[TriLUG] OT Keyboards

[Wes Garrison via TriLUG]

There's a whole forum of people that are dedicated to keyboards at a level
that is just silly:
https://geekhack.org/

Lots of good information there.

If you like the Cherry MX switches better than the old clacky buckling
springs (I don't), Cooler Master's "Storm" line of keyboards uses the
Cherry MX switches and is much cheaper than Das Keyboard or WASD.

Rosewill (Newegg's Brand) also has a line of cheaper Cherry MX mechanical
keyboards.

Regardless of what kind of keyboard you pick, get a mechanical keyboard.

Anything non-mechanical that's over $10 is a waste of money.

_________________________________
Wesley S. Garrison
Network Engineer
Xitech Communications, Inc.
phone:  (919) 260-0803
fax:       (919) 932-5051
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On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Steve Litt via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> On Sun, 29 May 2016 17:44:23 +0000
> Keith Woodie via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> > Any recommendations on keyboards? Tired of buying cheap ones that
> > wear out in no time.
>
> I'd recommend circa 2001 Compaq keyboards. You can still get them at
> garage sales for $3.00. You can convert the old PS/2 connector to USB
> with an adapter.
>
> The old Compaqs have a tactile feel somewhat like the old IBM
> Clickety-Clacks, but without the extreme pressure that eventually tires
> your hands and wrists. The only reason my Compaq keyboards wear out is
> because I eat at my desk. If I didn't, they'd probably last 7 years
> apiece.
>
> Right now I'm typing on an almost-new Logitech K120. What a piece of
> garbage. The tactile feel is so mufty you need to slam those keys down
> to make sure you hit the key. Even so, some keys often don't register
> unless you slam the hell out of them. You just reminded me I have to
> take a photo of my old Compaq, remove all its keys and wash them in Dr.
> Bronner's soap, vacuum the daylights out of the keyboard body, dry the
> keys and put the whole thing back together. This Logitech is silly.
>
> SteveT
>
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