Hello everyone,

I am currently setting a small office (6-8 people) and I’d like to get some nice keyboards. However having that many people typing on a nice clickly keyboard will be a bit loud. And, while tempting, I don’t have the time to assemble 8 keyboards myself. So I am asking you good folks for a recommendation on where I can purchase some pre-assembled keyboard with some quiet switches like https://divinikey.com/products/haimu-x-geon-hg-red-silent-linear-switches. The store would need to be able to ship to Europe at a reasonable price.

Thank you

    • ffhein@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I like silent reds too, and my wife thinks they’re much more tolerable than the regular reds I had before. Though if you’re buying keyboards for others, would it be possible to allow them to choose something for themselves? Not all people like linears, and many of my coworkers actually prefer laptop style scissor switches to “normal” mechanical ones.

      My manager once suggested the company could sponsor a keyboard building workshop. She asked me to put together different kits that people could choose from, and then we’d build them together. They would pay for all hardware and provide tools but not pay for the time so we’d do it outside office hours. Then she quit and nothing more came of that… I don’t know the details of your situation but maybe that could be an option if you would like to go the DIY route? It could even double as a team building activity :)

      • count_borrell@mander.xyzOPEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Definitely a good suggestions in general. I did talk to everyone and the consensus was pro-mechanical keyboard but only if they are quiet. So I’m more looking for things to propose to people rather forcing them to use them.

        The workshop idea is nice but, at the moment, we are a small company with more money than time. So there wasn’t a lot of interest in DIY route at the moment.

        • ffhein@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          I’m so happy that my coworkers have been very tolerant towards my Kinesis Advantage 2 with browns. Though I start a new job in a few months so there’s a risk that they won’t like it at the new office… Now that I think about it, I’m not even sure my current employer will let me keep the keyboard despite it being bought specifically for me when I got a medical issue with my hand. They might claim it back just to have it sit collecting dust in storage out of spite.

          Previously I’ve worked with a guy who had a keyboard with MX blues at the office but luckily I didn’t sit in the same room as him. No idea how people around him put up with that.

          You could hire a summer intern for €10/hour to build the keyboards for you :D Not sure if that’s a widespread practice, but I think the companies here can get some kind of tax benefit if they provide summer jobs for teenagers.

          • count_borrell@mander.xyzOPEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I’ve done the intern thing before but I didn’t think about it this time. I’m going to check on that.