[InternetPerson]

For me, one nice thing about working from home all the time now is that I don't have to listen to everyone's annoyingly loud mechanical keyboards. I kinda hope this fad dies before I have to work in an office again...

[bayindirh]

We have a bunch of old Sun Microsystems mechanical keyboards at the office, and they're not loud. I use a Cherry MX Brown equipped keyboard and it's not loud either.

Does everyone use "Blue" switches over there?

BTW, I don't believe mechanical keyboards are a fad. They're much better than the better rubber dome keyboards. Especially as they age.

[FPGAhacker]

Out of curiosity, have you done typing tests? I did once with some keyboards I was comparing. For me there was a difference. At least in the moment. It's possible I was just better on one because it was similar to what I had already been using.

[GekkePrutser]

Did Sun ever make mechanicals? I mainly recall the type 5 but it was rubber dome. The ones that came after were like cheap $10 pc keyboards.

[someuname]

>Cherry MX Brown

Significantly louder than a standard Dell membrane keyboard, or Logitech MX Keys, or Apple.

[lmilcin]

There are good mechanical switches that are silent. For example Cherry MX Silent Red. I also have a keyboard with Cherry MX Browns with o-rings to dampen them a little bit.

There is no excuse, other than being totally obnoxious prick, for using a loud keyboard in an open office.

[foxfluff]

There is no excuse for an open office.

[basedbertram]

Oh wow, do people really bring mechanical keyboards to the office? I thought that was generally considered a no-no.

[some-guy]

I thought so too, so I brought my 1989 Model M and asked everyone around me if they were okay with it, and that the first complaint I heard about it I would get rid of it.

Slowly after that, people started bringing in all kinds of mechanical keyboards.

[LAC-Tech]

If you think that's bad, wait until you hear about these people (sales, customer service, project managers) who actually talk on the phone while in the office.

You'll miss the sound of cherry mx blues in no time.

[twic]

When i joined my current company, IT asked me what keyboard i wanted, and when i asked for a mechanical one, they told me my manager would need to sign off on that!

[DavidVoid]

It depends on if they're quiet or not. My modded HHKB Pro2 is not any louder than the usual laptop keyboards are. MX Blue switches should be banned from offices though.

[archarios]

Mechanical != loud.

[holografix]

I’ve got a keychron at the office. No one bats an eye and it’s not like I pound the thing.

[Findecanor]

Different keyboards are different, as are workplaces. I would never bring a keyboard with clicky switches to a shared workplace. There are also ways to make mechanical keyboards as silent as a classic office keyboards.

[bouke]

Well or those pesky butterfly keyboards on previous MacBook Pro models. Those are also very loud!

[trynumber9]

Thankfully, Topre are not loud.