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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congratulations on being one of today's lucky 10,000! Blocking ads is like getting a bad tooth pulled. You never realize how awful it is until you find out what it's like to be rid of it!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's also a good description for mechanical keyboards

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got a mechnical keyboard after listening to you internet nerds and have been sorely disappointed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Really? That's surprising. Are you just indifferent about the clickiness?

I definitely aren't as fanatical about them as most people, I don't mind using non mech keys. But I definitely prefer using a nice mech keyboard when I have the option.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of mechanical keyboard?

Sure, my razor one is kinda crappy, but I've used a very nice one at a friend who did the build your own thing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Keychron is pretty good for entry level. I highly recommend the C2 Pro with brown switches for office work

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do I need a mechanical keyboard if my typing speed is around 60 wpm? I don't type fast, which is why I never saw the appeal of mechanical keyboards

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well a mechanical keyboard could help you type a little faster actually. I think the primary appeal of them is that they feel nice to type on though. Another reason people buy them is because they're good for playing games competitively such as CS:GO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks. I was looking at this boring looking keyboard (a look which I personally like, I'm ashamed to say): https://www.amazon.com/Perixx-PERIBOARD-428-Mechanical-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B08F3V93KS

I like low profile keyboards, and don't like the sharp noise from blue switches. This seems OK. What do you think?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's a nice keyboard, I personally can't stand the "gamer aesthetic" so it looks good to me. I used to use a Cherry keyboard which looked like one of those large beige keyboards from the 90s, which I liked not just because Cherry manufacters the switches you see in more expensive mech keyboards so it was nice having a Cherry brand keyboard, but also because it looked quite unique compared to modern keyboards. That keyboard had Cherry blue switches, unfortunately I broke that keyboard (entirely my fault.) My current keyboard looks very similar to that one, with Kailh blue switches.

There's two main companies that manufacture the keys for mech keyboards, Cherry and Kailh. Cherry is a German company and their switches last longer and are usually considered to be a little better to use but that is quite subjective. Kailh is a Chinese company, like I say they don't last for quite as long but you'll definitely still get minimum 3 years out of them, most likely they'll last 5+ years with daily use. Kailh switches are cheaper and so the keyboards are cheaper (except for Razer, they use Kailh switches but charge the same price as companies that make keyboards with Cherry switches lol.) I haven't used Cherry/Kailh brown switches (that keyboard has Kailh browns) but I understand they're good switches for general use, especially in an office context. They're less clicky but otherwise similar to blues.

You might want look up a comparison of the various switches, but here's a graphic I could find with some basic info. Linear switches have no "bump" where you can feel the switch being actuated, tactile and clicky switches do but with tactiled you only feel it, there is no corresponding click sound (or much less of one.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hey, thanks for the great reply! I plan to go for this or the Lenovo Thinkpad wired keyboard because I'm used to laptop keyboards and like the low-profile keyboards more.

Cheers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a matter of taste. I like them slim and quiet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You know you can get quiter mech keyboards? Also sometimes people put O rings on the stem of the key to dampen the sound. I don't think there are any slim mech keyboards- though there are nice small 50%, 60%, 65% and 70% keyboards

Edit: here's what a 50% keyboard looks like, pretty cute right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There's one of the Cherry DW 9500 i have now, with their new slim switches and for two times the price. But i was satisfied with this one and it's not worth the effort for me with dampening.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah I see, yeah after commenting that I remembered seeing something a few years ago about a laptop that has slim mech keys, they must use similar switches to that keyboard.