Archive for March 18th, 2005
New Toys
Friday, March 18th, 2005
New input devices (read: toys) came today (consider this another reason to buy from newegg.com — surprisingly fast ground shipping).
First is the nice shiny silver keyboard (Zippy WK-722). This is the first typing I’ve actually done on it, so I’ll tell you at the end if it’s nice or not. So far so good though. It’s exactly what I’ve always dreamed of in a keyboard — laptop keys! It’s IBM ThinkPad keyboard quality, if not better [Types on thinkpad for a few seconds...] well, not quite better, but very similar key action and overall feel. The convenient multimedia hotkeys worked out of the box with no configuration. And it’s shiny. And it takes up about half the desk space of my old keyboard (8 years old and way too big).
Second, a working mouse. Nothing special — I tried to get as close to what I had before, so I went with a simple Optical Blue. It’s the same design as the old Intellimouse Explorer, so it feels the same in my hand.
Verdict on the typing: very very comfortable. I can feel myself typing faster already. Ah! I love it.