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Last year I got Shinobi Tex[1] - a mechanical keyboard with a trackpoint and it's so incredible good that I keep a spare for if it eventually breaks down. My h
by wraptile 4y ago
Last year I got Shinobi Tex[1] - a mechanical keyboard with a trackpoint and it's so incredible good that I keep a spare for if it eventually breaks down.
My hypothesis is that if an action feels more expensive than average we subconciously try to avoid it. In other words, if I need to move my wrist to the mouse/trackpad then I'll be subconciously avoiding this action or at least deprioritizing it. Reducing these statistical outliers creates a much more productive and ergonomic environment and Trackpoint and VIM-like programs are amazing tools to address this issue.
1 - https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi
- IE6 4y agoFYI - I love my shinobi too but they just released a new pre-order for the "Shura" which I am looking forward to :) https://tex.com.tw/products/shura?variant=42840179409051 https://tex.com.tw/products/shura?variant=42840179409051
- berbec 4y agoThe Lenovo Trackpoint Keyboard II[1] is the best, by several nautical miles, couch input device on the planet. 1: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyboards-and-mice/keyboards/4y40x49493 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyb...
- wraptile 4y agoI actually upgraded from this one to Shinobi. I still take it on the road sometimes but it's not even close to the quality of Shinobi even if you take away the mechanical keys.
- cl3misch 4y ago...except you have to use the switched Fn-Ctrl keys. Or did I miss something? If I could switch them to normal layout (like you can in a Thinkpad's BIOS) I would have bought one years ago.
- djtango 4y agoHave been trying to buy one of these in UK English layout but it has been unavailable for over a month at least. Anyone know what gives? https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyboards-and-mice/keyboards/4y40x49520 https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyb...
- taskforcegemini 4y agohave you tried the shinobi? because I replaced my lenovo from your link (it's not terrible, but isn't what I am used to from older thinkpads) with a tex shinobi, and despite it costing more than 300€ (incl bluetooth extension) to have it imported, I have no regrets. using the shinobi sparks joy, the lenovo one does not. of course ymmv
- nix23 4y agoTerrible Keyboard taste, i have several Thinkpads but the "new" Keyboard is really nothing you can brag about...
- blamazon 4y agoThe Logitech K400 Plus [1] is a solid contender in the couch-service class IMO. It has a left click button on the top left of the keyboard and a trackpad on the right, such that you can swipe on the touchpad with your right thumb and click with your left thumb. [2] Very natural and intuitive ergonomically, but most importantly for me in college it was both indestructible and cheap. [1]: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/used/1357323 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/used/1357323 [2]: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/multiple_images/images500x500/1637602526000_IMG_1646665.jpg https://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/multiple_images/images50...
- ct0 4y agoIve been daily driving my TP KII for a while, coming form the original usb. I hope the TP KIII has backlight keys. Absolutely fantastic keyboard for most things I need. I have a Mechanical at the other end of the desk for when I need "something else".
- steponlego 4y agoCrappy chicklet keyboard, ugh.
- nix23 4y agoWow that Keyboard looks excellent, will try it out...thanks!