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Re:MacBook Pro by bdcravens on Thursday October 27, 2016 @02:49PM (#12808234)
Many developers use mechanical keyboards - I haven't seen any with Bluetooth (typing this on a Das Keyboard Ultimate)
Re:MacBook Pro by skMed on Thursday October 27, 2016 @04:32PM (#12809714)
Not a knock here since I know this is not a majority case, but for marginally quick typists, I would say these wireless/bt keyboards are useless. Input lag is dreadful.
Re:MacBook Pro by threeseed on Thursday October 27, 2016 @06:36PM (#12810959)
This is the first time I've heard about input lag.

I've used a BT keyboard for years and am the fastest typist out of every developer I've met so clearly something is wrong with your statement.

Re:MacBook Pro by skMed on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:03AM (#12812974)
I type roughly 150 WPM without many errors, though I can burst much higher. The last disconnected keyboards I tried were:

* Apple Wireless Keyboard

* Logitech K 300

* Microsoft -god-knows-what-it-was-called- from back in the day.

In all cases, I experienced stuttering or dropouts of my input at high speeds. This did not happen all the time, but it was frequent enough where I felt the need to go back to a wired keyboard (currently Filco Majestouch). Maybe I had a bad batch, or something was interfering with the signals in my homes. Either way, I don't plan on recommending wireless alternatives for quite some time.

Re:MacBook Pro by ascagnel_ on Thursday October 27, 2016 @03:05PM (#12808537)
They do exist! I occasionally use a Varmilo VB87M that connects via BT and charges an internal battery with micro-USB.
Re:MacBook Pro by nerfhammer on Thursday October 27, 2016 @03:36PM (#12808968)
There's no reason for this. The switches in a mechanical kb aren't electrically any different than those in a membrane kb.

Not that I'm seriously suggesting it, but it occurs to me that you should be able to make something with an Arduino to make any kb bluetooth.

Re:MacBook Pro by majewsky on Thursday October 27, 2016 @05:29PM (#12810393)
The point is that they're mechanically different, not electrically.
Re:MacBook Pro by nerfhammer on Thursday October 27, 2016 @06:03PM (#12810699)
mechanical difference has nothing to do with their wirelessness or lack thereof
Re:MacBook Pro by bergie on Thursday October 27, 2016 @04:16PM (#12809508)
I use the Filco Minila Air. Bluetooth keyboard with all the different cherry switches available.