New to mechanicals, help me find MY keyboard

[Daniel Beardsmore]

I don't even know what Menu is for.

In Windows, it's the same thing as right-click or shift+F10: context menu. I actually use it sometimes.

[deeyay]

Thanks, yes that will be probably something I will do in the future. Now I have a deadline but next month as soon as my book is with the publisher I'll take some time off and start to learn the basics.

The sooner you learn the better your body will feel. Looking up & down a lot from screen to keyboard and vice versa takes its toll on the neck for sure.

[ganeshagames]

here's why I chose different colors for different keys - I am seeing colors with my peripheral vision and it helps me, I am typing this without looking at the keys right now and I made only 4 typos, But doing so requires too much effort at the moment - the temptation to look down is always there. I often hit U when i need I and vice versa.

[Muirium]

QWERTY is such a terrible layout: all those vowels up there on the top, while your fingers naturally rest on nonsense like J and K! I still use it too, but I need to train on something better. Colmak is the popular choice for English, but I don't know about Italian.

WASD's caps are highly customisable, but not the best quality. They're lasered (or etched or some other cheap technique) like most all mainstream non-mech keyboards. Maybe you don't care, but they will shine with use and gradually wear off over a few years.

Many mech keyboards have detachable cables. These are typically standard mini or micro USB and you can buy longer ones very cheaply.

[ganeshagames]

well, we'll see with the keycaps, replacing them is very easy. The cable they offer is 1,83 m so barely enough for me, but it is detachable and I can get a longer one locally without increasing the already dramatic import fee.

I've placed my order, will post a pic here when it arrives. Thanks guys.

[Muirium]

It'll be a HUGE improvement or your MS board when it comes! Purely keyboard nerd speaking. You'll have to tell us about the ergonomics. What switches did you go for? Clicky MX blues?

[ganeshagames]

Yes clicky blues