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Originally Posted by Hitch
I haven't, but...I think that Tex2002ans has one. He loves it, IF (big caveat there) I'm remembering correctly that that's what he has.
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No, I don't have the Freestyle2, but I did mention that one to you. You seemed to have required two things: durability and ergonomics.
Durability would be taken care of by the mechanical, DEFINITELY much higher quality than these cheapo rubber dome keyboards. These things are built to take many more presses (rubber domes might take ~1-10 million presses, while many mechanicals go 50+ million).
Ergonomics on a mechanical is much tougher... but there are a few mechanicals out there with this "two halves" format, allowing you to angle both halves to better fit your personal needs. There may be many others out there, but I am not too familiar with the ergonomic keyboards.
There is also one I recently ran across called the Matias Ergo Pro, which might be better than the Freestyle2 for some people:
http://matias.ca/ergopro/pc/
I personally use the Filco Majestouch 2, with MX Brown switches:
https://www.diatec.co.jp/en/det.php?prod_c=757
and I absolutely LOVE it. I am never going back to these non-mechanical keyboards ever again, and instantly feel disappointment in my fingers whenever I have to type on those junky rubber domes.
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Originally Posted by Hitch
Again: how long does the keyboard lettering last? At this point, I'm almost more crazy about that, than anything else, but my wrists simply don't last on a straight-layout keyboard.
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That is the nice thing too about these mechanicals, you can get some high quality keycaps separately if you wanted.
I would recommend visiting here for more information on all things Mechanical Keyboards (Reviews, How To Repair, Where to Purchase (keycaps, switches, everything), [...]):
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/
The Mechanical Keyboards subreddit covers this in more depth than I ever could (even going into different plastic types, different shapes/angles of the keycaps, different methods of production, [...]).
If you are worried about the labels rubbing off, I would probably go with something with keycaps with the label on the side, like this:
http://i.imgur.com/WPoXMCo.jpg
As an example of the huge variety in JUST keycaps, the first half of this video just talks you through the different types, and what to look out for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NADlUip6lMY
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Originally Posted by CRussel
On the Matias, at least, they are described as "laser-etched keys". Since that's what my Northgates have, I can give you a projected life on the keys. >15 years, and I type hard on mine every day, pretty much all day.
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Side Note: I had my old cheap crappy $10 Microsoft keyboard from years ago, and after years of typing, still looked brand new. Hitch was amazed that the character labels didn't rub off. You guys need to understand, she pounds on the keyboard like a savage from the old days. To top it off, typing up hundreds of emails a day in customer support... no normal keyboard can survive. :P
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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
Has anyone else found that owning a mechanical bluetooth keyboard leads to compulsive typing?
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I was already on my computer for 12+ hours a day (heck, who are we kidding, every waking hour). I was convinced by a friend to finally go Mechanical, and I will never go back.
If you do a lot of typing every day, a few hundred dollar investment in a beastly keyboard will be doing your fingers/hands/wrists a huge favor. And think of all the clicky clicky!
