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> 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 imp
by 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...
- rayiner 10y agoLots of companies stay in business selling subjective experiences. But there isn't a functional advantage to keyboards with a lot of feedback.
- scholia 10y agoGot any research to show that? Or should I just assume that your personal opinion is worth more than everybody elses'?
- rayiner 10y agoYou're the one making the affirmative statement that high travel keyboards - which the whole market is moving away from - are functionally better than low travel ones. You prove that there is any real rather than purely subjective benefit.
- scholia 10y agoThe whole market isn't moving away from high-travel keyboards. In fact, there's a lot of interest in them, and they are generally preferred by gamers. How do you explain the widespread perception that laptop keyboards used to be good but are now crappy? > real rather than purely subjective benefit Subjective benefits are real benefits.