[GTALUG] Was Re: Heads up: Ubuntu 21.10 kills your desktop icons now - keyboards

[James Knott]

On 2021-10-21 10:18 a.m., Peter King via talk wrote:
>>     To get something that is going to last a bit better - - - is the only
>>     option the quite pricey items where they use the mechanical switches?
> Short answer: Yes.
>
> I replaced my keyboard a few years back with a Das Keyboard (somewhere
> around ~$100).  It was worth the price.  Now I can type all day without
> getting fatigued or RSI, and it just plain feels better.  Of course YMMV,
> but I found that buying higher-end keyboards made a great difference in my
> usage, habits, and productivity.

I use an IBM model M keyboard.  I bought a few of them years ago, for $5 
each.  They are excellent keyboards and built like a tank. There is a 
company in the U.S. making new ones and they even have a Linux version, 
with a Tux key.