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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: 0.625s | source
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joloooo ◴[21 Nov 24 15:34 UTC] No.42205328[source]▶
I bought a magnetic keyboard recommended on HN back in 2019. I was underwhelmed by it. Mostly because it was the Keystone and is still listed as "under production" on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lekashman/keystone-the-... . I still hold out on hope that one day, it will magically arrive.
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tartoran ◴[21 Nov 24 15:58 UTC] No.42205607[source]▶
> An Open Source Analog Keyboard with Adaptive Typing AI.

So the keyboard learns your current mistakes and fixes them in the future. This sounds excellent except once you get used to having your mistakes fixed for you, you become dependent to this type of keyboard. Personally I'm not ready for AI keyboards, I like the control I have over what I type, mistakes and all.

I hope it works out for you and get your moneys worth... How much did you pay for yours?

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1. joloooo ◴[21 Nov 24 16:32 UTC] No.42205972[source]▶
I agree, I was primarily attracted to the modularity and magnetic features. Luckily, only $150 of 2019 money.
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2. tartoran ◴[21 Nov 24 17:29 UTC] No.42206572[source]▶
Ouch, you've been waiting for 5 years?
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3. Huppie ◴[21 Nov 24 18:56 UTC] No.42207412[source]▶
Not OP but IIRC it took over three years for my Keyboard.io Model 01 to arrive.

I was afraid the money was lost at about the two year mark so it was a nice bonus when they finally started actually producing and shipping the thing.

I've been more reluctant with kickstarters ever since...