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Ask Slashdot: What Kind of Keyboard Do You Use With Your Computer and Why?

Posted by msmash on from the what's-your-story? dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Hello all. I am looking to buy a good mechanical keyboard for my everyday usage — programming and writing. I see some good offers on certain keyboards -- thanks to Black Friday deals. Just this week, Razer launched what looks like a good mechanical keyboard for people who are looking for a budget gear. One of the issues I have come across looking for a good keyboard is how most of them are designed for Windows OS by default. (I know you can customize keys, but.)

Slashdot has run keyboard discussion posts in the past -- the best laptop with best keyboard, greatest keyboard ever made, and quest to find a good keyboard , but I don't see any recent story on this. I was curious to know what kind of keyboard you use and why did you choose the one you have?

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  1. Re:Can't go wrong with the Model M. by luckytroll · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Unicomp buckling spring - if you want a traditional model M made by the same folks who produced the beasts for IBM, go there.

    I have one for work and home, and they are tanks. And noisy. But they will have to bury me with mine as they will be unable to pry them from my cold dead hands.

    Note - I have one with the integrated trackpoint mouse, but in the end it wasnt really worth the premium, except for those rare times I needed a console KB+M in a pinch and was out of USB ports.

  2. Loving the quiet again. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    After spending a bunch of money on mechanical keyboards, I finally figured out that I really prefer membrane keyboards for both gaming and typing. I never really enjoyed my mechanicals, but the hype was so strong that mechanical was the way to go that I kept trying, thinking that I just needed to find the right one.

    Finally, I was in some store one day and they had a Razer Cynosa Chroma on display and I tried it and decided on the spot to give my mechanicals away to friends and now that Razer is my absolute favorite. Less than half the price of my cheapest mechanical, too.

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    You are welcome on my lawn.
  3. Re:Can't go wrong with the Model M. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Model M - accept no substitutes, my daily driver.

      Unicomp keyboards don't last very long. I have tried them, the electronics always fail shortly after the warranty. If it does fail within warranty, Unicomp ALWAYS claims liquid damage, even when there is none.