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geekhack Community => geekhack Media => Topic started by: esko997 on Mon, 05 May 2014, 22:34:41
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We had a little keyboard expo at work for people who wanted to try out a mechanical board.
Attached is a pic of the featured keyboards.
We had:
WASD Code with MX Clears
Matais Quiet Pro
IBM Model M -- 1984
Choc Mini MX Black
QRF MX Green
Poker II MX Blue
PLU-ML Ergo Clears
Filco Tenkey Pad MX Browns
HHKB Lite
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That's a brilliant idea!
Was anyone sold on any of the keyboards?
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how many people in your office brought the keyboards? i wish more ppl i knew like mech keyboards :(
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how many people in your office brought the keyboards? i wish more ppl i knew like mech keyboards :(
Just me and one other co-worker -- do you recognize the board you traded me there!?
That's a brilliant idea!
Was anyone sold on any of the keyboards?
Thanks man, yeah two people I know in the office have bought keyboards as a result.
It was just a fun little thing we did and I think other people really enjoyed it. I think buying a keyboard that is $100+ can seem a bit much, so we just tried to give people the oppertunity to see what they would potentially be paying for and offer our insights.
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How did they rank?
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How did they rank?
Most people were into the MX Blues, which I find weird because I dont much care for them. There was also a good amount of interest in the Clears and Blacks. Surprisingly no one was really interested in the Model M, which is one of my favorite keyboards.
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I like blues better than the other MXs you mentioned (personal preference of course.) Maybe they based their choices on appearance as well. The M looks old and dated. You know the dreaded beige box look of the 80's and 90's. I'm guessing they aren't techies.
Edit: or they are old school techies.
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I like blues better than the other MXs you mentioned (personal preference of course.) Maybe they based their choices on appearance as well. The M looks old and dated. You know the dreaded beige box look of the 80's and 90's. I'm guessing they aren't techies.
Edit: or they are old school techies.
I work as a sysadmin and pretty much every person at there was a developer, so I was surprised there was no love for the Model M, but yeah, it might have been the fact that it was old and dusty lol.
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If they are over 30 (which I am) and in CS/IT that makes sense. The old beige stuff is a major turn off to most people who used them when they were contemporary. And spending over $20 for a keyboard seems ridiculous as well. I don't know what made me change my tune but I did.
That's really cool that you are trying to enlighten them. If anyone needs it they do!
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how many people in your office brought the keyboards? i wish more ppl i knew like mech keyboards :(
Just me and one other co-worker -- do you recognize the board you traded me there!?
Yes! The blue case is too noticeable :)