Mechanical keyboards, anyone?
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Hello everyone,
Just wondering who uses mechanical keyboards (and why.) I did some research and discovered that they are more healthy for your fingers and also you can type faster with them. So, I went out and bought a Cherry MX Blue type mechanical switch keyboard.. and so far, I think I like it.. but I am just wondering what all of your thoughts are on them..
Cheers.
Just wondering who uses mechanical keyboards (and why.) I did some research and discovered that they are more healthy for your fingers and also you can type faster with them. So, I went out and bought a Cherry MX Blue type mechanical switch keyboard.. and so far, I think I like it.. but I am just wondering what all of your thoughts are on them..
Cheers.
I used to use one, back when I was playing on my dad's pentium 3 in the late 90s. We still have it in our garage, and I really really want one.
I'm typing on a '93 IBM with springs under the keys. It makes an excellent clicking noise, and the tactile response is firm and crisp. It's a big, heavy keyboard with a looong cable that I expect to keep going for at least another decade.
They're really expensive; normal keyboards are like £10 while all the mechanical ones are over £50. That's waaaay too much for a keyboard.
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You get what you pay for. Once you use mechanical switches, everything else is garbage in comparison.
I use a SteelSeries 7G -- Cherry MX Black switches
Best
Keyboard
Ever
I use a SteelSeries 7G -- Cherry MX Black switches
Best
Keyboard
Ever
Here is mine http://www.cmstorm.com/en/products/keyboards/quickfirerapid/ for $70 CAD ($10 off :D)
@darkestfright I heard Chery MX Black was more for gaming, and blue is more for typing... dunno if this is true, you have any idea?
@Moschops I heard that the old IBM mech keybo from '93 was one of the best ever made. Apparently this one (MX blue) was designed after the switching mechanism in that board. :D
@darkestfright I heard Chery MX Black was more for gaming, and blue is more for typing... dunno if this is true, you have any idea?
@Moschops I heard that the old IBM mech keybo from '93 was one of the best ever made. Apparently this one (MX blue) was designed after the switching mechanism in that board. :D
I'm using Das Keyboard Ultimate ( http://www.daskeyboard.com/ ). I bought it not because of the expensive clicky buttons, but because if a guest can use my unlabeled keyboard, I am pretty sure they know what they're doing. But it's been working remarkably well, mechanically.. Perhaps there's something about all these arguments over keyboards.
Mechanichal keyboards
Mental image: typewriter.
when I was playing on my dad's pentium 3 in the late 90s
wait... that doesn't makes sense
It's a big, heavy keyboard with a looong cable
¿cable?
Go to google image
¡But that's a common keyboard! ¿what else can you be using?
wikipedia ¡Oh! I've got scissors,
That explain why the keys broke, xP
Little off-topic: ¿Do you guys touch type?
@Cubbi: you should use a Dvorak layout ;)
Mental image: typewriter.
when I was playing on my dad's pentium 3 in the late 90s
wait... that doesn't makes sense
It's a big, heavy keyboard with a looong cable
¿cable?
Go to google image
¡But that's a common keyboard! ¿what else can you be using?
wikipedia ¡Oh! I've got scissors,
| These keyboards are generally quiet and the keys require little force to press. |
Little off-topic: ¿Do you guys touch type?
@Cubbi: you should use a Dvorak layout ;)
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I'm confused...are mechanical keyboards NOT the most common kind? I have a recent Windows 7 that came with a keyboard that looks exactly like ones in Google image search "mechanical keyboard"...
The mechanical refers to the mechanism used as the key's switch. Chances are the keyboard you have does not have mechanical key-switch keys.
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While it's true that MX Blacks are 'typically' for gaming, after using them for coding...I could never use anything else. I tried a Razor Black Widow Ultimate (with Blue Switches) and it was nowhere near as nice to type on.
I've yet to try a Das Professional S Silent (or something like that), which have Brown Switches that are supposed to be pretty much The Holy Grails of switches, but I love my Blacks so much I don't think I could part.
I've yet to try a Das Professional S Silent (or something like that), which have Brown Switches that are supposed to be pretty much The Holy Grails of switches, but I love my Blacks so much I don't think I could part.
I have a genuine IBM model M. I love it.
I've been laughed at for the noise it makes, but I simply will not go back. I love the way it feels.
I need to open it up and clean it soon, though.
Yes, no, Idk. Sometimes I know where the keys are and don't have to look, but other times, I get lost. One thing is certain, I don't do it as Mavis Beacon prescribes, where q, a, z are reserved for the left pinky and nonsense like that.
I've been laughed at for the noise it makes, but I simply will not go back. I love the way it feels.
I need to open it up and clean it soon, though.
Little off-topic: ¿Do you guys touch type? |
Yes, no, Idk. Sometimes I know where the keys are and don't have to look, but other times, I get lost. One thing is certain, I don't do it as Mavis Beacon prescribes, where q, a, z are reserved for the left pinky and nonsense like that.
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I can touch type.. I tried Mavis Beacon before but she gave me no luck. It just kind of grew on me. But what I find really wierd is that if I look at my keyboard, I can't find a specific key. I kind of just instinctively push buttons without thinking about it.. lol
@Cubbi yeah I was thinking about getting that one just to see who can't properly touch type ^_^ with my old keyboard, I just swapped around a bunch of keys x)
@darkestfright Do you think you just love the MX blacks because you have used them for so long? I am wondering if I should swap this board for another one (MX Brown) seeing as they are silent :-/ idk though.. I was just wondering about co-workers.. hopefully they won't mind :P
@Cubbi yeah I was thinking about getting that one just to see who can't properly touch type ^_^ with my old keyboard, I just swapped around a bunch of keys x)
@darkestfright Do you think you just love the MX blacks because you have used them for so long? I am wondering if I should swap this board for another one (MX Brown) seeing as they are silent :-/ idk though.. I was just wondering about co-workers.. hopefully they won't mind :P
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I don't think you really could go wrong with Blacks or Browns...I personally don't like Blues but you could be right, probably just from using Blacks for so long (I did have quite an adjustment period getting used to them though -- about a month). However, I do love that blacks don't require much pressure so I can type much faster with a much lighter touch.
@darkestfright Aren't the blacks designed to be more stiff for better precision?
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Mister Steve Yegge! http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/09/programmings-dirtiest-little-secret.html
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TL;DR for the post above: "non-touch-typists have to make sacrifices in order to sustain their productivity."
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mister Steve Yegge! http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/09/programmings-dirtiest-little-secret.html |
Seriously, in the context of the whole of programming(design, charting, etc), how much of the pie does typing code take up?
I find that most of my time is spent visualizing the problem and designing around it. Typing it in takes maybe, 2% of my time, maybe.
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