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Hey there,

I've been doing a lot of typing lately on my shitty old Compaq keyboard (it has a good build quality, but keys require relatively much force to be pressed) and I experience some discomfort in my fingers.

Would anybody suggest any specific keyboard or keyboard type that would help me ease the strain? I know absolutely nothing about keyboards lol!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

$299

That's almost half my salary ๐Ÿ’€

Maybe ColonelRevolution should've specified he's not American, just like me. We're both Polish ๐Ÿ’€

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ouch, is Poland that much cheaper to live in? I live in the Czech Republic and with that salary I would not be able to live anywhere.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I make a little above minimum wage, and no Poland isn't that cheap to live in. If I were to rent I would lose like most of my salary and probably live paycheck to paycheck, if I were to find an acceptable deal or force myself to live in a tiny fucking apartment. I'm happy to live with my parents for the moment, and will continue to do so after I finish college.

Also I just did a simple conversion $300 * 5 = 1500zล‚, it's almost correct most of the time lmao I just have that in my head because I'm lazy, but the currrent ratte seems to be 1zล‚ to $0.25

So the keyboard would actually be 1200zล‚, but that's still nothing to scoff at as that still would be more than a third of my salary.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Some Polish people travel to work in Czech Republic, so I guess that your salaries are a little better. I like to work abroad and spend money at home so I can afford my hobbies, but for personal reasons I'll have to stay here for some time and I already feel the pain. ๐Ÿ˜…

I will have to settle for cheaper alternative for now, but I made a resolution to buy something similar to what you suggested once I finally get to work in the IT sector - at least I hope it will work out. Thanks for your suggestions - I never gave it much thought, the topic is very interesting and I really like the idea of getting a mechanical keyboard in the future.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I saw his other messages regarding these issues. I wasn't sure what he would think about what I mentioned, but I hope the other resources I've given are helpful to him or anyone else.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Your comment was one of the best, seriously those resources are great. I'll look into them someday as ai've saved your post.

But still. The pricing ๐Ÿ’€