mechanical keyboard are indeed more fun... have an urge to play a typing game
@namark "Wouldn't that ergonomic keyboard have mechanical switches too?" It depends on the keyboard. The Sculpt(which is what I use) uses bubble button things found in low-profile laptops. The distance that a key needs to be depressed is very small.
@Demosthenes Hmm, the required distance is very short on this one too, but the allowed distance is longer. I think, this makes it easier to press the key without bottoming it out, so less impact on fingers? They also require less force to press, than my rubber ones, which would resist hard firts, and then just snap down, basically guaranteeing impact (it's a trap!), while the springs resist continuously and lightly.
You can type by feel, and it's less like pounding on a squishy thing
I like the ideal but most of us end up using the plastic puck keyboards anyway
Ergonomic keyboards seem to me to be less helpful than advertised
@amerika
I do find it subtly easier to type on by feel, though that could also be the shape of the key caps, too many variables!
In general can't say it's objectively worth the price difference, might be a bit of a luxury.
@iron_bug
@Demosthenes
Coincidentally I also got a couple of sticky keys on my previous rubber one after year of use, though for me that was the first time I broke a keyoard without pouring liquids on it :D
The mechanical one should be much more repairable too, since the switches are standard, and overall the thing is built to be assembled by hand (they even sell DIY kits for a lower price). Hoping it'll last me a lifetime.
@Demosthenes Wouldn't that ergonomic keyboard have mechanical switches too? I don't really know why, it's just more pleasant to type on compared to the rubber keyboards I was using up until now. I never before wanted to play a typing game, and I really like buttons in general.
In terms of clickity-clackiness, as far as I understand, I got a middle of the road version, I guess even toward the silent. Nobody told me though, that there is also spring ringing upon release, which I find the most pleasant, very musical.