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Title: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: MKB on Mon, 04 January 2016, 03:24:15

The MS Surface Book Keyboard is not half bad, given that is a laptop keyboard. Does anyone know which switched it is using?

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: CotyM on Mon, 04 January 2016, 04:26:24

Pretty sure it's just using standard Scissor switch (rubberdome with a scissor closing/opening stabilizer sometimes enhanced with a small spring.) that you'll find in most low profile keyboards like laptops or the apple wireless keyboard. The range of feel varies allot depending on the quality of the parts.

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: heedpantsnow on Mon, 04 January 2016, 07:02:47

I read an article a month ago about how MS had worked very hard to increase travel in their Surface Pro and Surface Book keyboards. The switches are no longer standard. I'll post a link if I can find it.

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: keshley on Mon, 04 January 2016, 08:17:22

Quote from: heedpantsnow on Mon, 04 January 2016, 07:02:47

I read an article a month ago about how MS had worked very hard to increase travel in their Surface Pro and Surface Book keyboards. The switches are no longer standard. I'll post a link if I can find it.

I haven't seen a dedicated article, but the release day reviews mention that they're longer travel, better spacing, and snappier (less mushy) than the Surface Pro 3 type cover (or any cheap chiclet board for that matter). I haven't used one personally as I use a HHKB with my SP4, but I've seen lots of praise for the typing experience from both the SB and SP4 Type Cover. Comparatively speaking of course :)

But it is still a scissor switch, just a higher quality one than normally seen.

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: tronbeaver on Mon, 04 January 2016, 14:10:41

Not hard to improve on the Surface keyboards.

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: MKB on Tue, 05 January 2016, 00:40:21

The Surface Pro 4 touch cover seems to be a large improvement over the Pro 3 touch cover.  I am considering upgrading the cover. 

At first I did not like the Surface Book keyboard.  However having tried it on multiple occasions it seems to be one of the nicer keyboards on a laptop. 

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: jamster on Tue, 05 January 2016, 03:27:29

Quote from: heedpantsnow on Mon, 04 January 2016, 07:02:47

I read an article a month ago about how MS had worked very hard to increase travel in their Surface Pro and Surface Book keyboards. The switches are no longer standard. I'll post a link if I can find it.

And conversely Apple is marketing it's reduced-travel butterfly switches as some kind of 'feature'.

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: bocahgundul on Tue, 05 January 2016, 03:29:06

Just using usual scissor switch I think

Title: Re: Surface Book Keyboard
Post by: daerid on Tue, 05 January 2016, 10:20:56

Quote from: jamster on Tue, 05 January 2016, 03:27:29

And conversely Apple is marketing it's reduced-travel butterfly switches as some kind of 'feature'.

I absolutely love the MBP keyboards, and the new MB (super low-profile) keyboards are completely and utter ****. If the new Skylake MBPs have the ****ty keyboards from the Macbooks, I'm going to burn this mother down, I swear to god