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Only buy a magnetic keyboard for gaming

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90 points amichail | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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class3shock ◴[21 Nov 24 13:31 UTC] No.42204139[source]▶
If you aren't a gamer is a keyboard with this tech worth looking at?
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ryukoposting ◴[21 Nov 24 13:59 UTC] No.42204354[source]▶
Do you fully press (or mostly fully press) your keys when you type? If so, then no, Hall Effect keyboards probably aren't going to get you anything a mechanical keyboard won't. The headline feature is extremely high sensitivity, i.e. you barely have to tap the key for it to register.
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1. webstrand ◴[21 Nov 24 16:10 UTC] No.42205745[source]▶
I think that's what I like most about typing on a HE keyboard, you don't have to press the key all the way into the backstop, so there's less impact on your fingers.