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Title: best sounding spacebar?
Post by: wordfool on Wed, 17 November 2010, 15:46:12

as i experience more wonderful and wonderfully expensive keyboards, they all seem to share one characteristic to some extent -- the "thunking" spacebar! (although my M13 spacebar seems to do more of a thunky rattle, like "thu-rattle").

So it got me thinking... which mechanical keyboard has the best sounding spacebar? A spacebar that does more than just "thunk" as the rest of the keys "clack", "click", "thock" or "twang"?

Title: best sounding spacebar?
Post by: NewbieOneKenobi on Wed, 17 November 2010, 16:28:12

The one on the cheapo old Dells (AT101W and such) is somewhat similar to other keys, as compared to how it is on other keyboards. I find the spacebar on the G80 Cherry relatively less annoying than most but still don't love it.

In my case, the problem with the spacebar lies in the increased force to press it, which distorts the way I type on other keys. I can learn to type very lightly on any keyboard but the spacebar is always a problem. Black Cherry switches could be close to ideal if it weren't for the heavier spacebar.

Title: best sounding spacebar?
Post by: Daniel Beaver on Wed, 17 November 2010, 16:41:16

122 Key Model F spacebar.

Title: best sounding spacebar?
Post by: NewbieOneKenobi on Wed, 17 November 2010, 17:02:04

Now that you say, the one on 3178 is great too! ;P

Title: best sounding spacebar?
Post by: WhiteRice on Wed, 17 November 2010, 17:54:15

Green cherry :P

Title: best sounding spacebar?
Post by: RoboKrikit on Wed, 17 November 2010, 17:58:19

Quote from: ripster;248263

You mean the grunting part as you press the Model F spacebar or the spacebar itself?

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