andros_rex@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI found this keyboard for like $3 and it’s perfectlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageI found this keyboard for like $3 and it’s perfectlemmy.worldandros_rex@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareDefault Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI have an Omnikey, but I never use it because the keys have stiction issues. I use my Dell AT-101 now after my Model F died.
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThat’s sadly common with SKCM Alps switches. You can clean them out, but it suuuucks to do a full keyboard of them.
minus-squareDefault Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoYeah. I also heard of waxing Alps switches to decrease stiction. Sucks, because otherwise, I think the switches feel really nice. Still, though, nothing beats a Model F, although I haven’t used a beamspring, so maybe one of those with a solenoid.
I have an Omnikey, but I never use it because the keys have stiction issues. I use my Dell AT-101 now after my Model F died.
That’s sadly common with SKCM Alps switches. You can clean them out, but it suuuucks to do a full keyboard of them.
Yeah. I also heard of waxing Alps switches to decrease stiction. Sucks, because otherwise, I think the switches feel really nice.
Still, though, nothing beats a Model F, although I haven’t used a beamspring, so maybe one of those with a solenoid.