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IBM Model M keyboard
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 15 years (2008–2022), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Keys need about five times normal force, making typing hardUnreviewed
20082026- Keys require about five times normal force to press, making typing hard2018-02-05
- Keys required so much force to press that the user developed a habit of pressing hard2008-11-28
- Keyboard lacks a Command key, making it hard to use for Mac shortcuts2008-06-07
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- Lacks a third modifier key, making it unusable for programming2022-03-18
- Keys require about five times normal force to press, making typing hard2018-02-05
- Keys required so much force to press that the user developed a habit of pressing hard2008-11-28
- Keyboard lacks a Command key, making it hard to use for Mac shortcuts2008-06-07