Why are crappy keyboards becoming popular?

[MaryLo1988]

I recently bought a mechanical keyboard. I now have a complete rejection of membrane keyboards. I really don't understand how I used to type on such an inconvenient keyboard

[nine90nine]

Insectoid @ Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:38 pm wrote:

A big problem is the numpad. A lot of laptops include a 'full-size keyboard' as a feature, which as far as I know just means it has a numpad on it. Who needs a numpad? It doesn't add anything that isn't already there. It's only convenient for people who enter a lot of numbers into forms. Adding a numpad just makes the whole keyboard more cramped.

yea i don't like numpads, i have never ever used one, but one purpose i think that someone may like is the numpad being a macro key, or if you love calculators....
its great to see some companies make smaller keyboards tho, the 60% ones with no numpad are nice

[nine90nine]

MaryLo1988 @ Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:17 am wrote:

I recently bought a mechanical keyboard. I now have a complete rejection of membrane keyboards. I really don't understand how I used to type on such an inconvenient keyboard

Do you have any reccomendations? Perhaps under 80$ I have reasearched keys and i might like MX browns, or Reds.