8 Nov
2011
8 Nov
'11
7:28 a.m.
On Nov 8, 2011, at 10:12 AM, schoedel at kw.igs.net wrote:
On Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:07:44 -0800, Chuck Guzis wrote
A lot of higher-end keyboards (again, Das Keyboard comes to mind) that offer bucking
springs also offer a high-quality Cherry alternative that's (theoretically) almost as
nice while being about an order of magnitude quieter. The stem colors typically indicate
slightly different actions; they make several different ones with different response
curves for different preferences. It's almost enough to make one want a keyboard
sommelier!
- Dave
Are new Cherry keyboards like this? Someone told
me that they were
garbage.
Cherry do make rubber dome keyboards (i.e. garbage) but also continue to make
mechanical switch keyboards, and are also the source of switches for most other
traditional keyboards on the market (the most notable exception being Unicomp's
buckling springs). Cherry make several varieties of keyboard switch; the ones
you describe sound like 'black' or 'red' (named for the stem colour).