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by cdegroot 3319 days ago
I'm a nice guy, I paid the extra $$ for silent mechanical keys (http://matias.ca/switches/quiet/) ;-)
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mark-r 3319 days ago
Thank you! I've been looking for a keyboard like that for years, ever since I had to get rid of my old Zeos mechanical to keep my wife from going insane in our shared office space. The Quiet Pro PC looks absolutely perfect.
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busterarm 3319 days ago
Yeah, but then you have to have those terrible, bastard ALPS switches. Sorry, strong personal preference here.

I use Topre anyway.

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mark-r 3319 days ago
The switches are their own, they only use ALPS for the keytops. Unless they contract out to ALPS for manufacturing and I missed it.
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busterarm 3319 days ago
Sorry, you're absolutely correct. Still, pain in the arse to get decent keysets for and I've always found the ALPS design to be 'wobbly'. Something about them is extremely uncomfortable to me.
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