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> The whole chiclet or not thing is primarily aesthetic On the contrary. The aesthetics are meaningless. And I don't look at my keyboard, anyway. Only the tact
by einpoklum 4y ago
> The whole chiclet or not thing is primarily aesthetic
On the contrary. The aesthetics are meaningless. And I don't look at my keyboard, anyway. Only the tactile behavior matters. So: travel distance, resistance strength as a function of position, row layout.
Also, a touchpad is a place you need to watch out not to touch, or the mouse darts around and interrupts your workflow.
- ofalkaed 4y ago> travel distance, resistance strength as a function of position, row layout. None of which are determined by being a chiclet, which is just keycaps and a bezel and none of which were addressed in the review or by that poster. Touchpad does not really have much place in this discussion but since it was brought up, Thinkpads and linux make this a non-issue, use the trackpoint. I bind a key combo to toggle the touchpad on/off and if I am doing something which the trackpoint is not good for I can re-enable the touchpad with a keystroke.
- lproven 4y ago100% agreement here. I don't care how my keyboard looks. I don't want it to light up: I find that tacky and garish. I care about how it feels under my fingers. The more key travel, the better, up to a point. I don't need a mechanical typewriter. A centimetre or so is good, though. A millimetre doesn't cut it. I want keys I can locate my hands on without looking. I want rake, staggered, sculpted keys. I don't want flat buttons: those are for picking the floor in a lift, not typing on. I don't have the problems you have with trackpads, but when I'm typing on my lap, I disable it anyway.