Re:The Idiocy of Hacker Keyboards (2010)
by JohnBooty on Monday May 02, 2016 @11:59AM
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None whatsoever in my opinion.
The people who dislike them seem to really enjoy slamming their keys down all the way; they say O-rings makes the keyboard "mushy."
I'm not going to say anybody's using their keyboard incorrectly; it's all personal preference. But imho they're missing the entire intended purpose of mech keyboards; they offer tactile/aural feedback when the key activates so you don't have to slam the damn key all the way down.
Again, if anybody disagrees, you're not wrong... type however you like. :)
> How come no keyboards seem to ship with them by default?
Good question. I know some manufacturers like WASD let you order them preinstalled as an option.
Answer is probably because it wouldn't be profitable. They're pretty time-consuming to put on, honestly. I've done it to two keyboards and it took me a half hour or so. No big deal really, I just did it while I was watching TV or something.
The people who dislike them seem to really enjoy slamming their keys down all the way; they say O-rings makes the keyboard "mushy."
I'm not going to say anybody's using their keyboard incorrectly; it's all personal preference. But imho they're missing the entire intended purpose of mech keyboards; they offer tactile/aural feedback when the key activates so you don't have to slam the damn key all the way down.
Again, if anybody disagrees, you're not wrong... type however you like. :)
> How come no keyboards seem to ship with them by default?
Good question. I know some manufacturers like WASD let you order them preinstalled as an option.
Answer is probably because it wouldn't be profitable. They're pretty time-consuming to put on, honestly. I've done it to two keyboards and it took me a half hour or so. No big deal really, I just did it while I was watching TV or something.