[u-u] Keyboards...

[Alex Lebedev]

Canada computers by college and spidana has minimal keyboards in the
display.

BTW this conversation is well timed. I a. In need of a keyboard and
considering mechanical (MX reds probably) with a numpad and no-ghost. I
play some games that often involve significant number of keys pressed
together.

On Oct 13, 2017 10:27, "Andrew Cagney" <andrew.cagney at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> So I bought a manufacturer-refurbed k70 with Cherry MX Brown keys.  It
>> was a marvel of red LEDs with shifting patterns.  That's all the rage
>> these days (but RGB is cooler).  I turned them off.  But the
>> deal-killer was that the spacebar would often send more than one space
>> per keystroke.  Luckily I sent it back soon enough the deal is
>> effectively expunged.
>>
>>
> Given it was refurbed, it was probably the space bar.  However, are you
> running F26?  One of its new features is a key-repeat heuristic that kicks
> in when the machine is put under load - just often enough to be confusing.
>
> The thing I find annoying is that computer stores don't display/stock
> minimal keyboards (i.e., no numeric key pad et.al), regardless of the
> mechanics so I can't try what I might buy.  I ended up reviving my tiny
> acer keyboard by washing it in the kitchen sink.
>
>
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