Thanks, Chuck. I guess I should have paid more attention to "slim keys" versus "ultra slim keys" than I did.
It's funny -- most people I talk to hate the feel of laptop keyboards, but I love the feel of my PowerBook. Perhaps I'll look into this for my home computer ... -- M On 4/13/06 10:47 AM, "Chuck Israels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike - > > Big difference, as far as I can tell: the kind of keys. The iceKey > has short throw, nearly flat, keys that are like those on laptop > keyboards, rather than keys that are about 3/8ths of an inch high, > like most separate computer keyboards, and the keys don't have any > tendency to stick. If anything gets between the keys of a normal > keyboard, the side of one can rub against the side of the adjacent > key, making it sticky. Can't happen with these short throw keys. > The switches under the keys are also different. They feel > different. You might like it, or you might not. I could understand > a preference for a longer keystroke but, if you like the feel of > laptop keyboards, you'll like this one. > > Chuck > > > On Apr 13, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Michael L. Meyer wrote: > >> On 4/12/06 11:47 PM, "Mark D Lew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> On Apr 12, 2006, at 3:51 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: >>> >>>> A few days ago I spilled sugared coffee on my keyboard and rendered >>>> many keys sticky - a mess. I used this as an excuse to try a new >>>> one >>>> - a Macally iceKEY. It has short throw, scissor switch based keys - >>>> like a laptop keyboard. They don't stick at all, and I find it good >>>> for what I like to feel under my fingers. I know, I am an >>>> unrepentant >>>> gadget whore (maybe gadget John is more apropos), but this one seems >>>> to be quite good. >>> >>> I wish I had gotten an IceKey. Someone convinced me that the >>> standard >>> Apple extended would be fine, so I got that instead. The old Apple >>> Extended keyboard from way back when was an excellent keyboard, >>> but the >>> current one is crap. >> >> Out of curiosity, I went to the MacAlly website to check it out. >> Now I'm >> still curious -- what's the difference between the IceKey and the >> iKeySlim, >> other than $40 and some small visual differences? I couldn't >> really tell >> from the website. >> >> -- Mike >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > Chuck Israels > 230 North Garden Terrace > Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 > phone (360) 671-3402 > fax (360) 676-6055 > www.chuckisraels.com > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
