I've been going for Microsoft's keyboards lately, myself too. Almost all of them still have the curve, recessed Caps Lock and somewhat good lifters.

Right now, I'm using a Wireless Comfort 5000. Not perfect, but pretty good. Both the Caps Lock and Windows key have recesses so you can feel them and every key bezels down. Combined with their various different sizes, you can usually feel if you're on the right one or not.

I'm not a fan of Microsoft, never have been, but there are two things I give them solid credit for: The XBox, and the Ergo 4000. I type for a living (or used to) and I've used that keyboard for 6 years now. It actually bugs me that some keyboards (especially mechanical ones) that I'd like to try are not ergonomic. On top of that, most don't slop down as they go towards the "top" row. That's stupid. How many people rest with their wrists bent up? No one. Anyway, the Ergo 4000 is the best comprise of "Good Keyboard" with "Decent Price".

On a related note, I also have near zero respect for Dell. Except for their Monitors. Damn good monitors.

You're right. I hit the spacebar with my right pointer. I made a mistake while typing. You should see how I type in bed. I'll tape it.

I am recording myself type right now while lying down in bed. I use my left thumb in bed instead of my left pointer.

Pft. Not that thing; the Tactile Pro.

I use both but the ergonomic ones are better for your physiology. Been using them for 20 years.

Have you tried the normal ones?

I would say product of your time, if you didn't start using keyboards until after the flat/mushy style had become popular. You probably just haven't used a proper keyboard yet, or at least not enough to acclimate. I can use a chiclet style or flat/mushy keyboard if I have to (and I actually own an Apple Bluetooth chiclet keyboard, probably one of the best examples of that style), but in a direct comparison they make it too easy to hit the wrong keys, or not hit a key at all. They're just barely above a touchscreen in terms of useful tactile sensation.

Something like a Model M that has clearly defined sharp edges on each key, and makes a physically detectable click when a key registers, is just more accurate. None of this means that modern keyboards can't be used reasonably well, but when you're used to something that gives feedback and then are forced to use something else, it just isn't as good.

Think of what happens when the vibration feedback on a controller stops working. This'll depend on the game somewhat, but in a lot of cases you might find yourself not performing as well. I would find it virtually impossible to play Forza without vibration feedback.

Or, since I know you're a car person, imagine driving on a track in a car that REALLY lacks steering feedback. Perhaps a pickup truck, or a Mark VI Golf. Yes, you COULD drive them. But you wouldn't want to, once you had felt something better. :)

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I don't think it's really about comfort, exactly. More about how well it works. Also as Funk complained, keyboards used to have both visual and tactile ways of distinguishing special keys, and getting rid of that is in NO way a good thing, except possibly aesthetics, which is a stupid reason to do anything to a keyboard. It's a tool, not a fashion accessory.

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WTF even is this? I'm seriously afraid to Google it.

I've tried quite a few ASMR videos just to see what the hell everyone is talking about all the time.

I've never been anything other than annoyed by the sounds I'm hearing during an ASMR video.

I've been hearing about it for a while, but never actually watched/listened to any of the videos. I only made it about a minute into that keyboarding one before I got so uncomfortable I had to close the video. That soft whispery voice seems to scratch at the end of every one of my nerves at once.

-Disciple