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Good keyboard for touch typing

  • 08-10-2022 10:39am
    #1
    devnull
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a good keyboard for a touch typist?

    I absolutely detest chicklet / low profile keyboards as I'm unable to type by feel on them properly and often miss letters out and have to look when I type on them as I don't have the same feedback or feel that I do from a keyboard with deep profile keys.

    Budget is not a problem as such, but I'd prefer to have a wireless device and happy to go for a wireless keyboard and mouse combo as long as the mouse isn't one of those stupidly small mice that is impossible for anyone other than a child to hold in their hand properly.

    Also I don't need it for gaming and I don't need any LED. Just a proper keyboard.

    I looked at the Logitech 710 and 850 combos

    • The 710 seems to come across well but the mouse looks absolute shite and the key profiles don't look that good. It has a lot of good features though and is well laid out and sure is pretty
    • The 850 has less bells and whistles and special extra buttons, but does come with a better mouse. However the keyboard has a slight curve which makes me wonder if that is going to be comfortable or not.

    I was also considering the Razer Pro Type Ultra, which generally seems to be the daddy of productivity keyboards, but seems almost impossible to get hold of.



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  • #2
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,908 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I'm not sure about touch typing, but I had the Logitech K380 until I broke it.

    Comfortable and silent round keys. Looks nice. Wireless with batteries. £30 on Amazon.

    And I use the ANEWISH brand wireless mouse. Silent and comfortable. Wireless. USB charging every couple of weeks. No complaints.



  • #3
    devnull
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭devnull


    Having looked at it, that's specifically everything I don't want in a keyboard.



  • #4
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    I have an ergodox EZ, took a bit of getting used to but way more comfortable for typing on now and pain in shoulders gone. I find the lack of F keys/Num pad a bit annoying too but for actual typing it is vastly superior



  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    [B]Don't go by Price[/B] either in bricks & mortar or online, OP. I have about 10 different keyboards on their own, 4 are wireless and are unused. My favourite is a GAMDIAS wired gaming keyboard bought 4 years ago. I also own a Sony VAIO keyboard which was bought in a gadget shop in D'Olier Street 6 years ago.



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