Loud Keyboards
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
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See this review: Top Quiet Mechanical Keyboards: Smooth Typing[^]
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
I would add to Paul Mauriks reply that the case makes a big difference. My personal home keyboard is a Keychron Q3[^] that I bought bare bones and then bought the switches and keycaps (EN UK) that I wanted. Heavy aluminium frame. It's great, couldn't be happier. It's an 80% layout that means my right hand isn't forced so far to the right and is much more comfortable to use than a full size. Nice typing feel without much noise. It doesn't have a numpad but I don't need that for home use. At the same time I bought a Keychron K4[^] that I have fitted with French keycaps (I work in French). It's a good chassis but it's plastic and the sound difference is huge without improving the quality of the typing feel. It's a 96% layout so it has a numpad but everything is a compressed into a smaller space (takes a little bit of getting used to) which means I have all the keys of a full size keyboard without my right hand being forced way over to the right of my desk. Mike
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
I replaced all my keyboards with these CHERRY STREAM KEYBOARD[^]. Very silent, very flat and heavy, they don´t slide around when typing as some of the others do.
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I use a Corsair. It is lit up which I didn't care for originally but I have gotten use to it. Not sure I would like it if it was too quiet. But doesn't seem loud to me. I think I use the noise at the subconscious level to affirm my typing. But maybe if your keyboard is too loud then they will give you an office.
I once used a Corsair. You know what I don't like about them? Whatever technology they use to inscribe the symbols onto the keycaps sucks, so that the black paint rubs off after a while, and the keycap is defaced.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Honestly - I'm a bit of a keyboard nut. I'm sure I could recommend a few different ones, but it depends on what you are after, and if you are a keyboard snob or not (I am). Firstly - the sounds of your keyboard are going to be much quieter if you're wearing headphones and listening to music of your choice. If you want/need a mechanical keyboard, the quietest switches are "linear" ones. Usually called Red (or Cherry Red) - there are now so many variants in all sorts of colors. Next up the scale but also fairly quiet are brown switches, usually called "tactile". If you like to feel feedback when you press a key, then tactile is probably the go. The noisiest switches are "clicky" usually blue. There are other variations in different color, green, black, clear etc - which all vary the various performance of the switch - how hard it is to press, how far it needs to be pressed to actuate etc. If you don't care about the typing experience, then most low profile membrane or chicklet key keyboards will be fine. (Personally hate them - find them like typing into a wet sponge, but YMMV). If you want a super responsive mechanical keyboard, which is quite quiet, has low actuation distance - then I'd recommend a Logitech keyboard with Romer-G switches. Compared to other tactile mechanical keyboards, they take a little getting used to but they are pretty good. Logitech make a few different keyboards with these switches, with and without backlighting, single color or RGB, and wired or wireless. Or you can get a cheap one from Amazon/Temu with red or brown switches, but YMMV. Cheaper is not always better, but there are some good ones for around $50 AUD. ($30 US appx). Hope that helps.
Thanks for the comments, Paul. I prefer full height keyboards to the half height design. The half height design makes me feel like I'm typing on a laptop keyboard, which I hate.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
HP Wireless Elite. The keyboard is quiet and has a feel I like. But don't get the companion mouse, it's button clicks are loud enough to wake my wife in the next room.
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Yeah, my keyboard caused someone to emerge from his office to see what was making all that racket.
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Unless you are working in an environment where computer use is not the norm, I would question your office mates' inability to discern the sound of a keyboard.
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This might do the trick but probably not what you're looking for. Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal - YouTube[^]
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I didn't have one that old, but the first computer I built, I interfaced with an ASR33 Teletype. It was a bit noisy, but it worked great!
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So I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that is quiet enough for an office setting. The one I have now is way too loud, even though it was advertised as being quiet. :confused: Anyone have any recommendations for one that is really quiet?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Honestly - I'm a bit of a keyboard nut. I'm sure I could recommend a few different ones, but it depends on what you are after, and if you are a keyboard snob or not (I am). Firstly - the sounds of your keyboard are going to be much quieter if you're wearing headphones and listening to music of your choice. If you want/need a mechanical keyboard, the quietest switches are "linear" ones. Usually called Red (or Cherry Red) - there are now so many variants in all sorts of colors. Next up the scale but also fairly quiet are brown switches, usually called "tactile". If you like to feel feedback when you press a key, then tactile is probably the go. The noisiest switches are "clicky" usually blue. There are other variations in different color, green, black, clear etc - which all vary the various performance of the switch - how hard it is to press, how far it needs to be pressed to actuate etc. If you don't care about the typing experience, then most low profile membrane or chicklet key keyboards will be fine. (Personally hate them - find them like typing into a wet sponge, but YMMV). If you want a super responsive mechanical keyboard, which is quite quiet, has low actuation distance - then I'd recommend a Logitech keyboard with Romer-G switches. Compared to other tactile mechanical keyboards, they take a little getting used to but they are pretty good. Logitech make a few different keyboards with these switches, with and without backlighting, single color or RGB, and wired or wireless. Or you can get a cheap one from Amazon/Temu with red or brown switches, but YMMV. Cheaper is not always better, but there are some good ones for around $50 AUD. ($30 US appx). Hope that helps.
I have a Corsair K95 RGB Platinum keyboard and I love it. It wasn't that loud to begin with, but I installed dampers on it anyway. It has the macro keys and MX speed switches. If you practice, you can type rapidly by barely touching the keys. Even with the dampers, the keyboard is "loud" when you bottom out on the keys. By loud, I mean still softer than heavy tactile keyboards. The K95 is one of the best keyboards I've ever had, and I've owned a lot of them. The Corsair keyboards are the best in my opinion. Make sure the keys are MX speed, red or brown switches. You can still buy the K95 on Ebay for around $80. On Amazon, they're almost $200 new.
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Unless you are working in an environment where computer use is not the norm, I would question your office mates' inability to discern the sound of a keyboard.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Hi Dave, I don't know quite what you mean. Everyone here uses a computer, but not everyone, (meaning no one) has a mechanical keyboard.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I once used a Corsair. You know what I don't like about them? Whatever technology they use to inscribe the symbols onto the keycaps sucks, so that the black paint rubs off after a while, and the keycap is defaced.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I didn't have one that old, but the first computer I built, I interfaced with an ASR33 Teletype. It was a bit noisy, but it worked great!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Hi Dave, I don't know quite what you mean. Everyone here uses a computer, but not everyone, (meaning no one) has a mechanical keyboard.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I didn't have one that old, but the first computer I built, I interfaced with an ASR33 Teletype. It was a bit noisy, but it worked great!
Will Rogers never met me.
My stepdad had a COSMAC ELF 1802 single-board computer that hey interfaced to an ASR 33 teletype. He bought some replacement gearing for it that sped it up to 60 cps. It sounded like a freight train in heat.
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I have a Corsair K95 RGB Platinum keyboard and I love it. It wasn't that loud to begin with, but I installed dampers on it anyway. It has the macro keys and MX speed switches. If you practice, you can type rapidly by barely touching the keys. Even with the dampers, the keyboard is "loud" when you bottom out on the keys. By loud, I mean still softer than heavy tactile keyboards. The K95 is one of the best keyboards I've ever had, and I've owned a lot of them. The Corsair keyboards are the best in my opinion. Make sure the keys are MX speed, red or brown switches. You can still buy the K95 on Ebay for around $80. On Amazon, they're almost $200 new.
I've got a Corsair K95 RGB keyboard as well. Very nice feel, very reliable.
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