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Very little travel is my definition of terrible. Without travel, there is nothing to dampen my key presses, meaning my joints and fingers would get more fatigue
by willtim 9y ago
Very little travel is my definition of terrible. Without travel, there is nothing to dampen my key presses, meaning my joints and fingers would get more fatigued over time. Apple have shortened the key travel to make their machines thinner, not to give you a better typing experience.
I only care because I worry the effect the Apple RDF will have on other manufacturers. For example, I can no longer buy a mobile phone without a glued-in battery.
- jjrrmm 9y agoYou basically never have to even lift your fingers, the keys stay low. No need to dampen anything.
- lukeschlather 9y agoI would love to see a double-blind RSI study where they randomly assigned different people different keyboards with different amounts of travel, etc. I think it's fair to say that typing style can be worse than the keyboard, but I also suspect that a keyboard where you "never have to even lift your fingers" causes more RSI than one that requires more activity.
- robin_reala 9y agoWhy do you suspect that?
- lukeschlather 9y agoLess activity means weaker muscles, and our muscles evolved for a wide range of movements. Reduced movement is generally less healthy in the long run, but feels easier in the short run.
- bitexploder 9y agoAgreed. It would be nice too change typing habits but it is very hard.