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> 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.
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 program…
Razer makes some nice mechanical keyboards (BlackWidow series) with optional backlight, Cherry MX Blue or Brown switches, extra macro keys (that can be bound to any action), along with keyboard mapping software that works very well on Win/OSX. For $50-70 less than this, depending on if you buy on sale. I'm failing to see why this is a good option.
To compare a Razer to this keyboard (or even a Unicomp) is to compare a cheapo, bottom of the barrel smartphone to a top-of-the-line phone. The Razer feels terrible--the keys feel "loose", the typing feel is incredibly off, and above all the keyboard looks like it's made for a 14-year-old male gamer. (Which it probably is.)
So no, I do not agree that this keyboard would have any comparison to a Razer. At least, I hope not.
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 roc…
Also, the multimedia keys just emit another keycode so you should be able to reprogram them, depending on your OS. (e.g. xmodmap on Linux, as detailed here: https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard/MultimediaKeys)
http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104M-E...
Razer makes some nice mechanical keyboards (BlackWidow series) with optional backlight, Cherry MX Blue or Brown switches, extra macro keys (that can be bound to any action), along with keyboard mapping software that works very well on Win/OSX. For $50-70 less than this, depending on if you buy on sale. I'm failing to see why this is a good option.
Yes, I am a vi user. :-)
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 program…
Atwood specifically addresses the fallacy of "thinking vs typing as the bottleneck for programming" with the statement [1]: "What I'm trying to say is this: speed matters. When you're a fast, efficient typist, you spend less time between thinking that thought and expressing it in code."
It's not about averaging 90wpm in code. No programmer I know does that. It's about not averaging 10wpm once you've finished thinking and want to materialize your thoughts or revert a mistake.
My work is typing, primarily code and email. Every minute I spend typing my thoughts is a minute of thought wasted.
[1]: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/11/we-are-typists-firs...
Razer makes some nice mechanical keyboards (BlackWidow series) with optional backlight, Cherry MX Blue or Brown switches, extra macro keys (that can be bound to any action), along with keyboard mapping software that works very well on Win/OSX. For $50-70 less than this, depending on if you buy on sale. I'm failing to see why this is a good option.
The build quality of the razer keyboards is rather bad. That's why. Also this features Cherry MX Clear switches and standard profile keycaps so you can easily get a set of replacement keycaps if you need or want to.
I even spilled alcohol on it (scotch) and it's still working as expected.
Razer makes some nice mechanical keyboards (BlackWidow series) with optional backlight, Cherry MX Blue or Brown switches, extra macro keys (that can be bound to any action), along with keyboard mapping software that works very well on Win/OSX. For $50-70 less than this, depending on if you buy on sale. I'm failing to see why this is a good option.
I'd buy the Razer BlackWidow happily, except that critically (for me) the Escape key is not mechanical. (Nor are the Function keys) Yes, I am a vi user. :-)