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Originally Posted by Hitch
A savage from the old days? SHEESH!
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Originally Posted by Hitch
To be fair, it's also true that I'm not typing in a vacuum. There are other people in the vicinity. Between my pounding AND "clicky-clicky" for some 300 emails a day, (some are primarily click for a macro, click to type a sig, click send, but still)...too much clicky-clicky might drive the Natives bonkers.
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This is why they have all different types of Mechanical Switches. One of the things I find fascinating about Mechanicals is all of the customization/choice you have.
A few of the different MX color switches are covered here (with fancy GIFs to show you how the insides work):
http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/mech...e/#keyswitches
MX Blues are the loudest, and they are very "clicky clicky". They are the best to type on because you need much less force to press the buttons down (better on your fingers/hands), and you get that distinct "feel" when you press the button.
MX Browns are also great for typing. These make much less noise (mine are QUITE quiet... although I am a very light typist), and also give you a distinct "feel" when you press the button.
MX Reds and
MX Blacks are more for "gaming", because there is a smoother pressure while pressing down (no distinct "bump"). And these are quiet.
I am telling you, MX Browns would probably work great for you. Not so loud, still great on the fingers for typing... and these mechanical beasts will last a very long time compared to those rubber domes.
Side Note: Or if anyone prefers video, here is a quick explanation of a few different types of Mechanical Switches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXCKHoiNu1o
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Originally Posted by CRussel
As for click -- ideally it shouldn't be too loud, but honestly, I'm more concerned about getting a key that feels right and lets my hands and wrists survive. That means some level of click.
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Speaking of wrist rests, I don't know the fascination with the wrist rests built into the keyboards themselves. If I cared that much about them, I would most likely invest in a separate wrist rest.
Again, I will defer to the Mechanical Keyboards subreddit (which has a lot more info than me):
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalK...ki/wrist_rests
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Originally Posted by Hitch
One of the "issues" for me with the small boards is that I use the number keys ALL. THE. TIME. For my admin stuff. Estimates, Quotes, invoices, accounting. Using the number keys that are in different places might drive me bonk--more bonk than usual--but I'm going to go look.
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You can just buy a separate Mechanical Numpad if you need it. For example, here is the Filco Majestouch TenKeyPad (FKB22MB) (MX Browns):
http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestou.../dp/B000MGBPNI
I assume you are making your job MUCH harder to have ergonomic, while at the same time having a full keyboard with Numpad functionality. Sort of the unicorn which doesn't exist: ergonomic, AND quiet, AND numpad, AND wrist rest, AND cat-proof, AND matches Microsoft's ergonomic keyboard layouts, AND will deliver your firstborn son.
And again, for more info, the Mechanical Keyboards subreddit on all different Numpads:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalK...s/wiki/numpads
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Originally Posted by gmw
Hmmm... I wonder how many sales we just made for Microsoft.  |
Hopefully zero.
Nobody wants that trash! Go Mechanical or go home!
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Originally Posted by gmw
It looks a bit flimsy - but unlike the Kinesis it looks like it unplugs, and maybe that will make it less likely to break if something knocks half the keyboard off the desk?
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... I doubt anybody would be knocking these keyboards off the desk. Mechanicals weigh a ton.
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Originally Posted by incumbent
I'm probably not as fast as an accountant on 10-key but I spent a year working in a credit card customer service center when I was in high school and I got damned fast with it. I still use it by default when keying in ip addresses [...]
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Yeah, I too learned during high school how to use the numpad, and I default to it all the time when having to type in numbers. It is definitely one of my "Must Haves", and I don't know if I would be able to get a keyboard without it! (Although again, if I really needed it, I would purchase a dedicated Mechanical Numpad).