What do people like in their keyboards....?

[AMD64Blondie]

Clicky,durable..and no Windows key.

Yes,I've got a classic 1991 IBM Model M.
(In August,I'll have had it for 7 years-bought it from EBay in 2007.Still used every day.)

 

[CuriousMike]

I rock a Corsair K60 at home and work.
I like clicky.

But my next keyboard will be tenkeyless. A waste of desk space for me.

 

[Throckmorton]

Mini keyboard-- Either no numpad or the numpad placed close to the main keys. Otherwise the mouse is way off to the right which isn't ergonomic.

I used to have a Darwin Smartboard with the keys aligned to finger movement, instead of staggered like a typewriter. But there are very few keyboards like that anymore, and they're expensive.

https://www.trulyergonomic.com/store/index.php

 

[Skott]

I like illuminated keyboards. They don't have to be fancy though. I been using Saitek Eclipses for years. My last Eclipse is getting old though and the w key is sticking. I think its the end for it. Last night I ordered a Corsair Raptor K40 gaming keyboard. Lets you do something like 16.8 million colors supposedly. Hopefully it will be a worthy replacement for my beloved Eclipse II.

 

[Cerb]

Mini keyboard-- Either no numpad or the numpad placed close to the main keys. Otherwise the mouse is way off to the right which isn't ergonomic.

Why is cramming the mouse right next to such a tiny keyboard supposed to be ergonomic? It's exceptionally uncomfortable, on the occasion I run across it (laptop-on-a-desk users, and always women), as it keeps my arms from ever being straight, and makes it impossible to not up-bend my wrist when trying to use the mouse.

I used to have a Darwin Smartboard with the keys aligned to finger movement, instead of staggered like a typewriter. But there are very few keyboards like that anymore, and they're expensive.

https://www.trulyergonomic.com/store/index.php

That's a cool looking keyboard. The split types ruin keyboard shortcuts, and don't sit well if you weren't maleducated on how to type (IE, bending your wrists so your fingers sit straight on the home row, vs. just laying your fingers over the keyboard in a relaxed way). That actually looks like it be a worthy successor--well, with a number pad added to the side--to me good ol' Model Ms.

 

[jhansman]

My next keyboard will have Cherry Blue switches that are backlit. Do not care if it is a gaming device, only that it lets me touch type in dim lighting. Using a WASD now, and it's great except the keycap color is brownish, which is impossible to see in low light. Trying to find the F6 or asterisk is a pain.

 

[Carson Dyle]

My next keyboard will have Cherry Blue switches that are backlit. Do not care if it is a gaming device, only that it lets me touch type in dim lighting.

If you can actually "touch type", you don't need any light on or from the keyboard. Maybe you mean something else.