This is gorgeous. I’m very afraid if I buy one it will trigger a wave of revulsion for normal everyday products and I’ll become one of these obsessive people who talk about fonts.
a34729t 3 hours ago [-]
Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark...
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ArchD 26 minutes ago [-]
It's a vanity item, like a Rolex watch, and its existence is not for actual utility.
Utility-wise for the cost, it's not outstanding compared to regular calculators. If you spend enough time with S100X for the cost to be justified, then you are wealthy or you are spending way too much time at the calculator and should reconsider your workflow, e.g. using a spreadsheet or Python script instead, and those things are cheaper than this calculator.
Nothing wrong if anyone wants to buy it. But technically there is nothing special here, just the physical appearance/build.
nickandbro 2 hours ago [-]
Why do I have an urge to buy this? I have no use for it. But damn did they sell it to me well.
nxobject 1 hours ago [-]
My god, the keys: the keycaps are __double-shot__, have scissor switches, and 3-key rollover.
Reading this webpage, and then the other comments here, taught me something important about myself: I am a Philistine. I don't think I would notice any difference between this and a glossy plastic calculator costing $5. I actually assumed that this piece was for people who collect calculators, but it seems like it has broader appeal based on the other comments?
devindotcom 3 hours ago [-]
Was hoping this was a lacquered F-91W, but the calculator is pretty nice too.
TruffleLabs 3 hours ago [-]
Time to start a project to make a handcrafted lacquer face for some other calculators; I have a few HP-80 (https://www.hpmuseum.org/hp80.htm) to test the idea on ;)
jrumbut 2 hours ago [-]
My father was a big HP calculator fan. I used to forget my TI calculator for class and he would lend it to me.
I was never more unpopular at school than the day we had an exam and I was learning RPN on a calculator that beeped every time you hit the wrong key.
wtn 3 hours ago [-]
Only 650 units worldwide, according to The Verge.
jnaina 47 minutes ago [-]
Looks like I need to plan for a weekend trip to Tokyo to get this and along with my annual pilgrimage to Akihabara
talkingtab 2 hours ago [-]
Knowing about Japanese Lacquer (aka Urushi) will change the way that you see the world. Urushi is the sap of a tree that is related to poison oak and posion ivy. You can learn to use it by wearing a biohazard suit or by suffering through until you develop an immunity to the urushiol. To call it "the itch" does not do it justice. You do not really know the full depths of being a human until you decide, with full knowledge of the consequences, to go down this road.
Urushi is transformed by curing in a warm and humid environment to something that is food safe and not toxic - for example Japanese rice bowls. Then there are they myriad decorative techniques such as Rankaku - using quail egg shells for decoration.
You can also grow up exploring the woods in an area with a lot of poison oak like me and it just does not react on your skin.
kstrauser 53 minutes ago [-]
A dermatologist friend told me there are people who react to poison ivy, and people who do not yet react to poison ivy. He explained to the effect that repeated exposure tends to sensitize people. Poison ivy/oak/etc. has no effect on them, then one day it does.
I grew up playing in woods thick with the stuff and never had a problem. Then I had a hell of a reaction to it in high school, and it’s been cruel to me since then.
userbinator 1 hours ago [-]
Epoxy resins are usually pretty toxic when uncured too.
halapro 2 hours ago [-]
Do you work in marketing? Because I read your comment and I extracted nothing of value. Lacquer will change how I see the world? B please.
patch_cable 1 hours ago [-]
That’s a bit uncharitable. It made perfect sense to me. I also learned something about Japanese lacquer.
anomaly_ 1 hours ago [-]
You have autism, right?
LeoPanthera 3 hours ago [-]
I tried to buy this, when it was released. It sold out instantly. I was sad.
iancmceachern 3 hours ago [-]
This is amazing. If you've ever held a fountain pen with this finish you know.
openuntil3am 3 hours ago [-]
About $600 apparently. The regular S100X is $350.
aselimov3 3 hours ago [-]
3-key rollover instead of n-key rollover?? Pass…
gwerbin 3 hours ago [-]
How many 4-function calculators have n-key rollover? What would that even be used for? Are you touch typing on the calculator at 100 digits per minute?
yonatan8070 3 hours ago [-]
I feel like the parent comment was sarcasm
drivingmenuts 1 hours ago [-]
I bet watching people use a calculator by poking at it with one finger drives you absolutely homicidal.
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Utility-wise for the cost, it's not outstanding compared to regular calculators. If you spend enough time with S100X for the cost to be justified, then you are wealthy or you are spending way too much time at the calculator and should reconsider your workflow, e.g. using a spreadsheet or Python script instead, and those things are cheaper than this calculator.
Nothing wrong if anyone wants to buy it. But technically there is nothing special here, just the physical appearance/build.
I was never more unpopular at school than the day we had an exam and I was learning RPN on a calculator that beeped every time you hit the wrong key.
Urushi is transformed by curing in a warm and humid environment to something that is food safe and not toxic - for example Japanese rice bowls. Then there are they myriad decorative techniques such as Rankaku - using quail egg shells for decoration.
I've recently seen the word "entanglement" in a completely different context. But Urushi entangles you in nature and your environment in way that is utterly breath taking. For example: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/modern-masters-...
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I grew up playing in woods thick with the stuff and never had a problem. Then I had a hell of a reaction to it in high school, and it’s been cruel to me since then.