The CODE Keyboard

Post by mattmanser » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 11:36 AM UTC

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…

Post by taspeotis » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 11:45 AM UTC

joeblau wrote: post #73

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…

Yeah, I have 2 DAS keyboards as well. Got em a few years back and they are so much better to type on. Mine have no letters on the keys so people that can't type don't just come to my desk and "Hop on my machine"

Post by bluedino » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 12:16 PM UTC

harrytuttle wrote: post #213

X-Istence wrote: post #97

I don't understand what the obsession is with the old IBM Model M type keyboards. I am able to type faster and more accurately on my Apple flat aluminum keyboard that I have ever been able to type on a Model M. On top of that, switching to a flatter keyboard that sits closer to the desk has actually caused any and all pain I used to get while typing to go away. The other thing is I'd miss the extra function keys I ge…

Agree but in my case a ThinkPad T400 keyboard. Quiet with positive feeling and plenty of space between keytops. My model M made my hands hurt and pissed everyone else off after about 5 minutes. Plus it's not practical even with my docking station / desktop setup.

Post by prawks » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 12:35 PM UTC

tammer wrote: post #139

X-Istence wrote: post #97

I don't understand what the obsession is with the old IBM Model M type keyboards. I am able to type faster and more accurately on my Apple flat aluminum keyboard that I have ever been able to type on a Model M. On top of that, switching to a flatter keyboard that sits closer to the desk has actually caused any and all pain I used to get while typing to go away. The other thing is I'd miss the extra function keys I ge…

The difference is pressure - you have to be used to typing softly on newer Apple keyboards or else you'll soon get pain from the low travel. Learning to do so can be very rewarding, since the low travel allows a very fast keypress. Typing softly in general is great for finger pain, and mechanical keyboards allow one to use more force but retract before connecting with the keyboard's backplane (bottoming-out in keyboa…

Post by CmonDev » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 12:46 PM UTC

CWIZO wrote: post #58

I don't want to take anything away from Jeff, good for him for realizing his dream. But claiming that this is the best keyboard for programmers is an overstatement if I ever heard one. Yes, it's mechanical, yes it has backlit keys and you can do some customizations. But where is everything else? Why are the keys still in the zig-zag formation? Why is the enter key so small? Why is the enter key on the right, where I…