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Is it worth buying the Mac keyboard for a dedicated Linux PC instead of the windows one? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What is your personal preference based on experience? I Assume because Mac is Unix and Linux is Unix based, it would be more suited, but I have no personal experience with the layout. I am willing to try something new if i hear enough merits for it, and I also find the windows layout somewhat inadequate(The grass is greener on the other side /s)

I dailydrive Gnome, I am not a programmer, but i am a power user

(On a tangent: Why is gnome so restrictive, it feels like its missing a ton of UI features that are trivial without a boatload of 3rd party extensions that break every update; why doesn't Win+Shift+number launch a new instance, every other DE does, why doesn't it?; I don't use KDE because I just don't like it, I feel Gnome could be way more if it just natively integrated the extensions ).

aesthetically the windows key annoys me and i hate putting stickers on keyboards; I like how the mac layout looks(My very minimal experience with an in store mac-book has cautioned me away from the fisher-price OS so i don't know if it is intuitive to use)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Are they worth it(Last long)?

100%. I've been using various mechanical keyboards for ~15 years now. One of my first mech keyboards was a CODE - I sold it six years ago to my mate and he reports that it's still been going great, no issues at all. My current main keyboards are a Drop CTRL and a Keychron K14, both of which have been going great as well.

In fact, I'd argue that on an average, mech keyboards last much much longer due to:

High-quality switches which are rated for several million keypresses (100 million for MX Browns)
High-quality plastic keycaps (double-shot PBT) which aren't susceptible to shine and legend-wear, unlike the cheap (ABS) keycaps you'd find on regular keyboards
Swappable keycaps means you'd never get bored of the same look + easy to source replacements if you need them
Swappable switches means you can replace a switch (if on the rare occasion it fails) - or you can completely upgrade your typing experience by choosing different switches with more suitable resistance/comfort/speed/tactility/sound etc.
Standard removable USB-C cable means you can replace the cable in case it gets worn out (unlike most cheap keyboards which have fixed cables). This also allows you to use high-quality braided cables which last much longer.
Overall modular nature of these keyboards: practically every part is replaceable/customizable/serviceable - even the firmware

Honestly, there's no comparison at all between a proper mech keyboard and a branded OEM keyboard from the likes of Apple/Logitech/Microsoft etc - you're just paying for the brand name to get an average quality keyboard with way less repairability/modularity/customisability.