Mechanical Keyboards

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Let me tell you about how I learned that Unicomp used to make rubber dome model M's... (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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...It was about ten minutes after I saw that my "ridiculous low-ball" Ebay bid for a branded battlecruiser had won. That said, it is way snappier (and louder) than any rubber dome I've ever used. It's not a bad board at all, really, though the terminal scan code set it was flashed with means the converter is more or less mandatory, despite the board having a PS/2 connector.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I used one of these for a while, and weirdly it's the only keyboard I've ever used that gave me finger pain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I can imagine. It's a different kind of typing experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I suspect it was due to how much force is required to finally overcome the membrane, which caused a sharp and semi forceful drop as I bottomed out, and there's not much squish or dampening to soften it. I think I'm a somewhat heavy typer though, so that likely compounded it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, if you were using one of these rubber dome M's, then the tactile event is firm and has quite the drop-off. I like it better than the average dome, but it's not fuckin' around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Lmfao, that's an excellent way of putting it 😂