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What's the best keyboard and mouse you owned?

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Re: What's the best keyboard and mouse you owned?

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Post by technofiend »

ivanfon wrote: post #19

My favourite keyboard ever is the IBM Model M. Best switches ever.

So best keyboard I've ever used is on the IBM Selectric typewriter. In terms of visceral feedback the IBM Model M is closest to the Selectric which it apes; classic Selectrics had very positive aural and mechanical feedback but not quite as much key force or travel as the Type M if I recall correctly.

But honestly "best" keyboard is a minefield fraught with fond memories of computing. Getting to spend hours standing in a Radio Shack clacking away on a Model II or Model III writing basic? Great keyboard. Getting to play Star Trek on an ASR-33 dialed into a CDC mainframe? GREAT keyboard. Getting to the computer lab first before anyone else and getting the TEK-4104? Oh man I can still feel those squishy keys and remember the screen flare from pressing clear. Great flipping keyboard.

Getting to the VT-52 with its buzzy relay buzz with every pressed key or the glorious quacking clack of the VT-100? GREAT KEYBOARDS. And of course getting my very own ADM 3 A terminal when I was learning UNIX? Ermagerd. I'll be alone in my bunk... with my keyboard.

Still love the Model M of course but with the rise of the cube farm they're no longer viable. I miss everyone having an office and quiet space to work far more than I miss any particular keyboard and as you can tell I really like my keyboards.

Re: What's the best keyboard and mouse you owned?

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Post by iDemonix »

Logitech MX518 (mouse).

I bought it for gaming as I was using a 400DPI free Dell mouse I had, I didn't realise what a difference it could make. They sadly stopped making it, I emailed Logitech pretending mine had broken to see if they had any internal stock but I got nowhere. I bought a Logitech G400S for work which is pretty close, but it's not the same.

Re: What's the best keyboard and mouse you owned?

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Post by frnkshin »

pier25 wrote: post #11

I don't like mechanical keyboards. I think the Apple Magic keyboard 2 has some of the best chiclet keys ever made. I also really liked the keyboard on the Surface Book 1. As for the mouse I really like the Logitech G Pro. It's precise, lightweight, and the shape is great for fingertip grip.

FYI, IIRC G Pro is currently on sale for $29.99.

Re: What's the best keyboard and mouse you owned?

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Post by iDemonix »

walrus01 wrote: post #28

The now-classic Logitech MX518 USB wired mouse... Hard to find an equivalent these days. https://www.google.com/search?q=logitech+mx518&num=100&clien...

I contacted Logitech twice when it was discontinued, claiming mine was faulty, just to see if they'd let on they had spare stock - they didn't.

Re: What's the best keyboard and mouse you owned?

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Post by olsgaard »

I really liked my wired USB Mac keyboard with numpad. Put after a meeting with coffee it stopped working, and a replacement (magic bluetooth keyboard) is almost 4x the price, which have led me on a hunt for so,thing else. Also, I am thinking a windows layout would work better with windows, which is what my work computer is.

Right now I am looking at:

Havoc low profile[1], because it is mechanical and low

Surface Ergonomic Keyboard[2], because it is basically an ergonomic windows version of what I had.

Can anybody weigh in on these?

[1] https://www.prohavit.com/products/hv-kb390l-low-profile-mech...

[2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/accessories/surface-...

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