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xsphat:
I have to decide on $350 worth of keyboards, as that is my *stupid* hobby budget for this time around. I'd like to get the HHKB and one more keyboard, which is fueling this debate. I'd love to blow a grand on 'boards, but with a baby on the way, my chick would blow one of her considerably sized t*ts, and I would have to be committed.
I need to decide on one more 'board. I have the Cherry, the Alps and the buckling springs covered, but I am open to anything under a bill at this point.
iMav:
--- Quote from: xsphat ---I have the Cherry, the Alps and the buckling springs covered, but I am open to anything under a bill at this point.
--- End quote ---
You mentioned that, like me, you very much dislike the numpads. So...you only have the Cherry keyswitches covered in a keyboard with a proper footprint. So go for an alps and/or buckling-spring keyboard that is numpad-less.
Or, you might just wait until your HHKB Pro arrives and see just how much you like it. You may like it SO much, that you want a carrying case, some extra cables, etc...so that you can easily carry it around as your ONLY keyboard. 8)
xsphat:
--- Quote from: iMav ---You mentioned that, like me, you very much dislike the numpads. So...you only have the Cherry keyswitches covered in a keyboard with a proper footprint. So go for an alps and/or buckling-spring keyboard that is numpad-less.
Or, you might just wait until your HHKB Pro arrives and see just how much you like it. You may like it SO much, that you want a carrying case, some extra cables, etc...so that you can easily carry it around as your ONLY keyboard. 8)
--- End quote ---
You have a good point, iMav. You say that your HHKB Pro is your favorite keyboard, don't you? I don't know about that case though, but a USB keyboard would be nice to have (I don't even own one anymore). The Cherry is the one I'd carry if I chose to - when I am in a hurry to get done at work, I take the Cherry in with me and it cuts my work day down by about an hour if you can believe that.
Whiskey in the Jar-o:
Another one to consider is the Cherry G81 series. It's supposedly a lot like the Cymotion, but the key travel is longer and it feels more "mechanical". From what I can tell, it uses rubber-domes to register key strokes, but the return mechanism is a mechanical spring. Haven't used one myself, unfortunately.
http://www.cherry.de/english/products/keyboards_g81-3000.htm
iMav:
Due to my numpad phobia I'll leave the review of this keyboard to someone else. :)
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