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From: Howard on 5 Jun 2010 15:26 Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > I'm looking at getting a new keyboard. I don't really need the wireless > anymore, and these Macally ones I got are pretty rubbish (the keys feel > like they're in the wrong pace, and it keeps doing multiple presses). > > The ones I favour are: > > Apple Aloominum extended > Matius USB 2.0 > Cherry Initial > > What say the forum? Aluminium extended EVERY time. Best keyboard I have ever had in thirty years. My son and business colleagues all love it too after I introduced it. Howard
From: Andy Hewitt on 5 Jun 2010 17:17 Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: [..] > > I'm not so sure about the flat keys on the Apple keyboards myself. I do > > use the MacBook one at times of course, but not really convinced. Of > > that lot the Apple keyboard is the most expensive, and would present the > > greatest risk factor. I do actually like the older white Apple > > keyboards, but cleaning out the sticking keys gets tedious. > > > The Alu keyboards feel better than the MacBook keyboards, wasn't sure at > first but use them everyday now & home/work and converted to them. > They're also a breeze to clean. > > I've used a friends small BT version and couldn't get on with the > smaller layout. Righto, cheers, that's the bit that I don't like about the MacBook keyboard, I have large hands, and they just don't fit it. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: Martin S Taylor on 6 Jun 2010 06:34 Andy Hewitt wrote > I'm looking at getting a new keyboard. I don't really need the wireless > anymore, and these Macally ones I got are pretty rubbish (the keys feel > like they're in the wrong pace, and it keeps doing multiple presses). > > The ones I favour are: > > Apple Aloominum extended > Matius USB 2.0 > Cherry Initial > > What say the forum? In the absence of Peter Ceresole (Is he okay? Why hasn't he posted his usual encomium of the Matius) I'd agree with others in that it's a very personal issue, but I do like the deep travel and massively positive click of the Matias. However it's bloody noisy (Noisy? A keyboard?) and often disturbs Valentina working in the next room. MST
From: Peter Ceresole on 6 Jun 2010 06:45 Martin S Taylor <mst(a)hRyEpMnOoVtEiTsHm.cIo.uSk> wrote: > In the absence of Peter Ceresole (Is he okay? Why hasn't he posted his usual > encomium of the Matius) I'd agree with others in that it's a very personal > issue, but I do like the deep travel and massively positive click of the > Matias. You missed it; of course I have. -- Peter
From: Andy Hewitt on 6 Jun 2010 06:54
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > > > > The Apple is lovely if you think the current laptop keyboards (and the > > > wireless alu) are lovely. The Mattius is lovely if you like deep, > > > heavy clicky (if it's the one I think it is). The Cherry I don't know, > > > but my favourite keyboards by them were light clicky ones. > > > > I'm not so sure about the flat keys on the Apple keyboards myself. I do > > use the MacBook one at times of course, but not really convinced. Of > > that lot the Apple keyboard is the most expensive, and would present the > > greatest risk factor. I do actually like the older white Apple > > keyboards, but cleaning out the sticking keys gets tedious. > > I've got two of them, one for a couple of years now. Both are working > fine and are a pleasure to use. These are the wired, wide ones. OK, that was about as conclusive as I expected, so I've decided to go for the Apple alumnium extended keyboard. If I don't like it, it can always go back on eBay. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/> |