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>Also, I want that black keyboard!

is this satire?

Or, you know, a legitimate preference. People like cool looking stuff. Welcome to earth.

Sure, cool looking stuff is great, but if you type for 8+ hours a day, you might want to consider something that won't give you RSI.

I mean, there's no lack of cool looking mechanical keyboards, even ones that match Apple products: https://input.club/k-type/

(That one is even USB-C and fully programmable/hackable with an open source firmware.)

>Sure, cool looking stuff is great, but if you type for 8+ hours a day, you might want to consider something that won't give you RSI.

Not sure what you have in mind, but split and "ergonomic" keyboard designs have never been shown to prevent or limit RSI. They're just a marketing gimmick.

http://www.healthytyping.com/articles/why-you-should-not-use...

Those people are trying to sell you something, too.

Yes, but you don't have to buy it. Just check any other official source for split/ergonomic keyboards.

How does the keyboard you linked to help reduce repetitive stress injuries?

Why would it give you RSI? I'm struggling to see what's wrong with that keyboard. It looks the exact same as the other Apple keyboards I've always used, just black. And by "the other Apple keyboards I've always used" I do indeed mean the keyboards I've used at my full time jobs and as my keyboard to hack with at home on top of that...

Am I missing something?

I type for 8+ hours a day and don't have RSI. But I do know that typing on those old school mechanical keyboards with their large travel tire my fingers out. It's almost like people are different.

The travel distance to actuation is what really matters, and it's around 2mm with most mechanical switches. Also the required force to actuate scissor switches is on the higher side compared to other technologies.

Every white Apple keyboard I've owned has yellowed within months.

Meanwhile, my black MacBook Air keyboard looks nearly the exact same as it did when I bought it four years ago.

Like OP, I also thought that the black keyboard was long overdue.

I haven't had that problem. Regularly cleaning the keys with isopropyl alchohol seems to work just fine.

No, I genuinely thought it looked nice! Although I can't use the Apple keyboards for extended periods of time these days anyway as I use an MS ergonomic keyboard - can't see Apple releasing one of those...

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