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Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by jcastro »

rlu wrote: post #5
miloshadzic wrote: post #4

I fail to see how this keyboard improves on other mechanical keyboards in any significant way.

Well I personally like the fact that it's backlit and the media keys are more intelligently placed in my opinion. With that said, I wish you could choose the cherry mx switches. I prefer blue. So, yeah, definitely not enough to make me replace a mechanical keyboard I already have, but perhaps enough to make me consider getting it over my current one (das) if I didn't already own one.

This is a good point I should have mentioned in the original post. If you're the kind of person who already has a mechanical keyboard and are happy with it then there's probably no reason for you to switch.

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by jonhohle »

> Thanks for making the Super Key OS-agnostic!

Except for its placement, which is exactly where the Windows key would be. ⌘ is next to the space bar in a Mac layout (easy enough to swap the key caps, but the key binding probably needs to be changed in software like most Windows keyboards).

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by kybernetyk »

ne0phyte wrote: post #10
ginko wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you need a backlit keyboard it means that you (1.) are working in an environment that's way to dimly lit to be healthy and (2.) really need to learn touch typing.

Yes and no. There are a lot of people who are into keyboards and they buy a backlit one because they want to not because they need to. Source: I'm mechanical keyboard enthusiast :)

This. My day to day keyboard is a DAS Keyboard (with blank key caps). And I just bought a backlit KBT Pure Pro. Not because I need to look down (I use colemack anyway) but because it looks shiny ;)

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by jcastro »

jonhohle wrote: post #22

> Thanks for making the Super Key OS-agnostic! Except for its placement, which is exactly where the Windows key would be. ⌘ is next to the space bar in a Mac layout ( easy enough to swap the key caps, but the key binding probably needs to be changed in software like most Windows keyboards ).

The DIP switches allow you to do this right on the keyboard instead of using software.

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by kybernetyk »

Rumudiez wrote: post #15

It seems like he can only name three mechanical keyboard manufacturers and doesn't even know anything specifically about Cherry. Hardly a keyboard snob, and hardly an appropriate review for today's keyboard market. From ABS keycaps to plastic (and ABS to top that) casing, the CODE is far from worth the hype it's getting.

WASD's key caps are notorious for being too thin. You better shell out another $50 for a set of good key caps if you want to make use of your overpriced WASD keyboard.

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by jonhohle »

jcastro wrote: post #24
jonhohle wrote: post #22

> Thanks for making the Super Key OS-agnostic! Except for its placement, which is exactly where the Windows key would be. ⌘ is next to the space bar in a Mac layout ( easy enough to swap the key caps, but the key binding probably needs to be changed in software like most Windows keyboards ).

The DIP switches allow you to do this right on the keyboard instead of using software.

Neat!

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by FreshCode »

Until Jeff Atwood tries an ergonomic keyboard or layout other than QWERTY, I cannot take his keyboard cult seriously. I've owned three MS 4000s and have used QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak keyboard layouts. Ever since I purchased a Kinesis Advantage a month ago on Colemak, going back to an MS 4000 noticeably hurts my hands. I don't type any faster, but it is far more natural to use my thumbs (our strongest fingers) for common keys like Ctrl/Space/Del/PgUp/PgDown/WinKey, especially as a climber.

I find it hard to believe a Model M could be easier on the wrists than my abhorrent Macbook Air 2012 keyboard, due to its equally straight, unnatural angle. Compared to my old Acer C312 tablet with a 5-degree angle, typing 90wpm+ for more than an hour is not sustainable.

Either Jeff types really slowly, or has golden wrists of the gods. After a few months of Colemak, I am up to 90% of my accumulated 15-year QWERTY speed, but my hands feel far more relaxed.

Could this be a medical condition on my end, or is there a real ergonomic case to be made for the aging Model M? Right now, I don't buy it.

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by ChuckMcM »

Nobody pines for the ASR33 keyboard :-) Now that was a mechanical keyboard.

I've been typing on my CODE for about a week now, its nice and the feel is good, and I do like the look of the backlight (and no I don't look at my keyboard while I type). I do wish I could get a keycap for the caps lock key that said "CTRL" but I am OK with it just being control.

On the multi-media keys, one enhancement that would really rock would be to have those 6 keys be programmable. By default they could come up as multi-media keys but its pretty conveneient to use thumb on the 'fn' key and then press one of the 6. So being able to load macros into them would totally rock.

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

FreshCode wrote: post #27

Until Jeff Atwood tries an ergonomic keyboard or layout other than QWERTY, I cannot take his keyboard cult seriously. I've owned three MS 4000s and have used QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak keyboard layouts. Ever since I purchased a Kinesis Advantage a month ago on Colemak, going back to an MS 4000 noticeably hurts my hands. I don't type any faster, but it is far more natural to use my thumbs (our strongest fingers) for c…

> I find it hard to believe a Model M could be easier on the wrists than my abhorrent Macbook Air 2012 keyboard, due to its equally straight, unnatural angle.

I find ergonomic keyboards pointless, but I also don't have (or have ever had) wrist problems.

> Compared to my old Acer C312 tablet with a 5-degree angle, typing 90wpm+ for more than an hour is not sustainable.

Who types 90wpm+ when programming? We are programmers, not typists, we spend most of our time thinking and debugging, with only some intermittent spurts of typing activity. For spurts of typing, the Model M is perfect. If you had to write a lot continuously, I'm sure there are better solutions, but even when I'm writing a paper, the thinking/typing ratio is high.

> Could this be a medical condition on my end, or is there a real ergonomic case to be made for the aging Model M? Right now, I don't buy it.

Given that your work sounds more like stenography and not programming, it is probably just that this keyboard is not meant for you.

Re: Hands on with the CODE keyboard

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Post by scvsrule »

Rumudiez wrote: post #17
ne0phyte wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's already sold out but it was the only backlit mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Clear switches on the market. Unless you don't mind soldering and/or building a custom keyboard from scratch that's a huge selling point.

I actually have yet to meet someone who genuinely prefers Cherry MX Clears. I love ergo-clears which use the lighter springs from any of red, blue, or brown Cherry MX switches. Just because it's a new solid board outside of the custom market doesn't make it a selling point.

Are you in the Melbourne area by any chance?

I've used a MX Brown at work for 6 months (45g) and it was too soft. Nice feel but just too soft. I use a MX Black at home (60g) which I enjoy, and for the past 4 or so months, I've been using a MX Clear (55g) at work, and it's my favourite typing keyboard to date. The increased activation force (55g) and even higher bottoming-out force(65g) is why I bought it. I love this keyboard and it looks amazing too ;) http://mrinterface.com/sites/default/files/styles/mywatermar...

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