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I've actually thought about doing so, but I'm always moving back and forth, so right now I think my best choice is to stick with a laptop. I agree that they all
by farresito 10y ago
I've actually thought about doing so, but I'm always moving back and forth, so right now I think my best choice is to stick with a laptop. I agree that they all suck, but some (most?) of them suck so much they are out of question. I don't know what happened, really. 10 years ago you bought a laptop, no matter which brand, and you would get a decent keyboard. They have sacrificed quality for aesthetics too much, but maybe you are right; I should just buy a mechanical. I looked into the Happy Hacking keyboard. It's a bit pricey, but I've heard very nice things.
- gravypod 10y agoIf you buy a 10-keyless keyboard they are usually small. You can pick up chinese cloan switches now for extremely cheap right now. This one looks good enough: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Water-Resistant-VicTop-Mechanical-Waterproof-Anti-ghosting/dp/B01DBYNVSY/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Water-Resistant-VicTop-Mechanical-W... IF you're concerned wrap it in some kind of cloth but for under 30 bucks it's not a major concern if you get a decent lifespand out of it. I'd say anything over 2 years is a huge win.
- farresito 10y agoThank you very much for the link! That one is pretty affordable. I might purchase it actually.
- pbowyer 10y agoThanks for alerting me to these, I've kept looking at the proper 10keyless keyboards like Topre [0] thinking "Really? Is it worth that much?". Be good to try something cheaper, though the single-height enter key would drive me CRAZY. [0] http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/realforce-88ub-45g-key-black-on-black-mini-keyboards.asp http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/realforce-88ub-45g-key-bl.... £192!!
- gravypod 10y agoSomething is only worth how much you will use it. If you will use your keyboard every day from now until the cataracts and arthritis gets you then you'll probably find it worth the money to invest in good tooling. My keyboard was is actually and open boz/broken from manufacturer version of an OK one, I paid 37$. Worth twice that for how easy it makes typing and these are bad switches mind you.
- pbowyer 10y agoI agree, but until I have tried one (never having used mechanical keys) I don't know how much it's worth to me :)
- scholia 10y ago> I don't know what happened, really. 10 years ago you bought a laptop, no matter which brand, and you would get a decent keyboard. THIN became a much more important marketing tool than GOOD, or even FUNCTIONAL.
- rayiner 10y agoThere is nothing more "good" or "functional" about deep travel keyboards. They're just a matter of taste. You can type just as fast on something like a MacBook keyboard once you get used to it.
- scholia 10y agoSure. That's why Cherry went out of business years ago...