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karlito:
xsphat,

I still use a logitech g15. I had 2 (one for work and one for home). So I experimented on one. The frustrating things about it are it's huge and it transposes characters when you type really fast (I'm only a 60wpmer so it doesnt happen that often to me).  I wish I could prove it but it's just one of those thing you have to take my word for. I have a friend who can type a lot faster than me (90wpm or so) and he agrees that it registers key clicks out of order.

I'm a programmer so moving the | \ key (on the SMK 85 keyboard) on me would probably drive me nuts. My other constraint is I'm a gamer so I need to be able to have at least 5 keys down at once, something I would have assumed all modern keyboards would support but it turns out it is pretty difficult to find. Many MS keyboards only support 3 keys down at once.

It's very strange to me that my keyboard requirements are so misaligned with the general public. The only person I've met that ever uses a numpad is my mom and she's an accountant...

So given all my "crazy" keyboard requirements I havent really had the guts to buy anything expensive online to try it.  I like to be able to return it to the store when it sucks... and bestbuy walmart etc carry a pretty poor selection of keyboards :(

*Edit*
Yea I know HHKB moves the \| key too but they place it in a much more reasonable location and well I just have something against large Enter keys :P.

iMav:
karlito,

What about an 82-key Deck keyboard?  

Space saver form factor (no numpad), gold cross-point mechanical switches, diamond-plate bottom pan (SOLID!), sane key layout (\ | key in the right place), and it's a gamer keyboard...so you'll likely not have an issue with multiple keys being recognized at the same time.

Sounds perfect to me!

mr_sf_applet:
One thing about the Deck is that it uses *linear* mechanical switches, and some people don't like that. I've seen it compared unfavorably to the electric capacitance keys of the HHKB Pro, for example. Also, the Deck is 1-1/2" high, so you need to make sure you adjust your keyboard tray accordingly. I've been tempted to get one, but I think I'll save my money to get a second HHKB Pro 2 instead (for backup and to take to work).

I keep wanting to try the SMK85 with black Alps sliders that xsphat has (DSI never got back to me when I emailed them; maybe I'll try phoning them this week). xsphat says the typing feel is better than the HHKB Pro 2, but I find myself much preferring the key action of the HHKB Pro to the white Alps sliders of the Avant Stellar, so I'm curious if the SMK85 feels any different from the Avant Stellar.

Also, this Ask MetaFilter thread is worth checking out about multiple keys being pressed. It turns out the Northgate/Avant Stellar boards are, well, stellar in this regard. Definitely the wrong form factor for the original poster, though. The Avant Stellar, at 20-1/2" wide, is just about the bulkiest keyboard around.

xsphat:
As a gamer, I really don't know if the HHKB is the one for you either. There are no F keys, you have to press the Fn key to make the numbers turn to the F keys. That is why I don't use the HHKB for gaming - for that I use the SMK 85.

The deck is a cool looking 'board but I would want to try it out before I buy it, and really, what the crap am I going to do with another keyboard?

iMav:

--- Quote from: mr_sf_applet ---One thing about the Deck is that it uses *linear* mechanical switches, and some people don't like that.
--- End quote ---

He currently uses a LOGITECH keyboard...I'm guessing the Deck feels a LOT better.  ;)

Decks have a very fierce following among gamers.  I think there is a very good chance the keyboard would serve him well.

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