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Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Years ago, I invested $120 or so on a clickey-clackey Das Keyboard and it's been just fine. That is by far the most I will ever spend on a keyboard. The only thing I don't like about it is that it takes up two USB ports and it's old enough that the built-in USB ports are only USB 1.0. That's how long it's lasted me.

A decent keyboard is worth an investment if you use it all the time and want a good feel when you type, but people take it way too far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you can type so fast that USB 1.0 isn't fast enough, keyboards are not the interface for you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

No, the ports on the side of the keyboard that are pass-throughs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Keyboards, gaming controllers, pens, pillows, lamps, golf clubs, tools...

You can overspend on anything and hobbyists/wealthy people do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How is investing $120 on a keyboard that is extremely comfortable for me to use that I've kept since the USB 1.0 era overspending?

I'm far from wealthy. I bought that keyboard when I was working a $10/hour part time job.

If you had a WFH job, would you buy a $20 chair from Walmart or invest $100-$200 on a chair where you'll actually be comfortable all day and not develop back problems? And you don't have to be wealthy to work a WFH job either. My last job was a hybrid WFH/in-office job. I was paid less than what would be minimum wage in California.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Oh wow, am I beefing with Flying Squid now!? 🤩 What an honor...

But seriously, I said "overspend" when maybe I should have used your words: "people take it way too far."

I just meant enthusiasts and people with too much money buy the high-end stuff. Not even a judgement, though I would remind people of the diminishing returns the more you spend...