Re:In praise of the mechanical keyboard
by frik on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @06:55AM
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Exactly. I don't even need a 1980s style mechanical keyboards.
The 1990s style Microsoft and Logitech keyboards and mices were very durable and really good.
But you cannot buy them anymore, the form factor changed as well as the build quality is a lot lower nowadays.
The same happened with notebooks. The IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad were of a really good quality and had the best keyboard. Sadly, one has to use the 2011 model T420/X220 as Lenovo stopped producing them. Lenovo introduced a new chiclet-style keyboard and removed the trackpoint buttons.
The 1990s style Microsoft and Logitech keyboards and mices were very durable and really good.
But you cannot buy them anymore, the form factor changed as well as the build quality is a lot lower nowadays.
The same happened with notebooks. The IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad were of a really good quality and had the best keyboard. Sadly, one has to use the 2011 model T420/X220 as Lenovo stopped producing them. Lenovo introduced a new chiclet-style keyboard and removed the trackpoint buttons.