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Pointers for hard-to-source electronics / peripherals?
I've been using a SmartBoard USB5000 ergonomic keyboard for about 7 years now...the same keyboard. It is the best keyboard I've ever used; it is the magic "no more hand / wrist pain" bullet. Needing to function without it for a long period is a non-starter; I actually carried in with me to San Fran in my luggage, because I wasn't willing to wait to have it shipped out later.
Problem: it's starting to shed keycaps and sooner or later it's going to be non-func.
Bigger problem: DataDesk itself is...shaky. Their online store is offline and has been for ages. Their phone number gets answered by another company and then you hit an extension to get to DataDesk, which doesn't generally answer. I've been trying to locate a vendor somewhere and I'm coming up empty. Anyone got any pointers to companies that source hard-to-find electronics?
Problem: it's starting to shed keycaps and sooner or later it's going to be non-func.
Bigger problem: DataDesk itself is...shaky. Their online store is offline and has been for ages. Their phone number gets answered by another company and then you hit an extension to get to DataDesk, which doesn't generally answer. I've been trying to locate a vendor somewhere and I'm coming up empty. Anyone got any pointers to companies that source hard-to-find electronics?