I'm looking for a new keyboard...

[Morpheus]

I'm looking at getting another Microsoft ergonomic keyboard; it's literally been years, but I'm stuck between the Microsoft 6000 keyboard or the Microsoft 4000

Thanks Morph <S>

[Mayhem]

Mi¢ro$lop Ergo keyboards are hard to get. I have a couple of 4000s and a sculp.

I also have a Logitech Ergo K860 Wireless Ergonomic Split Keyboard which is pretty good for an membrane keyboard but it does not have the "Pause/Break" Key.

However if you want a really good ergo I have and can recommend both the Kinesis Wired Mechanical Freestyle Edge RGB Plus with wired numpad and the Kinesis wireless mechanical Mwave ergo with wireless numpad. (Numpads are separate devices and sold separately.)

https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/edge/

https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/mwave-pc/

[SIK1]

Once you go mechanical, membrane boards feel like garbage.

You've been warned. 

 

[Eagler]

$125 for a keyboard ...

I will never know what a mechanical keyboard feels like..

Eagler

[Oldman731]

I will never know what a mechanical keyboard feels like..

Trust me, you're not missing anything.  Except for the euphoria when you first encountered an electric typewriter.

- oldman

[SIK1]

$125 for a keyboard ...

I will never know what a mechanical keyboard feels like..

Eagler

You can find budget mechanical boards, and there are some that make $125 look like a real bargain. RK (Royal Kludge) is a budget brand that I have had good luck with.

What makes mechanical boards is that you can customize them to feel and sound how you like. Unlike the soulless slop of a membrane keyboard.

Most of mine have obnoxiously loud, heavy, clicky switches, but I do have a few that have extremely fast silent switches.

They come in all sorts of sizes, and shapes. With many different types of switches available, and with the proliferation of hot swappable keyboards you don't even have to know how to solder to change out switches.

 

[AKIron]

My first home computer. You'll never know the true pain of a "membrane" keyboard until you've used one of these.

[SIK1]

My first home computer. You'll never know the true pain of a "membrane" keyboard until you've used one of these.

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The horror!

Ironically it was the early IBM keyboards that inspired the modern mechanical keyboards.

Morpheus, I actually have a 4000 new in the box that I bought awhile ago. Took it out just long enough to know it wasn't what I wanted. If you are interested I can send pics.

 

[AKIron]

If you go mechanical be aware there is a wide variety of mechanical switches. Read up on them before choosing one.

[Mayhem]

If you go mechanical be aware there is a wide variety of mechanical switches. Read up on them before choosing one.

I would actually go as far as to go to your local Best Buy or Microcenter and feel the keys. I think all my keys are Cherry Brown Although Silver feels pretty good to.

https://www.mechanical-keyboard.org/switch-types/

[Morpheus]

My first home computer. You'll never know the true pain of a "membrane" keyboard until you've used one of these.

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LOLOL!!!!

[Morpheus]

I would actually go as far as to go to your local Best Buy or Microcenter and feel the keys. I think all my keys are Cherry Brown Although Silver feels pretty good to.

https://www.mechanical-keyboard.org/switch-types/

The managers on the History Channel want this back!!!

ROTFLMAO!!!

[AKIron]

Looks like a good deal.

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mechanical-keyboards/grab-keychrons-compact-k8-wireless-mechanical-keyboard-for-an-all-time-low-of-usd34-87-keys-gateron-red-switches-and-white-backlight-keeb-is-56-percent-off

[SIK1]

For a Keychron board that's a good price.

I have a K6 Pro, loaded with Kailh Speed Silver switches that I really like.

[Easyscor]

For a Keychron board that's a good price.

I have a K6 Pro, loaded with Kailh Speed Silver switches that I really like.

Agreed!

I have the Q14 Pro, three of them actually, with the number keypad on the left. The only thing I do in fact hate is that their RGB is 'north' facing on their keyboards. The first thing I always do is to swap the standard keys to a low profile set, usually white keys. Unfortunately this renders the RGB usless. One of the features I find useful is the ability to reprogram the keys. My number pad number lock key is reprogramed as an equal key among other changes. I've never found a low profile key set built for north facing RGB.