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I have three: one at home and two at work. Yes, multiple work desks...
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I have several, going back to the original with blank keys. They were a great alternative to the ubiquitous rubber-dome keyboards back then, but the world is full of mechanical keyboards now. There's nothing particularly special about Das these days.
These days I mostly use hot-swappable Keychrons, and customize them. At the end of the day, a mechanical keyboard is just a platform for switches and keycaps. It's the switches and keycaps that really matter.
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Having owned mechanical keyboards I don't agree with your assessment of Das.
Omron Gamma Zulu switches feel crisper to me than the Cherries I've tried.
The keycaps are mildly lit, which is a nice feature at night without being overbearing - they're not lit at the base, only the symbol itself.
And build quality matters. This keyboard doesn't flex.
It also has NKRO and individual scanning which is important for gamers and fast typists.
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So I'm ready now (What you ready for?)
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I broke down week before last and ordered one based on your recommendation. Went back and forth on the 5QS and the 4Q, because I thought I wanted clickier keys. And the Amazon reviews are not great on the 5QS. But in the end I trusted you. It came in last Friday. Only had a chance to play with it for about 45 minutes since then, as I went out of town. Very nice! Feels like my typing sped up with it. For the fun of it I put it on 'cycle colors'. I wish you could slow down the transition speed. Picky, I know! 
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I'm glad you like it. I'd hate to think I gave a bad recommendation.
I still love my Das5QS. Don't care about the haters. 
There's smoke in my iris
But I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids
So I'm ready now (What you ready for?)
I'm ready for life in this city
And my wings have grown almost enough to lift me
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As a follow-up - Yes, I fully love typing on this thing now! Part of me remembers the old IBM keyboards, and thinks they come close. But a larger part thinks I'm mis-remembering, because this keyboard absolutely rocks! Even though I'm not a fast keyboardist (~60 wpm), I feel faster on it. Thanks!
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Yup.
Bought mine in 2014. Wired, Cherry MX Brown switches. Love it. Kinda wish sometimes it'd wear out so I could buy buy a backlit model, but looks like I'll be using this one for a lot longer.
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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But to be fair it will wear out someday. Like perhaps right in the middle of the day when you are trying to get the production system back up.
So buy a new one now and the old one then becomes your back up.
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greetings kind regards
may i please inquire re/ laptops i.e. is it necessary to utilize a hand held mouse or is the integral touch pad sufficient for coding . i have only ever utilized a desktop PC .
thank you kindly
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A touchpad is supposed to do the same things as a mouse, so you should be able to rely on it alone. However, I find them a real pain to use and greatly prefer a mouse.
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Same here. I hate using a laptop touchpad, because they always register false touches when I'm using the keyboard.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Sufficient, yes. Optimal? Well that depends. Where do you naturally rest your thumbs? Some people find that they're accidentally triggering mouse events because their thumbs make contact with the track-pad. If you're used to a separate mouse, you may find that its preferable to attach a mouse to your laptop. And maybe even disable the track-pad when a mouse is attached. That way if you want to take your laptop to the coffee shop and just hang out, you can just use the track-pad. If you're in space with a desk, you can pull out your mouse and get a more office-like experience.
But you'll have to try it and see. You may find you're comfortable with the built in track-pad. You may find you despise the thing and only use it when you absolutely have to.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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IMHO, it depends on the person.
Persons who like congested spaces feel themselves comfortable with a touchpad, and it's perfectly fine.
Persons who like larger spaces like the mouse, because it moves over a larger area on the table, and this is also perfectly fine.
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For me personally, a Touchpad is not an option.
But why you don't simply try it?
You have always the option to connect a mouse if you feel uncomfortable with the touchpad 
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I'm not a fan of them - I have one on my Surface but I try really hard to not have to use it. Fortunately, it's a touch screen, so most of the things you use a mouse for are fine without it.
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I find them awful. They get in the way. My wrists move the cursor, or worse "tap to click" the pad. Luckily Win11 has a feature that will disable the touchpad whenever a mouse is plugged in.
There's smoke in my iris
But I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids
So I'm ready now (What you ready for?)
I'm ready for life in this city
And my wings have grown almost enough to lift me
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I have had to use the touchpad a lot when I was in the field... I can work with it and I am not specially slow using it, but I still prefer the use of a mouse when I have the place to plug and comfortably use one (that's why I always take two just in case in my bag, just in case).
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You can use a touch pad instead of a mouse, but personally I prefer a mouse.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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It Takes some getting used to, but I found the touch pad on my laptops fully adequate.
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No. They're a lot harder to use than a mouse or trackball (I prefer trackballs). I also prefer the touch screen on my laptop over the trackpad.
In a pinch, the trackpad will work, however.
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I would respectfully disagree; they are just as easy (in some ways easier than) a mouse.
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I always used to work at a desk and used a wired mouse. However now that I'm semi-retired, I've not fired up the desktop in years, and only very rarely work at a desk. I just use the laptop, on my lap - which is where it is now. My Dell laptop has a decent touchpad, and I find it very easy to use. I can program various "gestures" to enhance functionality, though most of the time I don't use them. I do very occasionally miss the wheel on my mouse, though, which I used for scrolling.
Recently I've spent a little more time at the desk, and find that on a desk it feels very natural to plug in and use the mouse; it's seamless (for me) to switch between on-the-lap and desk-based working.
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prefer mouse.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I use a touchpad for quick logon-and-fix jobs but prefer a mouse, specifically Logitech MX Master series, for most work.
And I absolutely hate it if I have to use a laptop with a trackpad with no actual buttons!
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That is entirely a matter of personal preference.
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