Re:Ask HN: What keyboard do you recommend build+use?
by dbjorge on Thursday February 24, 2022 @07:44AM
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I used the Matias Ergo Pro for exactly 14 months. After the first month I bought a second for home. At 13 months (ie, one month out of warranty), the first one started having reliability issues with the quiet click switches failing. At 14 months the second keyboard started failing in exactly the same way, also one month out of warranty. Their support was unwilling to help outside the warranty period.
Recommend staying away from them.
Re:Ask HN: What keyboard do you recommend build+use?
by bjoli on Friday February 25, 2022 @06:50AM
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I would stay away from the quiet click switches (like thenergo pro). There seems to be some kind of greasing issue.
If you want a Matias keyboard, the clicks switches are not affected by the erroneous behaviour.
Re:Ask HN: What keyboard do you recommend build+use?
by irjustin on Thursday February 24, 2022 @07:38AM
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i've owned a split matias. I liked it but the keys started having double fire issues or sometimes not firing depending on the key.
For the price i felt like i was dealing with too many issues. =/
The quiet clicks have had some reliability issues. The clickies have not.
If you like linear switches, maybe look on any of the contactless keyboards. Wooting, razer huntsman, varmilos electrocapacitive, or steelseries. Those will be much nicer feeling than something like a contact-based linear switch.