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Corsair acquires Drop as it intends to expand further into mechanical keyboard space (www.neowin.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Drop was cool when it was Massdrop.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years 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. :(

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, Drop was already meh for keyboard stuff anyway and with Corsair involved, I’m less interested.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Who do you like for kb stuff?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not OP but manufacturers that ship with QMK are awesome.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

and where can i find manufacturers that ship with QMK? dont tell me its via some obscure forum post

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'm surprised Keychron hasn't been mentioned yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years 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I have a 15 year old Filco somewhere, alas I think it's just a bit outdated in features; not having some form of hot-swap socket is a big minus, as my Filco works fine, just that some of the switches are really worn out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years 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 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ugh I hope they don't ruin future MT3 keycaps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

A meh brand buying another meh brand.