Re: what keyboard do you use?
On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 9:09 PM Nate Bargmann wrote:
>
> * On 2024 02 Feb 19:26 -0600, Lee wrote:
> > I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
> >
> > ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
> > about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
> > work in another machine so it's really & truly dead.
> >
> > I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> > which keyboard do you like and why?
>
> I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
> the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even with a PS/2 to USB
> adapter so I gave up on them. The Lenovo KU-0225 is a good keyboard
> with the "standard" extra keys that are useful in some desktops. It is
> full size and quiet.
>
> My main keyboard is a daskeyboard I bought several years ago with the
> Cherry key switches It is thick so you might not like it and it is
> loud. It has the same number of keys as the Lenovo, 104, I think. This
> one was not cheap while the Lenovo was considerably less expensive.
Full size and quiet are good qualities :) Tall not so much.. the
Logitech that I pulled out of the closet and think is too high is less
than 1 inch high. The Lenovo is listed as 1.34 inches, so that's
probably not for me.
Thick and loud is a no, so I'll pass on the daskeyboard.
Thanks
Lee
Reply to: