Agreed, a lot of people pound the holy living snot out of their keyboards. Old or new, it doesn't matter. However, with the newer keyboards, even if you are a

Agreed, a lot of people pound the holy living snot out of their keyboards. Old or new, it doesn't matter. However, with the newer keyboards, even if you are a relatively light typist, it still sounds like you're pounding the holy living snot out of your keyboard. Apple addressed that somewhat with the rubber membrane in the latest generation, but we're constantly having to ask people to mute themselves when we're on a conference call and they're typing. Otherwise, it sounds like gang warfare throughout the building, and I need to reach for my 33dB NR earplugs.