What's everyone do with all their keyboards?

[Nedlinin]

why do people do this?

[metalliqaz]

Because keyboards are neat-o

[Michael]

I sold them all and kept the ones that mattered 

[esoomenona]

I sold them all and kept the ones that mattered 

I did too! All two of them. And still have the other 20 or so.

[HybridCore]

I use my Filco everyday, clean the keycaps after every use, take the caps off to get rid of dust underneath, admire it for at least 5 minutes every day etc.......

Basically what this guy does.

I'll probably end up moving to a WASD V2 though. I really want a board with MX Clears because browns are too light for me and 55g might not be that bad. I didn't like 60g springs though (MX Black).

[noons]

why do people do this?

Seriously? You know you're on geekhack right? I would love something like this.

[morpheus]

Gaming, writing, typeracer.

I just love to type, even though my average typing speed is only 65.

[Rule16]

No pics so far.
one pic for the TS as requested:

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What's the black board on the desk next to the white one? I'm assuming its for gaming.

[CPTBadAss]

Looks like a Tipro POS board

[mashby]

What's the black board on the desk next to the white one? I'm assuming its for gaming.

I believe that is a Tipro. GeorgeK has some nice shots of his at this link.

[PointyFox]

I use mine.  My extra I use at work.

[CeeSA]

yeah, right. It's a matrix Tipro 12x8. It's nice to have some phrases programmed like "Enemy at Point A" or "I need a medic here".

[Macsmasher]

No pics so far.
one pic for the TS as requested:

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I have to admit, that's perdy 'n all. But do you actually work with these beauties? Your desk doesn't look like my desk...which is covered in paperwork (I'm paperless...honest). If you just sit and type 'the quick brown fox jumps over some stuff' while you stare at these Bad Boys...well, that would be sad.

[CeeSA]

I'm using ANSI keyboards. In the meantime I dislike ISO layout. Some of the boards are in "my cycle of boards". Always welcome: white Noppoo, Deck 82 in variants, white Race and of course Tipro.

Whats the exatcly meaning of "perdy 'n"? I think and hope something positive

[Macsmasher]

I'm using ANSI keyboards. In the meantime I dislike ISO layout. Some of the boards are in "my cycle of boards". Always welcome: white Noppoo, Deck 82 in variants, white Race and of course Tipro.

Whats the exatcly meaning of "perdy 'n"? I think and hope something positive

lol, I was attempting to sound like a hillbilly. And yes, my comments were meant to be complimentary. I had just gotten off a several hour gaming session with some buddies. We trash talk and only compliment one another with insults. I was obviously still in that mindset. I'm sure the whisky didn't help in the communication process.

Translation of my original text:

You have a beautiful keyboard collection, and it's cool how you have them displayed. Clean and simple, which shows off the boards very well. I'm envious. I'm also envious of your lack of paper and clutter on your desk, because mine looks like sh**t.   

Got that cleared up. Moving on...

Where did you get the shelving unit? I also like your wall mount LCD arm. I have my displays on deskmount arms and really like it. I recover my desk real estate and can easily move my displays around. And it's a good idea to change your focal distance throughout the day. Much easier on your eyes. With a display mount, it's easy to do that.

[CeeSA]

Thank you. I always feel better with a tidy desk. It's easy since I moved my solder station etc. to a different room upstairs.
Yeah, wall mount LCD is a thing to enjoy.

And it's a Ikea shelf named "Lack" iirc.

[Grim Fandango]

A tidy desk does not mean that there is no work getting done, it means the owner of that desk is an OCD clean freak. I am the same, though my setup is nowhere near as amazing. It makes sense as well. This way, your keyboards have a function even when you do not use them. Basically, they are to be looked at, and are part of the "look" of the computer room, like appropriately themed art.

To answer OP's question. I have three. One for the computer in our study, one at work, and one to use with my laptop. I must admit that the latter hardly sees any use. One thing I do not do is clean them frequently. Though when they get visibly dirty I try to clean them a little bit. Often I am too lazy to take of the keycaps though.


 

[iri]

it means the owner of that desk is an OCD clean freak

which disorder word do you have for the owner of this desk?

[Grim Fandango]

it means the owner of that desk is an OCD clean freak

which disorder word do you have for the owner of this desk?

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First of all I love the " 80's cartoon" colors of the keycaps. Maybe it is just me, but I see that keyboard and think of transformers.

Anyway, couple of things stand out, you are a leftie, that teapot is awesome , and maybe ADD would be the way to describe it, since you seem to be in the middle of things and then just drop it hallway through. I would be carefully collecting those caps and putting them in plastic bags. Then convince myself it is silly to check if they are all there, or make separate bags for modifiers lol.

[iri]

you are a leftie

i ain't

maybe ADD would be the way to describe it, since you seem to be in the middle of things and then just drop it hallway through. I would be carefully collecting those caps and putting them in plastic bags

what do you mean "in the middle of things"? those keycaps are carefully sorted into two separate piles! )

[Macsmasher]

you are a leftie

i ain't

maybe ADD would be the way to describe it, since you seem to be in the middle of things and then just drop it hallway through. I would be carefully collecting those caps and putting them in plastic bags

what do you mean "in the middle of things"? those keycaps are carefully sorted into two separate piles! )

I usually have piles of papers all over my desk when working on a project. To the 'untrained' eye, it looks like a mess, but I know where everything is. Then my wife decides to clean my desk and screws up my organizational system. 

[Leslieann]

"A clean desk is the sign of an insane mind."

Mine is always a disaster, I guess I'm safe.

[babyhands]

One is in the original box, in my closet waiting to be sold (look at my signature), the other is on my desk being used to type this post

[longface]

I keep about 3-4 that I really like (IBM Model M, Omnikey Ultra, Filco 104, Apple AEKII), and try to sell the rest.