[TriLUG] OT Keyboards

[Keith Woodie via TriLUG]

I really like the design of the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard and the Ergodox.
I also found the Ergodox EZ that allows you to get the Ergodox fully
assembled. The only pause I have is the fact that the Ergodox EZ is 300
with the bundle and the straight layout of the keys makes me a bit
worrisome since I have only used keyboards with a slanted layout.

Anyone made the leap to Ergodox?

On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 2:40 PM Wes Garrison via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> 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.
>
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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
> >
> > Steve Litt
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