• By John Herrman
    Jul 10, 2009 4:40 AM 10,807
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    OCZ Sabre Does OLED Custom Keys On the Cheap
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    OCZ Sabre OLED Keyboard (Unofficial Codename: Optimus Budgetus) Priced at $135

    The OCZ Sabre asked us to compromise, featuring a sharply limited number of display-integrated keys, so we asked it to do the same: dip below $200, or else. Today, ZipZoomFly is listing the Sabre at a reasonable $135.00.

    For comparison, ThinkGeek sells the Optimus Maximus, the great grandpappy of the OLED-in-a-key concept, for a staggering $1600. Obviously, the OCZ doesn't match up to Art Lebedev's Cheeto-resistant masterpeice—fewer keys, limited colors, plainer styling—but come on, is it really 8.5% the keyboard the Optimus is?

    The item isn't listed as shipping yet, though OCZ says they're on their way to retailers. [ZipZoomFly—Thanks, Justin!]


    Send an email to John Herrman, the author of this post, at jherrman@gizmodo.com.