20 Mar
2007
20 Mar
'07
8:21 p.m.
On Mar 21, 2007, at 12:02 AM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Same here. The only "good" PS/2-interfaced keyboards I have here
are a big box of SGI "granite" units, and even they have some flex
(not much) to them. At least they have some heft, though.
However, one other keyboard does stand out. A few months ago, I
picked up an Enermax Aurora keyboard, which has an aluminum chassis
and the "X"-mechanism keys that are similar to those of higher-end
laptops like Powerbooks. I love the keyboard on my Powerbook-G4; I
can *fly* when I'm typing on that...so I wanted to see if I could
find a similar keyboard for my desktop machine. This Enermax is
definitely that; they key mechanism is very similar to that used on
the Powerbook. My typing speed is much better with this keyboard.
And the case is made of *METAL*. Very nice.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
until
recently, keyboards were not cheap. 25 years ago, the PC
keyboards
were about $300
Are *GOOD* keyboards cheap? The keyboard I'm typing this on cost
me $160, and the ADB-to-USB converter it's plugged into was
probably another $20.
For that matter what modern keyboards are worth owning? At work I
use an antique IBM keyboard that was originally on an RS6k 340, and
here at home I use a combination of my 16 year old "cheap" AT clone
keyboard, an SGI keyboard, various DEC keyboards, an HP Itanium 2
Workstation keyboard (on my Sunblade 1000 no less), and the
keyboard that came with my PowerMac G5 2x2 is on my work laptop (an
IBM ThinkPad). Personally I toss any modern cheap PC keyboards I
get. If it wasn't for the fact I don't have a better keyboard the
HP one would be tossed, the Apple USB keyboard at least is not to
bad, I just don't like the design.
If I pick up a keyboard with the short ends in each hand, and it
flexes when I gently twist, it is considered trash, and treated
accordingly.