<story><title>Beginner’s guide to mechanical keyboards</title><url>https://coolgadget.substack.com/p/beginners-guide-to-mechanical-keyboards</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>MetaWhirledPeas</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m not hatin&amp;#x27;, but spend some time on r&amp;#x2F;mechanicalkeyboards and you&amp;#x27;ll quickly realize it&amp;#x27;s just a fun hobby that&amp;#x27;s 90% about aesthetics. For example, most users ignore backlighting because it limits the cute keycap sets they can use.</text></item><item><author>kstenerud</author><text>&amp;gt; Mechanical keyboards are ideal for programmers and fast typists, while light users can also consider membrane keyboards since they do not often come across certain 3-key combinations&amp;#x2F;shortcuts.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve never encountered this sort of problem with ANY keyboard I&amp;#x27;ve owned in 30 years, no matter how crappy.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;  A good mechanical keyboard can alleviate the fatigue of typing. Users who need to type for a long time can consider it.&lt;p&gt;This claim seems dubious.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; In theory, a mechanical keyboard can last for 3 to 5 years.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve yet to have a membrane keyboard actually wear out. I just had my daily driver Logitech solar wireless keyboard that I bought in 2014 finally die, but it was the solar charger circuit that failed, not the keys or membrane (although the paint on the wasd keys were getting pretty damn faded).&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Keyboard wrist rest: some users may feel uncomfortable typing without a palm wrist. This depends on personal needs.&lt;p&gt;Wrist rests are actually one of the leading causes of RSI due to the extra compression stress they place upon the carpal tunnel.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sundarurfriend</author><text>Imagine what kind of person regularly posts on a subreddit about a physical tool that doesn&amp;#x27;t require much maintanence. Of course it&amp;#x27;s going to be the people that take it up as a personal hobby that are going to post - that isn&amp;#x27;t going to give you a representative sample of the average users. I&amp;#x27;ve been using a mechanical keyboard for years now, and I&amp;#x27;ve visited the sub maybe half a dozen times, and yet I enjoy the feel of my keyboards and they&amp;#x27;ll continue to make a small but significant improvement to my interactions with computers.</text></comment>
<story><title>Beginner’s guide to mechanical keyboards</title><url>https://coolgadget.substack.com/p/beginners-guide-to-mechanical-keyboards</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>MetaWhirledPeas</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m not hatin&amp;#x27;, but spend some time on r&amp;#x2F;mechanicalkeyboards and you&amp;#x27;ll quickly realize it&amp;#x27;s just a fun hobby that&amp;#x27;s 90% about aesthetics. For example, most users ignore backlighting because it limits the cute keycap sets they can use.</text></item><item><author>kstenerud</author><text>&amp;gt; Mechanical keyboards are ideal for programmers and fast typists, while light users can also consider membrane keyboards since they do not often come across certain 3-key combinations&amp;#x2F;shortcuts.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve never encountered this sort of problem with ANY keyboard I&amp;#x27;ve owned in 30 years, no matter how crappy.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;  A good mechanical keyboard can alleviate the fatigue of typing. Users who need to type for a long time can consider it.&lt;p&gt;This claim seems dubious.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; In theory, a mechanical keyboard can last for 3 to 5 years.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve yet to have a membrane keyboard actually wear out. I just had my daily driver Logitech solar wireless keyboard that I bought in 2014 finally die, but it was the solar charger circuit that failed, not the keys or membrane (although the paint on the wasd keys were getting pretty damn faded).&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Keyboard wrist rest: some users may feel uncomfortable typing without a palm wrist. This depends on personal needs.&lt;p&gt;Wrist rests are actually one of the leading causes of RSI due to the extra compression stress they place upon the carpal tunnel.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hereforphone</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m sure a lot of this is out there, especially for young keyboard users.  I&amp;#x27;m middle age and I learned in grad school that a good mechanical keyboard could save my fingers.  I personally went from finger pain to no finger pain, and have been good since.  YMMV of course</text></comment>