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Only buy a magnetic keyboard for gaming

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90 points amichail | 3 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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tyleo ◴[21 Nov 24 12:48 UTC] No.42203828[source]▶
I tried reading this article with genuine interest but the page crashed for me on iOS :(

This seems to be happening more often in the back half of 2024. IGN crashes nearly every page view for me these days.

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1. sfury ◴[21 Nov 24 13:44 UTC] No.42204220[source]▶
It's not even that good of an article. I tried to understand what Hall Effect is and what its advantages are, but it was so vague, beating around the bush and forwarding you to other articles on their site, that I gave up and searched on the YT mechanical keyboards channels instead.

Here's a nice intro review of a Hall Effect keyboard, from Switch and Click, which explains its features and differences compared to a normal switch keyboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNANUquoXOA

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2. reaperducer ◴[21 Nov 24 13:55 UTC] No.42204319[source]▶
I tried to understand what Hall Effect is and what its advantages are, but it was so vague, beating around the bush and forwarding you to other articles on their site, that I gave up and searched on the YT mechanical keyboards channels instead.

Hall effect switches have been used in model railroading for a couple of generations now. Very often to stop and start engines in hard-to-reach places with a wand.

Here's an explanation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_effect_sensor

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3. sfury ◴[21 Nov 24 19:56 UTC] No.42207963[source]▶
Much appreciated, glad to learn something new today.