Hey there,

I’ve been doing a lot of typing lately on my shitty old Compaq keyboard (it has a good build quality, but keys require relatively much force to be pressed) and I experience some discomfort in my fingers.

Would anybody suggest any specific keyboard or keyboard type that would help me ease the strain? I know absolutely nothing about keyboards lol!

  • CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    I had a Roccat for a while, and damn that thing was a beast, look at this:

    https://icrontic.com/uploads/features/2012/04/Combo.png

    Imagine that the keyboard part is as big as any other full-size keyboard, and add the plastic shell on top of that.

    most comfortable keyboard I’ve ever had thanks to the built-in wrist rest. I could type on that thing for hours without strain. Loved the macro buttons too (I had the thumb buttons set to ctrl+x, c and v).

    Ultimately I traded it for a slimmer one because even on my relatively huge desk it was taking too much space lol.

    They don’t produce it anymore unfortunately, and they now make slimmer and more expensive keyboards – I stopped buying Roccat due to the price, so I can’t tell you what they’re like today, you’d have to look at reviews. But honestly, I’m not as happy with my cheaper keyboard. The wrist rest is almost useless on that one. I think keyboards are one of those things you can afford to splurge on, because they’ll last forever. At least my Roccat did.

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      1 year ago

      Damn, this one really does look like a beast!

      It reminds me of my old “gaming” Logitech keyboard that I got as a gift over a dozen years ago (probably much worse quality than yours): https://ibb.co/857R0J0

      The screen and macro buttons are not necessary, but I admit that there is some appeal in that approach. I probably wouldn’t buy it for myself these days, though. (:

      I didn’t expect that these things are so costly - I guess I’ll have to do some more research tonight before making a final decision. Thanks for the reply.