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> I ended up getting a dome keyboard (a Steelseries Apex), because I preferred the feel. It's not just about subjective feel, though. I typed on mechanical-s
by dingaling 12y ago
> I ended up getting a dome keyboard (a Steelseries Apex), because I preferred the feel.
It's not just about subjective feel, though.
I typed on mechanical-switch keyboards for 15 years straight, and in July last year switched over to a laptop dome-membrane keyboard.
This week I had to plug a mechanical board back into the laptop because my fingers began to ache after just six months.
Mechanical keyboards cushion the impact on the fingers, other types transmit it into the joints.
- wlesieutre 12y ago> This week I had to plug a mechanical board back into the laptop because my fingers began to ache after just six months. > Mechanical keyboards cushion the impact on the fingers, other types transmit it into the joints. That sounds to me like you're typing too hard. Short-travel keys definitely take a lighter touch than mechanical keyboards, and 15 years of finger-pounding on cushioned keys is probably a hard habit to break.
- slantyyz 12y agoFor me, the "feel" thing that I experienced while auditioning mechanical keyboards a few months ago was that my finger tips were hurting as I typed for a few minutes. So clearly, YMMV.