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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: masok on Thu, 20 June 2013, 14:44:39
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Hey, I'm trying to find a good thin, flat, TKL keyboard. I type quite a lot (coding) and do some casual gaming, and I really like the chiclet style keyboards. However, I want something completely flat, and the Logitech K810 seemed perfect. Only problem is, its wireless, and I'm looking for something wired. I know the K810 comes with a USB cable, but I already asked, and it doesn't work as a USB keyboard. Many people told me to go for an apple keyboard, but those have that thing in the back where you can plug USB, and you can't take that out, so the keyboard is always lifted. Been looking at the HHKB Killer from DealExtreme, but that one has a bar on the back, so that's a no go as well.
Basically, this http://img2.mlstatic.com/teclado-bluetooth-logitech-k810-recargable-iluminado_MLA-O-3442584449_112012.jpg
Any ideas?
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Hey, I'm trying to find a good thin, flat, TKL keyboard. I type quite a lot (coding) and do some casual gaming, and I really like the chiclet style keyboards. However, I want something completely flat, and the Logitech K810 seemed perfect. Only problem is, its wireless, and I'm looking for something wired. I know the K810 comes with a USB cable, but I already asked, and it doesn't work as a USB keyboard. Many people told me to go for an apple keyboard, but those have that thing in the back where you can plug USB, and you can't take that out, so the keyboard is always lifted. Been looking at the HHKB Killer from DealExtreme, but that one has a bar on the back, so that's a no go as well.
Basically, this http://img2.mlstatic.com/teclado-bluetooth-logitech-k810-recargable-iluminado_MLA-O-3442584449_112012.jpg
Any ideas?
flat is bad for your hands.
Get an ergodox if you're serious about coding..
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What's wrong with a wireless keyboard?
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flat is bad for your hands.
Get an ergodox if you're serious about coding..
Actually, I read that a lifted keyboard is bad for your hands.
Might not be true, but it makes sense.
What's wrong with a wireless keyboard?
I've used the Logitech K360 for a while, and it's great for typing, but I could notice some lag when I was gaming.
I would prefer to go for a wired keyboard.
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If you seriously think that flat keys are better, you're seriously mistaken. The Logitech K800 which I have, is far, far, far, far worse for typing than any other keyboard I have.
And yes, you're correct, you need the Logitech Unifying receiver and you won't have to worry about it, but the battery life is also quite long, I gave it to my sister and she only recharged it once in an entire month.
But none of that would make me choose it over a CM Quick Fire Rapid with Cherry MX Blues if it's programming you want.
flat is bad for your hands.
Get an ergodox if you're serious about coding..
Actually, I read that a lifted keyboard is bad for your hands.
Might not be true, but it makes sense.
I call bull**** on that one.
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I've used the Logitech K360 for a while, and it's great for typing, but I could notice some lag when I was gaming.
I would prefer to go for a wired keyboard.
Sounds about right. Logitech has a pretty bad receiver design overall. Microsoft's is better, but wired is getting damned hard to find any more.
There's the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 2000 (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.253728700), the Sculpt (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.256380300) might be to your liking as its cabled but not TKL. You might like the Keytronic K9.3 (http://keyboards.keytronic.com/home/keyboards/keyboards/keyboards.html) which is chiclet and USB, but also not TKL.
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I call bull**** on that one.
I read about that here
http://lifehacker.com/leave-your-keyboard-feet-folded-in-for-better-ergonomic-514381372
Might not be the most realiable source, but...
About the battery life on the keyboard, there might have been something wrong with the one I had (a friend gave it to me after he bought a new one), but I had to recharge it once a week at least, sometimes more than that.
Might have to take a look at that again.
I have one of these cheap keyboards (http://www.resourcesforlife.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20130114mo-genius-luxemate-i200-wired-usb-small-keyboard-side-view.jpg), and since I wanted it to be flat, I grabbed a saw and cut that back part.
I know, it's sad, and the result wasn't pretty.
But I found it very comfortable to type in after that.
(It broke a few weeks ago, cheap keyboard)
I guess I should stop being a **** and just go for a mechanical board.
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I call bull**** on that one.
I read about that here
http://lifehacker.com/leave-your-keyboard-feet-folded-in-for-better-ergonomic-514381372 (http://lifehacker.com/leave-your-keyboard-feet-folded-in-for-better-ergonomic-514381372)
Might not be the most realiable source, but...
It has nothing to with tenting.