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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: supamesican on Sun, 28 December 2014, 13:16:18

Title: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: supamesican on Sun, 28 December 2014, 13:16:18
I've had my unicomp for a good while now, and I love it, but its making me hate my laptop's keyboard that I have to use sometimes.  I got the ps/2 keyboard instead of the usb, part of my kinda regrets that now cause I have the itch to buy a usb mechanical keyboard now. And not just one but all the different switch types.  Its gonna happen, I just feel so bad for my wallet, between steam sales and this its gonna be a long ride...
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: Xonar on Sun, 28 December 2014, 13:18:47
Sounds like you're another victim of wallethacking. It burns at first, but you'll be glad in the end when you've reached typing nirvana, don't worry. :P
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: daerid on Sun, 28 December 2014, 16:57:17
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: Paranoid Android on Sun, 28 December 2014, 17:43:07
Is there a reason why you don't want to just get a PS/2 to USB converter?
Or do you just feel a need for something new?

(Personally I think you made the right decision to buy the PS/2 version because on a PC with PS/2 ports, the Unicomp feels more at home plugged in via the PS/2 port. I bought the USB version because I had a non PS/2 PC at the time and I regret it because sometimes when I boot up my PC the Unicomp is not detected until it has finished booting. This is annoying because then I need to get a crappy rubberdome PS/2 keyboard out to access the BIOS settings.)
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: supamesican on Tue, 30 December 2014, 09:35:20
If I buy the converter it will be harder to justify another keyboard.
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: Paranoid Android on Tue, 30 December 2014, 10:16:00
If I buy the converter it will be harder to justify another keyboard.

So you want to get something new, right?
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 30 December 2014, 10:53:54

Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 30 December 2014, 11:30:02
I've had my unicomp for a good while now, and I love it, but its making me hate my laptop's keyboard that I have to use sometimes.  I got the ps/2 keyboard instead of the usb, part of my kinda regrets that now cause I have the itch to buy a usb mechanical keyboard now. And not just one but all the different switch types.  Its gonna happen, I just feel so bad for my wallet, between steam sales and this its gonna be a long ride...

I always warn newbies, get out of geekhack fast before you get addicted.
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: supamesican on Tue, 30 December 2014, 14:55:28
If I buy the converter it will be harder to justify another keyboard.

So you want to get something new, right?

Well, new to me. *looks on ebay*
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: Snowdog993 on Tue, 30 December 2014, 15:01:28
The more time you spend on GeekHack...

The more time you SPEND on Geekhack!

Enjoy your visit!

(Too late, they are looking on Ebay already....)
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 30 December 2014, 15:02:56
The more time you spend on GeekHack...

The more time you SPEND on Geekhack!

Enjoy your visit!

(Too late, they are looking on Ebay already....)
(http://i.imgur.com/DOqLXrt.gif)
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: dante on Tue, 30 December 2014, 15:04:39
I always warn newbies, get out of geekhack fast before you get addicted.

And not just keyboards.  Now I've become addicted to computer mice.
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: Snowdog993 on Tue, 30 December 2014, 15:21:15
Where do I get that new version of Internet Explorer 6?  I'm having trouble reading that post!  I need Windows 98 now!
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: bowji on Tue, 30 December 2014, 15:42:06
I've had my unicomp for a good while now, and I love it, but its making me hate my laptop's keyboard that I have to use sometimes.  I got the ps/2 keyboard instead of the usb, part of my kinda regrets that now cause I have the itch to buy a usb mechanical keyboard now. And not just one but all the different switch types.  Its gonna happen, I just feel so bad for my wallet, between steam sales and this its gonna be a long ride...

I always warn newbies, get out of geekhack fast before you get addicted.

I feel bad for my wallet too
Im a newbie here and its too late  :(
So many boards I want to try.. so many keycap sets I want to put on.. so many artisan work I want to collect...
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: wyatt8740 on Tue, 30 December 2014, 15:43:06
My old lenovo laptop has scissor switch keys, not as good as a Model M by a long shot but still is extremely usable.
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: Paranoid Android on Tue, 30 December 2014, 17:54:43
My old lenovo laptop has scissor switch keys, not as good as a Model M by a long shot but still is extremely usable.

If you're talking about the Thinkpad style scissor switches, I agree.
They are probably the best mainstream laptop keyboards.

I say "the best mainsteam" because I'm sure there are a couple other models of laptops which had great keyboards but were not as popular as the Thinkpad. Actually, I find most older laptop keyboards a joy to type on. (My old Fujitsu has red rubberdomes! Red! Muhahaha)
Title: Re: I've got a bad feeling in the pit of me wallet...
Post by: daerid on Wed, 31 December 2014, 23:03:41
I don't feel so bad, because I've been addicted to mice and keyboards since the late 90s, and this place is both like a therapy group and a drug dealer for me.