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The Pi Keyboard was decent. I would expect this to be the same just with the Pi integrated.
by numlock86 6y ago
The Pi Keyboard was decent. I would expect this to be the same just with the Pi integrated.
- geerlingguy 6y agoThis is literally the exact same keyboard surface and mechanism as the Pi Keyboard, so it's good, not amazing. I can type fine on it, though I still prefer an Apple Magic Keyboard (latest version) for daily typing since the body of it is slightly more solid. I'm not a mechanical keyboard fan, though I know many would like that kind of keyboard here, and it would be more fitting for the nostalgia!
- leoc 6y agoSome of the '80s home micros like the Sinclair ZX81 and ZX Spectrum and the Atari 400 had keyboards which were dire by modern standards, or in fact by contemporary standards. Even the "mechanical" keyboards with full travel tended to be disappointing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNa2UdagTGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNa2UdagTGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN8WHp_QmoE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN8WHp_QmoE . In comparison the RPi 400's keyboard is probably well above the mean. Still we might see some third-party replacement cases with mechanical keyboards, like the ones which came out for the ZX81: https://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/80/Peripherals/Keyboards/dk%27tronics%20Keyboard/ https://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/80/Peripherals/Keyboard... https://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/80/Peripherals/Keyboards/dk%27tronics%20Keyboard/Keyboard.jpg https://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/80/Peripherals/Keyboard... .