Ask HN: Should I get a mechanical keyboard?

Re:Ask HN: Should I get a mechanical keyboard? by danmanstx on Friday February 13, 2015 @10:14AM (#9044697)

I also have this keyboard. I find it to be really solidly built and the lighting effects are a nice touch, but would agree that it doesn't seem to make my typing any better then using the keyboard on my macbook pro. FWIW, I originally got the keyboard with brown switches but then sent it back for blue switches and that seemed to make a big different in how it felt. What type of switches did you get?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I get a mechanical keyboard? by ninjakeyboard on Friday February 13, 2015 @10:24AM (#9044755)

It's only better than using your macbook pro if you use emacs so you can mash control with your palm - can't do that on a macbook keyboard.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I get a mechanical keyboard? by danmanstx on Friday February 13, 2015 @10:46AM (#9044884)

ha, that works pretty well! I currently have cntrl mapped to my caps lock button and mainly use that though.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I get a mechanical keyboard? by ubojan on Friday February 13, 2015 @11:30AM (#9045140)

Yes, build quality is really good. I've got model SGK-4040-GKCM1 with brown switches.

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