Fri, 31 Mar 2006
The Happy Hacker Heyboard
I remember a friend of mine mentioning something about ergonimics and how these huge
keyboards with number pads totally break up the flow of mouse/keyboard
transitions. I started really feeling that when I acknowledged the fact that I
spend over 8 hours a day with a keyboard. I splurged and bought a
PFU Systems
Happy Hacker Keyboard. It is waaaayyyy overpriced but here's why it totally
rules.
- I look forward to typing on it. The keys are coated with this rough and
smooth substance that feels totally cool.
- The keys are super soft to the touch but still emit a satisfying clack when
pressed. Like a cross between the 30 pound IBM things from the 80s and a laptop
keyboard. Each key is perfectly even.
- The whole keyboard is less then 12" long. It fits in my messenger bag so I
can take it anywhere I go. It has a USB 2.0 mini cable to regular USB so it'll
work on every single computer worth touching.
- It has DIP switches on the back to flip the functionality of certian keys.
It also can work in "macintosh" mode where it gives you "vol up" "vol down"
"mute" and "eject" keys.
- You can optionally buy a model with blank key tops. This is too l33t for me
so I opted for the "charcoal grey" model, which is so dark you can't really see
the letters on the keys anyway. I'm still trying to figure out the advantage of
blank key tops for anything but typing dvorak.
So yeah, go out there and drop $260 on this shit if you spend more than 4 hours
working with a UNIX shell each day.
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