On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:25 -0500, Lee wrote: > [...] > I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so .. > which keyboard do you like and why?
It comes down to your personal preference and on how much you're willing to pay for a good keybard. I'm using [1]. I'm using it because I'm finding these buckling spring keyboards the best variant to type on. I've never found anything better in the last 40 years. They also have the advantage that they have a decent size not only for the keys and their spacing, but also for the housing which is designed so you can put stuff like pencils on it. The ones from IBM are so old that they're usually somewhat worn out. They also have become difficult to get and expensive. Unless you can find a new old stock and are willing to pay for it, you're better off getting one from Unicomp. I even got a new Model M a couple years ago for a steal, and I still have it. I like the Unicomp better because of the extra keys without which I wouldn't know what to do, and it feels a little better to type on than the Model M. As an alternative, you could look for a Cherry G80. Apparently they don't make them anymore (And I wouldn't buy anything of what they show on their web site now.). It's a pity since they were acceptable keyboards if you like their switches and if you could get one for a decent price. They were built cheaply and somewhat wobbly, and I don't like that cheapness at all, but the money was in the switches. When you have one have on your desk for typing it's fine. The switches are good (though I don't particularly like them, but that's personal preference) and not in any way cheap or wobbly. I would like Outemu switches way better than the Cherry ones if the Outemu ones weren't so wobbly. They give me nicer feedback while the Cherry switches feel like nothing (perhaps that's intentional), and I'm finding their way of travel too small while the Outemu switches seem to travel a little further. If you can find a keyboard with Outemus, it might be worth a try. Stay away from these so-called 'gaming keyboards'. Everything that's labled 'gaming' is usually either incompatible, otherwise bad, or overpriced, or all of that at the same time. So if you find a 'gaming keyboard' at least make sure it's compatible before buying. [1]: https://www.pckeyboard.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=UB40B5A
