The Best Keyboard Ever - $8.99

[William Park]

Happy Hacker is rubber-dome.  I no longer use them, because I need all
the keys on a keyboard, and all keys have to be fullsize keycap.  Honest
to God, I use CapLock a lot.

It's difficult to get Cherry keyswitch.  I think Steelseries 7G Gaming
Keyboard (at Canada Computers) is using Cherry linear keyswitch, but it
has too much key travel and requires more force than I like.  Das
Keyboard (from Daskeyboard.com) is using Cherry soft/click tactile
keyswitch, but it's very expensive.  

-- 
William

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 08:47:25PM -0400, aaron d wrote:
> Rubber domes, definitely not "the best" (personal opinion of course). I'd be
> surprised if this felt as nice as the HHKB (At least, the ones with topres),
> but I have never used one (I've never been a fan of tenkeyless/reduced FF).
> 
> I also prefer feedback (both touch and audible), and don't game so N-Key is
> not really of any importance to me. My keyboards of choice:
> 
>  - IBM Model M is currently my daily driver (if you need one with Super-key
> get a Unicomp: http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/keyboards.html - these
> guys are super nice to deal with, can get you different coloured keycaps as
> well and other oddities.)
> 
> - JUST picked up a Dell AT101W with ALPS switches BNIB in Montreal for 10
> bucks. I'm giving it a test drive right now and I'm fairly impressed. not as
> loud as IBM model M with a more linear feel and noticeably less resistance
> to actuate (The IBM is a serious workout if you have been rocking the condom
> boards for some time). Definitely more play in the keycaps than IBM (or
> keytronics for that matter).
> 
> - I've yet to actually buy a cherry blues based board, but have tried a few
> and want one bad. They have the excellent feedback with less resistance
> again than the IBM, probably a filco.
> 
> If you do want less noise but want a board that lasts longer than a dome,
> you could always check out a "cherry black" based board, or even the browns
> (filco again, and they offer true n-key). Simple fact, these boards will
> outlast the rubber crap in most keyboards today. I actually still like the
> Keytronics (36XX model/series) but you get to banging away on them and the
> key characteristics change.
> 
> Peace,
> 
> Aaron
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:15 PM, William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > After having gone through Logitech, Microsoft, Keytronics, IBM, Happy
> > Hacker, and Razer, I come to the best keyboard of them:
> >
> >    Gateway USB keyboard OEM - $8.99 at Canada Computers
> >
> > - It doesn't need drivers like Razer, which loses keys or generates
> >  spurious signals when flipping between X and console, or between
> >  multiple X's.
> > - standard IBM 104 layout -- probably just re-branded Keytronics with
> >  IBM layout.
> > - Esc/Fx rows are very close to the main keys (1.5 of the normal row
> >  separation) -- good for Vi mode.
> > - quiet, short keystroke, almost like Happy Hacker but less rattling of
> >  keys.
> >
> > Buy them.
> >
> > --
> > William
> >
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