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On 10/5/2024 4:09 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
> On 2024-10-05 12:49 p.m., DFS wrote:
>> On 10/5/2024 7:30 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I think most people don't realize how important the keyboard is. Even 
>>> if everything else works fine, if that keyboard keeps needing to be 
>>> replaced or ends up being mushy, the entire experience of using the 
>>> computer is ruined. People can live with a mediocre display, trackpad 
>>> or speakers, but if the keyboard is shit, people just won't want to 
>>> use their machine.
>>
>>
>> Yep.  I've had very good luck with the 3 MS Comfort Curve 2000 
>> keyboards I bought many years ago for $15 each, unboxed, at 
>> MicroCenter.  They've lasted me probably 15 years.
>>
>> Slightly ergonomic with low keyboard travel.
>>
>> Should've bought 8 of them.
> 
> One of the few things I bought in the 1990s was a clone of the Microsoft 
> Curve keyboard. I don't recall when I got rid of it, but it was the most 
> stellar keyboard I had ever owned. I honestly don't see why every 
> keyboard on the market doesn't use that design.


MS went to the Curve 3000, which is also ergonomic but very different. 
I have one, but I haven't used it much.  Initially it really slowed me down.

I looked at the SteelSeries keyboards you mentioned, but they all appear 
to be for gaming, and no ergonomic models.


Edit: this one is close to the Curve 2000.

https://www.amazon.com/RECCAZR-Ergonomic-Keyboard-Spill-Resistant-Compatible/dp/B0DD3KDT2G/

Gets good reviews and is just $30.