Honestly i use a M$ natural at home and a keytronic at work. I like both. I
sell computers so i get to test all kinds of stuff.
deb
-----Original Message-----
From: Sparks, Charley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:39 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; Norman Carver
Subject: RE: [expert] OT: any quality PC keyboards?
Sun makes a sweet USB keyboard.. I have one on the SunRay here in the office
Charley
-----Original Message-----
From: Daryl Pawluk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 11:26 AM
To: Norman Carver
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] OT: any quality PC keyboards?
Norman Carver wrote:
> I am planning on gradually migrating most of my work
> from a Sun Ultra 5 to a Dell 850 P-III, but one of the
> things that I find annoying is how much better the Sun
> keyboard is. I am talking here about feel mainly--the
> keys feel smooth with good touch feedback and they are
> quiet. The Dell keyboard by contrast feels and sounds
> cheap--and is *much* less pleasant to type on (e.g., if
> you hit the ctrl or alt keys off center they stick going
> down).
>
> I went around and looked at whether anyone else here had
> a better keyboard. No. I also went to Staples and tried
> several Micro, Logitech, and even M$ keyboards. None came
> anywhere close to the Sun. They all feel pretty cheap,
> are noisy (keys rattle when you type fast), or have weird key
> shapes (e.g., very short). The best was the cheapest--the
> Micro unit. The rest seem to have put their money into adding
> useless "Internet ready" buttons all over the things instead of
> producing a quality keyboard!
>
> So my question is, does anyone know of a PC keyboard that
> is comparable in quality/feel to what Sun provides? I'm sure
> that Sun is just buying them from some keyboard maker. Who
> is it??
>
> Thanks,
> Norm
i have had the same complaint for years. i used to like the ibm pc
keyboard. a very nice quality keyboard but impossible to get unless you
junked an ibm pc. there are probably lots around now. but i've since
switched to the micrsoft keyboards. i have a pro right now and am happy
with it. i like the split, but the keys are not like the ibm. if you
look inside you'll see why. logitech makes all microsoft stuff -
keyboards and mice.
however when lexmark split off from ibm they offered the pc keyboard as
a separate product. i don't know if they still do. the stuff that ibm
sells now in ther computer stores is crap.
but to answer your question, no i don't know because i've never seen a
sun anything. but the old ibm terminal and pc keyboards are top notch.
