Wierdo
[H]ard|Gawd
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I'm currently using a mechanical keyboard, thought I'd give one a try before making up my mind. A Rosewell apollo model.
(https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201064)
I have to be honest, I don't see the big deal personally, but I can understand the draw for some.
The pros:
- Higher quality of construction, I like that part very much.
- The LED lighting is not over the top in the model I have, helps me see clearly in the dark and pressing special keys (Caps etc) turns strong indicators on, very clear and pleasant to see to me.
The cons:
- Distracting key noise.
- There's this obsession with shrinking the edges too much, not much room for grabbing the keyboard firmly in your hand. I like a keyboard with a decent edge of plastic to hold on to without ending up with pressed keys.
- Springy behavior sometimes causes unintended button presses when you put the thing down, and the prior size shrink problem makes things worse.
- Much heavier than a normal keyboard. I can pick it up with one hand but it's less comfortable and, again, with the "smaller keyboard footprint" trend it's hard to do so without pressing buttons.
When this keyboard dies I'm going to go back to regular keyboards and just look for one that has the pros listed, should be much cheaper without the drawbacks of small size obsession and heavy weight.
To each his own and you gotta try before you know whether it's for you or not.
(https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201064)
I have to be honest, I don't see the big deal personally, but I can understand the draw for some.
The pros:
- Higher quality of construction, I like that part very much.
- The LED lighting is not over the top in the model I have, helps me see clearly in the dark and pressing special keys (Caps etc) turns strong indicators on, very clear and pleasant to see to me.
The cons:
- Distracting key noise.
- There's this obsession with shrinking the edges too much, not much room for grabbing the keyboard firmly in your hand. I like a keyboard with a decent edge of plastic to hold on to without ending up with pressed keys.
- Springy behavior sometimes causes unintended button presses when you put the thing down, and the prior size shrink problem makes things worse.
- Much heavier than a normal keyboard. I can pick it up with one hand but it's less comfortable and, again, with the "smaller keyboard footprint" trend it's hard to do so without pressing buttons.
When this keyboard dies I'm going to go back to regular keyboards and just look for one that has the pros listed, should be much cheaper without the drawbacks of small size obsession and heavy weight.
To each his own and you gotta try before you know whether it's for you or not.
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