My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
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My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
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Re: My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
#2I got to start with Victor keyboards, which was a little bit of a "silver spoon". The only thing that was ever better than a model M.
Sometime around '97 I got a bunch of real Model M's from a school; spent a while refurbishing up a bunch of them, and then used that stack for like 20 years. They lived an average of 3yr under my hands.
Since then i use unicomp "new model M". This one has been going stong for 2+yr now, expect it to start losing function soon. Tried a couple different logitech "mechanical" and beat them to death in under a year.
My stuff would last longer if i used one of those "keyboard condom" things but those are worse than using a $10 disposable "flexible" bodyless thing, anyway. the cure is worse than the disease.
Re: My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
#3I got to start with Victor keyboards, which was a little bit of a "silver spoon". The only thing that was ever better than a model M. Sometime around '97 I got a bunch of real Model M's from a school; spent a while refurbishing up a bunch of them, and then used that stack for like 20 years. They lived an average of 3yr under my hands. Since then i use unicomp "new model M". This one has been going stong for 2+yr now,…
> They lived an average of 3yr under my hands.
How can you destroy a Model M?
Re: My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
#4This person might enjoy the Keychron K1. I have used mine for many years. It's a bit less "low profile" than a mac keyboard, but the difference is not enough to require different finger movement - I get used to the different height in minutes.
https://www.keychron.com/collections/all-keyboards/products/...
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#5Even after all these years it's hard to beat the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite. I wish someone made a mechanical version.
I'm typing this on a Keychron Q11 so maybe I'm in a similar boat as the author.
Re: My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
#6I got to start with Victor keyboards, which was a little bit of a "silver spoon". The only thing that was ever better than a model M. Sometime around '97 I got a bunch of real Model M's from a school; spent a while refurbishing up a bunch of them, and then used that stack for like 20 years. They lived an average of 3yr under my hands. Since then i use unicomp "new model M". This one has been going stong for 2+yr now,…
> They lived an average of 3yr under my hands. How can you destroy a Model M?
Ashtray got full.
Re: My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
#7I might be biased by spending too much time watching people dive into the hobby of mechanical keyboards, but I'm impressed he found the strenght to not go too far into it.
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#8I've used the MS Natural keyboards for years. I'd love to move to a mechanical model but the sites selling keyboards are really confusing.
What do I have to buy to get a functioning keyboard? A shell? Switches? Other stuff? I really don't know what I'm looking at.
Anyone got a good entry point?
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#9My all time favorite was a Northgate Omnikey. It had incredible switches and function keys on the side and across the top. It lasted about 20 years and was killed by Mt. Dew.
Second favorite is the Logitech K780. It feels a lot like the MX Keys but with round key caps.
Re: My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
#10This person might enjoy the Keychron K1. I have used mine for many years. It's a bit less "low profile" than a mac keyboard, but the difference is not enough to require different finger movement - I get used to the different height in minutes. https://www.keychron.com/collections/all-keyboards/products/...
I think that keychron is the one I woulda got if I hadn't gone for a filco convertible tkl
https://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/filco-convertible-2-tenk...