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From: Ian Piper on 6 Jun 2010 07:11 On 2010-06-05 14:14:28 +0100, thewildrover(a)me.com (Andy Hewitt) said: > 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? My partner has the Apple Aluminium extended and she likes it a lot. It is just like a laptop keyboard in action. It is compact and still looks nice after a year's heavy use. I am a huge fan of the Matias keyboards - I bought a Tactile Pro 2 a few years ago and use it every day for coding and writing. It is excellent in action if you like long-stroke mechanical clacky keys. I have to say though that my partner, with her silent keyboard, finds the noise from my keyboard a little annoying. Hey-ho. I suppose the other drawback is that it gets dirty and is hard to clean under the clear plastic parts. Ian. -- Ian Piper Author of "Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development", Apress, December 2009 Learn more here: http://learnxcodebook.com/� --�
From: Martin S Taylor on 6 Jun 2010 07:12 Peter Ceresole wrote > You missed it; of course I have. Is it on this thread? I can't see it here. MST
From: Peter Ceresole on 6 Jun 2010 07:21 Ian Piper <ianpiper(a)mac.com> wrote: > I am a huge fan of the Matias keyboards - I bought a Tactile Pro 2 a > few years ago and use it every day for coding and writing. It is > excellent in action if you like long-stroke mechanical clacky keys. I certainly do. In fact I can type much faster on it than on other keyboards- the only keyboard I found to be as good and as exhilarating to use was a Cherry that I bought many many years ago when building a PeeCee. It went with the machine when I sold it, and the nearest thing I could find, for goodness, was a Nimitz which I still have in the cupboard. With an ADB/USB adapter I still use it from time to time, but the Matias wins hands down. > I > have to say though that my partner, with her silent keyboard, finds the > noise from my keyboard a little annoying. Hey-ho. I suppose the other > drawback is that it gets dirty and is hard to clean under the clear > plastic parts. Networking solves the problem; Anne and I work in separate rooms, so that's all right. As for the clear plastic overlay, it clips off very simply, but in fact I've hardly ever had to clean under it. -- Peter
From: Peter Ceresole on 6 Jun 2010 07:29 Martin S Taylor <mst(a)hRyEpMnOoVtEiTsHm.cIo.uSk> wrote: > Is it on this thread? I can't see it here. I thought it was, but it's not. I can't believe I missed a Matias boosting opportunity. Maybe it's age (mine; the Matias continues fortissimo)? -- Peter
From: Jon B on 7 Jun 2010 06:20
Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > 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. Yep defo don't base any judgement on the MacBook keyboard, whilst I can use the MacBook keyboard fine, I just cannot use the short keyboard at all well (touch typist), but can switch between the flat full size aluminium & the old white keyboards fine. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs. |