[aklug] Re: Using computers with style and sound

From: Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com>
Date: Wed Oct 23 2013 - 10:07:40 AKDT

* Shane Spencer <shane@bogomip.com> [131023 09:50]:
> Just a simple post promoting an amazing series of keyboards. I currently
> use a K65 and K90 from Corsair. If you care about backlighting the K95 has
> an impressive per-key backlight that I have yet to monkey with. All of
> which are Cherry MX Red mechanical keys.
>
> http://www.corsair.com/us/gaming-peripherals/gaming-keyboards/vengeance-k65-compact-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.html
>
> I just got in a K65 for my office. It reminds me SOO MUCH of my old happy
> hacker, which I still have but it needs a lot of repair and has keys in
> juuuuust the wrong places for me nowadays.

  From the picture it appears that the capslock is in the same place
  as the standard idiot practice.

  I'll stick with my happy hacker...

> The K65 follows through with very sane key arrangement that is
> pretty universal and a small form factor and has a removable
> cable.. which is VERY convenient if you plan on having it last
> while traveling around with it.
>
> The oddest thing about this board is the textured space bar... and
> really digging it. If it had a removable wristpad it'd be the
> bees complete knees. But that's why I have the K90.
>
> Their K70 series doesn't include the macro area of the keyboard
> where the K90 series does. I'm very tempted to get a fresh K70
> and sell my K90 since I never use them.
>
> Now.. the K65 is the perfect width to sit on top of my laptop
> while it's docked.. nice and out of the way if I need it to be.
> This brings me back to my own silly desire to some day have
> mechanical keys in an ergonomic laptop. :) It'd fit very well.
>
> Clickity Clackity Click,
>
> Shane

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Tim 
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