Keyboard shopping
Lennart Sorensen
lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Mon Jan 26 15:28:46 UTC 2009
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 11:20:45AM -0500, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Well, it looks like I will be springing (pun intended) for a new
> keyboard after all.
>
>
> I do a lot of typing, so quality means a lot. I would like to know if
> anyone here has experience with any of the following:
>
> - Cherry G80-3000 -- Mechanical switches, from a company known for its
> well-built POS keyboards
>
> - Das Keyboard -- expensive but very cool looking; uses the Cherry
> mechanical switches
>
> - Matias Tactile Pro -- Made in Woodbridge, high quality but expensive
>
> - Unicomp Customizer -- the modern version of the old IBM Model M
> keyboard legacy
>
> - Saitek Eclipse II -- one of the better non-mechanical-switch models,
> lights in the dark
>
> Any experiences with these -- or a recommendation for a really good
> typists' keyboard made not mentioned above -- are welcomed, as are any
> recommendations of stores in the GTA. It appears that all of the above
> models have to be ordered online; it would be nice to try them out.
You mean you actually like those noisy hard to type on things?
I am affraid I can't help on where to get one, since they are the
complete opposite of what I look for in a keyboard. I go for keytronic
keyboards myself.
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Len Sorensen
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