@jordanlund to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoMicrosoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square532arrow-up1589arrow-down152file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]technology[email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-12•1 year agoBut why? A cheap one does exactly the same job without the loud clicking of a mechanical one to drive your coworkers nuts. I was never a fan of them before, but I hate them now that I work in an open office workspace.
minus-squareKᑌᔕᕼIᗩlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoA bomb and a lambo do the same job too but I know which one I’d rather drive. Also, this doesn’t just affect work keyboards bundled with workstations, it affects the entire keyboard industry.
minus-square@thorciklinkEnglish2•1 year agoHow to say you don’t know anything about mechanical keyboard without saying you don’t know anything about mechanical keyboards (: You can get linear switches that don’t make the clicky sounds.
But why? A cheap one does exactly the same job without the loud clicking of a mechanical one to drive your coworkers nuts.
I was never a fan of them before, but I hate them now that I work in an open office workspace.
A bomb and a lambo do the same job too but I know which one I’d rather drive.
Also, this doesn’t just affect work keyboards bundled with workstations, it affects the entire keyboard industry.
I mean… comfort?
Don’t get a clicky mechanical keyboard then
How to say you don’t know anything about mechanical keyboard without saying you don’t know anything about mechanical keyboards (:
You can get linear switches that don’t make the clicky sounds.