I'm wanting to get a keyboard to use with my laptop when I travel, and I think I want Cherry browns or something similar. It seems like my options are:
- Happy hacking Topre capacitive, $265, 1 lb. Probably great but expensive.
- Filco tenkeyless, $120, 2 lbs (great except too heavy)
- i-Rocks KR-6230, $83. I couldn't find a weight but probably heavy as I saw a picture showing the keys mounted in a metal plate.
My questions are:
- Anyone know the weight of the KR-6230, or have one they'd be willing to weigh for me?
- Anyone have ideas on whether it's easy to lighten the Filco? My hope would be that it has deliberately added weight I could take out.
- Any other ideas on boards I should consider?
- Why so little discussion of laptop or portable keyboards here?
For background, I'm presently using AT-101W's at home and at work, and find them a little stiff, but I really like their smooth force profile and actuation prior to bottoming out. I've sometimes hauled them along traveling, but they are huge and heavy, so more recently I've been using a goldtouch portable keyboard when I travel. It is lower force than most laptops, but has buckling action and my RSI eventually kicks in when I use it a lot. Two keys on it just quit working and I want to consider getting something better rather than fixing it. I like mac and old dell laptop keyboards--both low force, smooth force profile. I tried out the mac USB keyboard (http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB869LL/A) which is compact and supposed to be the same keys as their laptops, but it's slightly stiffer and has a distinct buckling action that I don't like.
Thanks for your help!
The HHKB is a great compact option, but it's much thicker than a Cherry G84 and lacks arrow keys.
The HHKB has arrow keys accessible only using the modifier key next to right Shift, no ?
Plus we like DIP switches?
Well, I'm still hoping for $99 HHKB Taiwanese clones for Christmas. Just like I'm hoping for my Unicomp Mini. I'm an eternal optimist.
The Ricercar SPOS that I was/am selling is an amazing board and not heavy, BUT for portable use you would lose all of the relegendable key caps in a hurry.+1 for the GHSS, would need to get a ps/2 to usb adapter.
The GHSS (SIIG Minitouch) or an Ortek MCK-84 would be better options that are smaller than a Filco tenkeyless, if you aren't set on cherry browns that is. I have an Ortek if you want one. (see my sig for pic)
I'm sorry but if you get on a plane with a MX8100 and a Targus Dock you're not going to pick up any hot girls. And probably give security a FIT!Show Image(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:I4DUmw-lrrhXBM:http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4049/img0316ew.jpg&t=1)Show Image(http://www.techedgeezine.com/images/targus_dock/targus_dock_back600.jpg)
what about a Apple Aluminum clone? They are starting to appear.Show Image(http://www.bluechocoz.com/Keyboard/silver_2.JPG)