Let's see your keyboards

[Fritzo]

I love how compartmentalized we've gotten that we now have names and grades of switches in keyboards that we brag about

 

[repoman0]

I love how compartmentalized we've gotten that we now have names and grades of switches in keyboards that we brag about

It goes deeper than you can imagine. I thought it was silly picking the switch type I wanted a couple years back ... now I know there are extensive threads on forums about the shapes, plastic type, print type, etc for key caps

 

[Zeze]

I like computer stuff. And now that I have money, I was looking into all the mechanical keyboard rage nowadays. I went to Micro Center and I physically touched and tested out all the switches - brown blue, hybrid, red, etc.

I liked none of them.

I have a cheap $20 wired keyboard that has laptop-style chiclet keys. I LOVE them - the short distance travel makes the typing very effortless. It's similar to the below one.

 

[IronWing]

When CPUs, GPUs, and memory are no longer bottlenecks for pretty much imaninable workload but mining and operating systems don't blue screen much, keycaps are what we're left with to talk about. It's a good sign for users but it's also boring.

It seems to me the way is open for liquid nitrogen cooling solutions for high performance keyboarding. Chromium nickel springs, copper bases, polytetrafluoroethylene containment liners, and high-lead solder will be much sought after to withstand the rigors of nitrogen cooling.

 

[IronWing]

I have a cheap $20 wired keyboard that has laptop-style chiclet keys. I LOVE them - the short distance travel makes the typing very effortless. It's similar to the below one.

This may be the end of me posting Zeze threads. At least you didn't profess a love for touch screens.

 

[Anubis]

I like computer stuff. And now that I have money, I was looking into all the mechanical keyboard rage nowadays. I went to Micro Center and I physically touched and tested out all the switches - brown blue, hybrid, red, etc.

I liked none of them.

I have a cheap $20 wired keyboard that has laptop-style chiclet keys. I LOVE them - the short distance travel makes the typing very effortless. It's similar to the below one.

this is only slightly above someone posting his love for a laptop keyboard

 

[IronWing]

this is only slightly above someone posting his love for a laptop keyboard

I have a Lenovo with what is claimed to be the best laptop keyboard to ever exist. Meh.

 

[KMFJD]

Solid feel, key *always* registers. There's no mushiness, or button rock. I could beat my boss to death with a model M, then compose a confession framing the draftsman with the same keyboard :^D

Shit i want one now...i don't think 1 key poped out of place

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Shit i want one now...

good luck finding one bnib, r a r e

Model Ms are literally indestructible. Built like a tank. I think I can probably find my dad's in the attic.

 

[Zeze]

I miss those spring click keyboards of the early 90s.

 

[Anubis]

I miss those spring click keyboards of the early 90s.

miss no more
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB40P4A

 

[DigDog]

Shit i want one now...

good luck finding one bnib, r a r e

or, you could, you know, BUY one. From Unicomp.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

or, you could, you know, BUY one. From Unicomp.

but muh model m

 

[fleshconsumed]

I like computer stuff. And now that I have money, I was looking into all the mechanical keyboard rage nowadays. I went to Micro Center and I physically touched and tested out all the switches - brown blue, hybrid, red, etc.

I liked none of them.

I have a cheap $20 wired keyboard that has laptop-style chiclet keys. I LOVE them - the short distance travel makes the typing very effortless. It's similar to the below one.

I know. I hated the long travel of mechanical keyboards when I tried them. I really love the short key travel on my venerable Logitech Ultra-X keyboard. However, as @dave_the_nerd pointed out, sounds like they're making short travel mechanical keys now, I'd be interested to try them out to see how they compare to my Ultra-X.

 

[bigboxes]

I've never used a full keyboard with browns, but my separate number pad has them. It seems like they would be really easy to bottom out ... is that the case? There is definitely the tactile bump at the halfway point, but it's very light. I've never used blues but I have read that they have more of a pronounced halfway bump that also clicks. The clears on my board are supposed to be like the browns in that they don't click and like the blues in that they have a more pronounced tactile bump. I really like them, easy to type fast without bottoming keys out and just getting to the actuation point.

Yeah. I'm a heavy typer and the browns bottom out for me.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Yeah. I'm a heavy typer and the browns bottom out for me.

There's so many different switch types now. Clears are heavy browns IIRC, just look around for info on them

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Logitech K360

 

[bradly1101]

I dig the lighting and 'G-Keys' (totally programmable - one puts her to sleep, another shuts down, one starts the sceensaver, another turns off just the screen, and there are two more to rule the world!) of the Logitech G710+.

 

[IronWing]

Yeah, I have mine set to type out commonly used phrases.

 

[Crono]

but muh model m

Model F or go home

 

[KMFJD]

I dig the lighting and 'G-Keys' (totally programmable - one puts her to sleep, another shuts down, one starts the sceensaver, another turns off just the screen, and there are two more to rule the world!) of the Logitech G710+.

I like the g-keys as well and really like the way they made the volume key

 

[BurnItDwn]

What's the appeal of those type m keyboards? Noise?

The "noise" is the only downside. Everything else about them is the appeal to me.
Buckling springs "feel" right. Can type fastest on them and generally with a reasonable level of accuracy.
Also, they are very easy to convert to Dvorak or blank them out. Most other keyboards don't have easily swapable or removeable keycaps.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

At home I have the original Razer Blackwidow Ultimate. Ex-GF got it for me for xmas back in like 2012 or something. I kinda wanna upgrade it but it's still working just fine. The cherry switches on these are a bit loud but eh used to it.

At work I use an ergo keyboard (and an ergo mouse at that). Realized long hours a day on a keyboard and mouse really destroys my wrists.

 

[Kaido]

I like computer stuff. And now that I have money, I was looking into all the mechanical keyboard rage nowadays. I went to Micro Center and I physically touched and tested out all the switches - brown blue, hybrid, red, etc.

I liked none of them.

I have a cheap $20 wired keyboard that has laptop-style chiclet keys. I LOVE them - the short distance travel makes the typing very effortless. It's similar to the below one.

Wow, I have boxes of those, I should send you some - all of the new HP's I buy come with a wired chiclet keyboard & mouse, and nobody wants them because everyone likes wireless keyboards now.

 

[Kaido]

At work I use an ergo keyboard (and an ergo mouse at that). Realized long hours a day on a keyboard and mouse really destroys my wrists.

What ergo mouse are you using? I tried out a bunch & didn't like any of them (trackballs, spacemouse, vertical ergo - thick & thin, etc.). Ultimately settled on a large optical that I can rest my entire palm on top of.