Over ten years ago I bought the first laptop of my life and since then the industry has come a long way. They’ve evolved in terms of performance, range and benefits, but in one thing, they’re still abysmal. It sounds incredible, but the laptops still have pitiful keyboards which are worse than hitting a table.
We can buy on the Internet a keyboard that is much better than that of any “ordinary” laptop. Understand the ordinary as a laptop for everyday use, not gaming-focused laptops. Scissor-like mechanics are still used, which are horrible to type in, to the point of hurting you if you type a lot.
The insistence of scissor mechanisms on laptops
Throughout my life, I have used quite a few keyboards
The less it is curious that in laptop advertisements on tbursts continue to be scissors. For me it’s very uncomfortable, it’s almost the same as tapping the table. I understand that it is because of the costs, because the scissor keyboards They are generally less expensive than mechanical ones. There’s no other reason, as there are currently low-profile mechanical switches that don’t change the size of the laptop.
We have seen how computers laptops have improved in everything. Laptops are thinner due to hardware improvements as processors and graphics are more powerful and cooler. But, in addition, M.2 SSDs also contribute a lot in this regard, since they allow the thickness of the laptop to be reduced.
Another aspect that has improved a lot is the screens used by laptops. Thanks to improved hardware and other advancements, we have more and more battery life (excluding gaming laptops). Connectivity has been improved and even the touchpads are better. But the keyboards are still really awful.
I don’t use the laptop keyboard unless necessary
I tried, in the beginning when I bought the laptop, to use its keyboard and in the end I started using USB keyboards. I was lucky that when I was studying we would normally go to a computer room and I would take one of the keyboards from the classroom and hook it up to the laptop. When I was at home I used the computer one until I bought one for not taking it out and putting it on.
I still do, I still use a USB keyboard, but for different reasons. About a year ago I bought an ASUS TUF laptop which I am delighted with. One of the best things about this laptop is that it uses a very comfortable and high quality mechanical keyboard. But since I’m using the closed laptop connected to a screen, I need a USB keyboard, I’m currently using the Corsair K60 with Cherry MX Speed (which is awesome by the way)
I find it quite unfortunate that the scissor mechanism is still used, when there are better solutions. I think it’s time to banish this mechanism and move on to mechanical switches. The price excuse makes little sense today because there are so many options on the market. Yes, Cherry MXs are expensive, but there are Outemu, Kailh, and other cheap mechs that have a compact version.
