Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard
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Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard
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#2I don't even remember why scroll lock exists
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#3> Jokes aside, I totally understand the appeal of mechanical keyboards. I’ve used them and it is satisfying to hear that clickity-click sound and the keys do feel amazing but that just doesn’t work for me due to being on so many pair programming calls and recording video courses.
I don't like it when people equate mechanical keyboards to loudness. They don't have to be loud! My keyboard has MX Clear switches which are not loud in the slightest, and I personally think they feel miles better than any non-mechanical keyboard I've used.
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#4I don't even remember why scroll lock exists
At this point: Excel users.
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#5This is blatant advertising on the front-page of HN. How did a post about a generic keyboard rise so high in such a short period of time?
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#6This is blatant advertising on the front-page of HN. How did a post about a generic keyboard rise so high in such a short period of time?
What makes you believe the author of this article, who from what I can tell is a long-term active HN user, is advertising for Amazon?
Skepticism is good, but you should also be skeptical of the first conclusion it leads you to.
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#7This article is an affront to everything I know and have experienced about keyboards, all to post a non-disclosed affiliate link.
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#8I wish they had a tenkeyless edition, so it would be worth a try :)
Having mouse too far at the right side or adjust to using left hand for mouse does not seem to be a good tradeoff just to have a numpad, which gets close to zero use.
filco ninja majestouch tenkeyless with silent red mx cherrys is definitely better at every aspect than this amazon basic kb (except the price).
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#9> Jokes aside, I totally understand the appeal of mechanical keyboards. I’ve used them and it is satisfying to hear that clickity-click sound and the keys do feel amazing but that just doesn’t work for me due to being on so many pair programming calls and recording video courses. I don't like it when people equate mechanical keyboards to loudness. They don't have to be loud! My keyboard has MX Clear switches which ar…
That's what I was thinking. Any decent mechanical keyboard has all of these features and more, and the sound the keys make depends on the switches, of which there are many different types. Some switches are designed to be loud (like the MX Blues) but you don't have to use them.
I usually find that people who disparage mechanical keyboards do not actually know a lot about mechanical keyboards...
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#10He even picked the bad variant of the Amazon Basics keyboard.