Keyboards
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
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I personally like the older MS "split" keyboards. I don't like the Wave version though. I once hired a student intern who wanted a "loud, clickity" keyboard. That made me laugh.
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--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
I picked up the MS Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000. I am very happy with it. It is ergonomic but not overboard split. Alos you can adjust if the front it up or back. Some of the ergos have the back higher. That seems odd and not ver "ergonomic" IMO. The system is wireless and includes a mouse and the USB Wireless (2.4 Ghz) connector. Handy for the laptop as well as I can just grab the USB and the mouse and toss it in the backpack and have a mouse when mobile. THe keyboard buttons are more leveled like a laptop but not totally flat. As I said, very comfy :)
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
Clicky keyboards are the bane of the office containing more than one person. I would complain to HR if I was anywhere near one. My ideal would be a silent, wired keyboard and mouse.
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I personally like the older MS "split" keyboards. I don't like the Wave version though. I once hired a student intern who wanted a "loud, clickity" keyboard. That made me laugh.
Soon...very soon...http://CraptasticNation.blogspot.com/[^]
This Keyboard[^] was my favorite, but I was forced to the Natural Ergo 4000[^]. It's still pretty good, but I miss my original ergo keyboards.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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I personally like the older MS "split" keyboards. I don't like the Wave version though. I once hired a student intern who wanted a "loud, clickity" keyboard. That made me laugh.
Soon...very soon...http://CraptasticNation.blogspot.com/[^]
If that means he wanted a keyboard with real key switches, then I can understand him. I have one that's over 30 years old at home and it still works fine. It probably will still be around when many of the 'rubber bubble' types are long gone.
At least artificial intelligence already is superior to natural stupidity
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--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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Clicky keyboards are the bane of the office containing more than one person. I would complain to HR if I was anywhere near one. My ideal would be a silent, wired keyboard and mouse.
viaducting wrote:
Clicky keyboards are the bane of the office containing more than one person
...or the home office. Most of my work at home is done after everyone goes to sleep. My office is in a spare bedroom, next to all the other bedrooms. If I had a clicky keyboard, I think my family would hurt me...hurt me really bad... X|
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Cor Blimey! Welcome back to the land of the living! (Although it is hardly that, more a land of pallid, cubicle infesting, high IQ, bacon loving, zombie-bashing polyglots, but you get my drift).
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
I'm waiting for the Script Kiddie keyboard to appear, you know a keyboard like the ZX Spectrum where the function/shift/control keys in combination with the rest of the keyboard automatically type text, i.e. Shift B inserts <body> :)
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
I can tell you a really bad one. We have recently bought a load of Getac toughbooks. They have put a Function key bottom left and moved the Ctrl key inwards. It's a bloody nightmare. Takes me two attempts to log in each time for a start.
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
A keyboard is a personal tool. You're using it all day long (aside of the mouse). That's why I always use my own keyboard, I want something that feels good and fits my needs, not something that was just cheap or "was in the package". I currently use one Logitech compact keyboard (K300), because that one fits me with it's flat profile and narrow keys. I know quite some craftsman and most of them have own tools aside of the company's ones. and so do I.
regards Torsten When I'm not working
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Clicky keyboards are the bane of the office containing more than one person. I would complain to HR if I was anywhere near one. My ideal would be a silent, wired keyboard and mouse.
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
This[^] is an article linked to in a previous issue of The Insider. So long ago that it is lost in the mists of time. It's a good read and may also help you in your quest.
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About five years ago I hired a college intern who actually asked for a loud-clicky keyboard. That made me, and the help desk, laugh.
Whatever.
For years someone in my workplace refused to give up a keyboard that clicked on both down and upstrokes. I used to say that she only kept it because it sounded like she was typing twice as fast as she actually was. She didn't find it funny.
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This[^] is an article linked to in a previous issue of The Insider. So long ago that it is lost in the mists of time. It's a good read and may also help you in your quest.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
Thanks!
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A keyboard is a personal tool. You're using it all day long (aside of the mouse). That's why I always use my own keyboard, I want something that feels good and fits my needs, not something that was just cheap or "was in the package". I currently use one Logitech compact keyboard (K300), because that one fits me with it's flat profile and narrow keys. I know quite some craftsman and most of them have own tools aside of the company's ones. and so do I.
regards Torsten When I'm not working
Agreed. I just don't know of many places that have a huge selection of keyboards that I can play with before buying. :(
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Based on the article Clicky keyboards[^], it got me thinking. I've always just bought whatever keyboard. There have been some I've liked more than others, but never put much thought into it when buying one. What are some really good keyboards out there?
I have the Das Keyboard Professional S "Silent" keyboard. It is similar to the one in the article, but has the Cherry "brown" ("silent") switches rather than the Cherry "blue" switches with the loud click. It is far from silent, but not too noisy. I liked it so well at home, I bought one for work as well. I really liked the original Microsoft Natural keyboard, but I have a couple of the later version in my parts bin, because I don't like them as well as the original.
