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The keyboards I have are the Razer Blackwidow Stealth, and the wireless Xarmor U9W. I hadn't heard of WASDkeyboards until I found this thread, and now I'm seriously considering a third keyboard...
The other sound most people hear is the key bottoming out on the keyboard shell.
If you watch the brown switch animation, you'll see the plastic dingaling I'm talking about.
Anyway, I'm not complaining at all about anything. I swear by MX Browns. I'm just thinking out loud about what actually is making the most noise on keyboards like mine.
EDIT - I did take it to work because the keyboards there are shit
cherry reds or blacks only make a noise when the key bottoms out and hits the backplate of the keyboard, so if you learn to type without bottoming out keys, or get a set of dampeners it will be the quietest keyboard you have ever used.
Cherry Red switches with dampeners keep the noise level down to roughly that of a regular keyboard. Check out some sound comparison videos on YouTube to see.
More or less. I found blacks to be maybe juuuuuuust a bit quieter because they require a lot more force to press, so you end up not bottoming out quite as hard. But really, they're seriously stiff compared to other switch types.
So K60 vs K90. are those extra MMO keys useful for those who don't play MMO's or non-gaming (ie work)
other red or brown switch alternatives to think of?
If you work for a large enough company, they'll bend over backwards to accommodate ergonomics to avoid RSI.
I never really used them at all. Even in MMOs.
Another alternative: WASDKeyboards.com
You can choose your switch type, the printing and colors of the keycaps, and lots of other awesome stuff. Very, very happy with mine.
For me, the floating keys was a big thing (I hate getting crud down in my keys) and the K90 has backlighting but the K60 doesn't. Plus I had already pretty much decided I wanted the M90 mouse over the M60, so I figured they might as well match.
This sentiment costs me so much goddamn money in computer parts/peripherals.
that's why you just go LED-less on everything
saves you money and ensures uniformity!
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We are decent sized but I'm not sure how I could pass off a Mechanical Keyboard as RSI preventive
Lots of people use them for that purpose, actually. The lower amount of pressure required to actuate the keys can reduce the strain on your fingers, lowering the risk of RSI.
Mechanical keyboards can require as little as 45g of pressure to actuate, while modern rubber dome/membrane keyboards typically require anywhere from 65-90g.
It may not be much, but I'm sure it has just as much of an effect as half the crap they'll buy for you in the name of "ergonomics."
Edit: my wife has pretty bad RSI, and can't type on most desktop keyboards for very long. When she worked for a bank, their ergonomics people gave her an option between a Microsoft Ergowhatchamacallit keyboard and some adesso "light touch" keyboard that was actually mechanical. She went with the mechanical and actually liked it a lot. She still prefers low-profile laptop style keyboards, but mechanicals are basically the only other style of keyboards that don't kill her hands.
hmm...I did ask for a new chair and they ended up letting me spend like 1k on some fancy office chair. What's ~$100 on a keyboard
Now, my MOUSE related wrist issues on the other hand...
I'm digging it so far, but man, if the Cherry Red switches are the quietest ones, the loud ones must sound like the old-school typewriter sound effects from All The President's Men.
Blues are all CLACKCLACKCLACK
I love 'em
Well, that does give me two excuses to use on the wife if or when she complains about the noise.
"Hey, they could be so much louder"
and
"Hey, I'm busy uncovering Watergate!"
Do you work from home? You could say "Baby, that's just the sound of money being made!"
Newegg has it for 20$ off + free shipping and they are doing a 15% off all keyboards so with tax (i live in CA) I can get it for $72.99 shipped
The nice thing about mechanical keyboards is that as long as they use cherry mx switches, the important bits are all the same, so for a no-frills keyboard, one is just as good as most others (in general). The Rosewill may not be built around a 2-pound steel plate like a Filco, or have the sexy lines of a Das, but it's got the same mechanisms, so it'll be great to type on.
Also willing to take suggestions for other mechanical keyboards. Only other requirement is that it have some kind of key lighting.
Huh this Mass Effect Black Widow is actually pretty nice looking just for the red lighting and not gloss case.
Blues are very clicky and tactile. Very much the stereotypical loud CLACK CLACK CLACK mechanical keyboard.
Reds, like on the K90 do not provide an audible click. They're linear, and still very light-touch like the blues, but MUCH quieter. I like both, but have mostly moved to Reds (and Browns) since the Blues annoy the hell out of my wife.
The CM Storm Quick Fire Pro is an interesting one, too. I believe it comes with almost any switch (blue, red, black, brown, if I'm not mistaken), and it doesn't have full backlighting, but it does have the left-hand-side (the "gaming" side) and the number keys.
I got no problem with the noise and would probably like the sound feedback.
Thanks! I ordered the ME Black Widow Ultimate beacuse, 1) I had amazon credit, 2) I like red better than blue, 3) My current PC keyboard literally just broke.
I will report back tomorrow. (Yay cheap one day shipping)
are the blue switches the extra clicky ones?