Need a very quiet keyboard

[raildogg]

I need a keyboard that has a nice, smooth and soft feel and is quiet. The cheaper the better. Anything under $30?

 

[Slugbait]

Believe it or not...go with the Dell QuietKey. They usually come with systems where I work, and people just dump them outside their office cuz most of us use KVM switches, and I occassionally collect them to replace older QuietKeys that get really dirty (hey, it takes time to clean a keyboard...)

Anyway, I found they have decent action, good touch, and they really are pretty darn quiet. I wouldn't get one for my home machine, but you want to keep the price down, so...

 

[Future Shock]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126135

 

[Drew1082]

I love the sound of clicky keys going a hundred miles an hour.

 

[Baked]

MS Comfort Curve 2000. $15 @ Office Depot. Very low profile keys like ones you find on Mac notebooks, but big enough that you don't feel the cramp.

 

[Nextman916]

you might want to go with a labtop like keyboard, where the keys are flat and slim to the board itself, they will be significantly quiter than normal keyboards. Theres a ton to choose from at the egg, just look at the keys in pics, then you'll know what type it is.

 

[Noema]

I don't know about smoothness, but this would be as quiet as it gets if you wear gloves while typing

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: Future Shock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126135

Awesome, thanks. That is one sweet keyboard. But the keys are not the normal ones you would find on a regular keyboard. I guess this is to be expected if I want a quiet keyboard. This is currently my number 1 choice, however, if there are other options out there, I'm open to them as well. Thanks.

 

[Future Shock]

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: Future Shock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126135

Awesome, thanks. That is one sweet keyboard. But the keys are not the normal ones you would find on a regular keyboard. I guess this is to be expected if I want a quiet keyboard. This is currently my number 1 choice, however, if there are other options out there, I'm open to them as well. Thanks.

You're welcome. BTW - I have two of these, one for home, and one that I bought for my work system and brought into the office...it is that good. But you are right, the keys are a bit like laptop keys in terms of key travel...good laptop keys though, think IBM's.

FS

 

[doan]

IBM keyboards are very quiet.

 

[Shadowknight]

There's a list of keyboards that are supposed to be quiet near the end of the first post in this thread: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=21152

 

[GeeFizzleDizzle]

I just bought this and it meets all of your requirements (quiet / smooth and soft feel) :

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=211100

 

[Bsa]

wireless logitec usb wireless mouse and keyboard set up. I have this and it is VERY quite

Its a logitech Y-RR71

 

[Nocturnal]

Stay away from most of all the new Microsoft keyboards. They switched production methods as their keys are tad bit harder to press than it once was.

 

[mwmorph]

Ironically, I found dell quietkeys to be incredibly annoyingly loud.

 

[0roo0roo]

i like oem microsoft ergonomic multimedia keyboards. about 25 online, double that retail. quiet, and the build quality is good. and the extra keys are large well shaped and easy to hit.

 

[AsianriceX]

Originally posted by: Future Shock

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: Future Shock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126135

Awesome, thanks. That is one sweet keyboard. But the keys are not the normal ones you would find on a regular keyboard. I guess this is to be expected if I want a quiet keyboard. This is currently my number 1 choice, however, if there are other options out there, I'm open to them as well. Thanks.

You're welcome. BTW - I have two of these, one for home, and one that I bought for my work system and brought into the office...it is that good. But you are right, the keys are a bit like laptop keys in terms of key travel...good laptop keys though, think IBM's.

FS

Question on the tactile feel of the keys.

I was looking for a keyboard much like the Thinkpad's keyboard and Lenovo offers the Thinkplus Ultranav. It's basically the Thinkpad keyboard in desktop format, but costs 100 bucks.

I also looked at the Logitech DiNovo, but I don't need a mouse or wireless capabilities, and I don't want to pay almost 100 bucks

Then I saw the UltraX and was intrigued. I noticed that it's an OEM part and I happened to see something close to it made for Compaq at Best Buy so I gave it a feel. The keys felt mushy and much less responsive than my Thinkpad.

Where would you rate the feel of the UltraX keys?

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: Baked
MS Comfort Curve 2000. $15 @ Office Depot. Very low profile keys like ones you find on Mac notebooks, but big enough that you don't feel the cramp.

I second this. Just got it a month and half ago and it is very quiet and feels great.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: AsianriceX
Question on the tactile feel of the keys.

I was looking for a keyboard much like the Thinkpad's keyboard and Lenovo offers the Thinkplus Ultranav. It's basically the Thinkpad keyboard in desktop format, but costs 100 bucks.

I also looked at the Logitech DiNovo, but I don't need a mouse or wireless capabilities, and I don't want to pay almost 100 bucks

Then I saw the UltraX and was intrigued. I noticed that it's an OEM part and I happened to see something close to it made for Compaq at Best Buy so I gave it a feel. The keys felt mushy and much less responsive than my Thinkpad.

Where would you rate the feel of the UltraX keys?

I have an UltraX, though I've not tried the expensive Lenovo keyboard that you mention. The keys have a definite feel to them - I don't notice any "mush" as I press into them. Unfortunately for what I perceive your desires to be, I don't find it totally silent. The clicking that is made as the keys are pressed is rather soft compared to some other keyboards that I've heard, but the sound isn't that near-silent thud of my Powerbook G4's keyboard (though those keys are more towards the point of feeling "mushy").