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Optimus Maximus Keyboard Gets Coffee Bath, Apparently Survives
Posted by John Mahoney at 4:00 AM on August 2, 2008
It was only a matter of time. This image popped up on an Optimus Live Journal group, showing the sad results of a clumsy morning with a steaming mug and a US$1,600 Optimus Maximus keyboard, which is one place we didn't take our review--yet. Not much info on what happened or whether this was a planned test, but the poster says it survived the "first recorded coffee spill thanks to the construction of the upper tray." Phew. [Live Journal]
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Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy
Posted 4:36 AM 2/8/08
@Boter: I have a program to activate it. I got it in an email. I'll forward it to you. Yeah, just open it. It has to be safe, a Prince from Nigeria sent it to me.
Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy
SigmundTheSeaMonster
Posted 4:31 AM 2/8/08
I'd spell out "ooops!" on the keyboard. Then take the picture. Ha.
SigmundTheSeaMonster
bdk185
Posted 4:31 AM 2/8/08
@Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy:
Reaction on your face: priceless
bdk185
Boter
Posted 4:29 AM 2/8/08
What was his coffee doing next to his $1600 keyboard? It should be in the built in cup holder like mine!!!!
What do you mean he doesn't have a cup holder? Even my laptop has a cup holder!
Boter
Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy
Posted 4:19 AM 2/8/08
Keyboard: $1,600.00
Coffee which can kill keyboard and might not be covered under warranty: $2.10
Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy
Jon!
Posted 4:18 AM 2/8/08
@ideaman2020: For those of you who want more stats, go to energyfiend.com :D
Jon!
ideaman2020
Posted 4:11 AM 2/8/08
@UrIt: Actually, coffee has a higher concentration of caffeine than MD.
Mountain Dew contains 4.58 mgs of caffeine per fluid ounce.
Your average Coffee has about 13.44 mgs per floz.
Sorry for the bubble-bursting, but life is full of realities...
ideaman2020
Jon!
Posted 4:10 AM 2/8/08
Until it can withstand Bawls, I refuse to buy one :)
Jon!
doobiebros2two
Posted 4:09 AM 2/8/08
huuuuooma jesus!....
Probably would have said something like that.
Just before the coffee hit it.
Then I'd cry and take out another mortgage on my non existent home.
doobiebros2two
UrIt
Posted 4:04 AM 2/8/08
woooowwww.... but would it withstand Mountain Dew?
that's the true test, supercharged caffine.
and there's nothing like tilting your keyboard upside down and watching a steady stream of liquid coming out of it, and this usually happens a few hours before a deadline.
UrIt
whiteknight
Posted 5:03 AM 2/8/08
@Jon!: Amen Bro!
whiteknight
Ariel_Wollinger
Posted 5:03 AM 2/8/08
EBAY it NOW as the first optimus keyboard to have coffee spilled on it!!!
Ariel_Wollinger
ideaman2020
Posted 4:59 AM 2/8/08
@arkbuilder: And orange juice [from concentrate]...
ideaman2020
coolfelix
Posted 4:59 AM 2/8/08
is it me or does that look like a Commodore 64 keyboard up close?
coolfelix
arkbuilder
Posted 4:50 AM 2/8/08
@ideaman2020: I think coffee is less sticky than Mt. Dew though
mmmmmm high-fructose corn syrup
arkbuilder
stradric
Posted 5:25 AM 2/8/08
Ha!! Dumb shit. That's why you don't buy a keyboard that costs as much as a used car.
stradric
JBKing
Posted 5:25 AM 2/8/08
@SigmundTheSeaMonster: They probably thought of that and then realized there's only one "O" key. So it would spell "ops" <--not as funny.
JBKing
zerito87
Posted 5:19 AM 2/8/08
If I had a keyboard that expensive it would be encased in a glass case, and food would be prohibited in my office.
zerito87
DustyButt
Posted 6:25 AM 2/8/08
@stradric: Something tells me he could afford it.
DustyButt
Boter
Posted 7:07 AM 2/8/08
@zerito87: Seriously! I'd have one of those gloveboxes - you know used for handling viruses and stuff between me, it, and my liquid refreshments.
Boter
strider_mt2k
Posted 10:43 AM 3/8/08
You're going to need a tray.
The coffee is hot...
strider_mt2k
hosee221
Posted 6:54 PM 2/8/08
Oh.. That's sad..
hosee221