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Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by jwatt »

eloff wrote: post #474
corrral wrote: post #467

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As someone who wanted: 1) Bluetooth 2) Multi-device support/switching (3 minimum) 3) Wired-use operation as a backup 4) Mechanical switches BUT ALSO: 5) Not to have to give a shit about my keyboard, or spend much time on it, and ideally not spend much money , either I settled on a Keychron and it's been really good for my purposes. It's a solid keyboard for someone who wants an entirely OK mechanical keyboard for non…

I was looking at it today on Amazon. It looks interesting, but I'm not sure if it will work well with Linux. Anyone know?

I commented here about that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31498642

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by MauranKilom »

twblalock wrote: post #453
ktross wrote: post #97

Logitech is no longer the great company it used to be, so I have decided to no longer purchase their products. I purchased a G Pro X Wireless Headset less than 2 years ago, and I'm already on my second warrranty replacement (3 total headsets.) Multiple parts on it seem designed to fail, and all of mine have failed in the same way. They use laughably small screws to connect the band to the arms that hold the earcups a…

I've never seen a "gaming" headset that is any good. You will always be better off buying headsets from companies that focus on headsets and headphones, rather than from companies that see headsets as a cheap filler item to sell to people who bought their mice and keyboards and want the blinky lights to sync up.

For wired headsets I would probably stay away from "gaming" products indeed, but it was surprisingly difficult to find a good wireless one.

At the risk of turning this into a product recommendation thread, I am very happy with my Astro A50. Hits all the right notes for a wireless headset to wear all day at home - from video chats over coding and gaming to laundry. Doesn't even have blinky lights.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by twobitshifter »

dmix wrote: post #326
jkaptur wrote: post #276

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I used a Das Keyboard for over a decade and loved it. Now I've switched to a Drop Alt so I can hotswap "better" switches and run QMK, which I've grown completely dependent on ( https://jkaptur.com/layout/ ). For me, keyboards like Das Keyboard, Alt, Ctrl, etc. are the perfect satisfice: good keyboards, at a price that's not terrible, with a time & research commitment that falls below the level of "hobby". I could eas…

What's the logic of using a tiny 40% keyboard like the guy uses in that blog post? Just adding effort to add additional keys using capslock.

There are layers which can be used and the layout minimizes the need to stretch and angle fingers for keys. However I tried the Planck EZ ortholinear keyboard and it was terrible. I felt like I was huddled over the keyboard like a chipmunk eating an acorn. For me, I discovered that what I really wanted was a split keyboard and that the number of keys to reach was not my problem. The configurability of the Planck EZ was amazing, but I was really looking for comfort and ergonomics.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by caeril »

ftlio wrote: post #312
prometheus76 wrote: post #221

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I own a DasKeyboard with MX Browns and it's my daily driver at work. I prefer MX Blue switches (or even MX Greens) because I grew up in the old buckling spring era of IBM keyboard dominance (my home keyboard is an old Model M from the late 90s). I would use a clicky keyboard at work, but my coworkers don't like it, so I stick with the browns. I HIGHLY recommend the DasKeyboard. It's hefty, and I installed a custom ke…

Second, I love this keyboard, but it isn't wireless, which I think is a fair requirement. I personally like my keyboards to be wired, but can see why someone might seek out something like the Logitech keyboard. Even with the browns, in a quiet office full of laptop keyboard users, any mechanical keyboard is going to seem loud. Mechanical keyboards always had the multiple benefits for me of: 1) more like the thing I g…

> but it isn't wireless, which I think is a fair requirement

I don't see how this is a fair requirement.

Most people would rather NOT be one 0day RF side-channel attack or bluetooth link key compromise away from someone outside their house with a high-gain antenna grabbing their LUKS or ssh key passphrases.

KeySniffer II is a question of when, not if.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by [deleted] »

ktross wrote: post #462
twblalock wrote: post #453

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I've never seen a "gaming" headset that is any good. You will always be better off buying headsets from companies that focus on headsets and headphones, rather than from companies that see headsets as a cheap filler item to sell to people who bought their mice and keyboards and want the blinky lights to sync up.

The benefit of a gaming headset over bluetooth is reduced latency. Unless things have changed recently, the difference is very noticable. The HyperX Cloud (wired) is actually a pretty good headset.

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Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by [deleted] »

twblalock wrote: post #453
ktross wrote: post #97

Logitech is no longer the great company it used to be, so I have decided to no longer purchase their products. I purchased a G Pro X Wireless Headset less than 2 years ago, and I'm already on my second warrranty replacement (3 total headsets.) Multiple parts on it seem designed to fail, and all of mine have failed in the same way. They use laughably small screws to connect the band to the arms that hold the earcups a…

I've never seen a "gaming" headset that is any good. You will always be better off buying headsets from companies that focus on headsets and headphones, rather than from companies that see headsets as a cheap filler item to sell to people who bought their mice and keyboards and want the blinky lights to sync up.

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Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by jasoneckert »

I just ordered the MX Mechanical Mini after reading this post.

My purchase has nothing to do with the merits or limitations of the keyboard whatsoever. Like many others I work with (in software development), I'm just addicted to buying new keyboards. I do not understand why I do this, but my guitarist friends have the same problem with buying guitars.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by LynxInLA »

chipotle_coyote wrote: post #440
thesh4d0w wrote: post #419

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I've spent a huge amount of my life typing on a keyboard, and I've never had a switch fail. Is this a legitimate concern?

It’s obviously a YMMV kind of thing, but I’ve had mechanical keyboards in the past with failing switches (one Cherry MX switch, and three Matias Quiet Click switches on three different keyboards!).

Matias Quiet Click are very prone to this. I've had 3 fail on one board and 2 on another.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by ThatPlayer »

twblalock wrote: post #453
ktross wrote: post #97

Logitech is no longer the great company it used to be, so I have decided to no longer purchase their products. I purchased a G Pro X Wireless Headset less than 2 years ago, and I'm already on my second warrranty replacement (3 total headsets.) Multiple parts on it seem designed to fail, and all of mine have failed in the same way. They use laughably small screws to connect the band to the arms that hold the earcups a…

I've never seen a "gaming" headset that is any good. You will always be better off buying headsets from companies that focus on headsets and headphones, rather than from companies that see headsets as a cheap filler item to sell to people who bought their mice and keyboards and want the blinky lights to sync up.

For wireless, Bluetooth Headset profile (for bidirectional audio, so mic) only supports mono audio, and at pretty low bitrate too. For me that makes it completely unusable in gaming, where I want both mic, and stereo (positional) audio.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by jonathantf2 »

twblalock wrote: post #453
ktross wrote: post #97

Logitech is no longer the great company it used to be, so I have decided to no longer purchase their products. I purchased a G Pro X Wireless Headset less than 2 years ago, and I'm already on my second warrranty replacement (3 total headsets.) Multiple parts on it seem designed to fail, and all of mine have failed in the same way. They use laughably small screws to connect the band to the arms that hold the earcups a…

I've never seen a "gaming" headset that is any good. You will always be better off buying headsets from companies that focus on headsets and headphones, rather than from companies that see headsets as a cheap filler item to sell to people who bought their mice and keyboards and want the blinky lights to sync up.

My SteelSeries Arctis 7 headset is awesome. Battery lasts all day, sound quality isnt terrible, no lights other than the microphone mute. USB interface, it presents a "game" and "voice" output to the system and you can control the volume for each with a wheel on the headset.
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