I’m genuinely just confused what the hype is with HHKB. It sounds just like a membrane but for 250 dollars. What the hell is the hype about?

  • YesItIsAnAltAcc@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    I get what you’re saying, but I think its because all my mechanical boards I’ve typed on has felt perfectly fine for long periods of time. Since I haven’t had a bad experience on one yet, its feeling for me that whatever board I get is going to have a perfectly fine typing feel. Maybe it is because I haven’t found one thats over the top better. Also for the ones im getting ik the designer has taken into account typing feel and they usually outline it on the geekhack page or wherever the IC is. And since I haven’t found a preference, im usually fine if everything else is what im looking for.

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      11 months ago

      but I think its because all my mechanical boards I’ve typed on has felt perfectly fine

      They all feel different to me. You could blindfold me, and and put noise cancelling headphones on me and I could tell you which of my boards I was typing on.

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        11 months ago

        Oh yeah absolutely, each one of my boards feels different. But they all feel fine to type on for even longer periods of time whether its my softest or stiffest one I have. My fingers haven’t felt any sort of fatigue or discomfort one way or the other, they all feel good yet different. Because of this, ive become less particular with feel, compared to other criteria.

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      11 months ago

      Maybe it is because I haven’t found one thats over the top better.

      In my experience, it’s because the best type feel I’ve tried and the worst type feel I’ve tried are just negligibly close together in my personal opinion.

      (To kool-keys) You could say I haven’t experienced 10,000 boards to make the call and that would be fair. But I don’t think my priorities are gonna change, and that’s completely a subjective thing