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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: joker on Fri, 20 August 2010, 15:47:26
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.... naaah, just kidding :)
Now that I have your attention I just wanted to thank say thank you.
Right now I am still typing on my Logitech Illuminated Keyboard... Some time ago I was pretty addicted to the nice backlight and the flat design, but my typing on all of the flat Keyboards are lacking precision and I often miss the keys.
So after a little research I found you guys here :nerd: ... and after reading a few hours on this forum I decided to order a DasKeyboard Ultimate.. yip. It will arrive tomorrow and I am very excited if it can improve my typing skills. This is my first -knowingly- mechanical keyboard. When I was a child my dad started early to teach me how to use a computer and I am pretty sure he had one of the older IBM keyboards... but that was nearly 20 years ago, so I can not remember exactly...
I was a little bit suspicious of spending 130 Euros for just a keyboard (without any fancy lightning and just blank keys). But I think this is the right way to go because due to my study I use the computer up to 10 hours a day...
Also, I am very impressed of the HHKB Pro 2 ... but that would have cost me 300 Euros (shipping to Germany + tax)... So I think the Das will be a great start in a whole new world of peripheral devices. Maybe I will try it when the Pro 3 is on sale (will there be a 3rd version?).
So, yeah .. I really had much fun reading in this community and I got a lot of information about Keyboards. I am sure I will take a look here more often.
ende.
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Welcome to the club. ;)
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thread title reminded me of this (NSFW lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UYEZnhnVCg)
anyway, welcome!
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Willkommen!
You'll enjoy the das keyboard 9999999x more than the logitech, guaranteed. In fact, it'll amaze you so much that you will end up buying more keyboards than your wallet can sustain.
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OMG ... a few minutes ago DHL rang the bell and brought me my highly anticipated packet! The DasKeyboard Ultimate is here... what a beauty! :dance:
But I must admit, I did not excpect it to be that shiny... anyway, it looks georgous.
These are also my first few sentences on the Das and all I can say is - WOW. I did not knew that the difference towards my old keyboard would be that huge... amazing. A whole new typing experience!!
THIS KEYBOARD IS AWESOME :hail:
But now I think I have to learn the real 10-Finger touch typing.... I dont think that I will get the maximum with my 6-8 Finger "system" (60-80 wpm).
ende.
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congrats!
[wow, for a moment i thought someone had launched a thunderdome thread]
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Herzlich willkommen! :D
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I have a similar story to yours. I too had the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard as my prior-to-mechanical keyboard. I love low profile scissor switch keyboards, and the illumination was a huge plus for me, but my accuracy was horrible on that thing.
I lurked around here for awhile and ended up getting my first mechanical keyboard in June. It was the Filco in my signature.
I finally bit the bullet and shelled out the money for a Realforce. I can't wait till it comes! Anyway, good luck with the Das!
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I finally bit the bullet and shelled out the money for a Realforce. I can't wait till it comes! Anyway, good luck with the Das!
Realforce is a great keyboard; I just got one myself. Though they are expensive, I'm pretty sure now they are worth the price. The little discounts do help a bit though. If I could go back and just get the Realforce (and no other keyboards), I would have been happy.