Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard

Re:Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard by PascLeRasc on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @04:19PM (#20870742)

If you want to buy one right this second, get the Vortex Race 3 with Clears. They sound and feel fantastic, and the aluminum case with the DSA PBT keycaps makes for a great build quality overall.

If you want to spend some time deciding, we should go over what kind of keyswitch and what kind of layout you want. This [1] is a pretty good overview of the different kinds of layouts (60%, tenkeyless, fullsize) and linear vs tactile switches. You can listen to sound tests for any switch on youtube to get a better idea for how quiet it'll be. I personally use a Poker 2 with brown switches for 90% programming/10% CS:GO, and I love it.

[1] https://kotaku.com/how-to-pick-the-right-mechanical-keyboard...

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Re:Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard by Havoc on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @06:01PM (#20871674)

Well that's 2x vortex recommends. Bit more than I'd usually spend on a keyboard though...

Size aside do the tenkeyless have any other advantage?

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Re:Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard by PascLeRasc on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @06:31PM (#20871926)

For me, tenkeyless allows me to keep my mouse much closer to my keyboard which is significantly more comfortable. It's somewhat common to have long-term shoulder injury from using a fullsize keyboard and mouse intensively, like for gaming: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/a5ques/has_anyone_...

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