For me, it's not so much a question of speed, but one of comfort. The longer key travel helps with avoiding bottoming out once you're used to your keyboard. On

For me, it's not so much a question of speed, but one of comfort. The longer key travel helps with avoiding bottoming out once you're used to your keyboard. On a short-travel keyboard, where keys are basically "either fully up or down", I don't think it's easy, or even possible, to not bottom-out. This also allows keys to not need so much force for actuation. Whenever I switch from my mechanical keyboard to my 2013 MBP or HP laptop (with a similar kb) I always miss letters because I don't press hard enough. I honestly don't know whether I type quicker or slower on a mechanical keyboard. But speed has never been a limiting factor in my work.