On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 4:05 PM Jason Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 16:40 o1bigtenor via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 2:41 PM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> | From: Evan Leibovitch via talk <[email protected]> >>> >>> | The emergence of high-end gaming on PCs has led to a quest for >>> | keyboards that are super-responsive and comfortable for long periods. >>> >>> Yeah. That seems like the best place to look. >>> >>> Beware: I've found their goals are not completely aligned with mine. >>> Here are some. >>> >>> One feature that I don't care about is rainbow coloured lights for the >>> keys. Benign, but you are paying for this. On mine (a Razer Blackwidow >>> Ultimate -- love the names), I've got a green light per key, solidly on >>> unless I install a daemon to change that. >>> >>> Another is "tenkeyless" which means "without numeric keypad". I use >>> the numeric keypad and don't want to lose it. >>> >>> Another is low-latency: I've never noticed keyboard latency. >>> >>> Another is: ugly seems to be valued. >>> >>> All support n-key rollover, for large n. This requires sending multiple >>> USB packets per keystroke. This in turn confuses the firmware on a >>> couple >>> of our machines: if we wish to adjust firmware settings, we have to plug >>> in a different keyboard. As you can imagine, that took some effort to >>> figure out. >>> >>> There are many web pages that describe the colours of switches. >>>> >>>> >>>> _._,_._,_ >>> >>> Groups.io Links: >>> >>> You receive all messages sent to this group. >>> >>> >>>> View/Reply Online (#155011) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute >>>> This Topic | New Topic >>> >>> Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [ >>>> [email protected]] >>> >>> _._,_._,_ >>> >>> <https://geargaminghub.com/cherry-mx-switches/> >>> >>> My wife likes "blue" keys (noisy and tactile). >>> I like "brown" keys (less noisy but tactile). >>> >>> If you care a lot, you may care about the company that produced the >>> switches. I haven't bothered to sudy this aspect. >>> >>> >> Interesting comments from all of the responders so far. >> Is anyone using an ergonomic keyboard from this group. >> The old rectangular keyboard makes my hands ache at the >> thought of using only this. I have some cheap keyboards gotten >> with machine purchases - - - my working keyboard for anything >> more than a few keystrokes is an ergonomic version. I'm about >> 60 cm across the shoulders so a keyboard that's some 35 cm >> just isn't comfortable. >> >> I also like my numeric keypad - - - - do a lot of entries on that >> for business use and would like to have it part of the keyboard >> if at all possible. >> >> I have used the mechanical keys in a very long time - - - think >> I would prefer less noise rather than more but for high quality >> would like give on that! >> >> Re: gaming - - - - I'm having too fun fun and use far too much time >> on my system without playing any games - - - tend to relax with a >> book (most often a physical copy too). >> > > I switched to a split keyboard about a year ago, a Kinesis freestyle pro, > and after a few month learning curve, I honestly can't imagine switching > back. My shoulders feel so much better after a day of typing that I can > hardly believe it. It has quiet mechanical switches that feel nice and > responsive and should be fine for open concept offices. > > Not the cheapest, especially once the tilting kit and wrist rests were > added in, but my posture is worth it. > > Hmmmmmmmmmmm - - - - had you used an ergonomic keyboard previously?
TIA
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