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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: HairyTroll on Tue, 19 July 2011, 17:06:55

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: HairyTroll on Tue, 19 July 2011, 17:06:55

My HHKB Pro 2 just arrived from EliteKeyboards.

First impressions are great. I have never typed on anything that has the same feel. A keypress seem to register about halfway between rest and bottoming out. I really love the sound that the keys make (I'm bottoming out on each keypress at the moment).

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: daerid on Tue, 19 July 2011, 17:08:34

HairyTroll is hairy

J/K Congratulations! Always wanted to try a Topre keyboard.

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: cactux on Tue, 19 July 2011, 18:13:31

Quote from: daerid;383542

HairyTroll is hairy

J/K Congratulations! Always wanted to try a Topre keyboard.

You better try it :-) . I sold all my cherry mx and I own just Topre

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: HairyTroll on Thu, 21 July 2011, 13:43:59

I am liking this keyboard more each time I use it. The 'klop' 'klop' sound of the spacebar and return keys are great.

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: nhwhaup on Fri, 22 July 2011, 03:59:46

Quote from: cactux;383591

You better try it :-) . I sold all my cherry mx and I own just Topre

I would try one as the topres definitely are nice. But for me, my Filco tenkeyless with reds still is my favorite keyboard. For some reason I can type very light and don't bottom out on the reds but cannot get that same light touch going with the topres.  I also like the sound of the topres but really like the reds even better.

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: bdpq on Fri, 22 July 2011, 04:33:22

congrats!

When I got my first HHKB (6 years ago, a 2005 model) I was so elated, it was the single most effective factor that motivated me to spend more time on emacs for work.

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: rodya on Fri, 22 July 2011, 04:37:51

lol, the whole reason I got into mech keyboards was because I started using emacs and was researching different keyboard layouts.  capslock is a useless key!

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: theferenc on Fri, 22 July 2011, 13:03:00

Quote from: rodya;385195

lol, the whole reason I got into mech keyboards was because I started using emacs and was researching different keyboard layouts.  capslock is a useless key!

Completely and totally useless, yes. That's why it should be a control key, especially if you're an emacs user. Just remember, you can replicate the layout fairly easily on a Model M, if you ever want to try a buckling spring keyboard and don't want to give up the HHKB layout.

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: rodya on Fri, 22 July 2011, 14:12:14

I assume fairly easily means in software?  xmodmap?

Edit: nm, I read the post linked in your sig.

Title: My HHKB Pro 2 arrived
Post by: Geoff326 on Fri, 22 July 2011, 14:16:36

any pics? :)