The best and worst thing about this hobby is the amount of options. I usually like to have my keyboards angled more than not and I feel like that's helped me with strain from the top of my hand and making it easier to reach the top row. As I start actively typing more and concentrating on how well I'm typing I've started using a wrist rest here and there, but it usually doesn't bother me. I guess I never really noticed the height difference because that wasn't much of a concern for me. I got a name brand cheapo with authentic cherry blues in it when I built my desktop and I knew I was hooked. Having typed on my roomates years ago I always new I wanted one because I loved the way it felt when I typed. I'd been using primarily laptop and office keyboards, but I always knew that mechanical keyboards were a thing. I completely know where you're coming from on this one.

I'm sure it's just a matter of getting used to it (as with any keyboards), but I can't help but wonder if the popularity of mechanical keyboards among many people is because people feel the most comfortable typing on it, or because it's something that looks really cool and allows you to build it yourself/personalize/mod it?Īnyways, lots of really awesome custom/modded keyboards in this sub! Hope it's alright to share my experience that may not necessarily be the most positive towards mechanical keyboards :) The key travel is a lot more than what I'm used to and I feel like it takes more effort to type and it's harder to type accurately and rapidly, because instead of just a gentle tap, I now have to press it further down to activate a key. Also, I rest my wrists on the table when I type, so when I'm reaching for the 'qwert' row keys, parts of my palm keeps pressing either the Windows key or the 'right-click' menu key, which is super annoying. I feel that my fingers need to lift way higher than before to type, and that kind of strains the back of my hands pretty quickly. The keys are so damn high up that I feel like I need a wrist rest to properly type on it. I hope I don't get downvoted to oblivion for saying this but damn, I can't say I enjoy typing on this thing. Such a visual difference than all the keyboard I have used before.

I also love how the keys are so 'popped out' on the keyboard they are like screaming to be pressed. Like, I can't stop looking at this space grey, matte black beauty. Have to say, the keyboard looks freaking SLICK.

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