Defying Apple’s Product Designers: Replacing My Magic Keyboard with a Mechanical One
<p>Why are MacBook Air/Pro keyboards the way they are, flat and tightly packed? What drives these design choices?</p>
<p>Could it be because it makes them easier to type on?</p>
<p>Do they result in fewer typos?</p>
<p>Could it reduce stress on your wrist?</p>
<p>Or is there another reason?</p>
<p>Well, it’s not about you or me. The keyboards have to fold away (for obvious reasons) and include as few moving parts as possible (to reduce cost).</p>
<p>The result? As the years go by, Apple and its peers are training us to type on sheets of ever more lifeless plastic.</p>
<p>Why would anyone care? Well, for example, modern keyboards provide less feedback, so your brain takes longer to detect when a key is pressed. It <a href="https://ewiworks.com/mechanical-or-membrane-keyboard/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">often uses more force than is necessary.</a></p>
<p>Over a period of time, this can put extra strain on your wrist and hand. There are several conditions such as tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome that might be worsened. Have a look at this <a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/typing-troubles-how-to-avoid-wrist-pain/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">article from the Cleveland Clinic</a>.</p>
<p>For that and other reasons, in the rush for smaller and lighter computers, we’ve sacrificed some of the quality of our computing experience.</p>
<p>That became clearer to me after my interest was piqued when I watched <a href="https://youtu.be/NGzjDETJggg" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube videos</a> and read <a href="https://medium.com/@bestmechanicalkeyboard/mechanical-keyboard-buying-guide-613c35bc196a" rel="noopener">Medium articles</a>, praising mechanical keyboards. I got curious.</p>
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