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I must admit, during work from home I have enjoyed using a keyboard far louder and more satisfying than anything I'd consider using in an open plan office. It'l

by mrwh 5y ago

I must admit, during work from home I have enjoyed using a keyboard far louder and more satisfying than anything I'd consider using in an open plan office. It'll stay here, and be another reason to spend at least a couple of days a week at home for the foreseeable future.

user3939382 5y ago
At home I have a Matias Tactile Pro, which uses a kind of modern take on alps switches. I love the feel but man, that thing is a gatling gun. Borderline ridiculous.
sascha_sl 5y ago
Check out Kailh Box Jades, and if it's just on YouTube for the experience, they're the gold standard in making sure your neighbors hate you.
- bikingbismuth 5y ago
  I have fairly understanding cube neighbors at my office, and my Box Jade board was the only one I was ever told that I needed to take home. It feels great to type on though.
Fomite 5y ago
In contrast, WFH meant my beloved Cheery MX Blue keyboard got banished by my wife for something quieter.
atrn 5y ago
At home I use buckling springs (Unicomp model M style plugged into an iMac) - I live alone and can make lots of typing noise. In the office its a Filco with some color Cherry switch I forget but its a lot better than the keyboard that came with the box they supply.
Leherenn 5y ago
It's funny, because some of my colleagues are thinking of switching the other way around, at least during video conferencing. They have to mute themselves to do a quick Google search, otherwise you have this annoying sound when you talk.
- mrwh 5y ago
  That's interesting. The etiquette where I work has sprung up to keep yourself muted unless you're the one talking, and if you're talking you're not typing, so it's less of an issue.
  - Leherenn 5y ago
    The etiquette is roughly similar, it's just that sometimes the person talking is also the one needing to get more info, e.g. open the relevant ticket or something. It's certainly not impossible to mute while they do the search, but apparently it's annoying enough that they have thought about changing the keyboard.

by mrwh 5y ago

user3939382 5y ago

At home I have a Matias Tactile Pro, which uses a kind of modern take on alps switches. I love the feel but man, that thing is a gatling gun. Borderline ridiculous.

sascha_sl 5y ago

Check out Kailh Box Jades, and if it's just on YouTube for the experience, they're the gold standard in making sure your neighbors hate you.

bikingbismuth 5y ago
I have fairly understanding cube neighbors at my office, and my Box Jade board was the only one I was ever told that I needed to take home. It feels great to type on though.

Fomite 5y ago

In contrast, WFH meant my beloved Cheery MX Blue keyboard got banished by my wife for something quieter.

atrn 5y ago

At home I use buckling springs (Unicomp model M style plugged into an iMac) - I live alone and can make lots of typing noise. In the office its a Filco with some color Cherry switch I forget but its a lot better than the keyboard that came with the box they supply.

Leherenn 5y ago

It's funny, because some of my colleagues are thinking of switching the other way around, at least during video conferencing. They have to mute themselves to do a quick Google search, otherwise you have this annoying sound when you talk.

mrwh 5y ago
That's interesting. The etiquette where I work has sprung up to keep yourself muted unless you're the one talking, and if you're talking you're not typing, so it's less of an issue.
- Leherenn 5y ago
  The etiquette is roughly similar, it's just that sometimes the person talking is also the one needing to get more info, e.g. open the relevant ticket or something. It's certainly not impossible to mute while they do the search, but apparently it's annoying enough that they have thought about changing the keyboard.