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April 24, 2008 4:51 AM PDT

All hail the 'Optimus Maximus' from--ThinkGeek?

by Mike Yamamoto
(Credit: ThinkGeek)

So it finally happened. The "Optimus Maximus"--the most-hyped keyboard of all time--is now for sale to the consuming public as promised. To which we have only one response: ThinkGeek?

We don't have anything against the gadget peddler, mind you--it was just a little surprising to see a $1,589.99 product being sold by a retailer that's better known for such products as USB rocket launchers. On its "What's New" page, for instance, the vaunted Maximus is sandwiched between a "Dueling Space Marines Copter Set" and a pair of "Speed Racer Mini R/C Cars."

Not that we have anything against such items, of course. We just thought that Art Lebedev, the uber-keyboard's Russia-based purveyor, might have opted for a higher-end distributor for its crown jewel. Which, by the way, is selling for around $25 more than the oft-quoted price for the version that allows all 113 keys to be programmed separately. Just to show we're paying attention.

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by kingrah1 April 24, 2008 6:15 AM PDT
omg!! im saving up for this!!!! too bad it costs twice as much as my computer.. ;(
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by kingrah1 April 24, 2008 6:16 AM PDT
omg!! im saving up for this!!!! too bad it costs twice as much as my computer.. ;(
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by kingrah1 April 24, 2008 6:25 AM PDT
what is the resolution on the screens? -can you set them as secondary monitors and have slideshows run on them??-that would look AMAZING!!
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by csingh April 25, 2008 7:48 AM PDT
gimme a shout when it costs less then an actually computer lol
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