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I have tried and tested many mechanical keyboards, cherry mx blue, brown and black. I feel like I'm disturbing my co-workers with the clicking, and always felt

I have tried and tested many mechanical keyboards, cherry mx blue, brown and black. I feel like I'm disturbing my co-workers with the clicking, and always felt that there is something off with my typing. Sometimes, a bit clunky and nervous, as the keys need to much force and doesn't bottom out. It's funny that the author compares the expensive mechanical keyboards with the Logitech K120, which I have found to be the best and most comfortable keyboard that I have yet to try. It's even more funny as it is one cheapest ones you can find (10-15USD), almost makes the keyboard even better!

contingencies 8y ago
What do you like about the K120? (The price on Taobao is apparently 42RMB delivered domestically within China which is only USD$6.35.) Personally I grew up with Model M's but have not used one in decades. I do feel the keyboards on most laptops are crap... side-shifting / imprecise travel, weird noises, stuck keys, etc. That's OK with me, I type less these days anyway!
- cheesedoodle 8y ago
  Its quite, I always hit the right keys and it might be the layout that makes me not think about where the keys are. I feel like my fingers strikes the keys in a comfortable and confident manner. I type fast on it and use it for both my Mac and PC setup. The keystroke is short, but gives a sound/click response that's very subtle. 6USD is real cheap :) I might even get a few to just have backups.
  - contingencies 8y ago
    Every time I change keyboards (particularly to/from Mac, but also new laptops on a given platform generally have slightly different layouts) I feel like I go through the 'readjust to key position' thing. It's not a biggy these days, having done it perhaps 30+ times. Right now my biggest whinge is there are too many meta keys. Ctrl+Fn+Win+Alt+Shift is just overkill. Bring back home and end (switching to Mac years ago this was my biggest gripe), down with the Windows key, larger space bars for all! Often I find myself trying weird meta combos to get the functionality I need, I feel like I use so much different software on so many platforms it's basically easier to brute force search the meta-space than remember the damn platform-specific hotkeys half the time :)
- kart23 8y ago
  Yeah I had one before I got a mech keyboard with cherry browns, and it's honestly a great keyboard for the price. It feels decent, and the keys and the layout all just feel right. Very light actuation force though.

contingencies 8y ago

What do you like about the K120? (The price on Taobao is apparently 42RMB delivered domestically within China which is only USD$6.35.) Personally I grew up with Model M's but have not used one in decades. I do feel the keyboards on most laptops are crap... side-shifting / imprecise travel, weird noises, stuck keys, etc. That's OK with me, I type less these days anyway!

cheesedoodle 8y ago
Its quite, I always hit the right keys and it might be the layout that makes me not think about where the keys are. I feel like my fingers strikes the keys in a comfortable and confident manner. I type fast on it and use it for both my Mac and PC setup. The keystroke is short, but gives a sound/click response that's very subtle. 6USD is real cheap :) I might even get a few to just have backups.
- contingencies 8y ago
  Every time I change keyboards (particularly to/from Mac, but also new laptops on a given platform generally have slightly different layouts) I feel like I go through the 'readjust to key position' thing. It's not a biggy these days, having done it perhaps 30+ times. Right now my biggest whinge is there are too many meta keys. Ctrl+Fn+Win+Alt+Shift is just overkill. Bring back home and end (switching to Mac years ago this was my biggest gripe), down with the Windows key, larger space bars for all! Often I find myself trying weird meta combos to get the functionality I need, I feel like I use so much different software on so many platforms it's basically easier to brute force search the meta-space than remember the damn platform-specific hotkeys half the time :)
kart23 8y ago
Yeah I had one before I got a mech keyboard with cherry browns, and it's honestly a great keyboard for the price. It feels decent, and the keys and the layout all just feel right. Very light actuation force though.