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gak1234
57
Feb 14, 2018
PSA: I returned a CODE the same day I bought it because you can't use the Fn key and the Menu key at the same time - they share the same physical switch and you have to pick one or the other via DIP switch. Might not be a big deal for many, but I use the Menu key hundreds of times a day and want a keyboard that has separate Fn and Menu keys.
fancymans
126
Feb 15, 2018
gak1234Out of curiosity, what do you use the menu key for?
gak1234
57
Feb 15, 2018
fancymansRight-click functionality in Windows without having to take my hands off the keyboard and reach for the mouse. Moving a hand on and off the keyboard hundreds of times a day, every day, while doing my job really does waste a lot of time! YMMV.
fancymans
126
Feb 15, 2018
gak1234Ah interesting. I‘ve never really used it so I wanted to know what people use it for haha. anyways, good to know. You might want to try the k-type as the entire keyboard is fully programmable. Then you can have your cake and eat it too!
stecman
13
Feb 15, 2018
gak1234Fair enough. I used to be a heavy user of the menu key, but I don't miss it (I've used a CODE with mx clears for the last 4 years). I predominantly use Linux these days though, and my workflow as a developer doesn't utilise context menus as much as MS Windows used to.
gak1234
57
Feb 15, 2018
stecmanWhen I first got into mech keyboards, I bought a new open-box Das Keyboard Prime 13 off eBay for $70, and a WASD Code 104 new from Amazon. Overall, the CODE was slightly better: LEDs were actually white, compared to very bluish ones in the Das, and I instantly liked the Clear switches better than Prime 13's only option of Brown. In the end, I sent the CODE back due to the user-hostile shared Fn/Menu key issue, and modified my Prime to have better LEDs, a custom switch layout, and sound damping: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=92640.0
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