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Dan Lucas 
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:21
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
| UHK is also nicer, and a bit more compact | Nov 16, 2018 |
Egmont Schröder wrote:
I actually wanted to buy the keyboardio first, but they had troubles with the production so I decided to buy the Ergodox EZ instead.
Like Keyboardio, UHK had a few problems, but is now well and truly shipping and looks good:
https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/
Note, however, that the keys are of the conventional, staggered-column type, whereas those on the Ergodox EZ and the Keyboardio are ortholinear.
Dan
| | | | Emma Page
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:21
French to English
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| Razer BlackWidow with 10key | Nov 16, 2018 |
I use this...https://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-Blackwidow-Ultimate-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B019DU80WW but I paid quite a bit less than that for it.
I'm sure I could find something I like better, but this was such an upgrade from my previous cheap membrane keyboard that I'm happy for now. I will say that I work in a shared office and it can be very loud, which I have a feeling annoys some of the other translators. It's quieter now that I have a feel for just how hard I need to be typing... See more I use this...https://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-Blackwidow-Ultimate-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B019DU80WW but I paid quite a bit less than that for it.
I'm sure I could find something I like better, but this was such an upgrade from my previous cheap membrane keyboard that I'm happy for now. I will say that I work in a shared office and it can be very loud, which I have a feeling annoys some of the other translators. It's quieter now that I have a feel for just how hard I need to be typing, however! ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Cherry MX Brown (Azerty) | Nov 16, 2018 |
I use this one
| | | | | Cherry brown, 10 keyless | Nov 16, 2018 |
Cherry brown, 10 keyless (so you can carry it with you, when you are out).
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Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:21
German to English
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| ...and a support for the hands | Nov 17, 2018 |
I use a laptop computer, with a separate keyboard that plugs in via a USB port; I don't like the built-in keyboards of laptop computers, both because I find their shapes and dimensions make them uncomfortable to use and because most of them don't have a separate numeric keypad, which I want sometimes for typing accented characters.
I don't do a lot of translation work (between zero and about 12 hours per week), but I find that what is fairly important for my comfort when I'm typing is the ... See more I use a laptop computer, with a separate keyboard that plugs in via a USB port; I don't like the built-in keyboards of laptop computers, both because I find their shapes and dimensions make them uncomfortable to use and because most of them don't have a separate numeric keypad, which I want sometimes for typing accented characters.
I don't do a lot of translation work (between zero and about 12 hours per week), but I find that what is fairly important for my comfort when I'm typing is the wrist rest/support that I have in front of the keyboard. This is a foam-filled cloth-covered pad, about 46 cm long, 6 cm wide and 2 cm high.
I've just done a quick Web search (with search text "wrist support in front of keyboard") and found a number of products like this.
I hope this is useful to somebody.
Oliver ▲ Collapse
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