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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Peleg on Sun, 29 May 2011, 09:05:50
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Hello =]
Lately I've been looking for a keyboard, the truth is I have no idea which direction to take.
I need a mechanical keyboard, feel and hear that its buttons are massive.
Kind of "clicky" and fun.
I don't want a keyboard that costs $ 300, I'm looking for a reasonable price, but excellent keyboard.
A few weeks ago a friend borrowed me a keyboard to try "IBM Model-M", it was very fun.
I realized that there is a company that produces similar keyboards, called "Unicomp", but I'm not looking for necessarily the same keyboard, otherwise I would have bought it already ..
I wanted to hear about other keyboards, maybe some others can be better for me.
I read a guide about mechanical keyboards. http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html#post6025354
According to the guide, The clicky keyboards are made from:
Cherry MX Blue / White Alps / Buckling Spring.
I don't know if this right?..
I Saw so many keyboards..
Unicomp, HappyHackingKeyboard2, Das and I don't know what to choose..
By the way , HHK2 is good? it looks cool because it little and you can carry her.. XD
Please help me,
Thank you very much.
I am not gamer, I use the keyboard for Programming , Web , Typing Words.
I Use : MacBook5,3 (OSX SnowLeopard + CentOS@KDE) , Sony Vaio(WindowsXP + Ubuntu@KDE);
P.S
My English is not perfect , but I try very hard. :)
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wlcm 2 gh
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hello there and wecome to geekhack,
here are some questions you need to answer to yourself before you buy a board,
are you sure you want a clicky keyboard?
Do you require a number pad?
personally i would suggest to you a PLU-87 with whatever switch you like, its a pretty reasonably priced board that is an absolute pleasure to type on, the only problem is that i think i remember reading it does not work on OSX, so that may be a deal breaker for you.
Maybe a vortex poker if you want a small board you can carry
Anyway, any mechie board you buy, you will love
Goodluck with your search
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wlcm 2 gh
It seems the vowels on your keyboard aren't working so you need a new one.
For you I would recommend IBM model M
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He's probably using come crappy topre board : )
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hello there and wecome to geekhack,
here are some questions you need to answer to yourself before you buy a board,
are you sure you want a clicky keyboard?
Do you require a number pad?
personally i would suggest to you a PLU-87 with whatever switch you like, its a pretty reasonably priced board that is an absolute pleasure to type on, the only problem is that i think i remember reading it does not work on OSX, so that may be a deal breaker for you.
Maybe a vortex poker if you want a small board you can carry
Anyway, any mechie board you buy, you will love
Goodluck with your search
What you mean with: "are you sure you want a clicky keyboard?" ?
The sound doesn't interrupt me. Currently I use generic keyboard on my PC, and it is so uncomfortable, it's SUCKS.
I Am tired of typing! The clicky seems to be easy to type faster. Maybe I wrong..
Can you recommend non-clicky keyboards?
About PLU-87, I didn't know you can custom your board..
What switch can you recommend for me? Can I Get Buckling spring with it?..
Where can I buy it?
By the way - Number pad is not necesseraly..