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2 HN users recommended this in 2017, in 2 comments.
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2 HN users recommended this in 2017, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Half agree. Ultimately not a huge fan of Model M style mechanicals, despite owning a couple - an original M from circa 1989 and a newer USB Lexmark. They're good, better than cheapies, but the throw is longer than I'd like.
Lately (last 2 years or so) I've been using a nice Topre board. It's the best of all worlds for me. Travel is moderate (certainly not laptop short, which I detest), but shortish and predictable. Force is low, and mechanically it's very good (no key wobble or anything like that). Basically imagine a perfect rubber dome keyboard, and it'll last forever.
This is the keyboard I use: https://www.amazon.com/Realforce-Keyboard-English-Layout-Xf0...
By far my favorite "mechanical" keyboard is the Topre Realforce 104u[0]. When I initially purchased it, I thought it was the biggest waste of money. Over the span of about a month, maybe I broke it in or maybe I just got used to it? But it essentially felt like I was typing on buttery smooth pillows. It's not sensitive until you actually try to type on it. And it just feels so good. Like no other keyboard I've ever had.
I would honestly recommend it over every other mechanical keyboard I've had (blues, reds, clears, browns, the hi-profile version of the topre).
[0] https://www.amazon.com/Realforce-Keyboard-English-Layout-Xf0...