Keyboard?

[4ndy]

Would anybody care to reccomend to me a keyboard which is ideal for programming,or if it makes a difference at all?

[Andromeda]

nice to have you around.. hope to see more of you here

[4ndy]

heh, lovely answer, do we not take to kindly to new members then?, or do we just not expect them to stick about?

[Archangel]

Logitech has a sweet keyboard out for $80 but it's more of a gaming keyboard :)

[4ndy]

so theres no specific keyboards which are good for it

[Archangel]

I don't think they make any programming specific keyboards b/c I don't think there would be any benefit. The ONLY benefit I could see is if there were seperate programmable keys for like snippets or something.

My recommendation would be to find the most comfortable keyboard for you and go with that. I like the feel of the Kensington Keyboards, so that's what I use. Only problem with them is I have found them to be a little less reliable, but when they're only 5 to 10 bucks it's worth the trade for me.

[gchick]

i guess all keyboards are just the same. you just have to find one that would best fit you;)

[4ndy]

thanks for all your replys :D

[Andromeda]

Lol sorry bout that 4ndy...

yeah i think Logitech has good keyboards... the keys are easy to press unlike other keyboards that takes you a lot of pressure to type a word! Some smart keyboards are out in the market i mean there are new features added .. here's a new one from Logitech..

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,crid=722,contentid=9950

[Andromeda]

I accidentally clicked the edit button when i came there's no choice for me but to save the changes.. lol

[4ndy]

IS there something wrong with presing the edit button?

, also could everyone help me find a keybard with a calculator shortcut on?, i used to have a keyboard with that on it was really helpful to me

[Archangel]

Here is the keyboard I want...no calc, but it has a LCD :)

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2288,CONTENTID=10717

[gchick]

whoa...that's wicked! cool keyboard!s it available for shipping anywhere in the world?

[Andromeda]

IS there something wrong with presing the edit button?


lol no I just accidentaly clicked the button and went to another tab I am browsing... when I came back.. i think I cosumed enough time to edit the post!


Nice find on the keyboard! :punk:

[rusdeveloper]

I want to buy "Microsoft Natural MultiMedia PS/2".
The keyboard is fine for ten-finger touch-typing on the computer keyboard.

[Frank]

IS there something wrong with presing the edit button?

, also could everyone help me find a keybard with a calculator shortcut on?, i used to have a keyboard with that on it was really helpful to me

Not sure what you mean by a calculator shortcut. I've always just assigned hot-key combinations to apps on my computer. For example, I can quickly access my calc program by pressing Shift+Alt+C and it pops right up...

Anyway, about keyboards. A little late on the subject as I've not been around here as much as I used to be, but as others have said, it's really just a matter of personal taste. I personally don't spend a lot of money on keyboards myself because I feel that it's sort of silly to spend a huge amount of money on something that is going to endure a lot of wear and tear.

Of course there are those that will say that the more money you spend, the more durable it will be, however, that isn't necessarily always true. On both of my PCs I have KeyTronic keyboards, generic standard 101-key keyboards that only cost about $5 to $15 USD. I've been beating and banging on both keyboards for more than 2 years and both still work just as well today as they did when I acquired them (though they could use a good cleaning... :whistle: ) .

I've always found that the cheaper Fellowes keyboards are good too. The standard 101-key keyboards they offer are quite durable and reliable and are not overly expensive, running about $14 USD.

Of course, if you do want to spend extra cash, Logitech keyboards seem to be the most reliable in my opinion. Other than the KeyTronic and Fellowes keyboards that I own/have owned, the Logitech keyboards are the only keyboards that I have found to have good longevity and be reliable, durable, and worthwhile.

Personally I shy away from keyboards with lots of extra buttons. I've often found that those can sometimes wreak havoc on my sanity. It's quite annoying to spend $30 USD or more on a keyboard only to find that it doesn't work properly for whatever reason. The keyboards that I dislike the most are those that actually require drivers to be installed before you can even type on them. They're rare as far as I can tell, but I've run into them a time or two.

Of course, there is one keyboard I'd like to get my fingers on, and that would be the Optimus. This one would be the exception to every rule I have about buying keybaords.

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

I mean come on, a keyboard with OLED-displays built into each key, that actually CHANGES (or even animates! :eek2: ) to a different image depending on what program you're running? How cool is that?! </geek>