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Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: ashort on Sat, 16 August 2008, 11:48:54
Just got my SMK-88 with black cherries back.  Man...I This thing sucks.  If you've ever heard Steve Martin's bit on "Googlephonics", I think I may be headed in that direction.  

I may have to spring for something with brown cherries like the modular Apple keyboard due out from DSI.  I like this layout, I used to not mind these blacks so much and now that I've spent several months typing on other boards (even the MLs are better, IMHO) like the MLs, and a variety of Alps switches...there is almost no feel in this board.  It is almost as bad as the apple keyboard I've sworn off of.

Yuck.
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 16 August 2008, 12:21:32
I think everyone needs to try them to truly realize how god-aweful they are. And just think - they are the most popular switch in current production on Earth right now. Whodathunk Cherry would be working so hard to make rubber domes feel better than mechanicals.
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: Bluemercury on Sat, 16 August 2008, 13:01:46
Yeah i also have one with blacky cherry switches, and i dont like it too, but its still better than anything rubber dome.......and my brother likes it. Still i might pull and buy brown cherry keyboard from cherry itself....
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 16 August 2008, 13:32:17
I strongly disagree. My HHKB Lite with rubber domes (which I keep at work) feels way better than the SMK88 I gave my wife. So do a  bunch of other rubber dome keyboards I've tried. The Cherry blacks are high quality trash. There's really nothing to it but that.
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: djones on Wed, 20 August 2008, 01:48:55
Yet they are very popular in Japan for some reason.  Can't understand why...

BUT my filco brown cherry tenkeyless I got there uses a black cherry for the space bar (and only the space bar) and it is pretty nice
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: lowpoly on Wed, 20 August 2008, 03:27:44
My only complaint about black MXs is that the spring is too strong.
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: ashort on Wed, 20 August 2008, 06:18:19
Quote from: sofa king;7624
My only complaint about black MXs is that the spring is too strong.

Agreed.
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: graywolf on Wed, 20 August 2008, 08:43:10
Quote from: xsphat;7400
I think everyone needs to try them to truly realize how god-aweful they are. And just think - they are the most popular switch in current production on Earth right now. Whodathunk Cherry would be working so hard to make rubber domes feel better than mechanicals.


Most people like what they are use to, and most people are used to really crappy keyboards. Go on some other forums and read people saying they would kill you if you were using a Model M in the next cubical. They can not stand them because they are "loud and notchy feeling". Not so strangely, companies like to sell to the unwashed masses, there are so many of them.
Title: SMK-88 - black cherries
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 20 August 2008, 08:48:00
Quote from: graywolf;7627
Most people like what they are use to, and most people are used to really crappy keyboards. Go on some other forums and read people saying they would kill you if you were using a Model M in the next cubical. They can not stand them because they are "loud and notchy feeling". Not so strangely, companies like to sell to the unwashed masses, there are so many of them.


I am suprised I am not hanging from the gallows.  I work in an open-air environment, and I used to use my Model M.  I recently switched to the Evolution (Alps), and it is quite a bit louder.  Oh well...