioncity on 22/02/2013 - 20:14

    I want one

  • iNeedMoreMoney on 23/02/2013 - 00:25

    Where is it made in?

    • barefoot on 24/02/2013 - 12:48
      +2

      Srsly?
      When was the last time you saw a keyboard NOT made in China?

  • sama on 23/02/2013 - 04:45
    +10

    All keyboards are equal. But some have more equals than others.

    • Sick of This on 26/02/2013 - 15:20
      +1

      This comment is double-plus ungood.

      • sama on 26/02/2013 - 22:14
        +1

        Looks like a lot of people read Orwell.

        • altomic on 27/02/2013 - 00:09
          +1

          I prefer Eric Arthur Blair

  • nvox on 27/02/2013 - 09:44

    might be useful for people following Asus windows 8 keyboard Tip #15
    http://pinterest.com/asusau/windows-8/

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