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[Bill Loguidice]

I would agree that the "dark ages" are over. There are plenty of superb USB
mechanical gaming and non-gaming keyboards that can handle n-key rollover
and all kinds of other advanced functions. I have several modern mechanical
keyboards that I like, including ones from Razr (Black Widow, which I use
at work), the Logitech G710+ (which I use on my desktop at home), and
a Gigabyte Aivia Osmium (spare, sometimes used on my gaming laptop). The
hardest part is deciding which color mechanical switch you like best (at
the moment I'm partial to the Cherry MX Browns in the G710+). I'm all for
classic keyboards (particularly the original IBM PC keyboards, which still
are some of the finest made), but for me and my eye comfort, I really can't
accept anything that's not backlit these days.

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On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was a long time model M devotee.  Still have two and will never let them
> go.
>
> That said, there has been a revival in mechanical switch keyboards in
> recent years.  You can now get a variety of keyboards with them. My main
> keyboard these days is a Filco TenKeyless.  Yes, the lack of any numeric
> keypad is actually one of its key selling points.  When you consider how
> much distance your right hand has to travel between typing position and
> mouse position,  removing the numeric pad saves your arm miles of movement
> in a year.  Nearly instant improvement in overall navigation speed just by
> not forcing the mouse to be 5 inches farther away than it has to be.  Then
> you have the key switches, which are the best part.  Imagine a model M that
> feels "light" somehow but still has that cerchunk that let's you know
> everything is OK.  The switches are mechanically similar to those used in
> the model M, just different weighting and trigger points, and IMHO its a
> (very slight) change for the better.   They are still just as annoying to
> everyone around as the model M keys are, I can provide references for that.
>
> Back when I got this keyboard it was only available in Japan and I paid
> nearly as much to a buying service as I did for the keyboard itself.  Came
> out to over $300 and worth every penny 100 times over in terms of
> efficiency.  Today you can get them on Amazon for under $100.  There are
> other vendors and models that are very good too.  The dark ages of holding
> onto your model M desperately are (maybe) over :).
>
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