6 May
2012
6 May
'12
7:03 p.m.
I'm pretty much the opposite. Despite the fact
that I also learned
on manual typewriters and also play the piano, I find the long
travel of the Model M uncomfortable. As for the sound, I used to
like the click on the VT100, but these days, a loud keyboard is
very distracting. There's exactly one Model M in our open plan
office and the moment it goes into use, I have to reach for noise-
cancelling headphones *and* run music through them to drown it
out.
Same here. I do love the feeling of my model M. But in the speed I type
(something around 500-600 char/min) the noise becomes unbearable. The
thinkpad keyboard is way silent and very confortable, so I got one to my
desktop (a kind of keyboard by IBM that is THE SAME keyboard of my notebook,
plus numeric keyboard, etc...and the trackpoint, trackpad and USB hub