I so strongly prefer the mechanical keyboard and trackball to the built-in gear that if I’m doing any serious typing, a keyboard and mouse are always attached.
We have people at work that INSIST they need an external keyboard instead of the built in one.
I could understand if the laptop was off to the side or something. But they’ll just scoot the laptop back 6 inches then place the Apple Magic Keyboard exactly where the laptop was.
Unless I have an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using an external keyboard with a laptop is a shitty experience for me. And if I’m at home and trying to get work done, I’m using my desktop PC.
That depends. Does the keyboard on the thinkpad work?
it does
Laptops had so much class back then.
@Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz You know which one that is?
Thats the 701c, codenamed butterfly.
the butterfly keyboard not the garbage apple made
That would be the thread I was replying in, yes.
Why? Unless you’re avid about the Track point, you’re going to have a USB mechanical attached.
Do people really use a secondary keyboard when laptops already have one? Generally attached to the screen and non-removable?
I so strongly prefer the mechanical keyboard and trackball to the built-in gear that if I’m doing any serious typing, a keyboard and mouse are always attached.
I do if I can raise the laptop up so that the screen is where it should be for good ergonomics.
We have people at work that INSIST they need an external keyboard instead of the built in one.
I could understand if the laptop was off to the side or something. But they’ll just scoot the laptop back 6 inches then place the Apple Magic Keyboard exactly where the laptop was.
There’s no point then
Ha, I better not tell you about the Apple Keyboard I use with my Linux laptop then. Don’t like macOS much, but I love their flat keyboards.
Oh, and then I pair it with a very boring Dell mouse for extra style.
If they have a nub instead of a track pad, yes
Unless I have an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using an external keyboard with a laptop is a shitty experience for me. And if I’m at home and trying to get work done, I’m using my desktop PC.
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If I wanted my computer to make a sound, I’d wet my finger and rub it on the screen.
visual bell?
Huh?
I’ve used Vim for a decade and I would be offended if it made any noise.
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Yes