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Giving mechanical keyboards a try.

After a couple of months, I decided to get a mechanical keyboard for my home office. The laptop I use at home for media consumption, and some light Internet browsing, has given me some trouble with keys getting stuck since new, so I got an entry level wireless mechanical keyboard to see if all the hype I've heard about them is something I could get into.

So, I decided to go with a Machenike K500-B51W with brown switches. It is a 60% keyboard, and although for a keyboard for a more professional use I'd rather use bigger one with a number pad, for the intended use I've of it has been proven to be quite a nice fit.

The main reasons I choose the K500-B51W are its size, that Machenike has proven to me that it makes good products with the L16A laptop I use as my daily driver, that is relatively cheap, and that it is a wireless keyboard. My first impressions of it, are pretty good. I still need to get used on to it, but so far it has been quite a great experience.

To be honest, I had my reservations about mechanical keyboards. But after listening good thing about them, and now having some first hand experience on one, I must admit that mechanical keyboards have won me over for use on my home and work offices. They are not something that I would bring with me when I'm on the go, but I use them when are the office.

I'd still go for a 90% keyboard with a numpad as my main keyboard for use with my main laptop. I just prefer my keyboards that way, since my user case just works better that way.

I've tried to use smaller keyboards, but I simple dislike them. I can just use them for short times, or in specific use cases. Like using the when browsing YouTube, or other streaming sites, where I don't have much use for the numpad, and the smaller size is a benefit.

Time will tell if I choose to get a bigger keyboard to use with my main laptop at work, so far it seems that there are some high chances I will do just that.

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