Keyboards: Microsoft 1, Apple 0
20/04/08 21:24
I make no secret of the
fact that I'm a mac guy. I much prefer OSX to either
Windows or Linux because, unlike windows, there is a
full, working userland unix (which is all I care
about) and, unlike linux, I don't hate the window
manager. And let us not speak of the windows file
system, which regularly takes up 20 to 30 minutes of
my day. Unfortunately, I often let the fact that I
prefer OSX to other the other OS's color my judgement
on hardware. A recent case in point was that I
purchased an apple wireless keyboard to go with my
new MacBook, which I usually have attached to an
external monitor. I thought it would complete the
look. And that it did.
But it also sucks for any extended amount of typing.
The key travel is too shallow and it turns out that I really, really need a split keyboard to be comfortable. So I went with the same keyboard I have at work, except wireless, and with a funky mouse: the Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 from, drum roll, Microsoft.
I can't tell you how much better this keyboard is than Apples. As for the mouse, hey, at least it has a second button.
That Microsoft, of all companies, can produce kick-ass keyboards and Apple, of all companies, can't is one of God's better jokes.
But it also sucks for any extended amount of typing.
The key travel is too shallow and it turns out that I really, really need a split keyboard to be comfortable. So I went with the same keyboard I have at work, except wireless, and with a funky mouse: the Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 from, drum roll, Microsoft.
I can't tell you how much better this keyboard is than Apples. As for the mouse, hey, at least it has a second button.
That Microsoft, of all companies, can produce kick-ass keyboards and Apple, of all companies, can't is one of God's better jokes.
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