On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 11:24 AM Giles Orr via talk <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 16:40, o1bigtenor via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > snip (trying to keep the length somewhat reasonable!) > >> > >> There are many web pages that describe the colours of switches. > >> <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). > > > > Thanking one and all for their input!!!!!!!!! > > There appear to be a lot of definitions of what "ergonomic" means when > it comes to keyboards. I tend to the most extreme example: I own > three (working) Kinesis Advantage keyboards. The Advantage2 can be > had for $400-$450 Canadian - not cheap. They come with Cherry brown > switches, but I have a habit of retrofitting them with Cherry blues - > which makes them noisier and more expensive. > > Everybody is recommending the keyboard(s) they love ... I have a > CoolerMaster with Cherry Blues, and several IBM model Ms, and have had > many other types of "ergonomic" keyboards over the years. I love the > feel of the switches in both the CoolerMaster and the model Ms, but I > find I need the two halves of the keyboard farther apart for comfort. > I also prefer vertical columns of keys - as opposed to the now totally > unnecessary leftward slant of key columns on almost all modern > keyboards. I've experimented with keyboards a lot to end up where I > am: the Kinesis Advantage took a month to adjust to, but has been > worth it ... for me. It's my daily driver both at home and at work. > You have to make your own call on these things. > > A note about gaming keyboards: gamers seem to tend to prefer low > activation force, linear keys (Cherry Blacks or Cherry Reds). Most > people who type for a living (as opposed to gaming) seem to prefer > "tactile" keys, which is quite different from the "linear" keys which > don't have any feedback at all until they bottom out. I hate linears > (but again - personal taste). And then there's the "clicky" thing: > the noise the IBM model M makes can be enough to clear a small room. > Some people really really hate that noise. I get that, but I still > love the feel of those things. > > Further reading (my intro to keyboard layouts and key types): > https://www.gilesorr.com/blog/computer-keyboards.html > > Interesting article and thanks for the response! I learnt my typing skills on a manual typewriter using a 'Gregg typing manual' as a class way back in junior high school. My typing timed tests from those days were well north of 50 wpm - - - - its proved to be quite a useful skill over the years. I am also quite appalled at the total apathy most display regarding their keyboards. It would seem that cheap is the only useful attribute. This is not to say that I 'like' even the idea of the seriously expensive Kinesis models but I've been thinking about them for a couple years already. Wish we didn't get hit so hard at the border when getting them though!!! Regards
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