I need suggestions as to where to get a replacement laptop keyboard
Richard Soule
Richard.Soule at oracle.com
Thu Jul 31 14:47:10 EDT 2003
Jeff Kinz wrote:
> > http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/professional.htm
>
> $350.
>
> First time I've seen a keyboard more expensive than a computer! :-)
Only $239 for the essential which has the same layout and almost the
same features:
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/essential.htm
To me there are three different places where you interact with your
computer directly:
The monitor, the keyboard, and sometimes the mouse.
'Overspending' in these areas is ALWAYS worth the money.
Many people go out and buy that 'dream machine' with the super fast
processor, the super duper video card, spend $200 extra to get the
800MHz system bus, etc. But then they hook up a $29 keyboard and a $15
mouse, or even worse one of those 'natural keyboards' that bends your
hands into totally unnatural positions.
Did you really need 250GB of disk? Did you really need 1.5GB of ram? Did
you really need a video card with 512MB of ram? How often do you really
watch DVDs on your computer? If you are on a budget, cut back on those
things a bit and toss in a keyboard that you can use for the rest of
your career. I've dumped Mountain Dew into mine (more than once!) and
just take it apart and run it under the faucet, dry it off a bit and I'm
good to go. This is a quality keyboard that should last a very long
time.
To me the keyboard is the MOST important area where you interact with
your computer, the monitor is second (but very close) and the mouse is a
distant third.
Least important: Processor speed, ram, DVDs, video cards, etc.
Just my perspective... I'm sure other folks will have different ones.
Rich
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