Mechanical Keyboards

My favourite is my Iris.

I like the IBM Model M.

>>3
That's the patrician's choice.

Does anyone here know how to build a typewriter?

Hard to pick a favourite. I really like this keyboard. It makes me want to type more things. That's why I'm here.
Now I'm sad thinking about a day when keyboards might go away. Do you think it's going to happen?

>>11
I don't believe so. They will probably become more unpopular. They already seem to be declining in popularity. But nothing beats a keyboard in terms of speed and productivity. It is possible to type fairly fast on a touchscreen but it doesn't come close to the fastest keyboard typing speed. And professionals in all areas still prefer to use key-bindings for their programs rather than clicking.
Maybe in a foreign, distant future when *text* is no longer a thing and we communicate via telepathic ideas will keyboards finally be come obsolete, but I don't think that's a thing that you and I need to worry about.

The DataHand.

>>12
I think mechanicals will get more and more popular unless swipe keyboards happen on desktop too. Most gamers are aware that they exist. But they'll probably get worse in quality.

>>10
Unless you want one of the fashionable models or a really old one, you can get an electric one for dirt cheap. You don't want a fully mechanical one as they're very different to type on than computer keyboards.

>>18
Agreed, I believe mechanicals are slowly becoming more popular as video games and the concept of being a "gamer" are still seem to be climbing in popularity. Plus there's the fact that now we have affordable/cheap Chinese mechanical keyboards.
However, in regards to the concept of all keyboards, not just mechanical ones, declining in popularity, I'm seeing there are some younger non-gamer people who actually prefer typing on a phone screen to using their laptops. I have a much younger sister who keeps typing up essays on her phone.