Corsair announced today that the company is acquiring boutique keyboard manufacturer Drop as the company plans to improve its mechanical keyboard and accessories offering for gaming enthusiasts.

    • tuckerm@supermeter.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, the original model of Massdrop was really cool. “Group buying niche items to get a better deal than what you can get by buying them individually” was such a great idea, and provided a way for small manufacturers to reach a larger number of customers at once.

      Now everything I see on there is readily available from the original maker, Drop just has them with a Drop-themed color scheme. I don’t care about Drop as a brand, I only liked it as a tool for buying hard-to-get things from smaller businesses. But it seems to be working really well for them, so the original Massdrop won’t be coming back anytime soon. :(

      • KRAW
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        I really like my Filco honestly. Very simple but nice feeling mechanical keyboards imo.

        • HidingCat@kbin.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          I have a 15 year old Filco somewhere, alas I think it’s just a bit outdated in features; not having some form of hot-swap socket is a big minus, as my Filco works fine, just that some of the switches are really worn out.

  • scalablecory@reddthat.com
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    I miss being able to vote for products to feature, and Massdrop reaching out to the manufacturer to negotiate a deal.

    I guess this path was more profitable but 🤷‍♂️

    • Jarmer@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      This is exactly what I was going to say. The MT3 design is the only thing I care about from that site that’s long passed it prime. I have a Susuwatari as well as a Godspeed set and they are by far my all time favs. I haven’t even looked to buy a new set of caps in years now they are so amazing.

      Please Corsair, DON’T SCREW WITH MT3 YOU BASTARDS.