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I need a wired keyboard (USB) with addition USB ports for mouse and thumb drive.
I have been using wireless logitech keyboard and mouse for years, but it's become unreliable.
Looking at DAS Model S (pricey) through to Perixx (cheap). Any recommendations?
I have seen earlier discussions on this topic but not this specific.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I had the DAS for almost 10 years now. Works like a charm. Still clickety, still love it.
Mircea
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Thanx! Just the type of info I was looking for.
I have an original IBM PC with it's clickety keyboard (but will not work on modern hardware).
I liked it alot.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I tried this approach once, but no cigar.
The IBM keyboard is one of first they made
and is probably not very standard. I might revisit though. Thanx
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I'm still using an old IBM keyboard with a PS2/USB adapter. It still works great and the key labels are still crisp and it looks like new, except that the "D" and "K" key labels have slightly faded.
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Yup, I’ve had a Das keyboard, cherry brown switches for more than a decade. No frills: not backlit, not programmable. It just works.
Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events.
- Manly P. Hall
Mark
Just another cog in the wheel
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They still work - you just need a USB to PS/2 adapter - and be able to live without a Windows Key. I'm using one at work at the moment.
The only other thing is that not all USB adapters or PC USB ports are made to the same standards. I have heard of problems with cheaper USB adapters.
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Das.
Every time you use it you will know where the money went. I have a 5QS and I adore it.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Are they quiet ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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They're about middling noisy as mechanical keyboards go.
I find the click satisfying, but if you're used to membrane keyboards these are significantly noisier.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Thanks good info - it's quite difficult buying one with a UK layout over here but I found one here UK layout keyboard
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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It's all about the switches, really. Das Keyboard uses Cherry MX switches, of which there are different levels of clicky-ness. Das support a couple of varieties:
- Blue: very clicky
- Brown: less clicky (but still quite clicky)
I have a Das Keybaord with brown Cherrys, and I love it. It does make a fair bit of noise though, so if you really want quiet, you might be better with different switches, e.g. Cherry red. This would mean a different keyboard to Das.
Here's a good comparison of Cherry switches:
Cherry MX Switches: A Complete Color Guide and Chart[^]
There are other switch manufacturers of course, and some are just as good, or better in some cases - I've only really looked a Cherry.
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When my various Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse sets became unreliable, I tried a Logitech G413 (clicky gaming keyboard) but it has a wired connector with a cable thick and stiff enough to tow a truck with which meant things falling off the desk every time you moved it etc.
I've now switched to a G613 (also clicky) which has some programmable function keys on the left (like the original IBM function keys back before most PC users today were born, and which I much prefer to having them out of reach on the top of the keyboard).
So far it has been extremely reliable and batteries last for ages. YMMV of course!
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Slightly OT, but as a general question:
I really like the clicky-part of mechanical keyboards, but they don't come in ergonomic styles, do they? If yes, please recommend!
Even the DAS keyboards are just rectangle planks with keys - which are a pain for my wrists if I use them over 4hrs/day.
I now use the Microsoft Natural Ergo 4000, but don't particularly like the switches.
any ideas?
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Start another thread to garner attention to this request. I'll bet others are also on the lookout for such a keyboard.
Good luck in your search!
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The Unicomp Model M doesn't have USB ports but the one I'm using now is 14 years old and still going strong. I have six in total (two still boxed) and expect to be buried with one.
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I have been using mine for about 8 years now. I love it. 
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I get a no frills HP business line model.
For that nice clickity clack, I use Opera GX. It has motivated me to put my entire work flow in a VM with a Guacamole RDP server, so I get those nice sounds in all my work flows.
Also comes with dynamic altering background music, to complement my flow.
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I have a Das Keyboard with brown Cherry MX switches. I love it. Really nice tactile feel to the switches - clicky, a bit on the noisy side, but not offensively so. The construction of the keyboard is just lovely.
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G.SKILL KM 570 MX with cherry MX Blue (sound hard) or Cherry MX Brown (soft) switches. Includes 6 macro keys with 3 modes (18 different macros), All multimedia buttons, USB port and audio IN and OUT ports.
I have had mine for 6 years and it works the same as new. The best keyboard I've everr had.
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I highly recommend the Kinesis Advantage 2. It is a bit pricey (about $360 or maybe more now) and takes about a month to get used to but it is by far the best keyboard I have used. They have a newer model but it doesn't have functions keys so I recommend the Kinesis. It does not have USB ports though.
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