I'd be grateful for any first-hand comparisons of the key action / feel on the Kinesis and the Goldtouch. To me, the key action is more important than the split / tented ergo features.
I'm beginning a new assignment with my company and will get a new keyboard soon. The one I have now is a very cheap Dell that has a built-in elevation for the rear of the keyboard, and generic rubber dome action. I don't like it: it doesn't feel tactile; the end of the keystroke feels like a brick wall; and I sometimes get doubled characters. Bounce settings in the OS do nothing to help my double-strike problem, but it goes away with a good mechanical switch 'board. Maybe it's because of all the piano playing I've done, or my experience with mechanical typewriters. I just know that I need a full, tactile key stroke. At home I have the Das Keyboard, two kinds of Deck Legend, and a Unicomp buckling-spring 'board. Unfortunately, my company won't let me have these.
My choices are limited to the company's standard keyboards, which are: several Dells (no thanks), a Microsoft Natural Elite (no thanks), the Kinesis Freestyle or Maxim, and the Goldtouch.
I've looked at plots of key force vs travel and was the most impressed with the Goldtouch. But I'm worried by recent reviews on Amazon that complain that the Goldtouch isn't made as well as before, and complain about broken or sticking or difficult keys.
So I'm looking for info and opinions about the quality of the key action on these two 'boards. Thanks in advance!
David