Comment by mrmondo | Hacker News Reader

Comment by mrmondo | Hacker News Reader

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I agree with you, while I've had both first and second (maybe third if we agree there is a third) of the new gen of keyboards and no problems with any of them - I accept that there has been some sort of design issue causing a higher than 'acceptable' level of faults with them. Regardless as someone who considers themselves a pretty hardcore fan of mechanical keyboards - I for some odd reason enjoy typing on the new ultra low profile keyboards.

I can't fully explain it - it just 'feels' right (after an initial bedding in period), I actually type /very/ fast on these keyboards - comparative to my desktop (with a Das series 4 with blue switches) which I personally found quite hard to admit (even to myself).

Obviously my experience is skewed due to not having any problems with recently low profile keyboards, but I am still quite astonished at how well I am typing not just on a laptop keyboard - but an ultra low profile keyboard.

Same here. I like the feel, and type very fast because of the small travel. I cannot speak about the dust issues, since I haven't had the problem.

Thank you for saying in two sentences what I (likely) failed to say in many.

Das 4 with blue switches at _home_ right, not at work? I think I would be shanked if I ever brought mine in again to the office

Blue switches at work - I do check with in those nearby my every 4-8 weeks (truly!) to see if my typing is annoying anyone, so far in (6 years or so on blues or similar) everyone just laughs and says they’ll let me know if it’s a distraction but this far it’s not to them.

Several people have noted to the theme of the fact that typing has quite a rhythm to it, so it’s not like an intermittent or seemingly random noise thus they don’t seem to find it distracting.

By contrast people would be seriously pissed if someone had a desk phone plugged in or a cell phone with an audible ring tone.

Most developers I've worked next to, don't mind it at all, since they focus on their tasks, flow etc. Most non-developers have told me they would prefer I use something quieter. :)

This comment was gray when I saw it. Why was it downvoted?

HN seems to be becoming like Reddit with such drive-by grudge-voting where everyone just wants the narrative they support to rise up and bury everything else.

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