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I've been using Macs for less than most of you - only 3 years. However, in that time I have become used to the keyboard shortcuts that come with OSX - CMD + Q for closing _any_ program, copy/paste/cut/etc all using CMD vs CTRL. These have turned out to be _much_ better than what's offered on Windows. The few times I've grown curious again to try Windows 10, the keyboard shortcuts are absolutely the main reason I jump…
I do appreciate a thin laptop, but when I sit down at my desktop I love having a "real" keyboard tactile feel, as well as a high DPI mouse.
Razer makes great keyboards and mice. Here's what I use.
* Razer BlackWidow Chroma - Buy Gaming Grade Keyboards - Official Razer Online Store (United States) || http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blackwidow-chroma
* Razer Taipan - Buy Gaming Grade Mice - Official Razer Online Store (United States) || http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-taipan
All the little macro buttons come in handy for various applications too. For example, I use one to type my email address, one to type my phone number -- same as I use shortcuts on my phone (on my phone I type @@ and have my full email show up instead).
I like the silent Razer keyboard, I had a clicky one before, since I often have to type while on the phone or Google Hangouts and having a non-clicky keyboard is just the conscientious thing to do...
Only thing I would like to change: Razer used to have their "professional" series (we're talking like 10 years ago), and instead of being all black and green, they were white and blue... Whatever, at the end of the day if someone wants to talk with me about Fallout or League of Legends I guess it's not a terrible thing... but I do like not advertising "gamer" in a work setting.
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Check out Unicomp keyboards: http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/UKBD
IBM used to make tenkeyless Model M's, wish Unicomp would offer the same since I'm very used to having the mouse closer to my hands. Then I could give a Model M a serious try, having used Cherry MXes for two decades, with the occasional one day excursion on a Sun or HP workstation keyboard.
It's a bit odd to compare the MacBook Pro's keyboard to a mechanical keyboard. I mean, mechanical keyboards are great, but laptops with mechanical keyboards are almost nonexistent due to the extreme bulk required. Sure, there are many laptops with far more key travel than Apple's latest offerings, but it's not fair to hold them up to that standard...
> laptops with mechanical keyboards are almost nonexistent due to the extreme bulk required Here's some hope for the future: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro It's big, but because of the screen rather than the keyboard.
Looks like a great replacement for people turned of by the toyification of the MacBook Pro line.
$3,699. Ouch.
I think people always are easily obsessed and get attached to things they touch. Those things becomes extensions of themselves. I am that way about my smart phone, keyboard and headphones. I could replace the monitor tomorrow without thinking twice about it. Get a new hard drive, new router, even a new a new laptop because I don't touch but use an external keyboard. But, as soon as my IBM Model M keyboard stopped wor…
Mechanical keyboards are overrated. They're great , don't get me wrong - and I've used them for years - but they are not the end all be-all to everything your fingertips will press down. I've actually given up on my Cherry MX Brown DAS and switch to a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop and it's absolutely fantastic. The design is odd at first, but after using it for a few hours I realized that the way I thought about…
I wish there were some split mechanical keyboards. I know there is the "Ultimate Hacking Keyboard" but that is out of my price range.
1. Keyboard 2. Chair 3. Desk 4. Monitor 5. Computer
Sorting where you type, then where you sit, then how you sit and finally how relaxed or strained eyes are is making old age less painful.
Model M -> HHKB -> Kinesis Advantage -> Ergodox EZ
Right now after using Kinesis then Ergodox I can't comfortably type without thumb clusters. They are so important to relax rest of the hand.
I have about 5 mechanical keyboards (WASD, Duckys, DAS, ...) and yet if I want to type fast, I use an apple keyboard. The short travel distance of those keys really work for me. I've been waiting for switches that are somewhere in between, mechanical but thin travel. I've looked at some really esoteric and rare keyboards as well but I wouldn't fork $220 for a keyboard... Anyways I totally understand his view though.…
A small tip which can help when typing with mechanical key switches: you don't need to bottom them out. Most barely have to travel 1/3 the total distance they are capable of traveling. If you can learn to type on one without bottoming out, you will notice the same speed increases, as well as greater comfort while typing. Be forewarned: bottoming out is a hard habit to break.
It's kind of like the difference between the Nintendo Zapper trigger and the triggers on an Xbox 360 controller.
I've been using Macs for less than most of you - only 3 years. However, in that time I have become used to the keyboard shortcuts that come with OSX - CMD + Q for closing _any_ program, copy/paste/cut/etc all using CMD vs CTRL. These have turned out to be _much_ better than what's offered on Windows. The few times I've grown curious again to try Windows 10, the keyboard shortcuts are absolutely the main reason I jump…
keyboard shortcuts can be easily remapped. This seems like a silly reason to pick one OS over the other. (e.g., switch alt and control)
I have this experience frequently with remapping Caps Lock to CTRL.