stiff keyboard, will it get better?

expxe · Post by **expxe** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:16 pm

i bought a keyboard online and after using it for 5 seconds i found it the keys to be too stiff. now can i expect the keys to loosen up after time? the membrane underneath the keyboard keys looks like the ones that come out of those waterproof foldable keyboards.

has anyone had a keyboard that has a similar problem before? how did things turn out?

lm · Post by lm » Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:08 pm

I used one for years. Got RSI, it got bad, gave me chronic nerve pain. After years of problems, it finally healed with the application of rest, sports and a very light touch keyboard.

I'd say throw it in the bin. After you cut it with an axe. Will save you a lot of money.

In my case the bad keyboard was a Microsoft Natural Keyboard from something like 1997. It required about 75 grams of stuff laid on top of any key for that key to be pressed.

Regular keyboards are somewhere around 50g, mine is maybe 20g. The lighter the better.

ntavlas · Post by **ntavlas** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:09 pm

I would not expect it to get better over time. Actually sometimes it can even get worse!

I got a budget logitech model and it requires little force to work. Keyboards with the scissor mechanism (like those in laptops) can also be quite soft.

@LM

Out of curiosity, which keyb are you using?

lm · Post by lm » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:33 pm

Datahand.

Unfortunately, at the moment it's impossible to buy one new.

Also it costs an arm and a leg, but was well worth it with the nerve pain gone.

shleepy · Post by **shleepy** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:27 pm

I agree with the people who say that a bad keyboard will probably not get any better... Maybe just give it a little more than 5 seconds to see if you can quickly get used to it and stop noticing it, but stiff keyboards aren't particularly enjoyable.

As for Datahand, I'd want to try that out, if only it cost closer to $100 than $1000.

vils · Post by **vils** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:02 pm

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expxe · Post by **expxe** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:06 pm

vils wrote:Membrame keyboards are hopeless, get yourself a nice mechanical one.
Start looking for info here http://www.geekhack.org[/url]

wow, a keyboard review site, now i've seen everything!

vils · Post by **vils** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:11 pm

Not just a review-site. A aficionado site.