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Questions tagged [keyboards]

For questions about devices that allow character-based text input into a computer.

A keyboard is a device that allows character input into a computer. These come in various key layout styles including,but not limited to, QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY and Dvorak (for Latin based languages). Keyboards can be hardware or software based. Use this tag when dealing with character input based recommendations.

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Keyboard for programmers?

I'd like to invest in a new keyboard - I've been typing on a MacBook Pro keyboard forever and, while I love it, it's time for something new and slightly more ergonomic. Requirements: Must play nice with my 2012 MacBook Pro Must not slide around…
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Flat keyboard with the shortest travel distance and lowest actuation force possible

I am looking for a qwerty, flat keyboard with the shortest travel distance and lowest actuation force possible. In other words, a keyboard that requires as little force as possible to type. The keyboard I'm looking for does not need to be…
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Recommendations for a mechanical or traditional keyboard? Which is better?

I'm wondering what the advantages of using mechanical keyboards vs. traditional keyboards (i.e. membrane keyboards) are. My primary uses will be coding, productivity, and avoiding getting RSI.
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Keyboard with dynamic keys

This might sound a little bit science-fiction or futuristic: I am looking for a keyboard of which keys are not physically labeled, but labeled with small LEDs inside them. Here's my problem: The country that I live in uses a different layout than…
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Alternative to a PC keyboard

For some reason, my fingers have started hurting and typing very desyncedly. For example, I type "teh" a lot and put spaces before I really should. The ergonomics of the keyboard is so bad. The Home/End/Insert/Delete/Etc. is too far to the right,…
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Quiet keyboard for typing, ideally with keys to the left of the main pad

I'm looking to buy a keyboard. My main activities are typing text and programming, not gaming. Must have: Basic 105-key layout. Either UK or French will do. A US keyboard is no good because it has one less key on the main pad. Available for…
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Apple keyboard without forced incline, full-size layout, with flat keys, and thin

I am looking for a keyboard with the following properties: no forced incline full-size layout (i.e. not compact layout) flat keys Apple QWERTY layout (i.e., standard layout of official Apple keyboards sold in the United States), or something close…
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Flat keyboard without any physical keys

I have been trying to find this for years. Does anyone know of a completely flat keyboard without any physical keys? Just the letters typed on the flat keyboard. Like this Lenovo Yoga Book has. Any help would be much appreciated. Note I find it…
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Cherry MX Blue mechanical keyboard with RGB backlighting

I'm looking for a Cherry MX Blue keyboard with RGB backlighting. I'm using a Razer BlackWidow 2013 first revision, and I love the switches on it. I have tried MX Brown switches, but I'm not happy with the click. It's not for the near future, so if…
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Does Such Mechanical Keyboards Exist?

I have been searching a mechanical keyboard with following features for a very long time. Many major players I checked in the market have some of the features, but none have them all. I figure there must be a manufacturer combines them…
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What keyboards have the most programmable keys?

Aside from the genovation/x-keys specialist keyboards, I am looking for a qwerty keyboard that I can program to shortcuts for software like Photoshop, Sound Forge, Vegas etc. I'd need the keyboard to be back lit to have key caps that can be taken…
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PC hardware keyboard + chooser for partially one-handed people

Hardware keyboards for one-handed people have existed long-time ago. But what if the user had a partial second hand, or even just an elbow pushbutton, or a box with four corners which the elbow could push on to achieve the effect of pushing a…
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Keyboard with custom touch input under $150

I want to buy a QWERTY keyboard which has features like the Razer Deathstalker Switchblade UI. It must have: Customizable touch input Standard US QWERTY keyboard layout Wired USB Under $150 In short, I want a cheaper version of the Deathstalker.…
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Cherry MX Switch Tester with MX Silver (a.k.a. MX Speed)

I am looking for a Cherry MX Switch Tester that contains an MX Silver (a.k.a. MX Speed). It should be below 50 USD. (otherwise I'll just purchase the entire keyboard) All the Cherry MX Switch Testers I have found so far does not contain an MX…
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A good mechanical keyboard for professional programing on Mac

tl;dr I'm searching for a keyboard with the following specs, in order of importance: Cherry Brown switches Mac keys (⌃ control ⌥ option ⌘ command) Durable, easy-to-clean construction 1st- or 2nd-party drivers for macOS High Sierra, 3rd-party ones…
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