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My new favourite keyboard
Until a couple of years ago, I had never really thought much about the keyboard that I use for my work. I would generally just start typing on whichever keyboard my employer gave me or whatever keyboard was provided with the computer that I had bought.
That changed with lockdown. As workplaces shut down and we were forced to work from home, I ended up needing to build a home office that I could work from. I soon discovered that, while I was happy with the way the rest of my office had been setup, the keyboard that our IT department had given me was undermining everything else that I had built.
So I set out on a mission to complete my workspace and find a keyboard that I was really happy with.
Why does a good keyboard matter?
For almost 50 years now, our primary means of providing our computers with input has been a keyboard. If you’re working a standard eight hours a day for five days a week and spend half of that time typing, then you’re spending 960 hours a year using a keyboard.
Shouldn’t that keyboard be a joy to use then? Shouldn’t it sound just like you want it to sound and feel completely comfortable under your fingers? Shouldn’t it be configured to your exacting requirements to help you perform at peak productivity?
