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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Supertoaster on Mon, 05 March 2012, 20:56:32
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I heard some companies put a (usually heavier) switch only on the spacebar. Why is this? Like MX Green and MX Grey
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Because your thumb is stronger and the space receives more punishment. I mean, have you ever been in a Quake match? Eternal bunnyhoping uses a lot of space, you might wear it out if they didn't.
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Because your thumb is stronger and the space receives more punishment. I mean, have you ever been in a Quake match? Eternal bunnyhoping uses a lot of space, you might wear it out if they didn't.
Your thumb is not stronger,, Your whole arm however IS...
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When typing texts, space bar is the most often pressed with your stronger thumb.
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Because your thumb is stronger and the space receives more punishment. I mean, have you ever been in a Quake match? Eternal bunnyhoping uses a lot of space, you might wear it out if they didn't.
Even if your thumb is stronger what is the benefit of a spacebar being heavier? Wouldn't it make it hard to bunny hop
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For the same reason I put a single O-ring only on my space bar. It sounds like **** when you bottom it out! :D
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Even if your thumb is stronger what is the benefit of a spacebar being heavier? Wouldn't it make it hard to bunny hop
There is no benefit at all, I think it is a conspiracy of keyboard makers to spread RSI on a great scale.
Mechanical keyboard users beware. You'll likely to pay dearly for what you desire most.
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The button itself is also heavier, especially if there is a large metal stabilizer rod attached to it.
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Well some of you seem to have your humor filters enabled, or I wasn't funny? Basically this ^ Cherry started doing it way back in the day with the massive 9 unit spaces, and never changed it. Some manufactures followed suit, and still do. Some people like it, some don't, some could care less. I really don't find it that noticeable on the few boards I have that have this arrangement. Only one board I found it annoying, was a clear board that had the 110g grey. That is one tough *****.
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When typing texts, space bar is the most often pressed with your stronger thumb.
This is my thought, too :)
Well, it could also be because your normal user is pressing the spacebar with his two thumbs.
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Because Ducky knows ISO is inferior, and it is to punish the buyer for making the wrong choice. LOL.
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You have to move your whole hand to hit an ISO Enter anyway, so you can just as easily pound it with your fist. They might as well put a long chrome level four inches (sorry, ten centimeters) above the keys.
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You have to move your whole hand to hit an ISO Enter anyway, so you can just as easily pound it with your fist. They might as well put a long chrome level four inches (sorry, ten centimeters) above the keys.
*FISTPUNCH*
haha that picture in my head
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Filco does not do this. Blue board has a Blue under spacebar.
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Conclusion:
Filco Engineers Smarter Than Ducky Engineers.
Today's the day of awesome pictures in my head.
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Meh, my favoritest keyboard is still the Filco that I threw clears in. And it proudly has a grey space bar switch. And that's the way I like it.
Although, I have to admit, I am using a Wyse with the "mighty Cherry blacks" at work and have been for a month or so, and I'm starting to warm up to the linears. I didn't think that that would happen, but they are smoooth (I know, shocker?) I really don't miss the tactile bump, but I do bottom out almost constantly. Waiting to see if signs of RSI return. If it does, I'll switch back to the Filco, but then I'll have to pick a new "home" board. (probably WASD/blue, and I do have some greens to swap in.)
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Conclusion:
Filco Engineers Smarter Than Ducky Engineers.
Filco SMART! He make it GO!
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My Deck Legend with clears also has a clear for the spacebar.
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Few days old thread, but I've come across it now. I just grabbed a Ducky shine with Red switches in general. For some reason they threw on a Black switch for the spacebar.
Feels about 300x heavier to press compared to the reds. I know it's not actually that large of a difference, but it's really hard to understand the reasoning. Guess I'm just glad they didn't put a grey on it. :] Have we figured out the spacebar for each switch type on Duckys?