My First Mechanical Keyboard

[Crypt]

I finally have a follower. Been doing that since the PC101 keyboard came out.
Funny that you're a gamer, though.

Haha, awesome!  And, I thought I was alone.

I don't remember *how* I hit CTRL before Counterstrike (almost 10 years ago now.)  So, it might've started before then, but I just remember doing it a lot in Counterstrike.

I just can't keep the rest of my fingers steady as I have to bend my hand to a very awkward position. Like I said this must have something to do with bigger than average hands. I'll just stick to using ctrl with my pinky.

Are you saying that you have a larger than average hand size?  If anything, I have a smaller than average hand size.

I've been doing that for years, and I'm doing that now on my new Filco. No problem whatsoever, it was fine from day 1. I use it for Ctrl-F, Ctrl-N Ctrl-T and Ctrl-S for standard features in word processors, text editors and webbrowsers. I.e. I don't use it in gamer's button-mashing frenzy, just day-to-day computing, so that probably helps.[

Yeah, it's not a problem for me outside of gaming.  When looking at my Filco, the win key is right under the side of my palm, instead of the right side of CTRL, as on other keyboards, so I have to rotate my hand more.  The IBM Fn/CTRL swap is starting to make some ridiculous sense, lol.  I wonder if I'll get banned for using key remap software :/  I know they don't like "macros."

[Sheepy]

Hey thought I'd update this thread with my conclusion. I swapped my filco in browns for blues.

The company didn't even charge me the restocking fee as I return the old one by hand in pristine condition. How many places will let you use a keyboard then swap it! If anyone is in NSW, AUS PC Market are great, good service and people. Actually I think they're the only major supplier of these sort of keyboards locally.

Anyway, I'm so happy I switched, the little extra weight, the snappy click. Oh man I love this keyboard. For me it is much better than the browns.

[Sheepy]

It was painful using my sisters old keyboard for a week. You couldn't press W and D at the same time, but you could press W and A.

So in WASD games.. I could go forward and left at the same time, but not forward and right >_>

[keyb_gr]

It was painful using my sisters old keyboard for a week. You couldn't press W and D at the same time, but you could press W and A.

So in WASD games.. I could go forward and left at the same time, but not forward and right >_>

And that was with only those two keys pressed?

Shouldn't be. Any 2 random keys in a matrix keyboard should always work. Might be a membrane-related problem.

[Jerri]

Hey thought I'd update this thread with my conclusion. I swapped my filco in browns for blues.

The company didn't even charge me the restocking fee as I return the old one by hand in pristine condition. How many places will let you use a keyboard then swap it! If anyone is in NSW, AUS PC Market are great, good service and people. Actually I think they're the only major supplier of these sort of keyboards locally.

Anyway, I'm so happy I switched, the little extra weight, the snappy click. Oh man I love this keyboard. For me it is much better than the browns.

Hehe, same problem for myself at the moment. I didn't figure out the switches i want. Sure i can read the diagrams from the mechanical keyboard guide, but i need something to compare. I'll start with a IBM Buckling spring keyboard.

For switches i really can't decide between Topre and Cherry Blue/Browns. Damn thats really hard for a beginner.

Congrats that you found your keyboard!