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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: drcouzelis on Thu, 18 November 2010, 09:01:26

Title: FTSC switches better than nothing?
Post by: drcouzelis on Thu, 18 November 2010, 09:01:26

I talked to the nice ergonomics man at my job about getting a compact mechanical keyboard. He's not familiar with mechanical keyboards. I asked for a FILCO tenkeyless, but http://www.elitekeyboards.com isn't in our company's supplier database. So, he found an alternative from a supplier who is. At first I was super excited, but now I'm kind of not...

He asked if I would like him to order a Cherry G81-1800, which I came to find out uses, of course, "FTSC technology - mechanical individual keys with membrane contact switches". I scoured geekhack and learned that FTSC switches don't look very desirable for a software developer touch typist.

I like the size and layout of it, but I get the feeling that even a compact keyboard with boring old membrane switches would be nicer on my fingers. Do you agree?

Title: FTSC switches better than nothing?
Post by: zefrer on Thu, 18 November 2010, 09:29:21

Those are MY switches. Wiki (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Cherry+switches+and+boards)

Title: FTSC switches better than nothing?
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 18 November 2010, 09:32:37

Quote from: drcouzelis

I like the size and layout of it, but I get the feeling that even a compact keyboard with boring old membrane switches would be nicer on my fingers. Do you agree?

I agree...a nice rubber dome is definitely better than a nasty mechanical switch. Keytronic makes nice rubber dome boards.

Title: FTSC switches better than nothing?
Post by: CeeSA on Thu, 18 November 2010, 09:32:53

hmm, normally G81-1800 has Cherry MX Blacks.
I own more than one all blacks

Title: FTSC switches better than nothing?
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 18 November 2010, 10:01:09

Quote from: ripster

I'd quit.

Or buy your own decent one and bring it. Many of us have chosen to do that.

Title: FTSC switches better than nothing?
Post by: drcouzelis on Thu, 18 November 2010, 10:06:49

Quote from: keyboardlover;248581

I agree...a nice rubber dome is definitely better than a nasty mechanical switch. Keytronic makes nice rubber dome boards.

Thanks, that's what I thought. I'll see what other options there are.

If I had to choose between a mechanical keyboard and a compact one, I THINK I'd choose a compact one. My mouse is just too darn far away.

Quote from: ripster;248589

I'd quit.

and Welcome to Geekhack!

Thanks! Thanks to this site, last month I bought my first mechanical keyboard, a FILCO tenkeyless with Cherry browns.

So... would you bring up the topic of keyboards at a job interview? :biggrin: