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Offline dorkvader

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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #250 on: Sat, 27 July 2013, 11:05:03 »
this kb looks fun to type on
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #251 on: Sat, 27 July 2013, 11:08:28 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Sat, 27 July 2013, 11:05:03
this kb looks fun to type on
http://www.ebay.com/itm/130785317448
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Those colors just seem all wrong for something being sold as vintage Apple IIe gear but what do I know.....;)
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #252 on: Sat, 27 July 2013, 14:32:37 »
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I will have to go with this, or the ZX81 equivalent. I could type faster than most the other 11 year olds, and so everyone with one of these would get me to type in programs from magazines rather than do it themselves. Awful, awful keyboards.
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #253 on: Sat, 27 July 2013, 14:37:06 »
Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Sat, 27 July 2013, 00:28:28
Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 19:30:07
Props to you.

I didn't think that it was possible touch type on an iPaid.

I'm getting there. With one thumb. On a phone. MessagEase is pretty great for a phone board. A few typos when I type in a rush and try to go faster than I can handle sometimes though. Like a random ampersand in the middle of a word or an e in place of a space. Other than those, it's awesome.
Try the split keyboard function on the iPad.  Makes it a whole lot easier.
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #254 on: Mon, 29 July 2013, 01:25:49 »
Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 15:41:05
Quote from: TrueOP on Fri, 26 July 2013, 15:27:02
Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 14:36:12
Anything touchscreen.

agreed !

What!? 20WPM is the future of computing!

My ex boss got his 1st touchscreen phone as a blackberry user since the cellphone came out (hes almost 80) and hes a touch typist, the funny thing is he typed just as fast but every email came out some jarbled mess of words autocorrected beyond recognition... and all were followed with the auto-sig Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #255 on: Mon, 29 July 2013, 01:46:01 »
Quote from: TrueOP on Mon, 29 July 2013, 01:25:49
Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 15:41:05
Quote from: TrueOP on Fri, 26 July 2013, 15:27:02
Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 14:36:12
Anything touchscreen.

agreed !

What!? 20WPM is the future of computing!

My ex boss got his 1st touchscreen phone as a blackberry user since the cellphone came out (hes almost 80) and hes a touch typist, the funny thing is he typed just as fast but every email came out some jarbled mess of words autocorrected beyond recognition... and all were followed with the auto-sig Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #256 on: Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:15:39 »


The actuation is horrible and sometimes the switches get jammed. So much mistyping and it hurts my hand after about 10 minutes.
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Offline jonathanyu

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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #257 on: Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:25:47 »
the worst keyboard i have ever used is a dell keyboard(i forget the model number). why it is worst? it doesn't have a stabilizer! even the space bar!
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #258 on: Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:35:12 »
Quote from: TimIsABat on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:15:39
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The actuation is horrible and sometimes the switches get jammed. So much mistyping and it hurts my hand after about 10 minutes.


THIS THIS THIS THIS SO HARD!

Worse than rubberdome...
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #259 on: Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:38:35 »
Quote from: Thimplum on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:35:12
Quote from: TimIsABat on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:15:39
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The actuation is horrible and sometimes the switches get jammed. So much mistyping and it hurts my hand after about 10 minutes.


THIS THIS THIS THIS SO HARD!

Worse than rubberdome...

What's that thing on the back?

wait for it.....r
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #260 on: Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:42:49 »
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:38:35
Quote from: Thimplum on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:35:12
Quote from: TimIsABat on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:15:39
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The actuation is horrible and sometimes the switches get jammed. So much mistyping and it hurts my hand after about 10 minutes.


THIS THIS THIS THIS SO HARD!

Worse than rubberdome...

What's that thing on the back?

wait for it.....r

I don't get it...
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #261 on: Tue, 06 August 2013, 03:28:13 »


It's their combo backspace/ delete key. Don't you geekhackers know anything?  :p :p :p


Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:38:35
Quote from: Thimplum on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:35:12
Quote from: TimIsABat on Mon, 05 August 2013, 21:15:39
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The actuation is horrible and sometimes the switches get jammed. So much mistyping and it hurts my hand after about 10 minutes.


THIS THIS THIS THIS SO HARD!

Worse than rubberdome...

