The Best Keyboard Ever - $8.99

William Park opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org
Sun Jul 18 17:03:08 UTC 2010


On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 07:36:07AM -0400, aaron d wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> The point of the cherry blacks (and topres etc) that a proper typist (i.e.
> Not Me) will actuate the switch without bottoming out the key (so the cherry
> black responds from 40g to 80g at the end of the stroke, but activates at
> 60g -  this is good on the fingers). Das keyboard IS expensive, as are most
> new mechanical boards. I would probably get a Filco before DAS as they have
> been known to have some issues. There are cheaper brands that use these
> switches though: the "Cherry" brand, adesso, ABS, iRocks, ione, solidtek
> etc. but you have to pay attention to the exact model number or you will end
> up with a dome.

I finally found Filco seller, <elitekeyboards.com>, probably cheapest
Cherry switch desktop keyboard around.  Curious Cherry themselves don't
make desktop keyboards with their own MX switches.  Do you have Filco
Tactile Touch ("brown" switch) or Filco Tactile Click ("blue" switch) ?

-- 
William

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