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Offline SinisterSquirl

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Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 06:41:33 »
Geekhack! Lets play a game, in which we rate our favorite brands in ascending order!

I never owned many keyboards so it wouldnt be right for me to actually rate the quality/build of keyboards that i havent touched yet...
But to those veteran keyboard owners, please drop on by!

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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 08:17:35 »
what... you're not going to tie me up and attach death traps to me? lame.... :-X
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:26:44 »
1. IBM
2. Zenith
3. Realforce
4. Filco/CM Storm QFR
5. Everything else is a pauper's keyboard
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:48:04 »
Quote from: AKIMbO on Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:26:44
1. IBM
2. Zenith
3. Realforce
4. Filco/CM Storm QFR
5. Everything else is a pauper's keyboard


Hmmm, for your 5), does it include your KMAC LE?  :)) :)) :))
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:58:40 »
Quote from: Shadovved on Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:48:04
Quote from: AKIMbO on Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:26:44
1. IBM
2. Zenith
3. Realforce
4. Filco/CM Storm QFR
5. Everything else is a pauper's keyboard


Hmmm, for your 5), does it include your KMAC LE?  :)) :)) :))

Didn't include it as I've barely typed on it.  It's getting rebuilt by another Geekhacker at the moment.  Those Korean keyboards are really a niche, hard to find product...so I made my list strictly readily available boards.
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Offline khaangaaroo

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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 10:15:24 »
Ones I've tried:

1. Realforce
2. Filco/QFR
3. Corsair
4. Ducky
5. Poker
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 10:34:47 »
Quote from: AKIMbO on Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:58:40
Quote from: Shadovved on Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:48:04
Quote from: AKIMbO on Sat, 24 November 2012, 09:26:44
1. IBM
2. Zenith
3. Realforce
4. Filco/CM Storm QFR
5. Everything else is a pauper's keyboard


Hmmm, for your 5), does it include your KMAC LE?  :)) :)) :))

Didn't include it as I've barely typed on it.  It's getting rebuilt by another Geekhacker at the moment.  Those Korean keyboards are really a niche, hard to find product...so I made my list strictly readily available boards.

I see :D That niche, imma wanting korean boards :(

LOL. But good choice, IBM tops!

Havent got a chance to try out any BS yet...... I lead a sad life :D
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 10:51:33 »
  • HHKB/Realforce
  • Filco
  • Whoever made the AT101W
  • Das Keyboard (3rd gen - Costar)
  • IBM/Lexmark/Unicomp
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Offline nullstring

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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 10:58:30 »
... Who did make the AT101W?
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 11:03:11 »
Quote from: nullstring on Sat, 24 November 2012, 10:58:30
... Who did make the AT101W?

Dell....both in America and Tawaiin.  The design was copied by Silicon Graphics too.
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 11:07:08 »
Made by Alps.
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 11:09:11 »
7bit phantom beats them all.
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 11:39:13 »
Kmac
lzmini
Lzs
The cheat
Kmini
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 11:50:30 »
I don't think people are paying attention to the ascending order directive...
Anyway, I'll stick to the major brands... (descending)
Topre (best)
Leopold
Filco
Ducky
The rest...

That isn't to say that I don't think Unicomp, etc. is a good brand, I just don't own them.
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Offline davkol

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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 11:59:59 »
  • Noppoo / TypeMatrix
  • Lenovo (well, it's rather NMB that makes thinkpad keyboards)
  • Goldtouch
Unfortunately, it's rather a list of least sucky keyboards. Noppoo Choc Mini (well, probably also the Keycool 84, but I haven't tried it yet), TypeMatrix and thinkpad keyboards are the only keyboards that work for me layout-wise. More or less. If those didn't exist, I'd try to live with the split goldtouch — or just suffer with a random keyboard.

I wish I could put Kinesis in the list, but I can't yet.
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 13:19:40 »
I didn't have much time with the keyboards at the Cleverly store in Akihabara but I have a good idea.

1. Filco or Realforce
2. Leopold
3. crappy rubber domes.

So not much...
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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 15:57:09 »
Assuming all have optimum keycaps for their type...

1. IBM
2. Leopold
3. Filco
4. Better Costar (WASD, etc.)
5. Unicomp
6. Other Costar (Rosewill, etc)
7. Old Apple
8. Old Dell
9. Old PC
10. All others

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Re: Scale of Awesome (keyboard version)
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 24 November 2012, 16:11:46 »
1) IBM/Lexmark
2) Cherry
3) NMB
4) Keytronic
5) Kinesis
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