This is a somewhat personal question: Does it matter what kind of keyboard you use?
I think it does.
Consider this: most keyboards that come with computers these days are as cheap as possible. Instead of a real tool to use with your computer, these keyboards are cheap junk that will work for a while.
Most of these keyboards use rubber domes as their mechanism. While rubber domes can be acceptable to type on, most of the keyboards out there are mushy, and the fact that you have to bottom out each keystroke means that you have to do a lot of work to type .
So, if you don't want to use a rubber dome keyboard, what are the alternatives?
Alternative keyboards are usually referred to as "mechanical", as the majority of them use a mechanical action as a switching mechanism.
What makes mechanical keyboards better?- You don't have to bottom out each keystroke
- Tactile feedback is clearer than with rubber domes
- You can have a mechanism that clicks on each stroke
Feel free to ask for recommendations on mechanical keyboards, and if you want some real reading material on the subject, head over to
http://geekhack.org.
