I know nothing of mechanical keyboards, but I have always found cool the Corne ish Zen[1]. However, I don’t work alone so I would like something as silent as possible. I have an old Macally keyboard[2] that I know is silent enough. Is it possible to find a keyboard like the Corne but silent as a regular BT keyboard? Would you recommend one, or it is not actually possible?

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[1] https://lowprokb.ca/products/corne-ish-zen
[2] https://www.amazon.com/Macally-Bluetooth-Computers-Rechargeable-Indicators/dp/B07K24ZLWC

  • berkeleyblue@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Dumb question: Aren’t mechanical keyboards inherently loud after? Always what kept me From buying one :-/

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      11 months ago

      They’re inherently louder. But they’re not always inherently loud. There’s a lot of different switch types, and some are loud on purpose. So if you get a keyboard with blue switches they’re going to be loud because they’re specifically intended to be both tactile(you feel a ‘bump’ when the key activates) and loud (you hear a click when the key activates). I had an internet buddy with blue switches, and the whole fucking chat knew when he was typing because his mic picked it up.

      Personally I like tactile keys, but I absolutely hate loud keyboards. So I have brown switches- they have the tactile ‘bump’ that I like the feel of, but they’re not obnoxiously loud.

      You can also go with red switches, and those are just straight up-down switches. No bump, no click. They’re generally the quietest common switch, especially if you’re not whaling on them. There’s roughly a billion other types of switch, as well. It’s not just blues, browns, and reds. There’s even “silent” switches. I have zero experience with those, though, so no idea how silent they actually get.

      Note: I’m not crazy into mechanical keyboards. I just did a bit of research before I bought one awhile back. So… grain of salt and all.