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Comment by Shadonototra | Hacker News Reader

overpriced niche product that doesn't last long..

if one wants to look at mechanical keyboards, there are a wide range of better alternatives, look around they aren't that hard to find

don't believe price = quality when it comes to keyboard, it is far from being the truth, we got the perfect example here...

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I disagree. There are numerous people, myself included, on /r/mechanicalkeyboards that have way better experiences with Realforce/HHKB keyboards and their quality. I use daily a RF 87 for the past 5 years and I've had no issues with it.

I only regret not getting a Norbauer case for it, despite its price.

Several years ago, I worked at a call center that had very old equipment. The wornout membrane keyboards created a great deal of pain in my hands with each keystroke. After that I became a believer in mechanical keyboards. The pain went away.

Norbauer still does releases afaik. In fact it looks like polycarb Norbaforces are still available. I'm pretty sure I saw a run of the metal housings earlier in the year, too.

Heh, they do. Thanks a lot! I've read one or two years ago in a newsletter from him that they were running the last batch ever of RF cases.

Not sure about the "doesn't last long" part. Certainly doesn't fit my experience of 5+ years on an FC660C, or others' anecdotal evidence.

i've had my realforce for 10+ years now and it still performs extremely well

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