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Offline zappy

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New Member from Rhode Island
« on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 07:39:58 »
New Member here. My fiancee had bought me a Black Widow Chroma a few months back, now she hates the noise. I'm looking into a new (quiet) keyboard for both home and work which led me here. Any recommendations would be helpful.
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Offline aptivaboy

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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 11:38:50 »
I'm a Model M junkie. If you can find one, the IBM Ambra Model Ms are still clicky keyboards, but far less noisy than the standard Model M. I have one and it is much quieter. You can still hear the clicks, but not nearly as much. If you can find one on the secondhand market, its something to consider.

Robert
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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 13:28:02 »
Oh man, no more keyboard presents? :-[

I'd check out Alps, Matias or Topre if you need a quite switch. I guess you've already tried out switch dampener O-rings?
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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 14:23:28 »
MX Browns have a very similar feels to the switches in the blackwidow, except without the clicky sound. I would recommend a cm storm quickfire rapid, because it's fairly cheap and compact. I know a lot of people (including myself) who swear by the board. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the long, wallet draining journey ahead of you   ;D
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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 15 March 2016, 00:45:07 »
welcome!
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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 15 March 2016, 01:15:13 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Do you like lighter switches?  Or think you might prefer heavier switches?

If heavier switches, you can't go wrong with MX clears - perhaps a CODE keyboard ...

Or something with Topre switches, an HHKB or a RealForce.  Or even a Novatouch.
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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 15 March 2016, 18:34:02 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 15 March 2016, 01:15:13
Welcome to Geekhack!

Do you like lighter switches?  Or think you might prefer heavier switches?

If heavier switches, you can't go wrong with MX clears - perhaps a CODE keyboard ...

Or something with Topre switches, an HHKB or a RealForce.  Or even a Novatouch.


Topre.....Church of Topre....One of us....One of us..

Should you ever find yourself in MA and feel like meeting me in a local place near myself you are welcome to try my Realforce 55G in person.
« Last Edit: Tue, 15 March 2016, 18:37:51 by LiquidEvilGaming »
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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 16 March 2016, 04:02:43 »
Quote from: LiquidEvilGaming on Tue, 15 March 2016, 18:34:02
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 15 March 2016, 01:15:13
Welcome to Geekhack!

Do you like lighter switches?  Or think you might prefer heavier switches?

If heavier switches, you can't go wrong with MX clears - perhaps a CODE keyboard ...

Or something with Topre switches, an HHKB or a RealForce.  Or even a Novatouch.


Topre.....Church of Topre....One of us....One of us..

Should you ever find yourself in MA and feel like meeting me in a local place near myself you are welcome to try my Realforce 55G in person.

That's a great offer :)
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Offline zappy

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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 17 March 2016, 07:10:56 »
Quote from: LiquidEvilGaming on Tue, 15 March 2016, 18:34:02
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 15 March 2016, 01:15:13
Welcome to Geekhack!

Do you like lighter switches?  Or think you might prefer heavier switches?

If heavier switches, you can't go wrong with MX clears - perhaps a CODE keyboard ...

Or something with Topre switches, an HHKB or a RealForce.  Or even a Novatouch.


Topre.....Church of Topre....One of us....One of us..

Should you ever find yourself in MA and feel like meeting me in a local place near myself you are welcome to try my Realforce 55G in person.

Thanks for the warm welcome. I actually work in MA so I find myself there at least 5 days a week :P
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Re: New Member from Rhode Island
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 17 March 2016, 07:44:06 »
Very cool, I live out toward the Littleton,Acton area of MA. 
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