Thread: Keyboards..

I agree with pretty much everything Aethe posted. The first keyboard I liked was one I picked up from a thrift store for less than a dollar. I even got a discount because I thought one of the keys was stuck (turns out that popping out the key and putting it back on fixed it). Used it for three to four years before the adapter I was using bombed out (mini-DIN to PS2) and I didn't feel like looking for another.

The cherry switches are good and I like the browns (tactile, not clicky) the most for general typing. I have a Filco board that uses them. It is not ideal for gaming, though. The Topre switch on my Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2 (or whatever it is called) is a bit better. I think it would be perfect if it required a bit less pressure to depress and the travel length was shorter. I have tried an Alps type switch before (matias pro 2) but it just had way too much resistance for my tastes.

I actually think all keyboards should have the same travel as laptop keyboards. So nice to just tap across and have everything go through. Lenovo has the best laptop keyboards I have found, with Mac a close second. My dream keyboard would be something with the shortcuts of the Happy Hacker, Topre style switches with laptop length travel, bluetooth, a couple macro keys, n-key rollover, and an ergonomic design like the Logitech wave or Microsoft Natural (or whatever the split design was called).

I would honestly pay $300 for that. Hell, I would buy one for work and one for home. And heavily consider getting a more portable version of it for my laptop.

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Personally, I'd rather spend the extra money with the additional functionality offered by a 'mushy' Logitech keyboard than spend it on a mechanical keyboard.

Update: so razer just announced the release of a new keyboard...The price point is pretty high IMO especially for it not being mechanical, However the pros outweigh the cons, Compared to the Logitech G19, you get a bigger screen which is Touch screen AND you are not required to plug it into a wall outlet like logitechs dumb ass design, anyways i will be picking this bad boy up as soon as its released, I hope they keep up with the drivers.
Razer DeathStalker Ultimate - Gaming Keyboard | Razer Online Store

Originally Posted by AetheLove

The "DeathStalker".

What the hell happened to us?

We need to start a pool on names for keyboards.

"The Serial Killer"

"The Rapist"

"The Mass Murderer"

"The War Criminal - now with OLED backlit keys!"

Can someone give me odds on "The Psychopath Clown" ?


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I lol'd somethin' fierce.

Personally I like "War Criminal."

If I had a starship I would name it War Criminal. I think I will name my next knife War Criminal... The others are all 13 years old and have much less clever names.

Aside from the retarded name, I like it ALOT, and since my dad owes me 200 im only spending 50bucks for it, sooooo im not complaining.

Originally Posted by AetheLove

Addendum:

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That is epic, seriously epic.

We used to put people's shoes in 5 gallon buckets of aspic at a french restaurant I worked at and it was quite funny; this prank is just awesome.