Keyboards (a regular whinge revisited)
Oct. 12th, 2004 11:44 amI don't regard myself as being a particularly unusual person. Therefore, I'm always surprised when a product I want, especially one that I can clearly specify the (short) required feature-set of, isn't easily available. After all, if I want it, surely the market must be there for mass production of said toy/gimmick/thingymajig.
In this case, what I want is a computer keyboard. Two actually, one for at home and one for at work, to replace the two I currently have. There are only five requirements for this keyboard, three of them essential, the other two desirable. Here they are, in order of importance:
Anyway, you can't buy them. Or if you can, sporadic searching by me and a few friends over the last few years has failed to find them. Is it really that unusual a set of requirements? Or has the free market completely failed to fill a profitable niche here?
The closest thing I can find is so far is the Logitech 'Comfort', which meets four of my five criteria, but NOT the all important and massively over-riding first criterion.
Updates:
Split M-type keyboard?? Apparently not actually for sale. *sulk*
Datadesk SmartBoard. Weird keyboard layout, but online reviews suggest it has a very nice key action... hrm.
Kinesis Maxim. Adjustable split keyboard of some repute (and high price).
In this case, what I want is a computer keyboard. Two actually, one for at home and one for at work, to replace the two I currently have. There are only five requirements for this keyboard, three of them essential, the other two desirable. Here they are, in order of importance:
- NOT BLOODY SOFT TOUCH
- Ergonomic layout
- USB
- Cordless
- Black
Anyway, you can't buy them. Or if you can, sporadic searching by me and a few friends over the last few years has failed to find them. Is it really that unusual a set of requirements? Or has the free market completely failed to fill a profitable niche here?
The closest thing I can find is so far is the Logitech 'Comfort', which meets four of my five criteria, but NOT the all important and massively over-riding first criterion.
Updates:
Split M-type keyboard?? Apparently not actually for sale. *sulk*
Datadesk SmartBoard. Weird keyboard layout, but online reviews suggest it has a very nice key action... hrm.
Kinesis Maxim. Adjustable split keyboard of some repute (and high price).