[Prestidigitweeze]

Has anyone else found that owning a mechanical bluetooth keyboard leads to compulsive typing?

I picked up a Varmilo VB87M with Cherry MX Blue switches on Massdrop a few months ago. Getting it to pair with all of my main devices was arduous, but the feel and sound of the keys are so satisfying that I find myself typing even when I'm not driven to input flurries of phrases and images. That's how fun mechanical keyboards can be: They can actually inspire you.

This one also has backlit LEDs for typing in the dark (if your touch memorization doesn't extend to certain key commands and alternate characters). You can customize mechanical keyboards endlessly as well -- different keycaps, metal/acrylic cases, stabilizers, etc. -- but for now, I'm happy with this one as is.

Because I've enjoyed using this keyboard so much, I just bought a WASD Code with MX Clears for editing at work. Clears are a tad quieter than blues and there's little point in using any keyboard that feels less than delicious if you have a choice.

Has anyone else been fondling mechanical keyboards of late? If you're a composer as well as a writer, you might have found that spinning out musical and verbal phrases can feel satisfyingly similar. That's especially true when the keys on both sorts of board feel perfect.