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Re:CLEAVE – Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard by throwawa485 on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @01:50AM (#18661866)
Why is this so common on these ergonomic mechanical keyboards?

I had a similar problem with my Kinesis Advantage. After less than 3 months, it would randomly type out gibberish.

I reset it multiple times and even tried different computers and OSes and it was the same. Would have needed to spend 100+ to get the board replaced. So now it's a $300 paperweight.

There was another brand that had similar reviews on Amazon of phantom keystrokes.

This makes me extremely wary.

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Re:CLEAVE – Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard by lincolnq on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @03:34AM (#18662310)
Counter-anecdote: I own 2 Kinesis Advantage and they're both working perfectly after 11yr and 5yrs respectively.
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Re:CLEAVE – Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard by throwawa485 on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @04:11AM (#18662449)
That's what frustrates me, because I read a lot of good reviews for them. But now I'm just too scared to test my luck again.
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