Have you experienced the joy of a mechanical keyboard?
 

And yes, now that the ESC key is red I use it far more than I should. It's just emotionally satisfying.

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(Apologies for the picture. Apple still can't do cameras correctly.)

How is a mechanical keyboard different from any other?

Also, http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif no media keys. If it had those I might get it...

My current keyboard lacks a numpad because my college desk is too small to fit both a full size keyboard and a bowl of cereal. It does, however, have media keys (specifically it has Fn key and the arrow keys correspond to stop, forward, back and play/pause)

"Mechanical" was a shitty word choice.

Uh, why?

Mechanical keyboards are called mechanical keyboards because they are the only keyboards that use a mechanical switch.

But all keyboards that aren't touch keyboards use a mechanical action.

The fact that it refers to the switch is not obvious.

HC, you're fighting against reality. They are called mechanical keyboards. If you wish, you can call them a "keyboards like those old IBM ones that make that nice *clunk* when you press a key".

I have a chiclet keyboard. I think it's just fine.

And no numpad? **** that.

What kind of nerd uses a numpad??

They make those, too. I just don't want one.

Hell, one of my co-workers uses this keyboard:
http://elitekeyboards.com/proddata/i..._th620x400.jpg

I have one of those old keyboards at home but I can't find an adapter for the old plugs. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif

Usually not.

A nerd that plays MUDs, for example. Or a nerd that works for a bank and therefore types a lot of numbers. That is, me.

The kind that works on spreadsheets a lot?

I was thinking the same thing. And then wondered why anyone would want to use one these days.

I always used the numpad with Civ 2.

Thank you Asher for letting me know about this. I have a few mechanical keyboards in my Amazon wish list... maybe one day I'll get one.

My mom used to have one. But I learned to type on Apple IIs, Tandys, IBMs, and NECs.

One handed keyboardist, eh?