Favorite Angbanding keyboard?

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by Timo Pietilä

Problem with "replacing" is that I need them to be removed, not replaced. That leads to overheating.

If you google for "fanless pc" there is no shortage of people selling them. You don't get much beyond about 1.6GHz but as you said, speed isn't everything. I'm going to get one to use as a media player in the lounge, as my wife has bat-like hearing so the only way a PC will be allowed out of my study is if it's fanless.

[Ycombinator]

Merging the themes of noise and keyboards: I have a classic Dell mechanical keyboard (AT101W), but given my nocturnal habits, housemates weren't happy about all that clicking noise. So I've bought an A4Tech keyboard, slim, island type with scissor switches. The design is basically a ripoff of Apple keyboard (the one shipped with the recent iMac), but it's USB-wired and has 100% standard PC layout: no multimedia keys and noncrippled navigation block.
Looks like the idea of keyboard with standard layout without bells and whistles is really hard to grasp for manufacturers these days. The lack of the 2x3 block is also why I can't stand most laptop keyboards except ThinkPads (Fn issue aside. I am used to it, but I understand why it bugs people). Why you can have it on 12" ThinkPad, but even 17" monsters has maimed keyboard is beyond me.

[runequester]

sorry for necro'ing this thread but the topic seemed interesting.

My PC keyboard is an IBM "model M". Heavy as all hell, basically indestructible, clicks loudly /every/ key you press...and playing rogue-likes on it feels amazing

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by runequester

sorry for necro'ing this thread but the topic seemed interesting.

My PC keyboard is an IBM "model M". Heavy as all hell, basically indestructible, clicks loudly /every/ key you press...and playing rogue-likes on it feels amazing

That's the one discussed at the start of the thread. It's beautiful, and I can't see myself ever using anything else.

[runequester]

Originally Posted by Magnate

That's the one discussed at the start of the thread. It's beautiful, and I can't see myself ever using anything else.

yeah, I'm going to be sad when I have to replace the computer since most computers don't seem to have PS2 connectors any more.

I guess there's adapters you can get.