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ThemeSelection on May 11, 2021
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Please stay away from the big brand gaming keyboards. They're clearly thrown together by their marketing departments, rather than actual caring engineers.
The difference between one of those keyboards and any proper mechanical keyboard can be extreme, even though they're often in the same price bracket. The big brand ones break easily, often come with terrible.. no.. horrible... even nightmarish software, and the typing feels mushy even when they have the same Cherry MX switches (probably cheaped out the extreme on all the other parts). You're also not getting any better customer support for that extra money, mostly worse even.
Look into enthousiast brands such as Ducky and Vortex, or something exotic like ErgoDox. From personal experience I highly recommend you stay away from Corsair (and from all their other peripheral products as well..). Logitech is not what it used to be either.. they have somehow managed to get even worse :)
Also consider picking up a TenKeyLess (TKL) variant - that is one without the numpad. Far better ergonomics because the extra space to the right of the board allows for your right arm to be placed in a more natural position. You could always pick up a separate USB numpad for cheap if you really need one occasionally.
And, lastly: don't skimp on items you'll be using for hours on end, multiple days every week. Get the best one you can afford and treat it well!
Awesome resources over at the wiki of /r/mechanicalkeyboards over at Reddit.
I find tkl almost unusable. I need the numeric keypad to type numbers.
Yeah many people prefer to have one. Luckily most keyboards are released in both form-factors, so plenty of options still!
Hi All,
I have written an article about a keyboard that has been designed specially for developers.
Maybe the learning curve is a bit longer but at the end it is propably worth the effort:
My journey to create the ADM42 keyboard, optimized for developers
The Baterang of keyboards :D
Is there any good reason for a mechanical keyboard other than subjective stuff like aesthetics, touch, noise, and stuff like that?
I mean, I find scissor switches like the ones on laptop keyboard to be the most comfortable and silent (I like silent) but everywhere I look there's only talk about mechanical keyboards.
My favourite is MacBook Pro 13 keyboard with touch bar and touch pad.
Touch bar main feature which I use day by day:
Cool..!! 👍 Seems awesome.
Very thorough article, @theme_selection , given people now use keyboards more than ever along with the SWOT analysis of multiple models.Liked the Keychron one (takes personalised touch to a different level)
I found the below articles useful when I was searching for 1
And the below keyboards
Hoping it helps as additional info, cheers!
Hi, thanks for your review. It depends on users, some like gaming keyboard some will go for mechanical as choices differ from person to person.
Definitely agree, personal choice is a big driving factor behind a keyboard.
Just to add more exotic builds
splittype.com/
keeb.io/
in the early days there were not so many pre built options but now I think that might be an alternative.
Also you have more variations of split and ortholinear keyboards
I like the first one, its best for me!
Great..!! Indeed Das is a good choice.👍
Last year I treated myself to a Ducky One 2 Tkl and I have to say I wouldn't use anything else now. I love it.
Great... Would you please share the pic of your setup..!!?
Oh and one for the rich ppl out there naya.tech/
I like the apple keyboard 👌
Yes, it is indeed a good keyboard.👍
I use the tkl of keychron k8, love the format!
Great one...!!
Apple Magic Keyboard is still the best for me so far. Second is Logitech MX Keys. I just prefer a low profile keyboard overall
This article is showcasing the worst mechanical keyboards for programming I’ve ever seen. Now this takes talent to achieve :)