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Title: Chromebooks and keyboards
Post by: monday on Sun, 13 October 2013, 01:04:46: Hello I was wondering if any of you are using a Chromebook with a "real" keyboard? :P And of any of you can let me know of any KB's that don't work..
I went to best buy with some keyboards to test some work some don't, >.< oh well but ya that would be great! I'm going to buy one but I want to know I can use a nice 60%.
Also I would love to see pics of your setup with a chrome book. plz and tnx
Title: Re: Chromebooks and keyboards
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 13 October 2013, 02:11:41: I've used a Pure and a Siig Minitouch with my CR48 so far. No issues at all. Don't have a picture right now though :(
Title: Re: Chromebooks and keyboards
Post by: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 05:54:52: We need to see a mechanical keyboard built into a laptop
Title: Re: Chromebooks and keyboards
Post by: Ordloh on Sun, 13 October 2013, 07:12:30: Hi, first post for me. I've used my chromebook pixel with all my keyboards without any problem, currently using it with a fc660c.
Title: Re: Chromebooks and keyboards
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Sun, 13 October 2013, 08:04:40: Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 05:54:52
We need to see a mechanical keyboard built into a laptop

They exist.

What we need to invent is a dimensionally transcendental laptop.

This is one of the smallest mechanical switches I've seen so far for a laptop, but I don't know how it feels: Alps ultra low profile (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_ultra_low_profile) — but unlike most of the alternatives, this one is reported to be clicky.
Title: Re: Chromebooks and keyboards
Post by: monday on Sun, 13 October 2013, 12:01:25: Quote from: Ordloh on Sun, 13 October 2013, 07:12:30
Hi, first post for me. I've used my chromebook pixel with all my keyboards without any problem, currently using it with a fc660c.

JeLLY!!!! I want to buy a pixel but Im not looking in to spending that much.... But do you love it? :D
Title: Re: Chromebooks and keyboards
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 13 October 2013, 14:05:49: Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 05:54:52
We need to see a mechanical keyboard built into a laptop
Something else that people have asked for is a mechanical keyboard "cover" for the MS Surface Pro.
Any mech keyboard can be used with a tablet already, but...

For a DIY project, I wonder if it would not be easier to take a vintage laptop that already has a decent mechanical keyboard and put modern innards in it. Lots of work would have to be done on the case, though.