Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

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    Keyboards are a bundle item. Rarely buy keyboards except people in offices who want a wireless.m+k combo or foreign layout. Desktops always arrive with a keyboard. Every IT dept I ever worked in has piles of them surplus

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      1 year ago

      If you want to settle for a cheap shitty keyboard, fine. Many of us would rather invest in a nice one.

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        You can go to your IT department and they’ll often just give you one. Great to have around as a spare.

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        You’re complaining about how expensive keyboards are getting, and saying you prefer to buy the expensive ones? I think I’ve discovered the source of your problem.

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          What do you consider expensive? My keyboard was a $120 Das Keyboard. It’s comfortable and it’s also lasted me for many years through multiple computers.

          I’m not sure why you think investing in a comfortable keyboard is any different from investing in a comfortable chair. Sure, I could buy a chair for $20 at Big Lots, but I don’t want to be uncomfortable when I sit for more than 20 minutes.

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        But why? A cheap one does exactly the same job without the loud clicking of a mechanical one to drive your coworkers nuts.

        I was never a fan of them before, but I hate them now that I work in an open office workspace.

        • KᑌᔕᕼIᗩ@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          A bomb and a lambo do the same job too but I know which one I’d rather drive.

          Also, this doesn’t just affect work keyboards bundled with workstations, it affects the entire keyboard industry.

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          How to say you don’t know anything about mechanical keyboard without saying you don’t know anything about mechanical keyboards (:

          You can get linear switches that don’t make the clicky sounds.