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I'm sorry that this is going to be controversial and offensive but... I don't care about mechanical keyboards. I just want key rollover. (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago by drinkwaterkin@lemm.ee to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

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I have a couple of them, but to be honest I'm not even sure if I like them more, or less, than rubber membrane keyboards. There's kind of a sharpness to the sounds they usually produce, almost a kind of plastic-on-plastic squeek, and I find that unpleasant. If I could afford it, or if they were affordable, I might give a Topre keyboard a try, but to be honest I really don't care enough about keyboards to worry about that.

The only reason I get mechanical keyboards is because those are often the only ones with n-key rollover. It's all about the games. It's wild to me that being able to press more than 3 keys simultaneously is still not standard in all keyboards, and it drives me crazy that the vast majority of built-in laptop keyboards have this problem.

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I also think chiclet keyboards are perfectly fine... except again, the lack of key rollover.

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[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Well I love all kinds of keyboards, even chiclet, but I no longer enjoy rubber mat keyboards. (kinda feels like typing on a wet newspaper now) But if you don't mind the difference in typing-sensation, then why pay for it (if you can find one that fits your needs)?

My old CM Storm Quickfire XT died after 10 ish years and it was really only a couple keys, and my new one has solderless replacement design, so i hope it can reach 20y :) I really like that aspect. I tried repairing my rubbermats, and failed every time. n = 1 :), and I'm just a hobbyist repearer, so I probably just suck at rubbermat repairs.

I grew up with IBM Buckling spring keyboards, that might be why I enjoy the loudness of Blue switches. Best experience is ofc the spongebob keyboard, but that's common knowledge

[–] drinkwaterkin@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wow, that definitely brings color to your desk. I was just watching a video about a Topre keyboard last night, and I think it highlighted why I don't so much like the mechanical ones - the sound is too high. The Topre keyboard had a distinctly bassier sound, and I found that more pleasant. I have O-rings on one of the keyboards but I think think that goes far enough. I might experiment with different keycaps and other dampening methods to try to change up the sounds they make. One has clicky-sounding, uh, lavender cherry-style switches, and the other has reds which feel/sound more linear. I definitely prefer the reds by quite a bit.

[–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

check out tactile switches! and not cherry browns, those are just spicy linears.

I don't much like clicky or linear switches but I loooove my thocc-y tactiles.

[–] drinkwaterkin@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

If anything I want to try going as quiet as possible. I find deeper tones more pleasant than sharp ones, but overall I still want the least noise I can get.

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