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Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: codek on Tue, 15 November 2011, 14:04:10

I'm in a cubicle with many others around me.  I was looking at the cherry browns but realized, they might be still too loud for the environment.  

Any suggestions?  I'm also looking to spend $150 and below.   Are there any mechanicals that are quiet?

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Tue, 15 November 2011, 14:13:52

You could go with a WASD with the rrubber o ring mod.

Topres are also quiet but more than $150.

PCB mounted board with browns are also quiet

Sent from my EVO

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: dimoniy on Tue, 15 November 2011, 14:58:35

Get anything and then add soft-landing pads or o-rings.

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: pitashen on Tue, 15 November 2011, 15:00:54

Brown switch with O-ring
Black switch (don't bottom out)
Red switch (maybe with O-ring coz very easy to bottom out)

Or just get a scissor switch keyboard, which is not all that bad.

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 15 November 2011, 18:39:51

I'd say a CMstorm or leopold in Red switches with o rings should work well.

Or, wait for WASD to come out with reds, though it may be a bit overbudget, depending on what he finalizes the prices to.

Also, keep in mind that "top-out" still makes a noise.

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: N8N on Tue, 15 November 2011, 18:44:44

I'm using a Filco modded to clears with Cherry doubleshots at work and I don't think anyone realizes that it is anything special.  Well, unless they look at it and notice the RGBs.

My Choc Pro w/ Browns and WASD caps is pretty quiet too if I'm typing normally but it can set up a racket if I get on a roll and start bottoming out all over the place.

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: Autolyze on Tue, 15 November 2011, 19:03:10

Black or clear would be the easiest to type on softly, but you might need to be prepared to build some finger muscles. I've got a board with o-ringed browns for the office at the moment and it works reasonably well, although I prefer the feel without o-rings. I *might* swap it with my new Leopold with clears.

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: Tony on Tue, 15 November 2011, 22:23:05

I am using a Filco brown at work and people don't mind it at all. Their chatting is noisier.

For my part, I have bought a headphone

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Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: codek on Wed, 16 November 2011, 12:30:20

Quote from: dante;452982

I'm in a cube environment and have used browns, blues, alps, and buckling springs without much complaint; maybe a comment of "what the (quack) are you doing over there?"  I gave up buckling springs because it turned me into an Advil addict - my ears needed a break and they are too much for my family.

If I were you I'd save your money and buy a Topre.  They are so nice you won't copy and paste just so you can type more.

Which topre? I'm looking for the smallest footprint possible in all black,hhkb2?

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: DanGWanG on Wed, 16 November 2011, 12:36:09

I've tried every one of my keyboards in the office, but the one I prefer the most is my variable Realforce (Topre switch; switched between my 103UB and 86UB)  I now work from home, so I use my SSK primarily :)

Title: Need keyboard for the office!
Post by: HeroZero on Wed, 16 November 2011, 15:03:00

Codek, curious to know what you end up with. I bought a Deck 82 (has MX blacks) a little while ago for home use it's not too loud. Was contemplating the Deck 105-key MX blacks version for the office, though might go with a Das Silent. If you're looking for a small form factor, worth a look. You can always turn off the obnoxious LEDs.