deskthority

Hi guys,

I have an old acer mechanical keyboard that i got with my first pc back from 1995

were these ever considered a good keyboard? is there any info about these?

thanks guys.





this was the pc it came with. brings back memories

Those switches were generally quite good. Depends on how you feel about it.

Sorry, no. General opinion on Acer hammer-over-membrane switches is negative. At least one person reported being able to feel the membrane, and disliked it for that reason. I can't remember the exact problems reported, although I recall that they didn't remotely match my experience with them (I still have both of mine).

Personally I find them to be almost identical in feel to XM switches, in that the force curve is too top-heavy: you have to push the keys ridiculously hard to get them to move, and you miss keys a lot.

There's nothing on the wiki about these switches yet.

I've use 2 acer boards (black and white switch if remember correctly).
Both boards where in full-time use for a week.

It was awful.

That's weird. I have the black and white switches from the switch try bag, they feel pretty good. Maybe the membrane makes the difference.

That's something I've never quite figured out. Poking a switch with your finger feels nothing like typing on that switch. If you poke an Acer keyboard it feels really nice. But try typing on it on a desk, and, WTF?!$@*#%&

When I first encountered an Acer keyboard I thought it was the Holy Grail of proper Model M–layout 105-key complicated Alps board, from just prodding at keys. Although I quickly realised it was Acer (there are no clicky black Alps switches), I figured that it couldn't be anywhere near as bad as people were saying. Doh.

As a consequence I have not the slightest interest in sample bags. They're useless. You need the complete keyboard on a desk that you can bang away on.