Author Topic: [Survey] What were your beginner experiences with mechanical keyboards like?  (Read 1750 times)

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Offline Speedx77

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Posted this on Reddit and KeebTalk as well, but I am trying to learn more about people’s beginner experiences with mechanical keyboards. Would love if you wouldn’t mind filling out this short survey:

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/c5iKSsQARLHAFVh18
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Offline spilt_yogurt

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New to all this but filled it in anyway!

Offline Maledicted

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I haven't even done the whole LEGO board thing (though I have the parts for one lying around), so I left a few questions unanswered, but I filled out the form.

New to all this but filled it in anyway!

You probably fit the bill perfectly then.

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I got most of the way through it but threw up my hands when Unicomp was not listed as a vendor and DT was not listed as a forum.
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That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
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Offline Findecanor

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I'd think this survey is not as suited to old-timers like myself as it would be for young people who are just about to become enthusiasts.

When I started out using computers, whether a keyboard was mechanical or not was not something you thought about. Many keyboards just happened to be mechanical, and you just noticed that some felt nicer to use than others. And we got our first keyboards as part of a family computer, or as a Christmas present. Thus: there was no buying experience, no building experience and no expectations on a keyboard for it being "mechanical".
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ITT boomers and millennials pretending to be boomers, me included

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Offline Speedx77

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Didn't really consider older people filling out this survey and their experiences lol, thanks to everyone who tried filling it out!
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Offline Maledicted

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Didn't really consider older people filling out this survey and their experiences lol, thanks to everyone who tried filling it out!

The community's interests are just more diverse than the survey accounts for. It isn't all just about buying new parts and assembling some MX-thing with them.

The people who don't fit that mold are probably in the minority though either way.

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Well, I can say I found mine.