Contemplating spending decent money on a computer keyboard. I need to know what a good keyboard is. Like, not too clacky, pleasing to type with. Maybe programmable lights. Is there a keyboard showroom? Or do I need to find my way to keyboard nerd YouTube? Are you a keyboard nerd?
@brittcoxon No, but I know a man who is.
@Xander, what's a good keyboard. Now before you get all excited, I mean for a normal person.
@brittcoxon @DemonTomatoDave Hahaha. I suspect he meant that relative to me. I’m a Twitch streamer and own approximately 200 keyboards.
@brittcoxon @DemonTomatoDave For “not too clacky, pleasing to type with” I would suggest Topre. Layout preferences will be an important factor here though so depends if you want a UK/EU style (ISO standard) layout or a US style (ANSI); the former significantly limits options but they do exist. But if you go Topre then you only really have one option with RGB LEDs and they are basically the worst version of a Topre keyboard.
@Xander I'm so used to a UK layout I don't really want to stray from that. RGB LEDS are probably not essential, I've never had them before.
@brittcoxon So a UK layout but as quiet as possible without resorting to a £15 membrane and rubber dome board, basically? Do you use the numeric keypad on a “full size” keyboard or is that totally immaterial?
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