Does Mechanical Keyboard Reduce Risk of Repetitive Strain Injury?
Keyboard key switch mechanism has surprising effect on you. It changes your typing habit. Here's a simple story.
On social networks {g+, Google Reader, Twitter, Facebook}, you can press {j, k} keys to go down/up by post. It's nice, but for some reason i just don't like using it. I was using Microsoft Natural 4000. It has rubber dome keys.
now, i'm on Truly Ergonomic Keyboard, it has mechanical keys, and i find that i started to use {j, k} keys for post navigation.
The ease of pressing the keys made a difference.
“WASD 6-Key Cherry MX Switch Tester” amazon
〔➤see Guide to Computer Keyboard Key Switch Mechanisms〕
I have used mechanical switch keyboards before. Earliest is 1991, IBM Model M keyboard that came with IBM PS/2. Used it for half a year. My second one is Matias Tactile keyboard , around 2002. Really nice. I realized the quality in keys just by touch and look, without knowing what “mechanical keyboard” means. Only after 2008 i joined team keyboard freaks.
〔➤see List of Keyboards with Mechanical Switches〕