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Offline patrickgeekhack

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Too many choices?
« on: Thu, 23 February 2012, 09:59:26 »
How many of you have this problem? How many of you cannot decide what keyboard to use?

At home, I don't have much of a choice during school terms because I don't want to wake my wife nor my daughter up at 4:00 a.m when I am studying. At work, it's a different story. I have even used a Model M at work without any complaint from my colleagues. I am currently using my Das with blue Chery after weeks of using a AEK, which is quite loud if you ask some.
Cherry MX Blue: Cherry G80-3000, Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate
Cherry MX Brown: Filco Majestouch, Compaq MX11800
ALPS: AEK, AEK II, Northgate Omnikey Ultra, Matias Tactile Pro 4
Topre: Realforce 103UB
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M 1390120
Previous owned: Unicomp Customizer 104, IBM Model M 1390141, ABS M1

Offline Snarfangel

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Too many choices?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 23 February 2012, 10:12:36 »

Offline patrickgeekhack

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Too many choices?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 23 February 2012, 10:25:23 »
Quote from: Snarfangel;523078
It's the paradox of choice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice:_Why_More_Is_Less

That's funny. I was actually thinking about Barry Schwartz when I started this thread. "Too many choices causes paralysis."
Cherry MX Blue: Cherry G80-3000, Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate
Cherry MX Brown: Filco Majestouch, Compaq MX11800
ALPS: AEK, AEK II, Northgate Omnikey Ultra, Matias Tactile Pro 4
Topre: Realforce 103UB
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M 1390120
Previous owned: Unicomp Customizer 104, IBM Model M 1390141, ABS M1

Offline shogrran

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Too many choices?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 23 February 2012, 11:57:49 »
:D in a parallel world.....

We barely have enough choices for mechanical keyboards much less switch types in our area. LOL!
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Offline sam113101

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Too many choices?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 23 February 2012, 12:08:24 »
Not enough choices switch-wise. You have cherry, buckling springs, topre, ALPS and that's it.
I've tried all cherry mx switches and buckling spring. So far, I*haven't found the perfect (for me) switch.
I've read a lot about ALPS and they don't seem to be what I*want, so I'm not sure I'm going to try them.

Some day I'm going to create my own switches, my own mechanical keyboards, and you guys are going to LOVE them.
Hoping to hear from you again, your dearest friend, sam113101.

Offline patrickgeekhack

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Too many choices?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 23 February 2012, 12:09:38 »
Quote from: sam113101;523220

Some day I'm going to create my own switches, my own mechanical keyboards, and you guys are going to LOVE them.
And you'll make the problem even worse :-)
Cherry MX Blue: Cherry G80-3000, Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate
Cherry MX Brown: Filco Majestouch, Compaq MX11800
ALPS: AEK, AEK II, Northgate Omnikey Ultra, Matias Tactile Pro 4
Topre: Realforce 103UB
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M 1390120
Previous owned: Unicomp Customizer 104, IBM Model M 1390141, ABS M1