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Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by qiqitori »

Just yesterday I bought the Maestro FL listed here: https://archisite.co.jp/products/archiss/maestro/

I recommend you go to a shop that has a bunch of keyboards and try them all out. Then you should be able to figure out what kind of switches you like and which ones you don't like. I bought my keyboard with "Cherry Red" switches. The switches are "linear" and don't make a clicky sound, i.e. they are perfect :) Feels like some 80s/90s keyboards. The final version of the Apple II is very close I think.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by sharmi »

I use Mistel Barocco 770 with brown Cherry MX. It is a split keyboard

My only experience before this is a pre-owned Cherry MX Blue. I am quite comfortable with the feedback I am getting from Mistel.

Regarding comfort, I enjoy it more than my Thinkpad t470s keyboard.

I also find that I no longer have the occasional mild pain I have in my wrists and forearms.

There is also a bluetooth version though I have not used that model.

https://www.amazon.com/Mistel-Mechanical-Keyboard-Ergonomic-...

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by laserlight »

roldie wrote: post #50

I highly recommend Xah Lee's site (recommended on a previous HN keyboard thread). [0] I personally have the X-Bows, and like it quite a bit as a starter ergo keyboard. [1][2] I've also backed the Glove80 on Kickstarter (after learning about it on HN!) as a deeper dive into ergo. [3][4] [0] http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboarding.html [1] http://xahlee.info/kbd/xbows_keyboard_review.html [2] https://x-bows.com/collections/…

X-Bows is a great keyboard. It's the cheapest one that has multiple keys for thumbs. But it is very wide for my hands. Reaching = and | keys are very difficult. I'm looking for a more compact alternative. [0] is a great resource for comparing sizes of keyboards.

[0] https://jhelvy.shinyapps.io/splitkbcompare/

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by schwartzworld »

kalessin wrote: post #12

I strongly recommend split hands, ortholinear layout and thumb clusters too, as well as a programmable firmware so you can setup your own layers.

Ortho makes sense if you touch type. I sort of hover above the keys using 3 digits on each hand to do most of the typing (with supplemental pinky usage, but never ring finger). It isn't Mavis Beacon approved, but I can bang out about 70wpms this way.

When I got an Ortho keyboard, I tried to learn to touch type, but it was quite slow. Eventually I learned to hover-type on that too. I love the look and sound, but not much more than that.

The biggest problem with using an ortholinear keyboard is that sometimes I want to just work on my laptop and for a while My typing speed on a regular qwerty keyboard slowed way down and had a lot more typos. Now I can mostly go back and forth.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by Giako »

organsnyder wrote: post #44

I've really enjoyed using my Ultimate Hacking Keyboard. It's helped me get over a lot of wrist pain, and I love how customizable it is (every key can be customized to send any scancode, macro, mouse, etc.). I also have the touchpad and extra key modules. Not cheap, but I use it for ~8 hours every workday. https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

I cannot agree more.

I have purchased the wrist rest, the trackball and the extra key module, after ~5 months of daily usage (9-10 hrs per day) of the "basic" UHK v2.

It's a fantastic keyboard and it is totally worth the expense.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by osullivj »

Corvair K63: I have three - one in the office, one at home and one at my other half's house. I grew up with IBM Model M as the ideal keyboard, and the K63 is the closest I've found. Cherry MX switches, and super robust, with that clickety clackety feel.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by xlaacid »

IF you're not gaming, I really like the Logitech MX keys. Its super low profile, you can attach 3 devices to it (Computer, tablet, phone for me). And its wireless. Some people hate the low profile keys, so try one out if you can. Pair it with your favorite wireless mouse-. Also, I use it on Linux, important for me.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by reirob »

organsnyder wrote: post #44

I've really enjoyed using my Ultimate Hacking Keyboard. It's helped me get over a lot of wrist pain, and I love how customizable it is (every key can be customized to send any scancode, macro, mouse, etc.). I also have the touchpad and extra key modules. Not cheap, but I use it for ~8 hours every workday. https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

I am quite curious about using this keyboard without a mouse (in the demo video there seems to be a key called mouse, just above the left shift) - maybe someone who uses it as a mouse can chime in? Alternatively would be interested as well about the trackpoint module - does somebody use it? How precise is it to use it with a thumb, compared with the usage of an original ThinkPad trackpoint or is the TEX Shinobi [1].

The TEX Shinobi TrackPoint is for me much easier and better to use than on modern ThinkPad keyboard, was quite a surprise.

[1] https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi?variant=16969883648090

Re: Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?

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Post by artogahr »

Mondialisation wrote: post #48

Short answer: If you wanna play games, consider a mechanical keyboard, else consider a flat laptop-like keyboard. Long answer: I used to believe that mechanical keyboards have to be better because most people praise them and they are more expensive, but it really is a matter of preference and use case. I bought myself a corsair mechanical keyboard and I really didn't like it besides for playing specific games. A lapt…

Your experience is like saying "I bought a Prius and decided I don't like electric cars". A Corsair gaming keyboard is far from the best the mechanical keyboard world can offer.
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