[umanwizard]

People buy special keyboards because they enjoy using them, not because they’re faster to type on.

[doubled112]

What baffles me is that some people aren't willing to buy nice peripherals.

I don't know about anybody else, but I spend 8-18 hours a day attached to a mouse and keyboard. I'm not going to use one that doesn't feel good to me.

[a1369209993]

Like with most things, the problem is usually that we can't find peripherals that are actually nice, rather than overpriced (and endorsed by shills). If the options are paying 40$ for a shitty keyboard, versus paying 400$ for a still equally (if not more) shitty keyboard, the choice is pretty obvious.

[foofie]

> What baffles me is that some people aren't willing to buy nice peripherals.

Buying nice peripherals is like buying nice clothes.

[dmoy]

Or sometimes 'cus it's less pain-inducing for the wrists

[anonzzzies]

If they tell me they buy them to type faster on then I tend to assume that's the reason.

[umanwizard]

I think that’s an incorrect assumption. People are often bad at articulating why they enjoy something.

[crabbone]

Not if you play videogames, but yeah, for writing code keyboard speed doesn't make a difference.