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geekhack Community => Ergonomics => Topic started by: dotancohen on Mon, 07 October 2013, 09:53:10

Title: Terrific cheap rubber-dome keyboard out of the box.
Post by: dotancohen on Mon, 07 October 2013, 09:53:10
Today I discovered the Logitech K120: a seemingly worthless cheap rubberdome buttonplank. However that particular keyboard has super-low pressure actuation, I would say on the order of 40 grams (about the same or lower than a Cherry Red). I was able to type on it for a few hours, and though I would have preferred a split keyboard it really was a decent thing to type on. Something to consider next time you need to buy a cheap keyboard.

(http://www.logitech.com/assets/26707/26707.png)
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/6692

I'm pretty much posting this not only as a note to others but also myself, as I'm liable to forget the model number next time I need it!
Title: Re: Terrific cheap rubber-dome keyboard out of the box.
Post by: Gerk on Mon, 07 October 2013, 15:09:53
Why post this in the ergo keyboard forum?  Not very much ergo about it ...
Title: Re: Terrific cheap rubber-dome keyboard out of the box.
Post by: davkol on Mon, 07 October 2013, 15:12:28
That sounds like inconsistent QA, because I have used  quite a few of these recently in stores or at conferences, and all of them weren't any lighter than other rubber domes.
Title: Re: Terrific cheap rubber-dome keyboard out of the box.
Post by: dotancohen on Tue, 08 October 2013, 01:25:38
Why post this in the ergo keyboard forum?  Not very much ergo about it ...

I posted in Ergo because low-pressure keys is an ergonomic feature.
Title: Re: Terrific cheap rubber-dome keyboard out of the box.
Post by: dotancohen on Tue, 08 October 2013, 01:26:34
That sounds like inconsistent QA, because I have used  quite a few of these recently in stores or at conferences, and all of them weren't any lighter than other rubber domes.

Thanks, that is good to know. We also have a brand new K200 here, which is a very similar keyboard, but it is just as stiff as any other keyboard.
Title: Re: Terrific cheap rubber-dome keyboard out of the box.
Post by: KangarooZombies on Tue, 08 October 2013, 01:28:08
we have some of these around work, they give out really fast, the keys fall off, they get really hard to press down on random keys.

Overall, I literally can not even begin to explain how much i hate these keyboards.
Title: Re: Terrific cheap rubber-dome keyboard out of the box.
Post by: dotancohen on Tue, 08 October 2013, 07:02:42
Well, I guess the one that I happened upon was a fluke due to inconsistent manufacturing. Thanks for providing countering opinions before I get my hopes up about it!