What's that thing on the back?

wait for it.....r
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #262 on: Tue, 06 August 2013, 03:43:13 »
Quote from: berserkfan on Tue, 06 August 2013, 03:28:13


It's their combo backspace/ delete key. Don't you geekhackers know anything?  :p :p :p


So where is the fn key to toggle between the two?
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #263 on: Tue, 06 August 2013, 10:01:52 »
Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Tue, 06 August 2013, 03:43:13
Quote from: berserkfan on Tue, 06 August 2013, 03:28:13


It's their combo backspace/ delete key. Don't you geekhackers know anything?  :p :p :p


So where is the fn key to toggle between the two?

It's the yellow stuff.
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #264 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 13:59:05 »
Quote from: inteli722 on Thu, 28 February 2013, 15:36:48
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both are terrible...I'm using the latter to rest my feet on...

Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 14:36:12
Anything touchscreen.

WHAT?

The KU-0225 (Lenovo pictured) is effin awesome for a rubber dome.  They turn to crap fairly quickly (~2-3 months heavy use) but almost have a Topre-esque smooth feel when fresh.  I get my tech guy at the office to give me a new one every couple of months.  I almost wish someone with more KB knowledge could dissect one of these and let us know what sets them apart from other RDs.
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #265 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 15:09:02 »
Quote from: mljs54 on Mon, 04 November 2013, 13:59:05
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both are terrible...I'm using the latter to rest my feet on...

Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 14:36:12
Anything touchscreen.

WHAT?

The KU-0225 (Lenovo pictured) is effin awesome for a rubber dome.  They turn to crap fairly quickly (~2-3 months heavy use) but almost have a Topre-esque smooth feel when fresh.  I get my tech guy at the office to give me a new one every couple of months.  I almost wish someone with more KB knowledge could dissect one of these and let us know what sets them apart from other RDs.


Huh? I have a huge box full of NIB Lenovo Preferred Pro KBs, and all of them are very mushy. On the other hand, I do appreciate soft&silent touch, decent build quality, standard layout and rubberized palm rest.
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #266 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 16:54:54 »
Quote from: mljs54 on Mon, 04 November 2013, 13:59:05
Quote from: inteli722 on Thu, 28 February 2013, 15:36:48
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both are terrible...I'm using the latter to rest my feet on...

Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 26 July 2013, 14:36:12
Anything touchscreen.

WHAT?

The KU-0225 (Lenovo pictured) is effin awesome for a rubber dome.  They turn to crap fairly quickly (~2-3 months heavy use) but almost have a Topre-esque smooth feel when fresh.  I get my tech guy at the office to give me a new one every couple of months.  I almost wish someone with more KB knowledge could dissect one of these and let us know what sets them apart from other RDs.

Considering it's my school that has those, it's difficult to get them to exchange one every month just for me...

It's OK. I don't have a ton of experience with God-awful rubber domes...however, a new one to take the place of the above two:

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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #267 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 21:58:20 »
My god, I went to the Microsoft store in the mall and got a chance to use the capacitative or whatever boards- worst things I have ever seen. Had to mash a key repeatedly to get it to register, and there was no movement so absolutely no feedback.

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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #268 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 22:21:03 »
Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 04 November 2013, 21:58:20
My god, I went to the Microsoft store in the mall and got a chance to use the capacitative or whatever boards- worst things I have ever seen. Had to mash a key repeatedly to get it to register, and there was no movement so absolutely no feedback.


OH right! those things. on pure usability, they're OK, but they feel terrible. It's a tiny step above using a touchscreen, primarily because you don't have to be positioned awkwardly to use it.
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #269 on: Tue, 05 November 2013, 04:53:51 »
Either:

1. BTC with switches made of aluminum foil disks glued to sponge backing.  Probably the mushiest keyboards ever made.

2. Monterey K360.  The rubber domes didn't feel bad, but for some reason the key shafts would stick, especially with the wide keys, which had no equalizer rods under them.  Rocketboard gave away 250,000 of these, hoping that people would install their driver software and press the extra row of buttons that would take us to websites that paid ad revenue to Rocketboard.


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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #270 on: Tue, 05 November 2013, 13:38:17 »
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #271 on: Tue, 05 November 2013, 15:57:53 »
Android touch screen on my ZTE Merit, for the win! - ultra tiny...terrible for typing...probably doesn't count though, huh?
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Re: worst keyboard ever?
« Reply #272 on: Tue, 05 November 2013, 16:01:21 »
gearhead wireless keyboard.

Maybe it will type a letter when you press a key. Maybe it will type 3. Most times though it will type nothing at all.
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