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very cool, and also the most 90s looking piece of electronics i've seen in a while
true! I'm very tempted to finish mine with custom airbrushed patina á la "abandoned soviet cold war bunker" :)
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/97hqt4...
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Personally for myself, I found the best option to be MS Natural 4000's backward tilt (down at the back)—I'd like it to tilt even more at low desk heights but oh well. That way, the wrists stay straight while the fingers drop downwards a bit, in a feeble emulation of Kinesis Advantage's pits. I even use a wrist brace sometimes, which pads the wrist on the palm's side giving even more of a raise—feels really great for…
On a tall desk with a low chair, a “backward” tilt to the keyboard almost inevitably causes some uncomfortable hand/arm positioning. If you have a high desk and low chair and you can’t change the furniture, you want the keyboard to be tilted (sometimes very aggressively) “forward” so that the plane of the keyboard is parallel to the plane of the forearms. The keyboard should be kept close to the torso so that the upp…
I agree. I use an Advantage, and while it's certainly better than traditional keyboards, I think it has a couple of flaws in terms of ergonomics:
• the keywells are not rotated inward and the distance between them is not adjustable. Therefore, unless your shoulder width is exactly right for this keyboard, you have to rotate your hands in- or outwards
• the thumb clusters are too far away. For me, if I relax my thumbs, they drop right in that little space between the space/backspace keys and the keywells.
• the thumb clusters are also too high, making it somewhat painful to rest the thumbs on the keys for longer periods of time
• the tenting angle is insufficient
I’ve wanted to make a keyboard, but I’m not sure it’s possible to make something materially better than the kinesis advantage. I switched to it 10 years after my hands would feel numb after typing. I think I might have some problem other people don’t, but even for normal people, I find it hard to believe that a kinesis wouldn’t be better for them as well. I’ve seen some split diy keyboards, but none of them have the…
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> Why are so many mechanical keyboards tiny? They don't want to spend the money for more switches? Yes, to some extent at least. But maybe more the pcb, plate, case etc. I have a pcb for a ms natural style keyboard (without the numpad) and the effective size is 40x15 cm (16x6 inches). Not that expensive to get in China, but I guess it is has also become fashion with smaller boards now. I think the whole thing sort of…
That sounds like exactly what I want. Are you selling a keyboard around it? I don't need the numpad, but after 10+ years of ms natural, I'm used to the remainder of the layout.
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Actually, increasing resistance has reduced my strain from typing. After a few minutes of typing, I start to bottom out less and less, and instead I feel like I have little shock absorbers under each key, reducing the impact of every press. As for the community, most seem to dislike high resistance switches, which is why my preference for MX Clears leaves me with few brands to purchase from, and my dream ideal of a h…
You can install some BKE Redux domes. I hate those, so you'll probably love them.
I’ve wanted to make a keyboard, but I’m not sure it’s possible to make something materially better than the kinesis advantage. I switched to it 10 years after my hands would feel numb after typing. I think I might have some problem other people don’t, but even for normal people, I find it hard to believe that a kinesis wouldn’t be better for them as well. I’ve seen some split diy keyboards, but none of them have the…
> Being able to type your password with one button is super cool! Do you really have a button on your keyboard mapped to type your password? If that's the case, I'm horrified. But I secretely wish I had a button like that too...
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true! I'm very tempted to finish mine with custom airbrushed patina á la "abandoned soviet cold war bunker" :)
They sell different color cases. https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/97hqt4...
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> I have a keyboard with silent black MX switches and I never felt any need for clickyness. I had a red keyboard and I never felt that it was necessary. But then I got a blue and I would never go back. Just because the sound isn't necessary or helpful doesn't mean it's pleasing to have it. Like a big moon roof in a car, if you've never had one you may not really see the point, but once you get one the feeling of havi…
I'm having a little trouble following. Do I have this right: - blues are louder than reds - You had a red keyboard and you didn't think you needed the noise - but then you got the blue which was much louder and you enjoyed this If that's what you mean, what did you mean by this: >Just because the sound isn't necessary or helpful doesn't mean it's pleasing to have it. do you mean "just because it isn't necessary doesn…
They are however popular in gaming, because the linearity of the force curve allows for fast repeat rates. In fact they made a silver variant, which is basically a red switch with a shorter travel way.