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Offline jonathanyu

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What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:07:50 »
http://www.comfortkeyboard.com/keyboards_comfort.html
Any one know what kind of switch does this have? The design of it look pretty good  :eek:

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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:17:28 »
I don't want to sound rude but the answer is in the very same specs provided in your link.

So I deserve absolutely no knowledge credit for this -> Key Switches: Conductive elastomer rubber designed for 60 million cycles

Fancy rubber switch good for 60M cycles. I wonder what kind of design is this?
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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:23:28 »
I don't want to sound rude but the answer is in the very same specs provided in your link.

So I deserve absolutely no knowledge credit for this -> Key Switches: Conductive elastomer rubber designed for 60 million cycles

Fancy rubber switch good for 60M cycles. I wonder what kind of design is this?

my bad  :-X I didn't read it carefully.
but it said it has a Custom mechanical Cherry switches on amazon, but i am not sure what is that.  :confused:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CC3KBQG/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0HGJRNFGKQX2E4GG9Z7K&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1630083502&pf_rd_i=507846
I mean the design of the whole keyboard, not the switch.

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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:25:16 »
Hmm, I think I remember that Hoggy has one. He's a good expert in ergonomic keyboards.

http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/some-more-ergonomic-keyboards-t1731.html

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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:26:40 »
Says "Key Switches: Conductive elastomer rubber designed for 60 million cycles" which sounds a bit like Topre, but not enough, so probably rubber dome?
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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:31:09 »
Hmm, I think I remember that Hoggy has one. He's a good expert in ergonomic keyboards.

http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/some-more-ergonomic-keyboards-t1731.html
maybe i will create a account and ask himw about it.  and.... datahand :eek:

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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:32:32 »
Says "Key Switches: Conductive elastomer rubber designed for 60 million cycles" which sounds a bit like Topre, but not enough, so probably rubber dome?


but on amazon it said
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Custom mechanical Cherry switches (31g activation force instead of the 45-65g force needed for the Cherry MX line).

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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 15:35:04 »
Amazon schwamazon ... :þ

Search the forum for previous discussions about this keyboard. You will read that it is rubber dome.
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Re: What kind of switch does this keyboard have?
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 15 December 2013, 17:29:22 »
Says "Key Switches: Conductive elastomer rubber designed for 60 million cycles" which sounds a bit like Topre, but not enough, so probably rubber dome?

Normal Topre switches are capacitive. Conductive rubber dome presumably refers to where the ceiling of the dome has a conductive surface; Topre did in fact manufacture these in the past; whether they still can, I do not know.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Sony_BKE-2011

Although the domes in the BKE-2011 are conductive, Topre preferred to use a conductive membrane as well. The BKE-2010 did not have conductive domes at all, only a conductive membrane.
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