I know that it’s possible to reprogram things to do preferred layouts, but that’s not something I really want to do, because I share my keyboard through a KVM switch, and where I have 2 Windows machines, as well as a Mac and a Linux desktop, and I want the same layout regardless of which computer that I’m using.įrom further up in the discussion, I agree that keyboards designed for home use are the worst, as they’re the cheapest you can get. Gibson also prefers ESC next to the numeric 1 (and above the TAB). In Steve Gibson’s forums, there have been some recent discussions on keyboards, and I find it interesting that there are a few that still prefer function keys on the left side of the keyboard. I think the reason I do not really enjoy my laptops are the lozenge keys, although the Lenovo will tolerate resting. The first computers I typed on were a Wang system and we had a standalone Wang mini with a Winchester drive that was so slow you could be typing and the monitor would always be at least 2 sentences behind. I learned to type on an IBM key typewriter, and when I started work used a IBM Selectric (it had great key feel). I would have returned it but did not want to spend the return postage. I also have a wired Gigabyte illuminated keyboard that was incompatible with my ASUS motherboard on the Linux PC. I have not experienced any lag with any of them.Īll three of them are full keyboards with a number pad, and have various media keys which I rarely if ever use. They still sell them for under $20 with the lifetime gurantee. It is supposed to be spill proof, but I have not and do not intend to test it. It has the 2 row tall enter key which I like but that feature is rarely seen anymore. My backup, that was purchased pre-2011, and frankly just as good, except for no lighting, is an older wired Kensington “Keyboard for Life” that cost about $12-15 back circa 2008. I bought the illuminated keys due to eye issues, now resolved. Both also can have the lighting turned off and you still see the labels on the keys as a light gray. Both are traditional keys (NOT lozenge keys) that have a tactile feel and you can rest your fingers on them, although the Ducky is a bit better for that. It too is a solid red, no pulses or wave effects that make me literally seasick. The other one on a Linux desktop build is a wired HyperX mechanical gaming board with red lighting of the key characters to match the case lighting. ![]() IIRC, the WASD keys “might” be mechanical. It is the key characters only lighting and not backlit between the keys. ![]() My current keyboards are first a wired Ducky DK2108SZ with solid blue light illuminated keys to match the case illumination.
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