My corsair k70 lux came today.
For me, it's not the noise, it's the action of the keys.aggietony2010 said:
If you like old keyboards that make a lot of noise (like old ones), it's probably because you like mechanical keyboards. Both of mine are USB.
I have some knockoff with imitation Cherry blues. It's super loud. I also have a "hybrid" keyboard, which is not quite as nice to type on, but is acceptable in an office environment.
Even my wife appreciates the mechanical. I took it to work one day as a joke (we're currently 3 to a cube as our main office was flooded), and she missed it.
The one I'm typing with here says that it is Part No 166516-006 and to replace with Part No 269513-006. The one on the Dorio terminal has the same info about the part numbers and identifies itself as Model KB-9860. Another has Part No 166516-001 and replace with Part No 166514-001. Yet another is Part No 296433-001 and replace with Part No 296434-001.aggietony2010 said:
I didn't phrase that well. Noise just tends to be a side effect of mechanical switches instead of a membrane like most keyboards. Do you know what the model number of the compaqs you like? If you can figure that out, you can likely figure out the switch type, and find a USB keyboard with a similar feel.
I hate membrane keyboards. The Compaq keyboards are far from that.aggietony2010 said:
Looks like all of those are membrane keyboards. The bad news is finding something to replicate those in usb won't be easy.
The good news is you won't start down what can be the long, expensive road of mechanical keyboards.
I've ordered some replacement keys for my mechanical, I have the command and option keys coming to make it more mac-ish.91AggieLawyer said:
I like the old IBM PC keyboards but I'm perfectly happy with my Apple keyboard. I do, however, wish it had the number pad on it.
That's actually funny because I requested it through corporate IT with a 8 sentence paragraph of why I need it for my profession(programmer). The request went all the way to the CTO(who loves our department) and it got approved.Troy91 said:
k70 black cherry red.
I love it. Wish I could use it at work. Corporate IT sucks.
Yeah, I work for the state as a lawyer and regional administrator. No chance for special permission in that environment.boboguitar said:That's actually funny because I requested it through corporate IT with a 8 sentence paragraph of why I need it for my profession(programmer). The request went all the way to the CTO(who loves our department) and it got approved.Troy91 said:
k70 black cherry red.
I love it. Wish I could use it at work. Corporate IT sucks.
I was wrong. I took a Compaq keyboard apart and was surprised to see that it is a membrane keyboard!eric76 said:I hate membrane keyboards. The Compaq keyboards are far from that.aggietony2010 said:
Looks like all of those are membrane keyboards. The bad news is finding something to replicate those in usb won't be easy.
The good news is you won't start down what can be the long, expensive road of mechanical keyboards.
Every membrane keyboard I've used other than Compaq felt mushy.Kick-R said:
A decent number of older membranes have decent tactility - it's the newer models that feel mushy in an effort to be quieter for office environments.
Even now there are premium membrane boards, called Topre, that go for the tactile/silent feel. These are upwards of $200 usually.
aggiebq03+ said:
So this thread did end up costing me money, as originally suspected.
Went to Fry's and the guy was cool and opened up several boxes for me to try them out. Ended up with a Corsair K70 RGB RapidFire. Very nice, and will add some color to my office.
You can download the profiles straight to the keyboard. It's what I do to have those profiles show up using a Mac.aggiebq03+ said:
Whether I will be able to use profiles at the office will depend on if I can talk the local IT guy into installing the CUE software for me. They've locked down installing 3rd party programs at our company, like many are doing these days. Can still use home computer to set up any custom static look I want, and it will save that in onboard memory.