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Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by AhtiK »

theboywho wrote: post #228
AhtiK wrote: post #219

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These keyboards come with Cherry MX switches. Very hard to find them cheaper than $1 a piece. For a 104 key keyboard that's already over $100 :) In addition to better feel and ergonomics [1], switches also have better maintenance properties. If one goes bad, easy to replace. If something spills, easy to clean. With non-switch keyboards once a key stops working unless it's just a hair blocking the contact, the whole k…

You are one example of people falling into the trap, sadly. $1 a piece is the price you get in the US, and as an individual trying to buy Cherry MX switches from a company that already bought them for a lower price. In china things are different, and when you are a company and buying in bulk, the price can go to as low as $0.2 for a switch. This keyboard is ridiculously overpriced. I am against this because it clearl…

Now when I think of it more, yep, thanks for the reality check and wholeheartedly agreed.

Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by goldfeld »

Houshalter wrote: post #211
altrego99 wrote: post #142

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I have a Logitech $10 keyboard. I can keep it on my lap when I type.

I wonder how much net gain a better keyboard gives you in terms of time spent getting it, extra money buying it, and time lost on the internet arguing about it, compared to whatever minor time you save from typing slightly faster or making slightly fewer errors. I'm kidding though, I understand the appeal of having nicer things. But I suppose the reasoning above is why we aren't all typing on dvorak right now.

I think usually the draw of a nicer keyboard, if you do it right, is not in speed but in saving your hands from having serious problems down the road. Problems which could seriously end up costing you tens of thousands of dollars if you type for a living.

Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by jpalomaki »

I've been testing out various keyboards, also the mechanical ones. The one that I have liked most is the Apple wired keyboard (with numpad). Since I'm using this with windows I remapped a few keys[1] to make it for more suitable for my habits.

The keyboard has low profile and the feeling on the keys is "very precise". Also it is quite affordable.

[1] http://juhap.iki.fi/webdev/keymapper-mappings-for-using-appl...

Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by asgard1024 »

Here's an idea for a new keyboard. Just a board with studs like in Lego, and a bag of individual keys (switches), that you could arrange on the board in any way you would wish.

So you could build, in a way, any physical layout you would want. You could go fancy and use colored switches. And so on.. endless possibilities.

Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by andrewingram »

scrame wrote: post #35

I got a das keyboard at home and at work. Its awesome, and I'd recommend a mechanical to anyone who works on a keyboard for a living. I would never buy anything like this from Atwood, though. His 'expertise' in software, personal attacks on other developers and tedious self-promotion don't really convince me that he's got the know-how to get into hardware production, but rather that he's found a way to make money off…

I imagine most big name guitarists don't have much expertise in building guitars, but that doesn't stop manufacturers making custom signature models. The end result is usually a pretty impressive piece of hardware that's tailored to the way the artist plays. The manufacturers gets the PR of having the guitarists attached to their brand, and the guitarist gets their dream guitar. I'm pretty sure the same thing is going on here.

Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by lewispollard »

anthonyb wrote: post #143
reddit_clone wrote: post #117

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I had the same problem and solved it by switching the mouse to my left hand. It was awkward at first but then I got used to it. I move my left hand about three inches to get the mouse. With my right hand (using the old MS split keyboard) it was nearly a foot!

But then how do you cut and paste? Ctrl-Z, X, C, V are going to be hard to reach if you're mousing with your left hand.

Southpaw here. Right thumb on left ctrl, zxcv are all right under my fingers.

Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by petepete »

pqs wrote: post #230

What about the Happy Hacking keyboard? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Hacking_Keyboard

I use a HHKB Pro 2 and I believe it's as close to keyboard perfection as humanly possible. It's evident from the pictures that it partially inspired this CODE keyboard.

Re: The CODE Keyboard

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Post by sspiff »

reddit_clone wrote: post #117
fhd2 wrote: post #49

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It forced me to either move the keyboard too far to the left or the mouse too far the right, the former causing wrist pain in both hands, the latter causing pain in the right wrist. So, what fixed my pain was the smaller keyboard, not the lack of a numpad. The numpad just happends to be a big, expendable chunk :) One of the keyboards I got in order to fix this was a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard, which includes the nu…

I had the same problem and solved it by switching the mouse to my left hand. It was awkward at first but then I got used to it. I move my left hand about three inches to get the mouse. With my right hand (using the old MS split keyboard) it was nearly a foot!

A friend of mine did the same to improve his ambidexterity (he's a surgeon and fine motion is important to him). I can't get used to it though.
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