First of all: I have to admit that I'm more or less a newbie when it comes to mechanical keyboards.
There are a lot of engineers who seems to favour this kind of keyboard over the others. A couple of weeks ago I tried one by myself and was kind of flashed. It feels so much better than the common Apple keyboards I'm usually hacking on. Therefore, I did some research and found the CODE keyboard which seems to be a nice fit.
Before buying one, I thought it might be a good idea to ask all of you: What keyboard do you feel most comfortable with?
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I love the Leopold keyboards. mykeyboard.eu/search/?q=Leopold+PD
but Vortex Race3 is nice as well. mykeyboard.eu/search/?q=Vortex+Race+3
After more than 20yrs on mechanical keyboards I realised my fingers started to hurt and I switched to a lower-height keys, it also improves the typing speed (you have to press less with a smaller force), so I wouldn't recommend the CODE or logitech ones.
Unicomp - SpaceSaver M. Can't live without mine. pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB4ZPHA
The "best" mechanical keyboard is the one that fits your personal taste. It's up to you to decide the following:
There are lots of different switch types out there. The CODE, for example, offers different cherry MX switches. You should look into what type you think you would like most. Better yet, if you have the chance, go try a few different switch types.
Personally, two of my favourite cherry switches are the MX clears, and browns. However my everyday driver is a Leopold FC660C. Topre is my favourite switch. I do change out different keyboards throughout the year ;)
Hope this helps!
I'm pretty happy with my tenkeyless WASD keyboard (the same company that makes the CODE keyboards), with MX Cherry brown keys and front-printed keycaps. I like the solid minimalistic design and gives the same mechanical feel without the overwhelming sound that tends to drive my girlfriend crazy.
This will be an odd one to most people on here...the original IBM PC keyboard was the best computer keyboard ever made. Somebody somewhere is making a version of it that’s supposed to be pretty close, but I don’t remember who it is. Obviously, because I must be pretty old to have owned some of the originals (first available in 1983!).
No good for gaming, just typing.
Model M is a delight to use.
I love typing away on my Atreus, a 40% ergonomic mechanical keyboard. It takes a couple weeks to get used to but it's worth the effort. It's very portable as well.
atreus.technomancy.us/
I have had the Corsair K60 with Cherry MX Red keys for many years now, and never had a problem with it. It's also good for self-defense, so a win-win =) Only thing to keep in mind is that this is a very loud keyboard, so it might be annoying in an open office.
amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CH-900004-UK-...
The wrist pad is fantastic while playing, and it's detachable so it doesn't bug you while you code. The red WASD keys are also switchable for normal black keys.
I also have a mechanical Razer Blackwidow, and it doesn't come close. The Blackwidow was pretty much unusable by the six-month mark, with keys not moving as smoothly as they should... and it was never so good to begin with. It always felt more like a toy TBH.
Highly recommend Filco Majestouch-2 (with Cherry Browns for me).
Simple single unit, very weighty, UK layout, available with other switches.
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I use corsair k70 with red switches. Love it. I had blue switches before which are too noisy and I would recommend thinking twice before taking blues.
Right now I have a WhiteFox with MX Clears & am waiting on my Varmilo VA87M Sakura with MX Clears to come in. Clears are my favorite because of the heavier switch; I tend to type really hard so it's nice to have a decent amount of pushback. One of my other favorite boards is the TADA68/Saber68. I tend to stick to at least a 65% keyboard because I like my arrow keys too much to not have dedicated keys for them.
I'm currently using Logitech G610 Orion Brown which has cherry mx brown switches. Nothing fancy, just a basic black keyboard with great switches. It was hard to find a mech keyboard with nordic layout at reasonable price so that was one major factor when I chose it. I also installed O-rings to the keys for dampening. That's a winning combination for me browns + O-rings.
I've tried a Corsair K65 with Cherry MX blues for a while and didn't really jive with it. I've used a Logitech G710+ at home for gaming for many years and just decided to get another one of those for the office. I prefer the Cherry MX browns since they're lower noise and don't have that clacky tactile feel that the Cherry red and blue switches do but that's just my preference.
amazon.com/dp/B009C98NPY
HHKB.
I am a huge fan of ergonomic keyboards. Therefore I highly recommend the ErgoDox EZ: ergodox-ez.com/
It's highly customizable and you can either build it yourself or have it built for you.
I recommend getting a mechanical key test board like this: amazon.com/Akwox-Cherry-Switch-key...
Here is a reference for how the various switches work: i.warosu.org/data/g/img/0591/43/14...