Just got my first true mechanical keyboard

dchuk

dchuk

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I've been slowly dialing in my workstation setup for the last few months and I think I finally finished things up today by getting one of these in the mail:

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CM Storm » Products: Quick Fire Rapid

It has the Cherry MX Blues in it, which means it's nice and clicky. I'm still getting used to it overall (was using a flat style keyboard before this) but I can already tell that I'm liking it a lot and that I'll be a better typist because of it. It is loud as hell though, so I could see it annoying people you live with or share office space with.

also, not having the numberpad is awesome, keeps the mouse a tad closer.
 


Just ordered the CM Storm Trigger 2 days ago as my first mechanical. Comes tomorrow!
 
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Plus three 24" monitors hooked up a Mac Pro.

That's how I roll. I also got two Adam A7 studio monitors and tons of other remnants from my studio days.

Having a nice workspace is awesome. I have a huge judges desk that does a nice 30 degree turn off the left side. so convenient. and a little sliding out shelf above the drawers on the right.

And a modesty panel for when I free ball.
 
shawnhag said:
what are the benefits to a mechanical keyboard?


(ihhhhh just thought of a great MFA hmmmmmmm)
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there's a definitive "click" when typing. It can't really be explained, but it's very satisfying when you're typing. Also, the keys are extremely responsive and not at all "mushy" like cheap keyboards.

They take a while to get used to, but it's growing on me quickly. If you can make your way to a Fry's (maybe best buy, if they have a Razor gaming keyboard) you can test it out yourself.
 
dchuk said:
there's a definitive "click" when typing. It can't really be explained, but it's very satisfying when you're typing. Also, the keys are extremely responsive and not at all "mushy" like cheap keyboards.
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+1

From unicomp:

Your fingers will feel the difference with a buckling spring keyboard. Your typing accuracy will improve. The buckling spring key switch is design to record your keystroke at the precise instant that you feel the tactile change.

Standard rubberdome keyboards record the keystroke well after the tactile change is felt by your fingers. If you miss characters as you type and you know you pressed the key, that’s why. If you’ve tried to enter a shifted character but it came out lower case, that’s why. In fact most rubberdome keyboards require you to press the key all the way to the bottom. To compensate, many rubberdome users end up pounding the keys as they type. Ouch!

With the instantaneous nature of the buckling spring, your fingers can stop before the key hits bottom. Yes, the force required to press a buckling spring is a little higher than a rubberdome, but the low force over-travel period designed into the buckling spring allows your fingers to comfortably decelerate before hitting the key bottom. Ahhh!
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I have a pile of mid to late 90's vintage IBM mechanical keyboards.

They are too obnoxious to use while on the phone so I stopped using them but I do really like how they feel versus the standard mushy keyboard people use these days.
 
I did too. Replaced my Logitech G11 which was at the end of the line, and feeling mushy in comparison. This is the one I just got, the Qpad MX-85...

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Each key is illuminated by its own LED and it has a soft touch coating on the body and rest.

Comes with your choice of Cherry Black, Brown, Blue or Red. I got the reds which are non clicky with 45g of depression weight, but I'm thinking the blacks might have been better with 60g because my fat fingers graze other keys and trigger them with only 2mm travel to the trigger point, but I am still loving it and getting faster at typing on it. I'm still no typist by any means but getting better.

QPAD Products - Corporate-QPAD MK-85 Pro Gaming Mechanical backlit keyboard - Shop - News < excellent diagrams comparing the 4 kinds of switches on this page BTW, scroll down.

The MX-80 is more or less the same board but with blue LEDs (and maybe blue switches?). Highly recommended.
 
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