Different keyboards, same switch, different WPM's?

[Fragil1ty]

Do you guys find that there is a grace period when you're switching from your old main driver to your new one in terms of the pace that you are able to type on said new keyboard?

I'm coming from a 75% - TKL board myself and although I can still type moderately fast, it just does not feel as fast for the most part in consideration to my prior board.

What about you guys, do you find that there is a grace period of where you have to adjust when you're dealing with new keyboards and what not?

[jacobolus]

I'm coming from a 75% - TKL board myself and although I can still type moderately fast, it just does not feel as fast for the most part in consideration to my prior board.

From a TKL to what? Which keyboards?

Main differences I’ve noticed are: (1) more sculpted keycaps are faster and more accurate than flat ones (e.g. DCS > DSA), (2) A layout you’re used to is faster than a radically different layout, e.g. (ANSI > just starting on an Ergodox). If the general layout, keycaps, switches, and case construction are the same, I’d be somewhat surprised to see noticeable speed differences.

[demik]

http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=31.0

again, we have subforums for all your questions.

[Fragil1ty]

http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=31.0

again, we have subforums for all your questions.

Well it's off-topic so it's going here, thanks for your lack of contribution as per usual though, xo.

I'm coming from a 75% - TKL board myself and although I can still type moderately fast, it just does not feel as fast for the most part in consideration to my prior board.

From a TKL to what? Which keyboards?Main differences I’ve noticed are: (1) more sculpted keycaps are faster and more accurate than flat ones (e.g. DCS > DSA), (2) A layout you’re used to is faster than a radically different layout, e.g. (ANSI > just starting on an Ergodox). If the general layout, keycaps, switches, and case construction are the same, I’d be somewhat surprised to see noticeable speed differences.

Oh just in general, simply put, I've come from a different keyboard type to a different keyboard type, just wondering if there are others out there like me that suffer with a loss of WPM when they switch from and to different keyboards really, .

[jacobolus]

Oh just in general, simply put, I've come from a different keyboard type to a different keyboard type,

Which keyboards?

[HoffmanMyster]

http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=31.0

again, we have subforums for all your questions.

Well it's off-topic so it's going here, thanks for your lack of contribution as per usual though, xo.

It's not really off topic.  It's a question about keyboards and how we use them.  This is right in line with other content in the keyboards subforum.

[hwood34]

http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=31.0

again, we have subforums for all your questions.

Well it's off-topic so it's going here, thanks for your lack of contribution as per usual though, xo.

well, this topic seems to be about keyboards, and that thread seems to be the place for keyboard-related topics, so...

[Oobly]

Any change takes at least a small amount of adjustment unless it's an obvious improvement, like I found going from a full size to TKL. Same general layout, but better ergonomics made it easy to use and actually a bit quicker since the main part of the board was more central to my display and arm positions.

TKL to 60% took some time, though.

[davkol]

It's all about the layout, yo!

[awhitedev]

it's subtle.. but I do find that I type slightly faster on a keyboard that is made better. We're only talking maybe 4-5 WPM though on average. I was using brown switches on both my das and a ducky zero to compare.

The ducky zero felt cheaper to me... Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it is PCB mounted...