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Re:Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard by neurotrace on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @02:41PM (#20869722)
Look in to Cherry MX Silent Red switches. I got a custom board made with those switches for ~$300. You can find cheaper ones but this is a specialty one. The keys are quieter than my mouse buttons and are comfortable to type on.
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Re:Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard by kazinator on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @03:31PM (#20870252)
"I got a custom board made ..."

That's a complete non-starter. I'm not making a custom board for anything not related to guitar. :)

The general market of computer keyboard users is not going to build their own hardware for hundreds of dollars in parts if they just want a silent keyboard; that's practically the same as admitting these things are not available.

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Re:Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard by hocuspocus on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @04:00PM (#20870558)
Just buy a Leopold then. They cost $150-200 shipped from Korea, a bit less if you find a local reseller.
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Re:Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @04:21PM (#20870766)
The secret is to buy mid-90's NOS IBM keyboards.
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